Meghan Markle's Backlash: Racism & Misogyny Debate

0:00It's April 17th. Entertainment and celebrity news today starts now. AI powered in spotlight ready. I'm Cory with the story. This morning sparked a big debate when host Alison Hammond pinned a heavy backlash against Meghan Markle on racism and misogyny. It all kicked off after the Duchess of Sussex shared that she spaced non-stop online attacks for 10-year straight, calling herself the most bullied. Public figure out there. Meghan brought this up while talking to students, warning them about how social media turns outrage into big money. On the show, journalist Briannie Gordon backed her up, saying she's caught flat herself just for supporting Meghan and Prince Harry. Hammond jumped in, asking what Meghan's really done wrong. Nothing like murder, she said, and called it sad that even fans get hate. When pressed on the intense criticism, Hammond nodded to racism and misogyny as the real drivers behind the hate. Viewers blew up online, right away, split down the middle. Some slammed it as just accountability for her choices,

1:01not prejudice, while others agreed the vitriol feels way over the top and unfair. This back and forth shows how quick public figures draw fire online, but it also spotlights the push-to-name bias when it shows up.