{"id":2389676,"date":"2025-01-13T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harry-and-meghan-accused-of-being-grief-grifters-over-their-response-to-la-fires\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T18:48:56","slug":"harry-and-meghan-accused-of-being-grief-grifters-over-their-response-to-la-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harry-and-meghan-accused-of-being-grief-grifters-over-their-response-to-la-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Meghan Accused of Being &#8216;Grief Grifters&#8217; Over Their Response to LA Fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharry-and-meghan-accused-of-being-grief-grifters-over-their-response-to-la-fires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Prince \u200bHarry and Meghan Markle faced \u200bmeaningful \u200dbacklash on social media \u2064after making \u200can appearance at the \u200bsite of the Eaton fire in Los Angeles, where they interacted with first responders and residents. \u2064Critics labeled them \u2064as &#8220;disaster tourists&#8221; and\u2062 compared their visit to opportunistic publicity\u200d stunts, \u200bwith actress Justine Bateman among those who condemned their actions. bateman&#8217;s comments\u2064 highlighted a sentiment that the \u200dcouple&#8217;s presence was more about self-promotion than \u200bgenuine support, calling \u200cthem &#8220;grief grifters&#8221; \u2062and suggesting\u200d they were using the tragedy for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2062criticism, pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo had a contrasting \u200dview,\u200b praising Harry and Meghan for\u200b their positive impact on the \u200bmorale of \u2062first responders. The couple claimed\u2064 to have opened their home to friends affected by the fires, while Meghan announced a delay in her Netflix show due to the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The mixed reactions illustrate the\u2064 complexities surrounding celebrity involvement in\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-half-of-texas-wind-turbines-frozen-in-winter-storm-limiting-states-power-output\/\" title=\"Nearly Half Of Texas\u2019 Wind Turbines Frozen In Winter Storm Limiting State\u2019s Power Output\">disaster relief efforts<\/a>, reflecting \u200bboth recognition and skepticism from the public.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were roundly reviled on social media after making a cameo appearance at the scene of one fire ravaging the Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/netflix-executives-reportedly-not-happy-prince-harry-duchess-meghans-new-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry<\/a> appeared on the scene of homes damaged in the Eaton fire, where they mingled with first responders and residents, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-disaster-tourists-la-wildfires-eaton-2013771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While there, they donned face masks to enter one damaged home.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have said that they opened their mansion in Montecito to friends who had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-destructive-fire-in-colorado-history-engulfs-hundreds-of-homes-forces-30000-to-evacuate-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Most Destructive\u2019 Fire In Colorado History Engulfs Hundreds Of Homes, Forces 30,000+ To Evacuate: Reports\">evacuate due<\/a> to the fires.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Meghan announced that her latest Netflix show, &ldquo;With Love, Meghan,&rdquo; will be delayed in its release due to the fires.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>All of which did nothing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/complete-incompetence-meghan-duchess-sussex-mercilessly-mocked-secret-new-home-show-gets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endear them<\/a> to actress Justine Bateman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. What a repulsive &ldquo;photo op&rdquo; they achieved. They are &ldquo;touring the damage&rdquo;? Are they politicians now? They don&rsquo;t live here; they are tourists.<br \/> Disaster Tourists. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalisadesFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalisadesFire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kv6v6jSX4y\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kv6v6jSX4y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustineBateman\/status\/1878277401404141859?\">January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. What a repulsive &lsquo;photo op&rsquo; they achieved. They are &lsquo;touring the damage&rsquo;? Are they politicians now? They don&rsquo;t live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists,&rdquo; Bateman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustineBateman\/status\/1878277401404141859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others agreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They are grief grifters. Despicable duo.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sher&#10084; (@TheFabBookLover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFabBookLover\/status\/1878318693781835966?\">January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are grief grifters. Despicable duo,&rdquo; a poster named Sher <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheFabBookLover\/status\/1878318693781835966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Duke and Duchess have emerged from their luxury bunker to remind us that the road to self-importance is paved with well-publicized gestures to disaster victims!&rdquo; a poster using the name TushSapa <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TushSapa\/status\/1878759644027650048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Duke and Duchess have emerged from their luxury bunker to remind us that the road to self-importance is paved with well-publicized gestures to disaster victims!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TushSapa (@TushSapa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TushSapa\/status\/1878759644027650048?\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo had a different opinion, saying they &ldquo;really buoyed the spirits of the first responders,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-justine-bateman-la-wildfires-b2678418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We visited the command post at the Rose Bowl, and people were very happy to see them,&rdquo; he said, calling Harry and Meghan &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">great people&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with &ldquo;great personalities&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Bateman, who resides in the Hollywood Hills, also sounded off about being let down by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ingraham-left-literally-speechless-mel-gibsons-final-5-word-message-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-slammed-justine-bateman-being-disaster-tourists-amid-california-fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re going to run a city or run a state, you have to take care of the basics. And that&rsquo;s [to] make sure that your fire and police department[s] are well funded,&rdquo; she said,<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re not doing everything you can to take care of those problems if they arise, then get out. 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They visited homes impacted by the Eaton fire, interacting with first responders and local residents, as reported by Newsweek. During their visit, they wore face masks to enter one of the damaged houses. The couple mentioned that they opened their Montecito mansion to friends who had to evacuate due to the fires. Additionally, Meghan announced that her new Netflix show, &#8220;With Love, Meghan,&#8221; would be postponed because of the fires. This did not sit well with actress Justine Bateman, who criticized them on X for what she deemed a distasteful publicity stunt: \u201cMeghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers&#8230; Disaster Tourists.\u201d Others echoed her sentiments online. However, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo had a different view; he stated that their presence uplifted first responders&#8217; spirits and described them as &#8220;great people.&#8221; Bateman also expressed disappointment in government officials for not adequately funding emergency services during crises<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meghan-and-Harry.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48424,5675,48229,6235],"class_list":["post-2389676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-grief-grifters","tag-harry","tag-la-fires","tag-meghan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meghan-and-Harry.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389680,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389676\/revisions\/2389680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}