Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will not be suing over the “South Park” episode that appeared to mock them, their reps told The Post.
Their spokesperson called the idea of the episode having legal ramifications “baseless and boring” in an email to The Post.
Reports swirled that the ex-royal couple was reportedly fuming after Comedy Central aired an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour,” which appeared to make fun of Markle, 41, and Harry, 38, and their decision to move to the US in an attempt for a private life.
The duchess was said to be “upset and overwhelmed” by the episode, which did not name them specifically but featured characters that closely resembled the duke and duchess.
The characters in the episode are described as Canadian royalty who move to a fictional town for privacy and are called “the prince and his wife.”
The “wife” character, which fans likened to Markle, is described as a “sorority girl, actress, influencer and victim,” to which she replies: “Yeah, that’s totally me.” The couple then adamantly continue to say they want privacy — while staying in the public eye — including one scene where they go on the talk show “Good Morning Canada” to promote the prince’s new book, “Waaagh,” a tongue-in-cheek nod to Prince Harry’s real-life memoir, “Spare.”
A source told the Spectator Markle was “annoyed by ‘South Park’ but refuses to watch it all.”
Royal commentator Kristen Meinzer told Newsweek she doubted the couple would sue a “satirical cartoon that famously ridicules everyone.”
“If anything, they’ll know they’re in good company with other decent people who’ve been raked over the coals by the show,” Meinzer said.
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