By Bethany Minelle, arts and entertainment reporter
Celebrities have defended the Duchess of Sussex after a trailer for an Australian documentary described her as "a fiend and a monster".
Mia Farrow, Jameela Jamil and Davina McCall are among the stars who criticised the minute-long advert for 60 Minutes Australia – with some accusing the programme of being racist.
The promo claimed it will show how "Meghan Markle lost her sparkle – from adored to insufferable in less than a year".
Shame on you for airing this trash. – Great Britain is fortunate to have this intelligent, compassionate, beautiful woman in the Royal Family. In her, Prince Harry has found happiness and for that we rejoice.
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) September 5, 2019
Soundbites from a series of supposed "experts" also appear – including controversial columnist Katie Hopkins and TV personality Lizzie Cundy.
In the clip, Hopkins calls Meghan "a no one" before attacking the royal's "bad clothes".
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The former reality TV star then accused the Duchess of Sussex of being a hypocrite because she uses private jets despite being vocal about climate change.
Hopkins, who once called African migrants "cockroaches", has aligned herself with various far-right media outlets since moving on from roles at The Sun, the Mail Online and LBC.
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Cundy described Meghan as "manipulating", claiming the former actress simply wanted to date a celebrity.
Another interviewee called her "a fiend, a monster and a hypocrite".
American actress Mia Farrow tweeted: "Shame on you for airing this trash. – Great Britain is fortunate to have this intelligent, compassionate, beautiful woman in the Royal Family. In her, Prince Harry has found happiness and for that we rejoice."
In a follow up message, Farrow wrote: "With all due respect- this smug racist babble is appalling, idiotic, distressing and disgusting."
The Good Place star Jameela Jamil wrote: "You stupid, anti-black, scum bags. This is a f***ing pantomime, not journalism."
Are you guys for real ? This is pathetic journalism … and smacks of racism
— Davina McCall (@ThisisDavina) September 5, 2019
Her reference to Prince Andrew refers to the recent publicity around his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Jamil was recently hand-picked by the duchess to Read More – Source
