Meghan Markle Outraged at ‘SNL’ Jokes About Father’s Scandal: Report

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Meghan Markle is reportedly feeling the sting of a very public punch line, as British comedians take aim at the Duchess of Sussex amid disturbing allegations involving her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr.

The controversy became the subject of a recent “Weekend Update” segment on Saturday Night Live UK, where comedians Paddy Young and Ania Magliano used the scandal to deliver jokes about Meghan and her complicated relationship with the royal family.

According to Radar Online, a source claims Meghan was particularly hurt by the segment because she has long regarded the original American Saturday Night Live as a television institution.

Duchess of Sussex and Founder of As Ever Meghan Markle speaks onstage during Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025 at Salamander Hotel on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Fortune Media)

Having the British counterpart turn a deeply distressing family situation into comedy reportedly made the experience especially painful.

“Meghan has always regarded Saturday Night Live as an American television institution, so having its British counterpart turn such a deeply distressing family scandal into a joke was particularly painful for her,” the insider told the outlet.

“Meghan understands that public figures are fair game for comedians, but this is an extraordinarily sensitive subject,” the source continued, adding:

“She has been estranged from her father for years, yet she’s once again being dragged into a controversy she has absolutely no control over.”

The jokes came after reports surfaced that Thomas Markle Sr. was being investigated in the Philippines over allegations involving child sexual abuse images. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., reportedly discovered the material at their father’s residence and alerted authorities.

During the SNL UK segment, Young joked that the accusations represented another “pathetic attempt to win over the British public.”

He also quipped that Thomas’ move to the Philippines in 2025 was a “sure sign of his innocence.”

Magliano then delivered a joke connecting the allegations to the British monarchy, suggesting that if the accusations proved true, Meghan might have a better chance of being considered royal.

The remarks referenced the ongoing controversies surrounding members of the royal family, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Needless to say, that’s not the sort of humor that’s likely to help Meghan’s standing among UK citizens.

Meghan Markle Outraged at ‘SNL’ Jokes About Father’s Scandal: Report was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Sophia Bush Shares ‘Brutal’ Way She Learned About ‘All The Girls’ Chad Michael Murray Had Cheated With

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Getting (secretly) remarried doesn’t erase past pain.

More than twenty years ago, Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray were a hot young couple.

She’s now opening up about how she discovered his “brutal” serial cheating — only after they’d married.

Though they divorced and she is now in a much better relationship, she still feels haunted by that betrayal.

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‘Girls I knew and plenty of girls I didn’t’

In her newly released memoir, And I Will Tell You Mine, Sophia reveals the heartbreaking way that she learned of Chad Michael Murray’s infidelity.

Unfortunately, she wished the she had found out earlier.

One of Chad’s friends never showed up to the couple’s wedding ceremony in April of 2005.

“It had always bothered me that one of [Murray’s] best friends had fallen mysteriously ill the night before the [wedding] day and not shown up to stand up there as a groomsman,” she wrote.

When Sophia looked into the matter, she uncovered the truth. It was not a stomach bug.

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“Thinking about it that summer gave me the chills,” Sophia explained. “I needed to know why.”

It is not uncommon for people to intuitively pick up on deeper meanings to a friend’s behavior (though anxiety can make ordinary actions seem to have that same meaning). Similarly, sometimes people are unconsciously aware of a betrayal — but need to hear the truth out loud before they can accept it.

In her book, she wrote about calling him while Chad was away filming.

The friend, Sophia says, sighed and asked why she hadn’t called him sooner. It seems clear that he was aching to tell her the truth — but only if she felt ready to hear it.

“And then he told me. Everything he could about all the girls he knew of,” Sophia wrote. “Girls I knew and plenty of girls I didn’t.”

‘Brutal’

Even now, sharing her story, it seems clear that Sophia is still reeling from that betrayal.

“The number and the details are not important now,” she emphasized in her book.

“But at the time,” Sophia expressed, “they were shocking.”

She added: “Unimaginable, really. And brutal.”

Learning that your partner has betrayed your trust is shocking. Learning that this was not a one-off tryst but a pattern of behavior makes it feel like the relationship is a mockery.

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Some may deride Sophia’s shock, arguing that Chad Michael Murray was a hot actor on a popular show. One Tree Hill‘s primary audience was young women.

The thing is that these actors who want to sleep around, boning fans and coworkers and more, could have that. They’d need to find partners (including spouses) who are fine with that, or even who cheer them on.

