Meghan Markle loses first round of privacy case, begs to have friends names kept confidentialMeghan
Meghan Markle loses first round of privacy case, begs to have friends names kept confidentialMeghan Markle has lost the first round of her copyright case against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.The Duchess of Sussex is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd over five articles which featured sections of a letter she wrote to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, following her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018.Video: Meghan has lost the first round in her legal battle against a British newspaper publisher, Source: Sky News, YouTubeA judge in London’s High Court threw out parts of Meghan’s claim back in May, but it has now been reported the former actress agreed on July 22 to pay the publisher’s $AU121,000 legal bill for the hearing.The development comes as lawyers for the Duchess sought in court on Wednesday to keep the names of five of her female friends, who last year defended the star in a People magazine story over alleged bullying by the British press, secret amid the ongoing legal battle.Her lawyer said the friends are innocent parties who fear intrusion if their identity is revealed.However, the publisher argues the public’s right to information means the names of the Duchess’ friends should be made public.The publisher claims Meghan’s friends made the contents of the letter to her father public by describing it in a magazine story, Credit: Fame Flynet PicsThe publisher claims Meghan’s friends were the ones who made the contents of the letter to Thomas Markle public by describing it in the article and argues details of the letter must have come “directly or indirectly” from Meghan herself.Her lawyer said Meghan did not know her friends were speaking to the magazine and that interviews for the story were arranged by one of the five friends.Meghan is seeking damages for alleged data protection and copyright breaches, Credit: Getty via ZimbioMeghan is seeking damages for alleged misuse of private information, copyright infringement and data protection breaches.Justice Mark Warby said he would deliver a ruling on the case “as soon as I can”.Photo Credit: Getty via Zimbio -- source link
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