The stormy relationship between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and much of the world was put in the spotlight again last week when the couple expressed anger when an episode of a “South Park” cartoon depicted the couple as needy, paranoid and a contradiction of terms.
Outraged, “upset, and overwhelmed” by the episode, Harry and Meghan reportedly are contemplating legal action.
Royal reporter Neil Sean told Fox News: “Their legal team is casting an eye over the episode to see what is wrong and what could be turned into something more sinister. This appears to be their course of action rather than laughing it off.”
Sean added that the creators of “South Park” had been contacted but did not respond.
The Feb. 15 “South Park” episode titled “Worldwide Privacy Tour” appeared to present Harry and Meghan as immature and laughably demanding privacy while at the same time writing tell-all memoirs and starring in Netflix documentaries.
On Wednesday, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone commented on the fracas.
The Comedy Central writers shared their thought on Wednesday’s “Basic!” podcast, noting their show is no stranger to controversy, having poked fun at many notables over the years.
Stone and Parker noted that their depictions of celebrities have led to multiple lawsuits, but their writing trajectory has not changed. Stone and Parker told podcast hosts Doug Herzog and Jen Chaney, “There are so many [moments] we can’t even remember” when people fiercely criticized the show.
“It was all coming from the right, we were considered counterculture,” Stone and Parker said. For example, “the Catholic League are always on our a-s — it kind of always came from that side.”
Stone and Parker — who Forbes noted are the highest-paid entertainers in Hollywood — recalled the fury surrounding the 2005 depictions of Tom Cruise, which unceremoniously parodied Tom Cruise’s ties to Scientology.
In recalling what happened, Parker and Stone said, “Everyone knew Scientology was so litigious. People in Hollywood were scared of Scientology at the time because they would just sue you.”
The writers added: “I think that got us going. The Tom Cruise episode was really about getting sued. I mean, poking openly litigious people and seeing where the line is and what you can say. They picked a fight with us, and we just went with it.”
The two continued: “That episode is what that is about — they bullied Hollywood and scared people into [fearing] saying the word ‘Scientology.'”
It is unclear whether Harry and Meghan will pursue legal action. On Tuesday, their rep told The Post the royal couple viewed the episode as “frankly nonsense … totally baseless and boring.”
According to Page Six, Harry and Meghan will not pursue legal action.
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