The Sun newspaper has a columnist who uses “violent misogynistic” language
Jeremy Clarkson and Meghan Markle: The Times have a “Frills End” — A Manifest Disagreement After the Marriage Amendment
A group of British lawmakers are calling for action to be taken against columnist Jeremy Clarkson after he wrote a “violent misogynist” opinion piece about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex in the Sun newspaper, which was later retracted.
A letter from 64 other lawmakers was published on Nokes and condemns “violent misogynistic” language used in the debate over whether to extend the Marriage Amendment.
The Metropolitan police had to intervene in Ms. Markle’s life after she faced multiple credible threats. Hateful articles like the one written by Mr Clarkson do not exist in a vacuum and directly contribute to this unacceptable climate of hatred and violence.”
The UK’s media regulatory framework is in disarray, which means Harry andMeghan aren’t likely to take direct action against the newspapers.
The Audit Bureau of Circulations shows that The Sun had 1.2 million readers in March 2020, despite the fact that it ceased sharing its readers figures in 2020. This was the most popular newspaper in the UK at the time.
While he is best known as the host of Amazon’s “The Grand Tour” motoring show, he has received a lot of backlash from other online commentators, and on Monday he apologized over his column.
Oh dear. I’ve rather put my foot in it. In a column I wrote about Meghan, I made a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people,” Clarkson wrote. “I’m horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future.”
The release of the Duke and the wife of the prince discuss their treatment by the press in the UK in their documentary series on the subject on the internet.
The media placed too much stress on Harry’s wife, who suffered a stillbirth after moving to California in 2020, and that’s why she lost her baby.
In the letter, the couple said they believe a free press “is a cornerstone to any democracy” but added that “there is a real human cost” to the way the tabloids go about their business.
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It is clear that Harry and her have taken control of the narrative about themselves, after the negative coverage of them in the press. Harry attempts to heal the wounds of his past by making public private family matters, but they will not save him. One might now feel the most sympathy for William, who was raised from birth with a set destiny and no choice than Harry, a man who was raised with many choices.
Since bowing out of royal duties in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan have settled in Montecito, Calif., with their two children and slowly disclosed more and more about their experiences with the monarchy.
Through these disclosures, what we’re seeing is a little brother desperate to fight back against a lifetime of feeling inferior, but doing so in the dirtiest way possible. It seems like it’s pathetic.
Competition between children is common, and sibling rivalry between brothers even more so, especially when there are just two of them. Certainly, most aren’t born into families with set hierarchies that serve to remind them of their exact place. Brotherly discord has inspired countless works of art throughout the years, many of them tragedies. Harry is not special — his is one of the commonest dramas of human nature.
He is not a victim or blameless. While much has been made since their union began about Meghan’s influence on Harry’s defection from the family, by now it’s clear that he, wounded, went looking for what he needed: someone to help him separate from his family and, perhaps, someone who supported and understood his anger. He found her, a woman with ambition that made her an actress and a mother who was not afraid to express herself, even to royalty.
William will be king, and Harry will not. It is not known if that is something William desires, or if he will fulfill out of sheer patriotic and familial duty. William is going the high road of silence. Isn’t it ironic that we know so much more about Harry and Meghan, the couple who resigned from royal life because they wished to remain private, than the couple who opted to stay?
While we can, and should, have some disdain for how Harry has chosen to approach his life circumstances, it’s also possible to have some compassion for him — and understanding. He did not, after all, entirely create himself. And, sheltered and uber-privileged as he was for much of his upbringing, he is likely a fairly immature 38 year old.
Now, he’s pushing back against the machine that made him in the only way he knows how — and possibly doing so because it’s the only way he knows how to make his own money and live independently. He felt exploited as a child and younger adult; he’s now in turn profiting off his family (and earning an enormous amount of money in the process).
The Daily Mail/Associated Newspapers Litigation: Pre-trial Hearings with the Prince Harry and the Prince of Symmetry, David Furnish
The proceedings in the lawsuit brought against Daily Mail and Associated Newspapers began on Monday with Prince Harry and Elton John in the courtroom.
To be clear, Associated Newspapers has strongly denied the claims against it. The lawsuit was called preposterous by the publisher, who said it was categorically and irrevocably rejected them.
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Singer Elton John and his partner, the filmmaker David Furnish, are plaintiffs in the case, as are actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley. A member of Parliament is grieving the loss of her son.
The duke of simsbury has brought suits against the publishers of newspapers in the UK.
Now it will be up to a judge from London’s High Court to determine whether the case will advance, or be thrown out as Associated Papers has motioned for.
Monday was the first in four days of pre-trial hearings, which are expected to conclude on Thursday, in which the judge will hear arguments ahead of rendering a decision.
The Duke of Sussex and Associated Newspapers in the London High Court: Proceedings of a Privacy Litigation (Hamiltonians) vs. ANL
The Duke of Sussex wanted to be present in order to make a statement for the case, said a spokesman for Prince Harry. He showed up to shine a spotlight on the case.
Prince Harry and the others say they have “compelling and highly distressing evidence” that they fell victim to “abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy,” according to a press release announcing the lawsuit.
The barrister said that Harryregards Associated actions to be a betrayal given promises made by the media after the death of his mother, Princess Diana.
The allegations in the legal action are all eerily reminiscent of the behavior that was exposed in the News of the World scandal, which ultimately resulted in Murdoch shuttering the popular newspaper and the UK launching a probe into press ethics.
This case may result in a profound consequence. It’s safe to say that it will be the type of trial that a newspaper like the Daily Mail loves to cover.
Britain’s Prince Harry made a surprise visit to a London High Court hearing on Monday, appearing as a claimant in a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited.
The Duke was sitting next to his friend in the back row of the courtroom, taking notes while wearing a black notebook.
In a statement provided to NPR, ANL said it “categorically” denied the allegations and plans to defend itself if the trial moves forward after this week’s hearing.
ANL is trying to strike down the case on two points: 1) that some of the events in question occurred before 2007, which makes it outside the statute of limitations and, 2) that the claimants themselves unlawfully obtained evidence against ANL, using material from a government report that was under a strict confidentiality ruling.
The same privacy case was lost by ANL in 2021, by the same person. The Duchess sued after the Daily Mail published parts of a private letter she wrote to her estranged father in 2018.
Does Prince Harry intend to visit his brother, Prince William, and his father during a trip to Europe? The UK home office says it has no plans to visit
The same degree of royal security within the UK would not be given to Prince Harry’s family, but would be assigned on a case by case basis according to Britain’s Home Office. The Home Office also said it wouldn’t allow Prince Harry to pay for his own police protection.
Prince Harry does not intend to visit with his brother, Prince William, or his father during the trip, according to local media outlets.
