Last week, Michelle Obama skipped Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington. All of the other former presidents and first ladies attended, but not MO. Because the seating arrangements at these state events have a million layers of protocol, it’s likely that if Michelle attended, she would have been seated next to Donald Trump. Which is reason enough to skip. Reportedly, she cited a “scheduling conflict” but people said that she was still on vacation in Hawaii. Well, I think MO decided to extend her holiday, because her office confirmed that she will not attend the inauguration next week.

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there.

Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, representatives said.

“Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” said a statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama that was shared with The Associated Press.

No explanation was given for why Michelle Obama was skipping Trump’s inauguration. She also did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington last week. Former Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton and their spouses attended — except for her.

Bill Clinton will attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, a person familiar with the former president’s schedule confirmed for the AP. Hillary Clinton will also attend, a spokesperson said.

[From The AP]

Michelle is either in her IDGAF Era or something else is going on. Or both? I think it’s quite likely that Michelle feels the same way as many Black American women feel after the election: y’all have fun, but I’m not engaging with this nonsense anymore. These ladies are protecting their peace and they’re not going to show up in any way for this fascist lunatic. I feel similarly – I’m going to give all of this as little energy as possible. I’m actually a little bit surprised that Hillary hasn’t found some way to excuse herself too. It’s also a tad funny to think about how much the Bushes hate Trump as well – the Clintons and Bushes probably made a “if you show up, I’ll show up” pact.

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It’s fascinating to watch, in real time, as the Princess of Wales bungled her message and the British media rushed to clean it up. Kate’s visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital’s cancer ward on Tuesday was full of quotes from Kate about how she recognized the sound of various beeps, how she felt like being outside in the sun while receiving chemotherapy, and how she got “so attached” to her chemotherapy port. Kate then announced that she is in remission from cancer… after her office spent months telling reporters to not quote her when she said she was “cancer free.” The cleanup included this piece by Becky English at the Mail, in which palace insiders maintain that Kate is still not expected to go back to work at all, but she just had to make this hospital appearance (in what was an attempt to hijack Meghan’s Netflix show).

From her moving video statement last March to September’s extraordinarily intimate family video, the Princess of Wales has shown admirable determination to speak about the devastating challenges of her ‘cancer journey’ on her own terms. I can reveal that today’s visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in West London – where she announced she is in remission – was the next stage in a carefully calibrated plan to manage her recovery and measured return to official duties – and one that is being decided by Catherine herself, rather than palace courtiers, at every stage.

It is another example of the quiet, unhurried conviction that the instinctively-shy boarding school girl from Berkshire has shown since marrying into the Royal Family more than a decade ago, particularly as regards her own royal duties and the upbringing of her children. And it is one that she has always been determined should not be buffeted by knee-jerk reactions to public (or media) opinion, or even that of other family members, no mean feat in today’s instantly-reactive, social media-dominated world.

Earlier this month I revealed that people should not expect Catherine or her team to press a sudden ‘reset’ button in January after the last 12 months, during which the princess has largely been absent from the public gaze. For the time being she would continue to put her family, not the family, first. That was confirmed to me again by a senior royal aide just a few hours ago when discussing the princess’ upcoming engagement. They stressed that Kensington Palace’s guidance about her return to public facing duties hadn’t changed, and that it would very much continue to be slow and gradual over many months to come.

‘Today was about visiting the Marsden to reflect on her own personal journey,’ they emphasised. Her decision has, of course, the full backing of her husband, Prince William, who last week issued an extraordinary and unprecedented tribute to his adored wife on her 43rd birthday, praising her strength and making clear his and the children’s pride in her.

Listening to her talk to cancer patients today – some actually undergoing chemotherapy treatment while they spoke – it was clear that Catherine, typically, wanted to focus on them, not herself. When one couple complimented her on how ‘amazingly well’ she and William had managed the situation with their children, she replied coyly, ‘oh that’s kind’ and moved on to ask about how the impact had been on them. My understanding is that this will continue to be her approach over the coming weeks and months. If and when she is ready to tell us more, she will. And until then she will continue to use her voice to amplify the experiences of those who can’t. And always in the way she – and nobody else – thinks is right.

[From The Daily Mail]

Nothing like being dictated to and ordered to not ask any questions. Kate is going what she thinks is right! Kate is the one calling the shots, not the courtiers briefing about how she’s calling the shots! William is proud of her, despite all evidence to the contrary! Putting aside the strange communications on Kate’s medical issues, I feel like this English piece is an admission that Kate agreed to Tuesday’s activities as a one-time deal, specifically timed to interfere with what would have been the release of Meghan’s show. As in, everything they said about Kate’s limited schedule still holds and no one should expect to see much of her this year, but yeah, she absolutely agreed to do this appearance as an attempt to steal Meghan’s thunder.