Trouble arises when, as we have seen with too many celebrity couples, the famous man (it is usually a famous man) wants to sleep around while also locking a beautiful woman who is also a celebrity into what she believes is a monogamous marriage. If monogamy isn’t for you, don’t pretend otherwise.

Fortunately, Sophia got her happily ever after. Just last year, she married former soccer star Ashlyn Harris.

Sophia came out as queer just a couple of years ago. It was only in her book that she revealed that she and Ashlyn had wed. Congratulations!

Sophia Bush Shares ‘Brutal’ Way She Learned About ‘All The Girls’ Chad Michael Murray Had Cheated With was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Kim Kardashian Reveals Robert Sr.’s Final Words to Her

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On September 30, 2003, Robert Kardashian Sr. passed away after a battle with cancer.

More than twenty years later, Kim Kardashian recalls his final words to her.

He predicted her success.

She shared that he also asked her to something for him.

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‘You’ll be fine, but …’

Kim spoke to author Jonathan Van Meter in his biography of her, Citizen Kim: The Woman Who Created the Future.

“The last thing my dad ever said to me was, ‘I know you’re going to be good — I can see it,’” she claimed to him, he wrote.

“’It’s as if I can see what your whole life is going to be like,’” Kim continued her quote.

“My dad didn’t go into detail,” she admitted.

“And,” Kim continued, towards the end of his cancer battle, “he was kind of in and out of it.”

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Going back a little further before his death, Kim recalled watching a film with Robert Sr.

“He put his hand on my leg,” she set the scene.. “I’ll never forget it.”

Kim described: “And I was laying next to him on this couch — this L-shaped couch — and we were kinda squished in this way.”

She shared: “And he said, ‘You’ll be fine. But take care of the other ones.'”

According to Kim, Robert Sr. added: “‘And make sure your brother’s good.’” Yeah.

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‘Make sure your brother’s good’

Kim shared her own final words to her late father.

These came when Robert Sr. was bedridden and, according to her, “couldn’t communicate.”

Kim confirmed: “I knew his vitals were almost gone.” That is a difficult time.

“And,” she shared, “the last thing I said to him was, ‘Dad, thank you so much for everything that you’ve taught me, from how to be a good person, to how you did my homework with me, everything I’m going to do with my kids one day.’”

According to Kim, she vowed: “‘And I’m going to take the lesson of you being in my life and carry that forward.”’

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The death of Robert Kardashian Sr. deeply affected his children.

(One might argue that it affected Rob the most deeply, while the divorce seems to have had a lasting and negative impact upon Khloé’s ideas about relationships.)

We of course cannot confirm the accuracy of Kim’s memories of her final words with her father, but who would want to dispute it?

It is clear that much of her drive in life is proving others wrong — that she’s more than someone who was born into enormous wealth and genetic good fortune.

From the sound of things, Kim also wants to prove her father right about her.

Kim Kardashian Reveals Robert Sr.’s Final Words to Her was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Prince Harry’s ‘Big Mistake’ Could Ruin Royal Reconciliation, Expert Warns

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Earlier this week, we reported on Prince Harry’s surprise interview with GQ.

Now, the conversation is drawing fresh criticism from royal commentators, who say Harry’s decision to discuss his family rift publicly could undercut his chances of reconciling with Prince William and King Charles.

One expert told Fox News that the Duke of Sussex is making a “big mistake” that could destroy any chance of a royal reconciliation.

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Harry has said repeatedly that he wants peace with his family, but his critics argue that continuing to talk about those strained relationships in the press works against that goal.

One royal author went further, calling the move “tone-deaf.”

According to the outlet, the author’s criticism centers on the timing of the interview and the fact that Harry keeps addressing the family situation in public.

A separate royal expert claimed that Harry openly discussing the feud has fueled Prince William’s fears.

The Prince of Wales has reportedly been wary of the Sussexes making private family matters public. That concern comes from the expert’s account rather than from William himself.

According to that expert, Harry’s latest round of candor could make a reconciliation between the brothers even harder to achieve.

The GQ interview was Harry’s first since he and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK with their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5.

The couple had spent six years living in California after stepping back from their royal duties in 2020.

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In the interview, Harry explained that the decision to relocate came together quickly, despite the family having discussed it before.

“We’ve had plans in the past, and I think for lots of people, it’s like, if you’re going to make a big move like this, that’s going to take a lot of planning,” he told the magazine. “For us, it was very short.”

“For us, when certain stars align, and it’s clear that this should or probably will end up being the case, then we lean into that,” he added.

Harry also said he wanted Archie and Lilibet to experience the country where he grew up, including the positive parts of his own childhood.

