Meghan Markle’s co-star ‘Suits’, Wendell Pierce, criticizes Oprah’s interview for drawing attention to pandemic

Meghan Markle’s former co-star “Suits” is not happy.

Actor Wendell Pierce recently spoke to the LBC radio station in Britain and discussed the bomb interview between Markle, her husband, Prince Harry, and Oprah Winfrey, in which the royals discussed everything from their family relationships to their mental health struggles.

Pierce plays Markle’s father in the legal drama, which appeared in 36 episodes per IMDb, while Markle is recognized with 108 appearances.

During his radio interview, Pierce, 57, complained to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they had been interviewed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

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“Today, 3,000 people are going to die in America because of Covid,” he told the Daily Mail and the Independent. ‘A few hundred people are going to die, even this hour, in the UK. ‘

Wendell Pierce, former co-star of 'Suits', by Meghan Markle said it was 'insensitive' to conduct such an explosive interview amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Wendell Pierce, former co-star of ‘Suits’, by Meghan Markle said it was ‘insensitive’ to conduct such an explosive interview amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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He further said that the former actress and Prince Harry’s interview evokes Shakespeare’s famous line “full of sound and anger that means nothing” from “Macbeth”.

Pierce said he “finds it insensitive and offensive that we are all complicit in this kind of palace … gossiping in the midst of so much death. I think it’s insignificant.”

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He explained that he was critical of “everyone”, including Winfrey, television networks CBS and ITV, Harry, Markle and the Palace.

The actor also insisted that the royal family should not get involved in such matters, but rather focus on the death throes in which we find ourselves.

Meghan Markle and Wendell Pierce in 'Suits'.  (Photo by: Ben Mark Holzberg / USA Network / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Meghan Markle and Wendell Pierce in ‘Suits’. (Photo by: Ben Mark Holzberg / USA Network / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

The royal duo addressed how racism played a role in their lives, and even claimed that a member of the Institution had talked to Harry about the skin color of his then unborn child.

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Pierce, who has not spoken to Markle since 2019, said that despite race playing such an important role in their “Suits” characters’ storylines, he did not discuss the subject much with her.

“We did not have long discussions about it, other than what is in the text and what happened in our personal lives,” he said.

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In 2018, Pierce revealed that he shared one last special moment with Markle before saying goodbye to ‘Suits’ after her fiancé to Harry.

Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, discussed everything from their family relationships to their mental health struggles in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday.

Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, discussed everything from their family relationships to their mental health struggles in an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday.
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Pierce told the UK Telegraph he still cherishes one memory of Markle before filming the finale of season 7 – the last episode in which they played together.

He told Markle, who appeared as Rachel Zane in the legal drama, that he was her friend “no matter where you are or what’s going on.”

Reps to Pierce, Harry and Markle did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Fox News’ Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report

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