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This is a story which came out last year, but it’s gotten new life because of a new interview and new information. Someone – or some people – posed as Brad Pitt and scammed a French woman out of $800K in some kind of awful catfish scheme. The scammer created AI/poorly Photoshopped pics of “Brad Pitt” and claimed that he (Pitt) needed surgery, and once he had the surgery, they could be together. This woman divorced her husband and gave the scammer $800K. Catfishing is a cottage industry these days.

A French woman was swindled out of over $800,000 by scammers posing as Brad Pitt who made her believe she was dating him and that he needed help paying for medical care. U.K. paper The Times and French outlets AFP and BFM TV reported that the woman, identified only as Anne, spoke to French television outlet TF1, which has since removed the interview from its website after a flood of online ridicule sparked by the report.

Anne reportedly told the French station that she was first contacted online by someone claiming to be Pitt’s mother saying, “It’s a woman like you that my son needs,” The Times reported. Despite expressing skepticism, the woman kept in contact before being messaged by someone posing as the actor.

“At first I said to myself that it was fake, that it’s ridiculous,” Anne told TF1, according to BFM TV. “But I’m not used to social media and I didn’t really understand what was happening to me.”

The woman first sent nearly €10,000 when the fake account said it needed her to pay customs tariffs so she could receive gifts he claimed to have sent her, according to the reported interview with the woman.

“There are so few men who write you this kind of thing,” Anne said, according to the report from BFM TV. “I liked the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women, it was always very well done.”

After reportedly telling the scammer that she had recently divorced her husband, Anne sent almost all of her €775,000 divorce settlement — about $798,000 — after the fake Pitt said he had developed kidney cancer and needed a loan because his bank accounts were locked as a result of his ongoing divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie. BFM TV reported that the woman was sent AI-generated images of Pitt’s face over men in hospital beds.

When Anne read that Pitt was in a relationship with Ines De Ramon, the scammers reportedly sent something denying the reports. Eventually, The Times reported, Anne told TF1 that she read more about Pitt and De Ramon and accepted that she had been scammed. Anne has since filed a lawsuit and a police inquiry has been opened, the outlets reported. TF1 has since removed the interview, with The Times reporting that the outlet did so to protect her from a “wave of harassment” she has received online.

[From People]

The part at the end about the interview being removed is true – Anne has been widely mocked, and there’s a lot of drama in France over the interview and how gullible this woman was. You might say, hey, people are being so mean, it’s cruel to mock someone who got scammed out of her money. That’s true. But wait until you see the “AI images” sent to her. I feel so bad for this woman, truly. My God. Also: this is why people should read gossip blogs, we keep up with celebrities and their relationships.

A scammer pretended to be Brad Pitt to dupe a woman into divorcing her husband and giving him £700,000 to pay for his cancer treatment.
He said he couldn’t access his money because of his ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie.
These are the pics he sent to prove he was genuine…. pic.twitter.com/3fwB1Icu89

— Lorraine King (@lorrainemking) January 14, 2025

A woman in France was scammed out of €830,000 after believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt.

These are the photos she received, allegedly from Brad Pitt, that convinced her. pic.twitter.com/DHZklWbUDj

— The Oscar Race (@TheOscarRace) January 13, 2025

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Last year, Drake decided to solidify his loser status across the board. Kendrick Lamar definitively won the rap battle with the one-two punch (on the same weekend) of “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us.” NLU was a certified banger and one of the songs of the summer, with more than a billion streams and 240 million views for the now iconic music video (directed by Kendrick and Dave Free). NLU received five Grammy nominations too, and people really hope that Kendrick performs the song at the Grammys AND the Super Bowl. Well, instead of Drake suing Kendrick over the accusations lodged in Kendrick’s songs, Drake and his lawyers decided to send legal notices to UMG (Universal) and Spotify over Kendrick’s songs. Basically, Drake accused UMG of supporting Kendrick more than him, and he also accused UMG of gaming the system and paying people/bots to support Kendrick and NLU. The consensus was that Drake was going out sad, but Drake fans insisted that he had a strong case and that he was going to change the industry. LMAO, Drake just backed down.

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group after accusing the entities of launching an illegal “scheme” to boost numbers for Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.”

In a New York filing on Tuesday reviewed by Variety, Drake and his Frozen Moments company withdrew its order to show cause seeking pre-action disclosure and preservation of certain documents and communications from both companies. The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.

