The daily gossip: The new Meghan Markle allegations are suspiciously timed, Dolly Parton is vaccine chic, and more

The new Meghan Markle allegations are suspiciously timed, Dolly Parton is vaccine chic, and more

1. The timing of the bullying allegations against Meghan Markle seems pretty suspicious

Buckingham Palace officials are "steeling themselves for embarrassing disclosures" ahead of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey this weekend — which makes the timing of new "allegations" of "bullying" by the Duchess of Sussex pretty fishy. Five days before the couple's interview is scheduled to air, The Times reported that Meghan made her staffers cry and drove two personal assistants out of her household. One observer told People, "The whole thing reminds me of an old rugby saying: 'Get your retaliation in first,'" while a spokesperson for the Sussexes said, "Let's just call this what it is — a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation." Former Times writer Andrew Clark tweeted, "Comprehensive hatchet job on Meghan in this morning's Times … Somebody's worried about the Oprah interview."

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