Megyn Kelly took aim at “bulls–t” claims by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that they were involved in a “near-catastrophic” paparazzi chase through the streets of New York City.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were traveling along with Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, 66, in Manhattan after leaving the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday night when they were followed by around a dozen photographers, according to Page Six.
The couple and Ragland, who attended a gala at the venue, were being driven in an SUV as they were tailed by the paparazzi, according to Page Six.
They decided to ditch the SUV and jump into a yellow cab in hopes of evading the photographers, according to reports.
“I lived in Manhattan for 17 yrs & it is not possible to have a 2hr ‘car chase’ there,” Kelly tweeted in response to the Page Six story.
“Too many street lights/stop signs, too much foot/car traffic & hundreds of places you could safely pull over to protect yourself.”
In a subsequent tweet, Kelly wrote: “Also if they really want to avoid the paparazzi perhaps the Duchess should stop using them so obviously when she wants to see herself in the paper.”
“The relationship can get complicated.”
Kelly, who called Markle “the duchess of duplicity” on her SiriusXM podcast on Wednesday, was skeptical of the couple’s claims.
“I mean, near catastrophic is what we all have every time we look down to change the radio while we’re driving in our cars or engage in the stupidity of checking a text or our phones while we’re driving,” Kelly said.
She added: “I’ve got questions in particular because they have a history of lying as you know, and even of exaggerating their alleged car chases.”
Kelly also commented on the couple’s frequent complaints that their privacy is being invaded by the press.
“Well, sorry, you two, but you’re in America now,” Kelly said.
She then recalled situations where she herself has faced issues with paparazzi, but she never complained.
“Bulls–t! Most people who are in the public eye take it like a man or a woman and we move on with our day because we understand they have a job to do and dealing with the press is part of our job too.”
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