UPDATE: Bethenny Frankel Apologizes To Meghan Markle After Criticizing Her Over Oprah Tell-All Interview
On Sunday, former Real Housewives of New York City star and podcast host, Bethenny Frankel took to social media to share her feelings about Meghan Markle ahead of her big sit-down interview with husband Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey. Before it aired, the 50-year-old criticized Markle for complaining about her life as a royal and explained why she had no sympathy for her.
“Cry me a river… the plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, with tiaras and 7-figure weddings for TWO WHOLE YEARS to being a household name w @Oprah on speed dial, fetching 7m for interviews, hundreds of millions in media deals,” tweeted Frankel, referring to Markle’s past appearances on the game show Deal or No Deal and her lavish 2018 royal wedding. She went on to say, “I 100% give Harry a break. This isn’t the way to generate less press & cannot be filed under the guise of wanting privacy to prevent a repeat of previous events,” said Frankel, who defended her right to share her personal opinion by adding, “If you hate me for saying it here don’t listen to my podcast… it’s littered with my opinion.”
Of course, after watching the full interview, where she got to learn more about Markle and Harry’s decision to step down as royals, Frankel then tweeted out an apology. She said: “I watched M & H sit down,” the Real Housewives of New York City alum tweeted. “Emotional distress & racism must feel suffocating & powerless. I’m a polarizing, unfiltered(often to a fault)flawed person w a voice. When I heard of the interview, during a pandemic, it felt like a surprising choice. I’m sorry if it hurt or offended you.”
I watched M & H sit down. Emotional distress & racism must feel suffocating & powerless. I’m a polarizing, unfiltered(often to a fault)flawed person w a voice. When I heard of the interview,during a pandemic, it felt like a surprising choice. I’m sorry if it hurt or offended you.
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) March 8, 2021
During the interview, the couple revealed to Oprah that a “large part of” the reason he and Meghan left the UK was because of racism.
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