Meghan Markle SKIPS Los Angeles Award Ceremony After Car Chase Controversy

Meghan Markle isn’t taking any possibilities after that paparazzi automotive chase, we guess.

As , final week the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had been in what they referred to as a “close to catastrophic” automotive chase, together with the Fits star’s mother Doria Ragland, whereas leaving the 2023 Girls of Imaginative and prescient Awards in NYC. Their launched assertion referred to as the chasers a “ring of extremely aggressive” paparazzi which induced social media, celebrities, and even royal insiders to criticize them and accuse them of wildly exaggerating — particularly since NYPD‘s assertion made clear “there have been no reported collisions, summonses, accidents or arrests” within the incident.

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Because the whole ordeal, the drama has not stopped, with Meg and Harry shocked and upset that everybody is saying they had been blowing it out of proportion — even going so far as looking for footage of the incident to show their facet. No luck there as of but. Witnesses and even the taxi driver say it simply wasn’t that harmful — however folks have additionally come to their protection. Specifically it’s been famous how a lot emotional trauma could have been attributable to the eerily similarity to the tragic loss of life of Prince Harry‘s mother Princess Diana.

A supply for US Weekly argued on Wednesday:

“They insist their account of the automotive chase was completely not exaggerated, and for folks to say in any other case is so hurtful and out of line.

However additionally they stated:

“So far as staying out of sight and being scared to indicate their faces, that’s not going to occur. [This has] simply strengthened their resolve to maintain standing up for themselves and talking out once they really feel wronged.”

However possibly not but?

Per week after the automotive chase, the 41-year-old has skipped out on the same occasion she was alleged to be honored at — one which was solely a 90-minute drive away from the couple’s Montecito house! Meg was because of present up on the Gracie Awards in El Lay to just accept an award for her Archetypes podcast. She beforehand launched an announcement displaying her pleasure for the award, and stated it was a real “honor” to obtain it — however apparently after the automotive chase, she opted out!

Not solely that, she left the occasion organizers hanging till the final minute! An insider instructed DailyMail.com forward of the award ceremony on Tuesday:

“[Organizers] don’t have any details about whether or not she is making a last-minute present or not, and even [appearing via] video.”

Apparently she didn’t present up. Was she nonetheless too scared? Was Harry too scared for her?

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