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Naomi Campbell Defends Meghan Markle Against The Press

"I don't know how Meghan Markle deals with this"

Naomi Campbell has defended the Duchess of Sussexโ€˜s decision to sue a British tabloid for invasion of privacy after experiencing her own legal battle with the media. 

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Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, the supermodel said: โ€œWhen I heard [she was taking legal action], I was like โ€˜Bravo. Good for her.'โ€

In October, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they are seeking legal action after the The Sun and The Daily Mirror published a private letter from Meghan to her father, Thomas Markle, following the royal wedding.

statement from Prince Harry read, โ€œUnfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences โ€“ a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son.โ€

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โ€œThere comes a point when the only thing to do is to stand up to this behaviour, because it destroys people and destroys lives,โ€ he continued. โ€œPut simply, it is bullying, which scares and silences people. We all know this isnโ€™t acceptable, at any level. We wonโ€™t and canโ€™t believe in a world where there is no accountability for this.โ€

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The Duke and Duchess at the 2019 WellChild Awards

Similarly, Campbell also experienced her own legal run-in with the media.

The 49-year-old recently defended herself in a video statement shared on YouTube channel, Being Naomi, against what she describes as โ€œcharacter assassinationโ€ by the Mail On Sunday.

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According to The Guardian, she was referred to as โ€œsomething of a drama queen, notorious for hurling jewel-encrusted phones and raging at her staffโ€ with โ€œfour convictions of assault to her nameโ€.

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Naomi Campbell photographed alongside Harvey Weinstein in 2012

The article in question also linked the model to sexual predators, Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein, after she was photographed alongside them in the past.

โ€œIโ€™ve met thousands of people at events and been photographed with them โ€“ there are pictures of me with everyone,โ€ Campbell said. โ€œAre you going to single me out, when there are hundreds of people pictured with the same people, who you donโ€™t care to mention?โ€

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โ€œDo me a f***ing favour,โ€ she continued. โ€œI wonโ€™t sit there and roll over and take that sh**. We all know what thatโ€™s aboutโ€ฆ Iโ€™ve seen how they treat Raheem Sterling, how they speak about Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams. I donโ€™t know how Meghan Markle deals with this and Iโ€™m really glad sheโ€™s taken action to defend herself.โ€

The original โ€™90s super has yet to meet Markle, adding: โ€œI donโ€™t have plans to.โ€

Naomi Campbell has defended the Duchess of Sussexโ€˜s decision to sue a British tabloid for invasion of privacy after experiencing her own legal battle with the media. 

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WATCH BELOW: Harry And Meghan Reveal Archie Is Crawling

Naomi Campbell has defended the Duchess of Sussexโ€˜s decision to sue a British tabloid for invasion of privacy after experiencing her own legal battle with the media. 

WATCH BELOW: Harry And Meghan Reveal Archie Is Crawling

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