Meghan Markle’s brother speaks in Today show, Kyle and Jackie O interviews
Meghan Markle’s family continues to cash in on her pain after her half brother Thomas Markle Jr. was reportedly paid an exorbitant fee for his Today show interview.
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Meghan Markle’s family members continue to cash in on her heartache.
Confidential understands that her half brother, Thomas Markle Jr, pocketed an undisclosed amount for two Australian media interviews last week off the back of Markle’s explosive tell-all with Oprah Winfrey.
The 55-year-old appeared on the Kyle and Jackie O show as well as the Today show to weigh in on the Suits star’s shock claims of racism and bullying inside the royal family.
He revealed he has not spoken to Markle in over a decade and criticised her for cutting off their father Thomas Markle Sr. three years ago.
“I do blame her for not talking to my father... he is the one person who put her where she’s at today,” he said on Today.
“He paved the way for her from the day she was born until the day she left home to go to college. That was all my father’s doing and I don’t think it’s right of her to not stay in contact with him and keep him involved in his grandson’s life or her’s for that matter.”
A source claims Markle Jr. was paid five figures for each interview.
However, a spokeswoman at Channel 9 denied the claim.
“That’s totally laughable,” she said.
When asked how much exactly Markle Jr. was paid, Channel 9 declined to comment further.
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman at KIIS FM also denied he was paid a large sum to appear on Kyle and Jackie O.
“I can confirm there is no truth to the claim he was paid five figures,” she said.
It comes after Markle’s half-sister Samantha Markle, who has previously admitted to doing paid interviews, claimed the couple are headed for divorce.
Their father Markle Sr. has also been paid to speak to the media, including $13,000 for an appearance on UK morning show Good Morning Britain in 2018.
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