Oprah Winfrey may be quizzed by lawyers over bombshell interview with Harry and Meghan
Oprah Winfrey herself could become entangled in Meghan Markle’s legal drama following her explosive interview with the former Suits star.
Oprah Winfrey could be questioned by lawyers over her bombshell TV interview with Prince Harry and wife Meghan.
She may be ordered to submit to a deposition in the US — sparking the potential for fresh royal revelations to emerge, reports The Sun.
Oprah, 68, is among the witnesses Meghan’s sister Samantha Markle wants to call as she sues for more than $100,000 in damages.
Samantha, 57, says her reputation was damaged by comments Meghan, 41, made during the 2021 interview with Oprah.
She even wants Harry to undergo a deposition but that appears far less likely, say legal sources.
Samantha also says she was defamed in the book Finding Freedom.
Meghan’s lawyer Michael Kump said Samantha’s legal team had “identified a whopping 19 non-party witnesses, including Prince Harry, Meghan’s mother, Oprah Winfrey” and others that she wants to depose including the authors of Finding Freedom.
Depositions are used as part of what is called the ‘discovery process’ in the US.
Prince Andrew had been due to give one on camera before agreeing a $17 million settlement with his sex accuser Virginia Giuffre.
Mr Kump said that discovery should wait until Meghan’s request to dismiss the entire case was decided.
Mr Kump said that in an “attempt to rescue her case” Samantha claims that Meghan is responsible for comments in Finding Freedom.
He wrote: ‘To state the obvious, because Meghan did not write Finding Freedom, she cannot be liable for statements in the book. It really could not be simpler than that’.
On top of that, Meghan’s comments to Oprah were protected by the First Amendment, Mr Kump said.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
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