Even if Meghan and Harry wanted to sue 'South Park', they probably shouldn't

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may not be big fans of the latest episode of 'South Park,' but they'd probably be better off avoiding legal action.

"If they've been insulted, they can sue," Bryan Sullivan, media and entertainment attorney for Los Angeles firm Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae, told IndieWire. However, they would have little chance of winning. "There is no cure for being insulted."

The most recent episode of "South Park," titled "The Worldwide Privacy Tour," released February 15, focuses on the fictional "Prince of Canada" and his wife who, following the death of the country queen, have moved to the show's titular Colorado town to avoid media attention.

The characters were clearly modeled after Markle and Harry; the episode ridicules the former prince's memoir "Spare", as well as other projects the royal couple have released since their high-profile 2020 "Megxit" from the UK. In a Feb. 16 email to the press promoting the episode, Paramount's Comedy Central-hired outside PR firm called the episode in the subject line "Harry & Meghan inspired." The same PR person sent a similar email two days earlier, without the "Harry and Meghan" language.

After the episode aired, publications liked and ran stories saying Markle was "shattered and overwhelmed" by the satire. Royal commentator Neil Sean also suggested the couple were considering legal action.

"Their legal team is taking a look at the episode to see what's wrong and what could be turned into something more sinister. That seems to be their plan of action rather than laugh it off, enjoy the moment and show the world they get the joke,” Sean said.

Public figures past to get the 'South Park' parody treatment include Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson and the 'Jersey Shore' cast. < /p>

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A rep for the couple called the speculation "nonsense" and media reports "baseless, boring" in a statement to . A lawyer representing Markle and Harry did not respond to IndieWire's request for comment.

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