While a rep for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told The New York Times that the couple’s decision to step down as working members of the royal family had nothing to do with a desire for privacy, “South Park” dedicated an entire episode, “The Worldwide Privacy Tour,” to painting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as apparent hypocrites who engaged in endless attention-seeking behavior while complaining about their lack of privacy. Harry’s 2023 memoir, “Spare,” was retitled “Waaagh,” and Markle was described as his “Instagram-loving b***h wife.”
In response to the episode airing that February, there were breathless reports about how it was supposedly going to be the couple’s downfall. Speaking to the Mirror, a PR expert warned that Markle could hurt her brand if she responded to the episode in the wrong way. However, she didn’t react to it publicly at all until the media’s erroneous reporting pushed her to do so; when rumors ran rampant that the Sussexes were allegedly so angry about the episode that they were considering suing the “South Park” creators, a spokesperson told People, “It’s all frankly nonsense. Totally baseless, boring reports.”
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In its piece about the nonexistent legal action, Fox News suggested that the Sussexes’ cartoon lampooning was a sign that the couple’s celebrity stature was seemingly on the line, and on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the titular host claimed, “When ‘South Park’ turns on you, there’s no recovering.” Apparently, Tom Cruise, the Kardashians, Bennifer, etc. didn’t get this memo.
