"She is being hounded in the same way as Diana"

None other than George Clooney has now taken sides with his fellow actress and friend. "Meghan Markle is being hounded everywhere, she's been followed and insulted," said the 57-year-old in an interview with "Who". The father of two, who was also a guest at Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding with wife Amal, expressed his concern: " She is a woman who is seven months pregnant and has been hounded, vilified and persecuted in the same way as Diana and history is repeating itself. We have seen how this ends."

Thomas Markle publishes personal letter

In the exciting time from her engagement to her pregnancy, it was her family, of all people, who made it difficult for her time and again. No wonder only her mother attended her wedding to Prince Harry. Father Thomas Markle recently had a heart-rending, five-page letter from his daughter to him published in the British newspaper Daily Mail, in which she asks him not to speak to the press.

In the interview, Clooney expressed his shock at this behavior: "I can't tell you how frustrating it is to see a letter from a daughter to her father being published. She's being treated unfairly and it's irresponsible."

Samantha Markle goes after George Clooney

Now Meghan's sister Samantha is speaking out and going after George Clooney directly via social media. "Hey crazy Clooney! Your lawyer wife should have taught you not to make statements without knowing all the facts. Shut up," she wrote on her Twitter profile, according to EOnline. It is unlikely that Clooney will respond to these low-level postings.