Meghan Markle Had a *Lot* to Say About Her “Precedent-Setting” Legal Victory in Her Privacy Lawsuit
More than two years ago, Meghan Markle took a major step in protecting her privacy when she filed a lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday after the paper published the contents of private correspondence between Meghan and her estranged father, Thomas Markle. This week, the Duchess of Sussex scored a legal victory when the Court of Appeal ruled in her favor Thursday.
Geoffrey Vos, the senior judge on the panel, described the contents of the letter that the paper published as “personal, private, and not matters of legitimate public interest,” according to NBC.
On Thursday, Meghan released a lengthy and incredibly candid statement about the ruling, which she described as “precedent setting” and a “measure of right versus wrong.” Read her full statement below:
“This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right. While this win is precedent setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel and profits from the lies and pain that they create.
“From day one, I have treated this lawsuit as an important measure of right versus wrong. The defendant has treated it as a game with no rules. The longer they dragged it out, the more they could twist facts and manipulate the public (even during the appeal itself), making a straightforward case extraordinarily convoluted in order to generate more headlines and sell more newspapers—a model that rewards chaos above truth. In the nearly three years since this began, I have been patient in the face of deception, intimidation, and calculated attacks.
“Today, the courts ruled in my favor—again—cementing that the Mail on Sunday, owned by Lord Jonathan Rothermere, has broken the law. The courts have held the defendant to account, and my hope is that we all begin to do the same. Because as far removed as it may seem from your personal life, it’s not. Tomorrow it could be you. These harmful practices don’t happen once in a blue moon—they are a daily fail that divide us, and we all deserve better.”
Royal reporter Omid Scobie also shared the Court of Appeal judgment summary in full, in case you’re interested:
“It was hard to see what evidence could have been adduced at trial that would have altered the situation.”
The Court of Appeal judgement summary in full: pic.twitter.com/jsfT0AdGhi— Omid Scobie (@scobie) December 2, 2021
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