Fans have long noticed that Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton do not seem to be on the best of terms. As such, reports of the two duchesses feuding with one another always seem to pop up in tabloid magazines and websites.
Recently, it was also revealed that Prince Harry has given his wife some advice concerning her poor relationship with the Duchess of Cambridge. So what exactly did Prince Harry say and will Markle follow his suggestion? Read on below to find out.
Why are Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton allegedly feuding?
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle | Samir Hussein/WireImage
It’s hard to know exactly where the alleged feud between Markle and Middleton came from, but many royal followers believe that it could stem from the fact that they are quite different from one another.
For example, Markle is very bubbly and outgoing. Having been an actress in Hollywood, she understands how important the press was and often would not shy away from being photographed. Meanwhile, Middleton has always been more reserved and would actively try to avoid the cameras when living her daily life.
Their different backgrounds and personalities have led to a few reports of heated confrontations between the two ladies. Most notably, there are rumors of Markle making Middleton cry during Markle’s wedding last year as well as during baby Archie’s christening not long ago. Likewise, it has been said that Middleton also threw some harsh words out there when she criticized Markle for talking to the former’s staff members in a certain manner.
Not only do Markle and Middleton have feuding rumors between them, but their husbands allegedly are drifting apart as well. Some people believe that this is why Markle and Prince Harry moved out of Kensington Palace, set up their own communications office, and left the joint charity that Prince Harry started with his brother.
What advice did Prince Harry give Meghan Markle amid all the drama?
Prince Harry seems to be siding with Markle in these feuds, but it also looks like he wants her to be cautious with how she is handling everything. A source told Us Weekly that Prince Harry supports her in what she wants to do, such as trying to change some royal norms, but he also “recommends that she move with ease.”
The royal insider also shared: “It’s hard for Meghan in London because the press is so vicious to her there. This is her life. But her mentality is like, ‘Well, if this is what it’s going to be like, I’m going to do what I want to do. I won’t play by these rules.'”
Is Meghan Markle having trouble fitting in with the royals?
Markle’s feud with Middleton aside, it looks to many that the Duchess of Sussex is not having such a great time in the royal family.
Of course, this is to be expected when one moves to another country and lives among a completely new group of people. However, sources have shared that Markle’s headstrong personality isn’t helping her case as she often clashes with staff members and other folks who should be on her side.
There have been reports that her political views also does not sit well with people around Prince Harry. “She is ultra-liberal, and that trendy-lefty stuff does not go down well with some of Harry’s friends,” writer Lady Colin Campbell shared. “He has introduced her to them all at parties and weddings and private dinners, but she is very anti- a lot of the things that their world functions upon, such as shooting.”
The lack of a support system, constant media attention, and high expectations everywhere might be the reasons why fans believe that Markle is actually unhappy with royal life. It’s not clear how things will play out for Markle in the coming years, but one can only hope that this is merely a phase that will soon pass.
R. Kelly's behind bars thanks in large part to his own inner circle -- enablers and ex-employees who handed the feds videos of Kelly having sex with underage girls, according to the attorney for multiple alleged victims.
Gerald Griggs -- who represents Joycelyn Savage's family among others -- tells TMZ the federal investigation run by the Northern District of Illinois uncovered over 20 videos of Kelly engaged with minors.
Both Griggs and our federal law enforcement sources tell us the tapes show multiple victims ... and prosecutors confirmed with multiple witnesses the girls were underage. Griggs says several of Kelly's enablers -- past and present -- flipped and turned over the tapes to investigators. He says those videos were exactly what the feds needed to secure indictments for sex crimes, including child pornography.
We broke the story last month ... an ex-employee testified the singer regularly recorded his sexual encounters with underage girls, and believed the feds got their hands on some of that video.
As we reported ... Kelly was arrested Thursday after a federal grand jury handed up a 13-count indictment, including 4 counts of producing child pornography and 2 counts of receiving child pornography.
Of course, he's facing another 5-count federal indictment out of the Eastern District of NY which includes racketeering and 4 violations of the Mann Act. Prosecutors in Brooklyn want to keep Kelly locked up until his trial too.