Drake made waves in Nov. 2024 when he first accused UMG — which distributes both his and Lamar’s music — of using bots and payola to juice the numbers for “Not Like Us,” a track that accuses Drake of pedophilia and cultural appropriation. The petition, which was not a full lawsuit but rather a “pre-action” move, claimed that UMG “engaged in conduct designed to artificially inflate the popularity of ‘Not Like Us’…including by licensing the song at drastically reduced rates to Spotify and using ‘bots’ to generate the false impression that the song was more popular than it was in reality.”

UMG shared a statement with Variety at the time, denouncing Drake’s accusations. “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue,” read the statement. “We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”

[From Variety]

Hahahaha. What a loser. He didn’t have the bars, so he ran to his lawyers and now he’s backing down from that too! Some people theorized that all of this stuff from Drake was an attempt to apply pressure on Kendrick (through third parties) to not perform “Not Like Us” on the biggest stages, the Grammys and the Super Bowl Halftime Show. I actually think there’s something to that, that Drake was attempting to make everything around NLU so toxic and legally questionable that UMG would advise Kendrick not to perform it. The thing is, by backing down, Drake hasn’t made anything murky. He’s solidified Kendrick’s victory and brought even more interest to Kendrick’s performances. Also: Kendrick’s GNX is largely him sh-ttalking Drake and doing a victory lap, which might have garnered some sympathy for Drake if Drake wasn’t hellbent on being such a loser in public.

Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Drake’s IG, Michael Rubin’s IG, screencaps from ‘NLU’.

Just so we’re 100% clear, Kensington Palace and the Princess of Wales organized Tuesday’s visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital specifically because they believed that they would be stealing the Duchess of Sussex’s thunder, correct? Meghan’s Netflix trailer dropped on New Year’s Day, with the release date for the show confirmed for January 15th. That gave Kate and her handlers two weeks to prepare. Think of how With Love, Meghan would have played out 24 hours after Kate’s big, keen cancer ward visit and her confirmation that this was the hospital which treated her last year. No BS – it would have been a good play from Kensington Palace and Kate. They didn’t count on the Southern California wildfires, and they didn’t count on Meghan delaying the release of the series.

If you ask me, they expected Kate’s big hospital event to land well, and for everyone to rally around brilliant, keen, cancer-free Kate. Instead, the top stories in all of the British papers’ royal sections are all about Meghan, the wildfires, the Netflix show, etc. Which is sort of a blessing, because they really don’t want people to ask too many questions about Kate’s wording around her medical situation.

To recap, Kate revealed her cancer diagnosis last March, after a months-long absence full of PR disasters. She claimed that cancer cells had been present when she had abdominal surgery in January 2024. Then, in September, Kate made a very weird video in which she told the world that she was done with chemotherapy, saying in part: “Doing what I can to stay cancer free is now my focus. Although I have finished chemotherapy, my path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes.” Her office then released guidance to the press to not quote Kate or refer to her as “cancer-free.” There was even an odd report that Kate had not been diagnosed with cancer, but rather “pre-cancerous cells” were present at some point. That report was later changed. Well, almost one year exactly after her mysterious disappearance and equally mysterious abdominal surgery, and now Kate is announcing that she is in remission.

I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to The Royal Marsden for looking after me so well during the past year.

My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside William and me as we have navigated everything.

We couldn’t have asked for more. The care and advice we have received throughout my time as a patient has been exceptional.

In my new role as Joint Patron of The Royal Marsden, my hope is, that by supporting groundbreaking research and clinical excellence, as well as promoting patient and family wellbeing, we might save many more lives, and transform the experience of all those impacted by cancer.

It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focussed on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead. There is much to look forward to. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. C

[From Kensington Royal]

I found the messaging around this confusing, especially with the September video. Apparently you can be cancer free when your tests come back negative for cancer and you’re later considered in remission when there is no recurrence for some time. (Although doctors differ about which terms they use.) It feels like everyone has been playing a bit fast and loose with how they describe Kate’s situation for a while as well.

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I admit, I did not think Pamela Anderson was going to be around for the awards circuit with The Last Showgirl after the Golden Globes. But boy have I been proven wrong, in the best way possible! (Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the movie yet, but am hoping to this weekend. Perhaps when I have a gaping hole in my schedule on Monday the 20th at 12pm ET). Still, I’m happy to root for Pam based on the soulful journey she’s been on and shared with us the last few years. While it might appear on the surface that Pam has done a rebrand — going from the buxom, painted-for-the-gods bombshell of the 90s to a makeup-free, meditating, gardening, growing-her-own-vegetables free spirit today (and still a bombshell!) — by Pam’s account, it’s all been about returning to who she’s always been. In a new interview with USA Today, Pam described having to “remember who I was” before Hollywood ascribed a certain type to her:

On why she ‘peeled it all back’: I’ve learned that you have to believe in yourself before other people believe in you. I started to believe what other people thought and that’s why I peeled it all back: I wanted to remember who I was when I wasn’t dressing for other people. I wanted to stop playing characters in my personal life, and to start playing them on film or on stage. It’s interesting, at this age, to feel like I’m at the very beginning of my career.

