Megan Markle finds herself entangled in yet another web of contradictions as articles from 2018 to 2019 suggest that she claimed to have attended the same school as actress Scarlett Johansson.
According to Andrew Morton's 2018 book, "Megan: A Hollywood Princess," Markle was said to have attended the prestigious Little Red Schoolhouse in Los Angeles, where luminaries like Johnny Depp and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers sent their children.
The book claims Megan participated in school plays, even landing the lead role in an adaptation of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," alongside a schoolmate named Elizabeth McCoy. However, McCoy fell ill hours before the show, leading Megan to step into the main part, showcasing her adaptability.
Interestingly, the play included a young girl in the chorus with an unkempt mane of hair and a clumsy manner—Scarlett Johansson. Morton humorously recounted that nobody thought to ask the little girl in the chorus to take the lead role, unaware that she would later become one of the world's highest-paid actresses. However, a simple fact-check reveals that Scarlett Johansson attended PS 41, Lee Strasburg Theater Institute, and Professional Children's School, all in New York. The claim of attending the same school as Meghan Markle is debunked, raising questions about the accuracy of the narratives presented by Markle and biographer Morton.
This discrepancy in Megan Markle's narratives doesn't end there. Despite the ease with which factual inaccuracies can be disproven, it appears that both Megan and Morton have been careless with the details. The desire to align Markle with the Hollywood elite, especially someone as successful as Scarlett Johansson, raises questions about the motivation behind such embellishments.
As Markle reportedly harbors aspirations of returning to the big screen and even starring in a superhero film, her agent was allegedly actively seeking a role for her in early 2020. However, plans were seemingly halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The revelation of these plans, made in 2020, underscores the lack of progress toward Markle's reported career ambitions.
Intriguingly, Scarlett Johansson's early career trajectory contrasts with the fabricated narratives surrounding Meghan Markle. Johansson appeared Off-Broadway at the age of 8, had significant film roles as a child, and garnered accolades, including a double Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations by the age of 19. Despite Markle's attempt to align herself with Johansson, the stark differences in their early careers highlight the falsehoods woven into Markle's narrative.
The tangled web extends to claims that Scarlett Johansson crossed paths with Prince Harry. According to the 2018 book "Harry: Life, Loss, and Love" by royal expert Katy Nickl, Johansson reportedly met Prince Harry at the Mahiki nightclub in the West End, where they got along. Johansson also purportedly encountered King Charles and Queen Camilla at the premiere of the 2008 film "The Other Boleyn Girl." In the film, she played Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary.
However, the veracity of these claims adds another layer of skepticism to Megan Markle's attempts to intertwine her narrative with that of A-listers like Scarlett Johansson. The apparent lack of fact-checking and the growing pile of debunked details paint a picture of desperation for association with Hollywood royalty.
