Meghan Markle’s sister Samantha has appealed to the courts to have her libel case against the Duchess dismissed.

half sister Suit The alum originally filed a lawsuit against Meghan, accusing her of making defamatory remarks about Samantha during a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell dismissed the case on the basis that Samantha failed to “identify any statement that might support the defamation claim.”

According to court documents obtained Weekly newspaper“Notification is hereby given that Plaintiff Samantha M. Markle, through her undersigned counsel, has filed a petition with the United States Eleventh Circuit regarding the order granted to Respondent Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,” the filing reads. The Court of Appeals appealed and the Honorable Charlene Edwards Honeywell filed a motion to dismiss on March 12, 2024.”

When talking about her father and half-siblings, Meghan mentioned the “betrayal” of Oprah Winfrey.

“When you talk about betrayal, betrayal comes from people you have a relationship with. Right? It makes me uncomfortable talking about people I really don’t know,” she kept telling the TV personality.

As a result, Samantha sued her for defamation, calling her a “stranger, a liar” and a “deceptive fame-seeking imposter with greedy intent.”