Topic: Suits

Lizzie Cundy recounts meeting Meghan Markle at a charity dinner and being asked to look after her while she was in London. Markle reportedly expressed a desire to find an English boyfriend, specifically a celebrity or a soccer player like Ashley Cole. The timeline of Markle's transition from the show Suits in Vancouver to her eventual meeting with Prince Harry is scrutinized, noting her subsequent distancing from early contacts like Cundy and Piers Morgan.

Wendy Williams reveals that before her engagement to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle reached out to her show's talent department to work as a fashion expert and runway model. The hosts discuss Markle's role on the show Suits and her perceived limitations as an actress. They suggest her career trajectory involved strategic networking to move from semi-popular television to the royal inner circle.

Attorney Benjamin Crump enters the narrative, representing the Jean family in a civil suit. Mo deconstructs Crump's business model, comparing it to Al Sharpton's "ground game" but updated for the internet era. They discuss how high-profile attorneys use media appearances and protests to create leverage for multi-million dollar settlements, often framing the case around "living while black" to maximize public pressure.

Oprah Winfrey describes the emotional cost of passing for white, which often required individuals to completely disown their black families. A personal anecdote involves Oprah being forced to sleep on a porch because a light-skinned woman passing for white did not want a dark-skinned child in her home. The discussion links this to Meghan Markle, suggesting her father was excluded from the royal wedding for similar optical reasons.