But it was his remarks about his father and brother that got the most attention. At one point in the conversation, Harry was asked whether he grieves his “complicated” relationships with Charles and William.

“Yes, of course,” he replied, adding that family estrangement is something many people can relate to.

“There’s sibling disagreements. There’s broken relationships between, you know, kids and their parents, kids and one parent,” he said, noting that people often bring up the subject when they talk to him.

Harry suggested that public fascination with the royal family’s troubles might come from a hope that watching them work through their differences could help others with their own family problems.

“Some people don’t want it to work out – I want it to work out,” he said.

That line quickly sparked speculation that Harry was taking a swipe at William or other members of the royal family.

A spokesperson for the prince later clarified that the comment was not directed at his relatives.

Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained since he and Meghan stepped back as working royals, and the GQ conversation made clear he still sees the rift as unresolved.

Now, with experts lining up to warn that talking about it publicly is the very thing keeping it alive, the interview Harry framed as a hopeful message about reconciliation is being read by his critics as the latest obstacle to one.

Prince Harry’s ‘Big Mistake’ Could Ruin Royal Reconciliation, Expert Warns was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Danny Masterson Appeal Denied by Court, ‘That 70s Show’ Star to Serve 30-Year Sentence

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It looks like the “the judge is biased against Scientology” defense isn’t going to fly.

In 2023, disgraced actor Danny Masterson was convicted on multiple rape charges.

He is now desperately appealing his sentence, throwing everything at the wall until something sticks.

The appeals court isn’t buying any of it.

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He’s serving 30 to life

Masterson, once famous for his role on That 70s Show, is serving a 30-to-life prison sentence.

That is not going to change, the three-judge appeals court has ruled.

The 2023 court found him guilty of raping two women at his Hollywood Hills home back in 2003.

The jury deadlocked over the charge of raping his former girlfriend in 2001.

Masterson’s attorneys claimed that Judge Charlaine Olmedo had made statements indicating some sort of anti-Scientology bias during the trial.

The appeals panel found that the judge demonstrated “no animus or departure from neutrality regarding Scientology.”

The organization itself was central to the case. The prosecution demonstrated that victims, all former members of the Church of Scientology, had delayed reporting the incidents for fear of retaliation.

Prosecutors brought in a former Scientologist to testify about the organization’s practices, including a rule against reporting such matters to police.

To Masterson’s legal team, the court allowing this means that an anti-Scientology bias had tainted the entire trial.

(One wonders at the defense strategy of arguing that the predatory organization to which the convicted rapist belongs, the one that he used to keep his victims silent while hunting for more, also created a bias against him and should therefore invalidate his conviction.)

‘Admission of Scientology evidence for those purposes did not contravene the First Amendment’

In the 89-page ruling, the appeals court explained that discussion of Scientology was relevant to the case, and not a First Amendment issue.

“The jury in this case was not asked to determine the truth or falsity of Scientology doctrine or beliefs,” the court noted.

As such, the panel ruled: “Admission of Scientology evidence for those purposes did not contravene the First Amendment.”

The court also ruled on the statute of limitations, on evidentiary rulings, and even a wild claim that Masterson had inadequate legal representation in the first trial.

None of these rulings were in Masterson’s favor.

There are countless real examples where a defendant’s religion is brought up in court, off-handedly or at length, in order to prejudice a jury and skew the trial in the prosecution’s favor.

This can happen with an innocent person or with someone who is just as guilty as Masterson.

There are minority religions whose organizations are under surveillance in America simply for existing. Most notably but not exclusively, Islam.

However, if the perpetrator and victims are all part of the same organization — one known for massive retaliation against criticism from within and without — then knowing about that organization’s tactics and how it might protect an evil man is very relevant to the case.

It is sad and sickening to see, once again, people use real injustices — the marginalization of minority faiths and their adherents — in an effort to let a bad man weasel out of the prison cell where he belongs.

Danny Masterson Appeal Denied by Court, ‘That 70s Show’ Star to Serve 30-Year Sentence was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Lamar Odom Joins OnlyFans: ‘I’ve Always Been an Open Book’

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Lamar Odom has joined OnlyFans, and he’s being billed as the first NBA star to launch an account on the subscription platform, TMZ reports.

The former Los Angeles Lakers star announced the page on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, according, and he’s already teasing what subscribers can expect.

Odom told TMZ that he knows exactly what assumptions come with the platform’s name.

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“People hear OnlyFans and automatically think one thing,” he said, before hinting that he isn’t going to spell out what his own content will be.

He summed up his approach by saying, “I’ve always been an open book.”

