Simon Rex Says Meghan Markle Wrote Him a Personal Note After He Refused to Comply With Tabloids
etonline.comMeghan Markle extended to him after he denied a request from U.K. tabloids. In a new interview with, the actor said that U.K.
tabloids offered him thousands of dollars to lie about his relationship with the Duchess of Sussex, during the time they appeared together on the 2005 series. “I was broke as f**k!
I really needed the money,” he told the outlet about the alleged bribe. “But I’ll be on food stamps before I do that.” Rex said that in return for not taking the bait, the former actress wrote him a thank-you letter, which he says he has framed in his home. “She said: ‘It’s nice to know there are still good people,’” Rex told .Rex spoke publicly about the tabloid request for the first time in 2020 during an appearance on the podcast. “We just hung out one time, because we did a TV show together,” he said while making it clear they never dated. «She was someone that I met on a TV show, and we met for lunch and that was the extent of it.” The actor added at the time, “I said no to a lot of money because I didn’t feel like f**king up the royal family.” In December, Markle, who is married to Prince Harry, reached a victory in her legal battle with the publishers of the, Associated Papers.
After a lengthy battle, the Court of Appeal in London ruled in her favor. The decision means the case will not proceed to trial and that Markle is now due financial damages as well as a public apology that appeared on the front page of the and the homepage of the Mail Online.
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