EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN & HARRY STUNG BY OPRAH’S ROYAL SHADE — “SUSSEX-EX-EX” JAB GOES VIRAL!
PLUS: , BARACK PUSHED TO DENY DIVORCE RUMORS BUT MICHELLE SAID NO, AND TAYLOR SWIFT QUIETLY PROTECTED DAD THROUGH MAJOR HEART SURGERY
EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN & HARRY REEL FROM OPRAH’S “SUSSEX-EX-EX” SHADE
They’ve spilled their souls to her, called her family, and even trusted her with their truth — but now Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are feeling a little roasted by Oprah Winfrey herself!
In a shocking twist, the couple’s longtime confidante served up some royal sass during a chat with Kelly Ripa on the Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast. While joking about baby names, Oprah quipped: “I’d just take them straight to the Suss-ex-ex-exes!” The room erupted in laughter. But over at Montecito HQ? Crickets.
Insiders quickly connected the dots: Just months ago, Meghan made a public push to be known not as “Markle” but simply “Sussex.” She even corrected Mindy Kaling on-air, saying: “It’s our little family name.” Now that name’s a punchline — and from the woman who sat across from them during their explosive 2021 tell-all.
“Oprah meant no harm,” a Hollywood insider insists. “But Meghan and Harry are very sensitive — especially about anything that makes them sound like a meme.”
Behind the scenes, Team Sussex is “stung.”
Oprah was a wedding guest. A trusted media ally. One of the few outsiders granted access to their pain. “Let’s just say... the Sussexes probably aren’t clucking with joy.”
And while Oprah has yet to respond, the damage may already be done. As one royal watcher put it: “When Oprah jokes, the world listens — and Harry and Meghan know it.”
EXCLUSIVE: BARACK WANTED TO CLAP BACK AT DIVORCE RUMORS — MICHELLE SAID LET IT GO!
Barack and Michelle Obama don’t just rule hearts — they manage headlines, too. And as whispers of a possible split continue swirling, it was the former President who wanted to fire back… with flair.
“Barack thought it was time to shut it down, with a wink,” a source spills. So when Michelle teased a mystery guest on The Light Podcast — fans got a surprise: out walked her husband.
“She took me back!” he laughed, playing into the buzz. Michelle, ever the cool customer, rolled her eyes: “Don’t start.”
But she eventually got real, saying: “There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I’ve thought about quitting my man.”
Still, speculation had reached a fever pitch after Barack made high-profile appearances solo — Michelle’s absence sent rumors spiraling.
“Michelle’s instinct was to ignore it,” the source adds. “Barack wanted to joke — and guess who won?”
Spoiler: the Obamas, again.
EXCLUSIVE: TAYLOR SWIFT KEPT DAD’S MAJOR HEART SURGERY SECRET — UNTIL HE WAS OUT OF DANGER!
Taylor Swift may be taking over stadiums — but she hit pause on fame for the man who raised her.
Sources confirm the superstar secretly stepped away last month to be by her father Scott Swift’s side as he underwent quintuple bypass surgery. “She camped out at the hospital,” a family friend tells us, adding that Taylor was joined by her mom Andrea and brother Austin.
The 73-year-old — known affectionately as “Papa Swift” — is now said to be recovering fantastically, with reps confirming the surgery wasn’t caused by a heart attack but by “urgent blockages.”
Taylor has been open about her family’s health battles, including Andrea’s cancer diagnosis. This latest scare? “Terrifying,” says a friend. “But they caught it in time.”
Though Taylor has been spotted with boyfriend Travis Kelce, her inner circle insists she’s been in full daughter mode. “Family always comes first,” says the source.
Now fans are flooding X (formerly Twitter) with love — and speculating: could this moment make it into a future Taylor ballad?
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