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For some royal experts, the silence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is deafening.
The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex did not make a public declaration after Derek Dixon continued Tyler Perry for $ 260 million for sexual harassment, assault and alleged reprisals. The complaint, which was filed on June 13, showed the actor accusing the filmmaker of having created “a dynamic environment sexually sexually exploiting in the filming” The Oval “and” Ruthless “.
Fox News Digital contacted Archewell, who manages the Duke and Duchess offices, to comment. Perry, 55, is godfather of the couple’s daughter, Princess Lilibet, 4.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Tyler Perry at the Gala Paley honoring Tyler Perry in Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel on December 4, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images)
“Instead of offering their faithful support as good friends who lived at home, this silence is a clear demonstration of … a total lack of moral courage,” British expert Royals Hilary Fordwich claimed from Fox News Digital.
“Their silence to avoid entanglement in a scandal, especially given their precarious position in the Hollywood and Royal circles, will not be good in the long term,” warned Fordwich.
Tyler Perry is continued by actor Derek Dixon for $ 260 million for alleged sexual assault, harassment and reprisals. (Noam Galai / Getty Images for Netflix)
“Harry and Meghan are in a losing situation. Keeping their distance turned against the two senses. If Tyler Perry is exempt, their lack of support will be considered a betrayal, damages their credibility between friends and potential allies. If the allegations against Tyler Perry are proven, distant to protect their brand will still appear opportunistic and ungrateful.”
The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex fell as a senior Royals in 2020. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Matthew Boyd, lawyer for Tyler Perry and TPS Production Services, LLC, previously shared a declaration with Fox News Digital.
“It is a person who approached Tyler Perry for what no longer seems to be the creation of a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken and we are convinced that these fabricated harassment affirmations will fail,” the statement said.
The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex settled in California after their royal exit. (Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein / Wireimage)
Dixon said he was sexually assaulted by Perry in January 2020, months before the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex fell as senior Royals and move to California.
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The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex reside in the rich coastal town of Montecito. (Dominic Lipinski / Getty Images)
In 2022, Netflix Docuseries, “Harry & Meghan”, Perry spoke of his close friendship with the couple and the way he offered them a refuge in his house in Los Angeles where the family could feel safe with their son of the time, Prince Archie, after their royal release.
“You said,” Stay as long as you need it. “We said,” Maybe we stay forever, “said Harry, 40, Perry, as quoted by People magazine.
Meghan Markle always has a narrow friendship with Tyler Perry. (Images Kola Sulaimon / Getty)
“Tyler Perry got there and was one of the rare A-Lukeers who fiercely defended the Sussex,” Fox News Digital Kinsey Schofield, podcast animator “to Da for Daily” told Fox News Digital. “To quote Prince Harry of his interview of January 2023 with Anderson Cooper in ’60 minutes ”,” Silence is a betrayal “. I imagine that Tyler Perry would appreciate all safeguard at this stage.”
In Netflix “Harry & Meghan”, the couple spoke of their “Freedom Flight” to America. (Netflix)
“Harry and Meghan’s silence seems completely selfish,” said Schofield.
“In the courtyard of public opinion, agents and publicists often rally influential celebrities to throw their support behind the accused in order to swing the media stories and public feeling. No matter whether you are guilty or not. With the right spin, you can continue to work after the benefits … If Harry and Meghan have not chosen to say Tyler works, but that could do public works.
Tyler Perry contacted Meghan Markle after his 2018 royal wedding. (Chris Pizzello / Invivision / AP, File)
“I worked with Tyler Perry,” said Schofield. “He struck me as kind. I hope these accusations are not true – not only for my own memories of Tyler, but for the daughter of Harry and Meghan, Lili, his goddaughter.”
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“He is an individual who has gotten closer to Tyler Perry for what no longer seems to be the creation of a scam. But Tyler will not be shaken and we are convinced that these fabricated harassment claims will fail,” will read a declaration by Matthew Boyd, lawyer for Tyler Perry and TPS Production Services, LLC, Send to Fox News Digital. (Leon Bennett / Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
According to “Harry & Meghan”, Perry said he was familiar with Meghan, 43, after sending him a letter before his 2018 royal wedding. The People magazine reported that Perry told the former American actress he prayed for her in the midst of the controversy “injuring” surrounding her tense relationship with her father, the former director of Hollywood lighting.
Tyler Perry sympathized with Meghan Markle’s tense relationship with his father, Thomas Markle. (Images Karwai Tang / Wireimage / Getty)
“I couldn’t even imagine this woman to find the man she loved, the man of her dreams, and being a prince, then to enter all this madness and needs family security, then to have horrible things do,” said Perry, quoted by the point of sale. “When my life has changed and success has started to come, family members have become different people, and I know how hurtful and horrible it can be.”
Perry noted that he had “immediately sympathized” with Meghan.
Meghan Markle was active in social media promoting his brand like never before. (Robin L Marshall / FilmMagic / Getty Images)
“He was standing near the couple with support and security as the most vulnerable when they transition from royal life in the United States,” said Fordwich. “Although there are strategic reasons for their silence, this is poorly reflected in their global character … their ingratitude [appears to be] In full screen so that other celebrities and the world to look at … aren’t they supposed to be self-rapproche defenders for compassion and justice? “”
In “Harry & Meghan”, it was revealed that Meghan had shouted in Perry when she began to open up the way she had been treated by the British media. Meghan and Harry cited unbearable intrusions from the British press and a lack of support from the palace as reasons for their release.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in 2018 and share two children together, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. (Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty Images)
“To tell Meghan that I felt that his feelings were valid, [that] Wounded, “said Perry, as quoted by people.” She was afraid that they destroy her, or go crazy, or they made her think that she was crazy. “”
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In the series, Meghan and Harry admitted that they had nowhere where to stay in California where they could feel safe during the pandemic. It was Perry who intervened and opened his doors for them.
“It was a happiness because no one knew we were there,” said Harry.
“It’s a secret, so at least during COVID-19, we can make dogs for a walk and have a small slice of normal life,” said Meghan.
Tyler Perry provided a refuge for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their son Prince Archie. (Samir Hussein / Wireimage / Getty Images)
Schofield is categorical about the fact that the couple, Meghan in particular, can use their platform to express words of support for his friend. Meghan, who relaunched his Instagram account in January, has 3.9 million followers.
“Harry’s refusal and Meghan to get involved is clearly an act of self-service,” said Schofield. “But with Meghan’s almost excessive activity on social networks and the constant promotion of his brand like never before, their avoidance of the Perry scandal feels amplified.”
The new episodes of Meghan Markle’s lifestyle series on Netflix, “With Love, Meghan”, fall in the fall. (Jake Rosenberg / Netflix © 2025)
“You can publish a four-year video of yourself [doing the ‘Baby Mama Dance’] But can’t you recognize a friend in need? The one who showed you so much kindness that measuring it would be impossible? A man who gave you a private plane, a luxury house and, in the most important thing, an exit strategy? “Said Schofield.
Tyler Perry is the godfather of Prince Harry’s daughter and Meghan Markle, Princess Lilibet. (Kadir Ilboga / Anadolu agency via Getty Images)
“Tyler Perry says he’s innocent – maybe he is,” said Schofield. “But the fact that Harry and Meghan have not even [told] The press they stand by his side is just another example of the state of mind completely sussexes. “”
In 2020, the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex bought a house of $ 14.65 million in the rich coastal town of Montecito.
In 2020, the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex bought a house of $ 14.65 million. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP Photo)
According to the British DailymailPerry published a sincere birthday message on X at the Duchess in 2022 which said: “I had a seat in the front row in your life in recent years.
Janelle ASH of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
