Whoa! This is the harshest insult lobbed at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle since Bill Simmons called them “f**king grifters” for their failure to produce podcast content after that big Spotify payday.
The savagery is once again coming from someone who knows what they’re talking about. Justine Bateman, the iconic ’80s star who played Michael J. Fox‘s sister in Family Ties, has lived in El Lay basically her entire life. She and IRL bro Jason Bateman have deep roots in the city. They know everyone
So when she saw the Sussexes on the news being guided through the damage caused by the devastating LA fires, like they were doing some kind of royal duty, she went off!
The actress took to X (Twitter) on Sunday to blast the couple as using the suffering of locals to promote themselves as some kind of fake do-gooders, calling them “disaster tourists”! OUCH! She posted:
“Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. What a repulsive ‘photo op’ they achieved. They are ‘touring the damage’? Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists.”
Dayum! She wasn’t alone! The comments on the news segment showing the Sussexes touring the damage were pretty damning:
“She is NOT a princess!!! These reporters make me sick, this is horrible coverage.”
“Also this is America. Americans are not commoners !! take that shizz somewhere else.”
“Omg. How stupid are these reporters? She’s NOT a princess, only there for publicity, nobody’s going to go to their house…they never donate money. This makes me sick!”
“She is not a princess and they are doung nothing but talking and hugging. They are no longer working royals. Do you have proof of people staying at their home. Archewell is a scam do not donate to archewell. Please show proof of their statements.”
Is that fair? Harry and Meghan have reportedly been helpful, opening their house to displaced friends. But is it really helping the community at large? Or helping their reputation more? When Meghan postponed the release of her Netflix show, folks had a similar reaction. We mean… is she being respectful? Or self-serving, not wanting to share the spotlight with a natural disaster?
