{"id":318911,"date":"2025-12-16T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/318911\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:14:11","slug":"meghan-markle-fans-react-to-boutique-owners-scathing-villain-of-the-year-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/318911\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle fans react to boutique owner&#8217;s scathing &#8216;villain of the year&#8217; attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fraser Ross branded Meghan Markle a &#8220;holiday hypocrite&#8221; and depicted the Duchess of Sussex as &#8220;a villain&#8221; on a display at his department store, Kitson, in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>02:24, 16 Dec 2025Updated 06:55, 16 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Screenshot-2025-10-14-at-172233JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle has faced the music\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Meghan Markle has faced the music(Image: YouTube)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Meghan Markle<\/a> fans have jumped to her defence after a business owner branded her &#8220;villain of the year&#8221; in a scathing attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Supporters of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Duchess of Sussex<\/a> have reportedly rang Kitson department store to express their fury, after its owner, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/meghan-markle-branded-holiday-hypocrite-36373092\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Fraser Ross, put her in a &#8220;holiday hypocrites&#8221; gallery in the window in Los Angeles, California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the picture, Meghan, 44, is wearing a Santa hat with &#8220;Montecito Diva&#8221; emblazoned across it. The Duchess of Sussex is featured alongside other &#8220;villains&#8221; including California governor Gavin Newsom, George Clooney and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/katy-perry\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Katy Perry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Meghan&#8217;s supporters are irate, including one who has called Kitson multiple times in one day this week to talk to Mr Ross. The business owner said: &#8220;One called the store 20 times to say we &#8216;weren\u2019t nice&#8217;. She was deranged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Ross, though, has doubled down on his decision to include the Duchess of Sussex in the mix. He said: &#8220;Two months ago we asked our followers who should be on the windows and Meghan\u2019s name [repeatedly] came up and they stated reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/meghan-markles-two-strict-conditions-36394471\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36394471\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle&#8217;s two strict conditions before she heals bitter rift with dad<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/us-celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-blasted-hypocrisy-father-36354946\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36354946\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meghan Markle blasted for her &#8216;hypocrisy&#8217; as her father is rushed to hospital<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765883651_328_0_Image.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Meghan Markle&#8217;s fans defended the duchess(Image: Netflix)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meghan&#8217;s fans expressed their sympathy for the star this month after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/breaking-meghan-markles-dad-thomas-36348008\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">her father was rushed to hospital and needed surgery.<\/a> She eventually <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/us-celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-contacts-dad-thomas-36360308\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">reached out to Thomas, the former TV lighting director<\/a>, amid growing support from her following.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And her following has continued to show support amid Meghan&#8217;s latest challenges, despite Mr Ross&#8217; insistence her place on the gallery is justified. He told the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15377905\/LA-boutique-owner-harassed-deranged-Meghan-Markles-fans-villain-year.html\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Daily Mail<\/a>: &#8220;We have been getting harassed by Meghan Markle fans. We told them we do this every year and she won one of the spots. Hopefully a retail store can knock some sense into Meghan because her &#8220;yes people&#8221; are making people dislike her more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The business owner said customers cited their disdain for Meghan and Prince Harry&#8217;s criticism of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Royal Family<\/a> as reasons to include her on the gallery, which also features George Clooney and Katy Perry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After Harry and Meghan quit their royal duties in 2020 and relocated to America, Kitson, which is in Robertson Blvd, started offering up &#8216;Team Harry &amp; Meghan&#8217; and &#8216;Team William &amp; Kate&#8217; t-shirts so buyers could back their favourite royal couple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And the shop has taken fire at the Duchess of Sussex again as disparaging headlines plastered alongside the former actress criticise her decision &#8220;not to let go of her royal status&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The scathing headline beside Katy Perry condemns her decision to date &#8220;the man who made a whole country hate him&#8221; \u2014 a nod to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/breaking-justin-trudeau-resigns-prime-34427950\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">the end of her new partner Justin Trudeau&#8217;s premiership in Canada this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fraser Ross branded Meghan Markle a &#8220;holiday hypocrite&#8221; and depicted the Duchess of Sussex as &#8220;a villain&#8221; on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,100,56,54,158,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-318911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-meghan-markle","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}