Lawyer for Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha wants to pull out of her court battle against the duchess, citing 'fundamental disagreements' with his client
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- A lawyer for Samantha Markle submitted a formal motion to withdraw from her lawsuit against Meghan Markle.
- Samantha's lawyer cited "irreconcilable differences" and "fundamental disagreements," according to BuzzFeed.
- Samantha filed a defamation lawsuit against Meghan over comments made during a 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.
The attorney for Meghan Markle's half-sister no longer wants to represent her in her defamation lawsuit against the Duchess of Sussex.
Lawyer Douglas Kahle, who has been representing Markle's half-sister Samantha Markle, submitted a formal motion in a Florida federal court this week asking that he be permitted to withdraw from the case.
BuzzFeed's Ellie Hall first reported on the motion, which was filed on Monday.
In the motion, Kahle wrote that he and his client have "irreconcilable differences and fundamental disagreements regarding various aspects of this case and the strategy moving forward."
"Additionally, withdrawal can be accomplished without a material adverse effect on the interests of the client because this case is at such an early stage," the motion reads.
The court document also states that Samantha Markle is "aware" of the motion and "consents to the withdrawal."
Samantha Markle, 57, filed a defamation lawsuit against her younger half-sister Meghan Markle, 40, following comments the duchess made about her family during Meghan Markle's infamous Oprah Winfrey interview alongside husband Prince Harry last year. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Samantha accused Meghan of lying to the press and falsely spinning a "rags to riches" narrative.
Kahle, Meghan Markle's legal counsel, and the Sussexes' representatives didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
According to BuzzFeed, Samantha suggested in a Monday Gettr post that Kahle didn't drop her as a client and that she's in the process of acquiring a new attorney.
"He did not drop me as a client my official statement is that..a conflict of interest existed," Samantha wrote in response to a commenter. "And I told him I did not feel that we could work together, so he withdrew as attorney of record. I initiated the separation. It's not a big deal.i'm having another attorney come on board. The suit is still taking place."
In the March 2021 interview with Winfrey, Meghan said she hadn't talked to Samantha in nearly 20 years.
In March 2022, Samantha's Twitter account was suspended after Buzzfeed News reported that her account had been harassing Meghan for years. According to the outlet, the account falsely suggested that Meghan faked her pregnancies by using a surrogate, and claimed Prince Harry was not the biological father of their children.
Samantha remained critical of Meghan during her time with the royal family, including in November 2020, when she accused her half-sister of using her Remembrance Day tribute as an "exploitative photo opportunity."