Samantha & Meghan Markle Appear Virtually For First Day In Court 

The sisters and their lawyers joined the court proceedings via Zoom.

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The session began with Samantha’s lawyer’s remarks, detailing the case

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He was rebuffed by Meghan’s lawyer, who asked for the exclusion of certain documents.

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Samantha sued her sister for $75k last year, claiming defamation against her.

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She denied not spending time with the former actress during children.

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She also called Meghan’s statements ‘fabrications’ made to destroy her reputation.

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Samantha previously said it was an insult for Meghan and Harry to walk away from royalty.

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She alleged that they were aware of what they were getting into.

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She added that if Meghan wanted privacy, she would not have pulled a Wimbledon stunt.

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