Thomas Markle is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. According to a new report, Meghan Markle‘s estranged father is facing a restraining order from a major tabloid news agency executive following an alleged threat made against the man. Related: So, Meghan Markle Really DID Make Kate Middleton Cry?! On Tuesday, TMZ reported Thomas is the subject of a restraining order request made by Jeff Rayner.
Per the outlet, Rayner — who is the co-owner of the tabloid news org Coleman-Rayner — is “scared of what Markle might do” after the older man allegedly threatened him in an unsettling quote published in a recent book.
The feud between Rayner and Markle goes back to last year. As Perezcious readers will recall, Thomas sued Coleman-Rayner after claiming an agreement between him and the company over staged photos supposedly soured Thomas’ relationship with Meghan and Prince Harry.
That legal battle has been ongoing ever since — and now, things have taken another sordid turn. The new quote in question is from Tom Boyer‘s recently released book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between The Windsors.
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