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Hush Money Dilemma

[Blind Gossip] When your reputation needs to be kept squeaky clean but your relatives won’t shut up about you, what do you do?

In the case of this recently-married actress, the solution is very simple… and very complicated!

Her family members are desperate for money. She could easily shut them all up if she paid them each a stipend every month. I heard that the total to all the individuals involved would be approximately $60,000 USD a month.

However, she does not have as large a nest egg as people might think and that nest egg would erode quickly. Her husband has the money, but would face enormous hurdles from his family if he tried to use his inheritance as hush money for the next fifty years!

There is also the unpleasant fact that her family members have thus far proven wildly unpredictable and unstable. Even with contracts, there are no guarantees that the stipends would result in both stability and silence.

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Groom:

[Optional] What should the Bride and Groom do?

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  3. mystic1 says

    Megan and Prince Harry. They should try smoothing over the rift and invite them to the palace.

  5. thelasthigh says

    megan markle
    prince harry

    just let the relatives talk. no one really cares & once you own up to whatever you did, no one can hold it against you anymore

  6. ashleyb234 says

    Meghan Markle
    Prince Harry

    This is so damn disgusting. They should simply go to major outlets and tell them if they even accept a call or email from meghan’s “family” they won’t get the scoop on any of the royal family ever again. It’s so disgusting that these people she hasn’t spoken to in 10-20 years are doing this. What happened to getting a job or leaving her alone like she’s left them alone for decades?

  9. sparkleandmine says

    Bride: Meghan Markle

    Groom: Prince Harry

    Ugh I feel for her, it must suck to have a trashy family in this position. I don’t think paying them off would even help, as they’d keep upping the ask and still behaving erratically. If I were Meghan, I would just completely ignore them (both publicly and privately), and hope that the media loses interest eventually. There’s only so much they can say, unless she has some kind of salacious secret she’s trying to bury.

  10. celebiddy says

    I think most people perceive Meghan’s rogue relatives as unstable, untrustworthy a*holes so she’s probably better off saving her money and ignoring them

  12. Taytay25 says

    Bride: Meghan
    Groom: Prince Harry

    What should they do? Ignore them and live their lives. If everyone in the news did the same, her relatives would go away.

  13. pigerella says

    meghan markle
    prince harry

    absolutely do not give them money! just ride it out. i dont think people even believe any of them at this point.

  15. iknewit says

    Meghan and Harry
    Send the secret service to shut them up. First visit is a warning, if a second is needed then it’ll be permanent. As a Brit I totally sanction this, her family are awful.

  17. amoteafloat says

    Well, it’s deffo Princess Meg. And there’s probably nothing she *can* do about those wretched, mouthy, duplicitous garbage people who call themselves ‘’family,’’ so the best thing she can possibly do — in my opinion — is to continue loving and getting to know her husband and his clan, stay gracious toward the public, and remain silent on the matter. I really admire her. I would have already crammed dog hair down my sister’s gas tank if she were as awful as Samantha effing Markle. Just sayin’…

  18. plumplum says

    Meghan’s and Harry.
    They should do nothing. Everyone knows her family hates her,they are jealous .

  19. alittlebird says

    Meghan and Harry

    Don’t pay her “distant relatives” a dime, it’s practically extortion/blackmail money to keep them quiet. They are grifters and it’s a shame they are behaving this way. I would just continue to ignore them. I would say make a plea to the media to ignore the Markle trash, but the media wants to embarrass Meghan. It’ll die down, until then, don’t allow them to extort her.

  20. sassybrunette says

    Must be Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

    Don’t pay. As Perry Mason said, there’s only one way to deal with blackmailers…

  21. otter24 says

    Meghan & Harry. They should ignore her family. If they pay them hush money, they’ll be paying it for the rest of their lives.

  25. NativeAtlantaGirl says

    Megan & Harry
    They will never shut up, even with stipend. She will start phasing them out and giving no info or give them specific info approved to share.

  26. whatisagigawatt2016 says

    Prince Harry
    Meghan Markle
    I would go down the legal route. Drag them through law suits to shut them up or bankrupt them or both. I certainly wouldn’t pay them a penny.

  29. lurkerbelle says

    Bride: Meghan Markle

    Groom: Prince Harry

    [Optional]: Leave ’em alone. Not worth the money, deny deny deny.

  31. Golfbabe says

    Everyone loves Meghan because she is self-made. They should just ignore it and not pay a dime. GO Meghan!

  32. Kathleen61204 says

    Bride: Meghan Markle

    Groom: Prince Harry

    [Optional] Tell her family to eff off. This is not fair for Meghan whether or not she is a gold digger.

  33. chlofa says

    Meghan & Harry

    Optional: they should have dealt with this before they were married. Not much they can do now.

  34. jojo5282 says

    Megan and Harry.

    Snakes do what snakes do. You can’t shut them up Megan but you can take the high ground. Let then strangle themselves… they’ll do it in due time.