“You’ve seen me on the court. You’ve seen me on TV. Now get to know the REAL me. A little more personal. A little more playful. And a side of Lamar you haven’t seen before,” reads a pitch posted by Lamar.

Odom apparently won’t be going it alone, either. He says his girlfriend, Rachel Bradley, is joining him for the new venture.

Media Take Out, which puts Odom’s age at 46, says Bradley may appear alongside him on the account.

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As for why Odom is taking this route, the move comes after a stretch of costly personal struggles, which have left plenty of fans curious about his motivation.

Money certainly wasn’t an issue during his playing days, as Odom earned around $110 million in salary alone over the course of his NBA career.

But the man’s been retired since 2013, and he’s seen plenty of ups and downs during those years.

Of course, most people outside of basketball know Odom from his years in the Kardashian orbit.

He and Khloe Kardashian were married from 2009 through 2016, though they first separated in 2013 before the divorce was finalized years later.

During their marriage, Odom struggled with addiction and was unfaithful, and he has spoken openly about both over the years.

Khloe has been open about that era too. On an April 2025 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, she recalled tracking Odom down to a motel in downtown Los Angeles and finding him with another woman.

“I knocked on the door. They answered it for some reason, and I just started going ballistic,” Khloe said at the time.

Odom has also made headlines for the way he’s handled things since the split.

Viral stories in 2024 claimed he visited the RealDoll factory in Las Vegas and ordered a custom doll made to resemble his ex-wife.

Khloe addressed the whole situation on the Season 6 finale of The Kardashians, after Kris Jenner brought up what she called her former son-in-law’s “blow-up doll.”

Khloe made it clear she was grossed out, and she also vented that Odom too often acted as if he hadn’t done anything wrong to her. Yikes.

Now Odom is pitching an even more personal look at his life to anyone willing to subscribe, with his new boo along for the ride. This could get interesting.

Lamar Odom Joins OnlyFans: ‘I’ve Always Been an Open Book’ was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Taylor Swift Ordered Wedding Decor Destroyed Without ‘Any Trace,’ Insider Claims

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An insider claims every last piece of decor from Taylor Swift’s Madison Square Garden wedding was hauled to a secret location and burned, the Daily Mail reported this week.

According to the outlet’s exclusive, the order came with one very specific instruction: don’t leave “any trace.”

The source alleged that Swift’s team demanded every custom design created for her big day be incinerated once the celebration wrapped.

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That apparently means the entire MSG set, not just a few leftover centerpieces.

So if you were hoping a stray floral arch might someday turn up on eBay, you can probably let that dream go.

A separate source told Reality Tea that Swift ordered the decor be “burned to the ground.”

Per that outlet’s write-up of the report, the singer allegedly wanted the decorations “disposed” of after the ceremony, making sure nothing from the event was left behind.

It’s worth stressing that all of this comes from an unnamed insider. Swift’s camp has not confirmed the account in either report, so for now it remains a claim rather than an established fact.

The details that have surfaced paint a picture of a wedding production that was built for one night only.

The set was reportedly made up of custom pieces designed specifically for the occasion, which would have made them especially valuable to collectors and especially easy to identify if they ever resurfaced.

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Taylor and Travis Kelce tied the knot over the summer, and the couple has largely kept the specifics of their big day under wraps ever since.

That’s what makes a report like this one catch fire, so to speak. With so little officially shared about the wedding itself, even a story about what happened to the decorations afterward has Swifties hanging on every word.

The claim lands during an already eventful stretch for the pop icon.

On Monday, October 26, Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in Nashville, becoming the youngest member in the institution’s history.

Brad Paisley handled her introduction, which made for an awkward moment given their history. Swift told the crowd the two have been “estranged since 2007,” and recounted the tour prank in which Paisley filled her bus with live crickets.

The night before that, Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs were blown out 20-3 by the Seattle Seahawks, the tight end’s first loss since he and Taylor got married.

Swift was seemingly absent from that game, and her empty seat sparked chatter amid the pregnancy rumors that have followed her this fall.

Seattle’s social media team then rubbed salt in the wound with an “End Game” friendship bracelet post and a string of Taylor Swift lyric references, which plenty of Swifties slammed as a cheap shot.

Now the conversation has swung back to the wedding, and to the question of where exactly that MSG set ended up.

The Mail‘s insider didn’t reveal the location where the pieces were allegedly destroyed, describing it only as secret.

But that probably won’t stop diehard Swifties from seeking out a spare ash or two!

Taylor Swift Ordered Wedding Decor Destroyed Without ‘Any Trace,’ Insider Claims was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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