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Meanwhile, Joycelyn's parents say they're desperately trying to get in touch with her and get her help ... and won't feel any vindication over Kelly's arrest until they do.
We've reached out to Kelly's team ... no word back so far. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Northern Illinois had no comment.
HBO said Friday that it is “extremely proud” of the work of “Big Little Lies” director Andrea Arnold, in response to an IndieWire story earlier that day that said creative control over the series was “yanked away” from her in favor of executive producer and Season 1 director Jean-Marc Vallee.
“There wouldn’t be a Season 2 of Big Little Lies without Andrea Arnold,” said HBO in a statement. “We at HBO and the producers are extremely proud of her work. As with any television project, the executive producers work collaboratively on the series and we think the final product speaks for itself.”
According to IndieWire’s reporting, Arnold had been under the impression that she had creative freedom over the second season, and was not told that her footage would be subject to molding to Vallee’s style.
Arnold’s name began trending on Twitter in California in the wake of the story Friday, and vocal users have been using the hashtag #ReleaseTheArnoldCut to voice their displeasure. In apparent response to the issue, director Ava DuVernay tweeted: “Dear Andrea Arnold. Thank you for all of your beautiful work. Can’t wait to experience more and more. We are lucky to have you. Your fan, Ava.”
“One of the most damning details of the Indiewire report is its suggestion that the new edit scrubbed the season of Arnold’s particular ‘grace notes,’ especially her way of filming between the lines on the page,” wrote Variety TV critic Caroline Framke. “With vanishingly few exceptions, that Season 2 dulled Arnold’s specific voice and more wholly embraced that of writer David E. Kelley is obvious from watching it.”
One of the hardest things about joining the royal family is
getting used to all the attention. Plenty of Prince William and Prince
Harry’s ex-girlfriends have complained about being harassed by
photographers, citing that as one of the main reasons the relationship failed.
But two women put aside their misgivings about being in the spotlight for their entire lives and married into the family anyway. Kate Middleton went from a regular middle-class upbringing to becoming one of the most talked-about women in the world. Meghan Markle had some experience with fame before getting married — she was a Hollywood actress — but her popularity has since exploded, changing her life completely.
It’s impossible to resist comparing how these two women deal
with the pressure of fame. Most royal fans agree that Kate Middleton is doing a
better job at handling her new, flashbulb-heavy life.
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton | Clive Mason/Getty Images
Sharing private details is part of being a royal
Centuries ago the British monarch had enormous political power, but those days are over. While they do have more power than most people, the roles of the royal family are mostly for show, with the sitting king or queen as a mere figurehead. Laws and government are handled by the Prime Minister and parliament.
Yet the royal family is still funded
by the taxpayers, meaning they’re beholden to the citizens. What does that
mean? It means they need to give the people what they want, which is more
photos of their private lives. Being in the spotlight goes hand in hand with
being a royal. That’s just the way it works.
Meghan Markle is reluctant to share her life with the world
Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, who used to be close with Meghan Markle before the relationship went sour, had some harsh words of criticism for his former friend. “On the one hand they [the Sussexes] want privacy … on the other, they want their cake and eat it,” Piers said on Good Morning Britain after it was announced that Archie’s baptism would be a private affair. “When it’s the wedding, they want everybody there because it’s great for brand ‘Meghan and Harry.’ So you can’t turn that tap on and off as and when you see fit.”
He said, “You can try, but the
media are entitled … to say, ‘Hang on, you want us when it suits you, and you
don’t want us when it doesn’t suit you.'”
Meanwhile, Kate Middleton has embraced her role in the spotlight with ease
On the other end of the spectrum, Kate Middleton has managed
to achieve that delicate balance of sharing just enough to keep the public
happy while still maintaining her private family life. She’ll never be immune
to rumors and gossip — just look at the recent cheating
scandal rumors that refuse to die — but she does manage to ignore untrue
statements made about her life.
None of us will fully understand the enormous sacrifice it takes to be part of the royal family. But based on what’s transpired so far, it’s clear that Kate Middleton could teach Meghan Markle a thing or two about how much to reveal and how much to hide. She somehow manages to make it look easy.