What she connected to in her Last Showgirl role: You can go to therapy or talk to your best friend all day long, but there’s nothing like an art project to heal parts of yourself. I just had so much empathy for the character; there’s no perfect way to be a parent, you know? The mother-daughter story really resonated with me, having two adult sons now and apologizing (to them). Your kids are going through what you’re going through, and in the moment, we don’t realize that. So I’ve been able to have those conversations with my boys and we’re so close. Having their mother objectified was always a difficult thing, so I’ve really made an effort to talk about feelings with my sons.

More on her sons: I’m a very lucky mom, but I’ve always felt a little guilty that they feel so protective of me. I wish our family survived intact; I’ve never gotten over it, and that’s something I’ve carried with me. Even now, my relationship is my work. I have two grown, beautiful kids who say, “Mom, all we want for you is to be you and realize your potential.” And that’s exactly how I feel for them. I don’t want to take up too much of their brain power. I want them to live their own lives: full of ups and downs, mistakes, and whatever they’re going to do in their careers, and not to worry about Mom.

She did it her way: Well, I definitely did it my own way; I took an unorthodox route to get here. I did endure some times where however I handled it was probably not the best way. But I feel very fortunate to be in this position now, it could have just as easily slipped through my fingers. You just have to recognize the moment you’re being handed. You have to get quiet and wait for what’s coming around the corner. And then when the opportunity comes, you grab it.

Vanity is a prison, and she’s free now! Vanity is a prison. This has been such a free time for me to walk around as I am. No one’s falling over backward going, “Oh, no, I can’t look at that! She’s not wearing any makeup!” Nobody cares! We all care so much about ourselves — we’re our own worst critics, for sure.

[From USA Today]

The full interview is really charming. Elsewhere Pam talks about reciting Shakespeare sonnets as a kid while her father watched TV, reading heavy Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill plays during her Baywatch and Playboy cover days, and visiting a tree she “adopted” in NYC’s Central Park in honor of her sons. And speaking of, I found the sections about her relationship with her sons the most moving. She’s clearly raised emotionally intelligent boys (their shock at their mother attending Paris Fashion Week sans glam team notwithstanding, lol), and it sounds like the three of them are very close. And though she’s mainly makeup-free these days, I think she looks more glowing than ever. The comment that she feels like she’s at the beginning of her career had me choked up, too. It’s never too late! I also found this line super intriguing: “You have to get quiet and wait for what’s coming around the corner.” What’s the difference between getting quiet and… just not doing anything? Tell us, Pamela! (Asking for a friend.)

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Steve Bannon hates Elon Musk and all of the South Africans influencing American politics these days. This is being called a “MAGA civil war.” [Pajiba]
Beyonce delayed her big “announcement.” [JustJared]
More on the delay of With Love, Meghan. [LaineyGossip]
Pete Hegseth is still awful. [Jezebel]
Men who think they’re “nice guys” are always awful. [Buzzfeed]
This is such a huge violation for Brooke Shields. [Socialite Life]
Happy birthday to LL Cool J. [Hollywood Life]
Bernadette Peters has been around forever. [Seriously OMG]
Nicole Kidman & Sunday Rose Urban were out and about. [RCFA]
It’s extremely weird that Ariana Grande is dating someone who looks so much like her brother Frankie Grande, right? [OMG Blog]

The Princess of Wales has just done her first solo event in months, since she attended the Wimbledon men’s final last July. I’m not even sure if that Wimbledon trip should count as “solo” since she went with her daughter and her sister Pippa. But Prince William wasn’t there, at Wimbledon, and he didn’t come to her event today. After all of the talk about whether we would see Kate at the BAFTAs next month, many of us (myself included) believed that Kate would be MIA from these kinds of run-of-the-mill visits and events. I was wrong, I admit that. Kate visited the Royal Marsden Hospital today:

The Princess of Wales has visited the Royal Marsden Hospital to thank staff who looked after her during her cancer treatment. Kate also met other patients at the London hospital – with the visit the first confirmation of where she was treated.

A Kensington Palace spokesperson said: “The Princess wanted to make the journey to both show her gratitude to the incredible team, but also highlight the world-leading care and treatment the Marsden provides.”

