Her messages were loaded. In early December, Jessica Mulroney<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s best friend whose 2020 white privilege scandal amid the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement fueled widespread reports they\u2019d fallen out \u2014 reposted a video on her Instagram Story about people who won\u2019t look for the truth.<\/p>\n \u201cAnybody who believes lies about you, before even hearing your side of the story, was already looking for a way to be against you,\u201d the clip said. It came just a few months after the Canadian fashion stylist and wedding expert shared another bold statement in September: \u201cAs loving as I am, my detachment game is strong too.\u201d<\/p>\n Many believe Jessica\u2019s messages are aimed at the Duchess of Sussex \u2014 and that she has more to tell. \u201cEveryone says Jessica\u2019s cryptic posts were directed at Meghan. They\u2019re not all that subtle,\u201d an insider notes to Life & Style<\/em> exclusively. The source thinks the social media moves can also be interpreted as \u201chints there\u2019s more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Following years of friendship \u2014 they met after Meghan moved from Hollywood to Toronto to film Suits<\/em>, on which she starred from 2011 to 2017 \u2014 Jessica \u201cknows more about Meghan than probably anyone,\u201d warns the insider.<\/p>\n \u201cMeghan has secrets she doesn\u2019t want revealed, and if anyone can cause her damage by sharing those, by writing a book, posting on social media, giving a tell-all interview or otherwise, it\u2019s Jessica.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Jessica has been privy to things no one else has, and at key moments in Meghan\u2019s life. \u201cShe knows all of her intimate secrets,\u201d claims the insider, \u201cincluding the calculating way she really hooked Harry.\u201d While Meghan and Harry initially said they met after being set up on a blind date, he later admitted to asking a mutual pal about the actress after seeing a video of her on Instagram.<\/p>\n For her part, Meghan confessed to doing her \u201chomework\u201d by looking at the prince\u2019s social media prior to their first encounter. \u201cJessica knows what Meghan\u2019s Hollywood dreams were,\u201d continues the insider. \u201cThere were other famous men who were on her \u2018future husbands\u2019 list. Let\u2019s just say, Meghan would be devastated if the specifics came out.\u201d<\/p>\n The women were tight for years. In the 2022 Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan<\/em>, the American royal, 42, shared footage of herself FaceTiming with Jessica, 43, the night Harry, 39, proposed at their Kensington Palace cottage in 2017. \u201cOh, my God, Jess, it\u2019s happening. He told me not to peek,\u201d Meghan giggled in the video.<\/p>\n The next year, Jessica and husband Ben Mulroney<\/strong>, 47 \u2014 whose father is a former Canadian prime minister \u2014 attended Meghan and Harry\u2019s royal wedding. Their three kids were even in the bridal party: 13-year-old twins Brian and John were page boys alongside Prince George, 10, while 10-year-old Ivy was a bridesmaid with Princess Charlotte, 8. \u201cJessica and Meghan,\u201d confirms the insider, \u201cwere thick as thieves.\u201d<\/p>\n But as Meghan began her tenure with the royal family, reports surfaced claiming Jessica was using her friend\u2019s position as currency. She signed as a style contributor with ABC and scored a gig hosting a wedding-themed reality show.<\/p>\n As sources previously confirmed, Meghan was also forced to reevaluate their friendship in 2020 amid racial-tinged drama. Social media influencer Sasha Exeter, who\u2019s Black, called out Jessica\u2019s alleged \u201cvery problematic behavior and antics\u201d within the fashion community and claimed Jessica \u201ctook offense\u201d and sent her a \u201cthreat in writing\u201d after Sasha issued a call to action following the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n Jessica publicly apologized, admitting she was \u201cwrong\u201d and needed to \u201cdo better,\u201d but Meghan was appalled, says the insider, and began to distance herself.<\/p>\n Jessica has denied reports of a rift. In the wake of the 2020 drama, she even wrote on her Instagram Story, \u201cMeghan and I are family. She is the kindest friend and has checked up on me every day.\u201d Yet the women have not publicly interacted or been seen together since.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople around them were under the impression that Meghan and Jessica promised they\u2019d never let anything mess with their friendship, but it appears both have reneged on that,\u201d says the insider.<\/p>\n Ongoing fears that Jessica will share what she knows have left people in Meghan\u2019s camp uneasy.<\/p>\n \u201cMeghan thought the ultimate betrayal was how Harry\u2019s family has treated them, but if Jessica turned on her, that would really hurt,\u201d says the insider of the ex-bestie\u2019s recent online digs. \u201cThe last thing Meghan and Harry want is another attack on their name, and Jessica could do just that if she expands on her telling posts.\u201d<\/p>\n Reality has set in for Meghan and Harry\u2019s charity. In a tax filing disclosed on December 12, it was revealed that their Archewell Foundation suffered an $11 million decline in contributions in 2022 compared to 2021 \u2014 its first year in operation.<\/p>\n While Archewell received $13 million in donations in 2021, it logged just a little more than $2 million in 2022, and nearly 100 percent of those came from just two unnamed donors. But it\u2019s not all bad news: Despite the drop, their philanthropic organization still holds $8.3 million-plus in assets and continues to fund projects helping communities in need.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhat She Knows<\/h2>\n
A Shift Begins<\/h2>\n
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