After months of speculation, Ed Sheeran has officially confirmed he's off the market.
The 28-year-old crooner revealed the big news on his new album No.6 Collaborations Project, which dropped on Friday.
In his song "Remember the Name" featuring Eminem and 50Cent, Sheeran sings, "Watch how the lyrics in this song might get twisted/My wife wears red but looks better without the lipstick."
His wife, of course, is his longtime love Cherry Seaborn.
Sheeran opens up about including the lyric in the song during an interview with CharlamagneTha God.
"It was actually before me and Cherry got married, and I knew that we'd be married by the point that the song came out," he says. "So I said, 'Watch how the lyrics in this song might get twisted/My wife wears red but looks better without the lipstick,' And I was like 'cause someone's going to hear that and be like 'Oh they're married,' and I didn't know how that would be. But, obviously, it's already come out."
He also gushes about his spouse while discussing his song "Best Part of Me," featuring YEBBA.
"I constantly wake up every day with Cherry and I'm just like, 'Why the f--ck are you with me? You could literally be with whoever you wanted, and you've chosen me. And I'm saying all of the things that I think are wrong with me, but you still want to be with me,'" he says. "And I just find that amazing."
In fact, he says "it's quite sweet to always think that the person that you're with is out of your league" and that it "would be the worst thing" to take the relationship for granted.
"I tour a lot. I spend a lot of time on the road. And I have to go on the road and have this belief that, you know, this is meant to be," he says.
Sheeran also sings about his sweetheart in the tune "Cross Me" featuring Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock.
"She likes it. She likes it a lot," he says about his wife's thoughts about the tune. "I think she likes the message of it….It makes her feel, like, bad ass, as well, you know? You originally hear the song, and it sounds like it's me being like, 'Well I'm going to be protective,' but actually [it's both]."
It looks like his leading lady helps come up with ideas for his music, too, including his collaboration with Justin Bieber for his song "I Don't Care." "Bieber just got married. I'd just got married. That song is about being at an industry event with the woman you love, or the person you love, and kind of being like, 'F--k this, let's just have fun ourselves.' It was actually Cherry's idea, because she was like, 'Oh, why don't you get Bieber? Like, he'd be perfect for this. [He] just fits it.'"
Rumors spread that Sherran and Seaborn had tied the knot in a top-secret wedding back in February. Actually, the Grammy winner had kept fans on their toes ever since he revealed he had popped the question back in December 2017. This was mainly because he wore a band on his ring finger.
To listen to the songs, check out the videos.
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CHICAGO -- Singer R. Kelly is in custody in Chicago on federal sex crime charges and federal agents conducted a search of his Trump Tower residence.
Kelly was out walking his dog Thursday when he was arrested by Homeland Security agents and New York Police Department detectives in Chicago on two separate indictments. The singer is being held by federal authorities at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago and is expected in federal court Friday.
A federal grand jury handed down a 13 count indictment in the Northern District of Illinois Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago. The R&B singer has been charged with child pornography, enticement of a child and obstruction of justice.
Kelly also faces racketeering charges as apart of a separate five-count indictment out of the Eastern District of New York. Friday morning, federal agents were conducting a search in the singer's residence in Trump Tower in Chicago, ABC News reports.
The Chicago native is already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors. The 52-year-old was taken into custody back in February, accused of sexually abusing three girls and a woman in Illinois.
Last May, Cook County prosecutors added 11 more sex-related counts. Kelly has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the Illinois charges.
His publicist said a news conference is planned for Friday morning in Atlanta to discuss the new charges. Kelly's attorneys have not commented on the latest round of charges.
It was also not immediately clear if any of the federal charges were related to any previous sex-related felony charges that have been leveled against the singer.
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti, who has been representing some of the alleged victims in this case, announced over Twitter that he's planning to do the same on Monday morning.
R Kelly is expected to appear in federal court in Chicago and prosecutors in Brooklyn are expected to unveil a separate indictment, The New York Times reports.
