After breaking ties with the Duchess of Sussex, Jessica Mulroney, the ex-best friend of Meghan Markle, is reportedly “sad but relieved” by her sudden breakup with her husband.
Former best friend of Meghan Markle, Jessica Mulroney, has split from her husband after 16 years of marriage, according to reports.
After a turbulent few years, the Canadian stylist and her husband Ben are said to have parted ways, after she also lost contact with her former friend Meghan.
The fallout with the Duchess of Sussex was allegedly prompted by a racism row that left branded her as “toxic” in the Toronto social scene, and no longer in touch with one of her closest friends. As news of the couple’s separation broke, a Toronto source said that Jessica was not keeping quiet about her newly single status. It comes after Prince Harry’s devastating loss in royal rift was exposed as Meghan ‘holds the cards’ .
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The source told Page Six that Mulroney attended a wedding in recent weeks and was not wearing her wedding ring, and spoke freely about her separation to other wedding guests. In addition, her husband Ben didn’t attend the nuptials.
“They’ve split,” a Canadian source told the publication , “Jessica seemed sad, but also relieved to have some clarity.” Another insider in the know confirmed they have separated “some time ago”.
One of the last times that Mulroney mentioned Ben, with whom she shares three children, on her Instagram was back in March 2024 when she joked about them both forgetting their wedding anniversary.
Jessica’s separation comes after her years-long friendship with Meghan came to a dramatic end several years ago. The women first bonded in Toronto when Meghan was working on the TV show Suits, years before she first met Prince Harry.
Meghan and Jessica quickly hit it off, and were spotted side-by-side through many monumental moments, including Meghan’s 2018 wedding to Prince Harry, where her three children had roles in the ceremony. Jess is even said to have come along on one of Meghan and Harry’s official royal tours to New Zealand, Australia, and Tsonga.
However, a rumored incident that saw Jessica accused of “problematic” behavior in the early stages of the Covid pandemic in 2020 reportedly led to a major disagreement between Meghan and Jess.
Lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter claimed in an 11-minute video that the two women had gotten into a fight over DM and that Jess had threatened the blogger’s connections with brands and sponsors after she posted a call to action for Black Lives.
In a message, which Sasha called “textbook white privilege,” Jess said, “I won’t be afraid to go to brands and tell them what you’re doing to me” but said she didn’t think Jess was a “racist.”
According to reports from the Daily Mail, Jessica made a point of Meghan’s mixed race background in a comment on the video, saying to Sasha she was “unequivocally sorry”, adding: “As I told you privately, I have lived a very public and personal experience with my closest friend where race was front and centre. It was deeply educational.” Jessica issued a multitude of public apologies.
Meghan had been given the “excuse” she had been seeking for some time to break up with her best friend, according to Page Six’s report at the time. According to a source, Meghan had already felt that Jess was trying to boost her professional opportunities because of her close ties to the Duchess and that she had already decided to “make a career out of the friendship.”
The insider continued, “The white privilege row has really given Meghan the justification she was looking for to permanently cut Jess off… Jess has been on the verge of a break for some time, but I’m not sure what the tipping point was.
Source: Mirror
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