Prince Harry has accused The Sun of publishing a damaging front-page story that falsely tied him to a U.S. sex-trafficking lawsuit involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, out of what he claims was revenge. Court documents recently unsealed show Harry believed the article, published in March 2024, was part of a pattern of retaliation by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers after he sued them for unlawful information gathering.
The headline read: “Harry named in P. Diddy sex traffic case.” The story led with claims that legal filings “linked” the Duke of Sussex to Diddy through name-dropping at wild parties. The article buried the facts until paragraph four, failing to state upfront that Prince Harry faced no accusations, never attended Diddy’s events, and only met him once, alongside Prince William, at a 2007 concert honoring Princess Diana.
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Media Cropped The Truth, And Harry Paid The Price
The story outraged the public not only because it misled readers, but also because it cropped Prince William out of a widely circulated photo. The media edited the image to push a false narrative about Prince Harry. They portrayed him as uniquely entangled in the Diddy allegations, even though both royal brothers attended the same public event.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn court filings, Prince Harry said stories like this one had a “hugely negative impact” on his mental health, and harmed his wife, Meghan and their children. He alleged the article was one of “a large number of false and highly derogatory” stories published after he sued The Sun for phone hacking and surveillance. NGN settled the lawsuit earlier this year, reportedly paying over £10 million in damages and legal fees, and issuing a formal apology to Prince Harry for years of unlawful intrusion. Harry stated in his filings that the media linked him to Diddy’s sex trafficking case as part of a broader campaign to punish him for speaking out.
Cropped Images And Silence From The Palace Reveal Deeper Bias
Despite the explosive headlines, the actual lawsuit against Diddy never accused Harry of any crime. The mention of his name came from a producer who claimed Diddy used references to high-profile individuals, like Prince Harry and other celebrities, to add legitimacy to his social circle. This legal tactic is not unusual, but the British press seized the moment to run sensationalist coverage implying scandal where none existed.
Prince Harry’s legal team said these kinds of stories helped force his hand in leaving royal life. The strain of press hostility, unchecked by the palace, eroded his trust in the institution. While the British press chose to spotlight the names of Prince Harry and Diddy in dramatic headlines, they ignored Prince William’s identical appearance in the same photos. They chose not to mention that both princes declined invitations to Diddy’s parties. They chose to erase nuance in favor of humiliation and punishment.
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They’ve been doing this to Harry and Meghan (especially Meghan) forever. Never once did KP or BP defend H&M. Harry, the Spare, was never supposed to eclipse William, the Heir. As a result, the media, in collaboration with KP and BP, have been doing everything in their power to bring Meghan and Harry down. Aside from them making money off of H&M with their lies on tv and in print, they are doing this to destroy the H&M. The biggest fear for the Charles and William is that Meghan and Harry will some day become billionaires. When that happens, the British people will begin to question why they need a Monarchy. Meghan and Harry have to stay strong and continue to fight back, because this isn’t going to end soon. Charles and William have unlimited amount of the British tax payers money to continue their smear campaign against H&M.
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Destroy Harry and Meghan, not the Harry and Meghan.
Biggest fear for Charles and William, not the Charles and William.
One wonders if the British media is in the pockets of the royal family or if it is the other way around 🤔 regardless so glad Harry and his family are away from that toxic isle
The media here , keeps heading towards their demises every day by showing how corrupt and bias they’re towards any entity that they don’t support, even the guardian that was supposedly unbiased has fallen into the same vile trap. Harry is right that it was revenge otherwise why remove William from the photo and if Harry’s name wasn’t mentioned it would not have even warranted an article. I noticed they’ve dragged Harry and Meghan into the Beckams controversy to the point of lying that the don and wife had dinner at their home, invited. I knew this was a lie straight away as the Sussexes are too security conscious to have uninvited people turn up at their house where their kids are, the fact are out now that it was the Paramount executive who hosted the function at his home , nothing to do with Harry and Meghan. I’m so sick and tired of these media people who will try and find the barest of strings to drag them into other peoples mess. Were the media always this corrupt or did Meghan and Harry story show the cesspool there all swimming in???
Well said and you encapsulate what a lot of people in the U.K. feel. I have blocked all U.K. media from my timelines, won’t buy or read their rags and the more people that do the same will send a message to them to stop all their lies and attacks. We will not support this and it will eventually hurt their money making which will hopefully see a lot of them close for good. We need new news outlets in the U.K. that report the truth, that are not affiliated to any one political party and especially not in a secret contract with the unroyal family!