[From Sky News]

“With the visit the first confirmation of where she was treated.” I always found that odd. Royal reporters always insisted that Kate had an absolute right to privacy, even suggesting that photographers refused to photograph Kate and William outside whatever hospital out of respect for Kate’s medical privacy. But to not even report which hospital she was allegedly visiting on a weekly basis for her treatment? And Kate also never really thanked her medical team either, at least before today. The whole episode was just so strange. Anyway, I’m glad Kate was out and about.

Update: Kate announced, in an Instagram post, that she is in remission from cancer: “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery. As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal. I am however looking forward to a fulfilling year ahead,” she added. “There is much to look forward to.” We’ll have more on this tomorrow.

Photos courtesy of Cover Images.

Pretty sure if you look up “Country Karen” in the dictionary, Carrie Underwood’s photo appears. Carrie Underwood has always had the look, energy, and vibe of a Karen. We also know that she’s politically conservative, although she’s rarely gone out of her way to align herself to the Republican Party on the record. But it’s a brave new world now that 49% of American voters elected that orange monster yet again. Lots of bigots, racists, fascists, abusers and dumbasses feel like they have a blank check to fly their freak flag. Carrie is one of them – she has agreed to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform at President-elect Trump’s inauguration next week, Trump’s transition team confirmed to Axios Monday.

Why it matters: Underwood is a more high-profile performer than the musical guests at Trump’s 2017 inauguration, signaling that the entertainment industry’s hesitance to embrace Trump has thawed since he left office.

The big picture: One of the staples of a presidential inauguration is a musical performance by a buzzy musical star, and this year the honor will go to Underwood, who is set to perform a rendition of “America the Beautiful.”

The Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club will accompany her.

A representative from CAA, which represents Underwood, did not provide Axios with comment before publication. Trump’s 2017 inauguration day featured performances from the Radio City Rockettes and Jackie Evancho, a former runner-up on “America’s Got Talent.” In 2017, the inaugural committee faced difficulties finding guests willing to perform at the celebration.

[From Axios]

After Axios and TMZ broke the story, Carrie released a statement, confirming her performance: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.” Humbled? We must all come together? Historic event? Those white supremacists really think they’re pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes, don’t they? Anyway, it’s not like I really cared about Underwood to begin with, but I hope everyone who cozies up to Trump gets exactly what they deserve. If you dance with the devil…

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been pushing back on their harshest critics in recent days. I hope this is a new strategy we’ve seen in recent months, where the Sussexes and Archewell refuse to allow all of this nastiness to sit out there, festering in the public sphere. Justine Bateman outed herself as a hateful, MAGA-esque person after the election, pretending like the Biden administration was all about censoring her and her insurrectionist allies. Justine has found a new gravy train, in case you haven’t noticed – a has-been actress is now a self-styled MAGA cultural critic. She’s finding out that mentioning Harry and Meghan gets her the most attention too. Over the weekend, Justine saw the videos of Harry and Meghan visiting the Pasadena relief center and volunteering with wildfire evacuees, and Justine declared them “disaster tourists.” Sources close to the Sussexes already pushed back in People Mag, and now Page Six is running this exclusive:

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry feel Justine Bateman’s disparaging comments were “offensive” after they stepped up to help Los Angeles wildfire victims on Friday. The “Family Ties” alum labeled the couple “disaster tourists” as photos surfaced of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex distributing food and supplies to victims outside the Pasadena Convention Center.

“It’s offensive to Meghan and Harry that anybody would think this is merely a photo opportunity,” a source exclusively tells Page Six.

The pair currently live approximately 90 miles north of the city, however, our source says, “Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles so this is, and always will be, home to her.”

According to the insider, Markle, 43, is “not just a tourist” and “her heart is completely broken for all the lives that have been lost and for those whose homes have been destroyed in these fires.” Harry, 40, and Markle “invested significant time and resources, they have donated money and essential items.”

“They have also dedicated countless hours to volunteering, long before the media even caught wind of their involvement,” the source tells us.

Reps for the Sussexes and Bateman did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment. Bateman slammed the couple on X Saturday, writing that the couple “are no better than ambulance chasers.”

[From Page Six]

My thing is that if you want to be that person and try to critique the Sussexes’ volunteerism, why are you not applying the same critique to every celebrity volunteering or appearing on TV to talk about the Southern California fires? Lots of celebrities have spoken out about donating money or supporting their neighbors or taking people in. Meghan, a native Angeleno, brought her husband to her hometown and they volunteered at a relief center AND donated AND brought attention to World Central Kitchen’s work. Like… what are we doing here?

Photos & screencaps courtesy of Fox News, Cover Images, LA Fox affiliate and Sky News.