  37. SleuthingForFun says

    Bride: Markle

    Groom: Prince Harry

    [Optional] What should the Bride and Groom do? IDK, I’m actually perplexed.

  40. DaniJo says

    Meghan Markle

    Prince Harry

    Is her past really that bad that she would have to pay people to keep quiet?

  42. Scooby Snacks says

    Harry and Meghan…just burn the bridge. They’ll eventually go away if you don’t acknowledge them.

  50. TeaDrinker says

    Meghan Markle
    Prince Harry
    Optional: They are poorly matched so I say they should’ve never married or at least waited until they knew each other and openly dated one another for a few years first. That way all the kinks would’ve been smoothed out before their marriage. They jumped the gun and must pay for it now.

  55. zappy2050 says

    Everyone knows Meghan Markle’s family is crazy. It is just something she has to live with – don’t invite them around you – they will just sell the story.

    And yes, Meghan does not have as much money as she/her people let on – maybe $500,000.

    I wish her all the luck in the world – I have terrible family members as well – so I know how awful that can be.

  57. pajuxy says

    Meghan Markle
    Prince Harry

    If you give them a dime, they’ll always want more. Can’t the royal family get the media to not post articles? I say don’t pay. They look more and more foolish and pathetic as time goes on.

  61. rayodeplata says

    Meghan Markle
    Prince Harry

    Not sure what they should do; what terrible secrets can Meghan have really?

  62. cantbearsed says

    Meghan Markle.

    She should help out her father and mother if they’re in dire straits. No hush money and forget the rest of the half-siblings. The Royal Family should not get involved. She and Prince Harry should just maintain a dignified silence (though they ought to at least visit her dad. And stop by to see Doria on the way).

  63. lealoo says

    Meghan Markle
    Prince Harry

    Set them up with a business? If it good enough for the Middletons…

  65. gossipxgal1 says

    Meg and Harry. Idk blackmail? I feel like the royals would have some smart way of shutting this down

  69. sunshine702 says

    Megan Markel
    Prince Harry
    Pay a lease on a car or apartment and threaten to stop payment if confidentiality is breached

  70. FiyahHotFlashy says

    Duke and Duchess of Sussex…they should let her greedy relatives talk. I wouldn’t pay them a dime to shut up. Stay on the high road!

  71. wombat says

    Me Again Markle
    Prince Harry
    Let them talk, most people think her family are lying losers anyway so I can’t see how they can damage her reputation any more.

  74. jonty30 says

    This famous family has been known to shut people up permanently on occasion, when they become too big a risk.

    Meghan should have a serious talk with her family before they become too problematic.

  75. jenvies says

    Meghan and Harry
    Keep your money. Let them talk. Cut them out of your life. If it weren’t the money grubbing family, it would be someone else. Anyone who sells a story has to go. The British press is awful and Lady Di’s death is the ultimate result.

  76. I Am PunkA says

    Poor Meghan. I’m sure they’ll just ignore it. Her family looks awful and she looks better by staying silent and above it.

  78. smoolieloo says

    Duchess of Sussex Meaghan and Prince Harry.
    They should just let her family go crazy. There is nothing you can do to control crazy.

  79. hushhunny says

    Bride: Meghan Markle
    Groom: Prince Harry

    They’re going to just have to learn to live with her family’s bad behavior. Even if they gave them money, they’d just want more and more!

  85. ILUVCA4evr says

    Bride: La Markle

    Groom: Poor Prince Harry

    [Optional] What should the Bride and Groom do? DON’T PAY and make sure they all know that it isn’t happening. Take her Dad and get him isolated on a farm somewhere away from everyone and impress upon him he needs to SHUT UP. He is the only one I’d set up & make it clear if he doesn’t be quiet, the gravy train stops fast. The others will fade away as it’s pretty much agreed they are all greedy low lifes.

    I feel bad for Harry. He made the…

  88. lmhilly1971 says

    Megan markle
    Prince harry

    I wouldn’t pay them a dime, let them keep flapping their lips. Everyone already knows they are vultures. Ignore them.

  89. Archetype says

    Megan markle

    Denounce and cut off the whole of her family. Eventually they will run out of things to whine to the press about.

  90. kensie says

    Meghan & harry.

    Her family is crap. I can’t handle their attention seeking nonsense. Perhaps, if we ignore them they’ll go away?… no? Here’s hoping

  91. Beautiful_Stranger says

    Meghan Clarke
    Prince Harry
    Let people talk. Keep your money.

    I love how we have so many blinds about them.

  92. afternoondelight says

    Harry and Meghan. Ignore it. All the skeletons are out and soon no one will pay attention.

  93. mizzec says

    The Duke & Duchess of Sussex…aka Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle…what can they do? Best to just ignore it I guess…paying them off is asking for the media to pry even more. The Royal Family is under the magnifying glass as it is, why give them more?

  96. Babs806 says

    Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
    She should ignore them and cut off contact with the ones who talk

  100. badgerette85 says

    Meghan/Harry
    As hard as it is to ignore -Move on… don’t pay them as they will only ask for more as time goes on.