Meghan Markle Decries ‘Bullying and Abuse’ She Faced While Pregnant

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle denounced her most ferocious online critics during a panel at the SXSW conference in Austin on Friday, where she was joined by journalist Katie Couric and actress Brooke Shields.

Asked how she handles “the seemingly endless toxicity” that pervades social media, Markle said she had endured the “bulk of the bullying and abuse” while pregnant with her children, Archie and Lilibet.

“You have to really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful. It’s not catty, it’s cruel,” she said. “Why you would do that?”

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