When Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 44, launched her lifestyle brand As Ever, she likely didn’t see this one-sided feud coming.
Reality TV star Stassi Schroeder, 37, has been, for a long time, a self-confessed super fan of the Duchess of Sussex, but after she didn’t receive a box of free PR goodies from As Ever, she’s turned into a “toxic hater”.
In a wild rant on her podcast – called Stassi – the former Vanderpump Rules star ranted about the fact that even though her own PR team had reached out to Meghan’s brand, she had yet to receive any freebies, calling it the “last straw”.
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“I have literally defended her when no one else did,” Schroeder said on her podcast.
“I have filmed videos about it, I’ve commented on all the things, I literally had my f–king PR reach out,” she added.
“The way she moves through social media, I think that she’s stuck in 2017, and she just thinks I’m a lowly reality person,” the TV star claimed. “That’s what I think, and I am furious, and this is the last straw. I’m not watching her show anymore.”
Stassi continued, “I’m not going to talk about her anymore. I’m going to unfollow her right now … Done.”
The reality TV personality also pointed out that Meghan’s team had sent PR boxes to some podcasters who had been less than friendly about the Duchess over the years.
“When you’re sending PR boxes to people who talk s–t about you — Claudia and Jackie don’t talk s**t about her, but they literally, they’ve questioned her, and they also say, ‘I wonder what Stassi’s thinking about this.’
“‘I wonder what Stassi’s thinking about this because Stassi’s her number one fan.’ Everyone f–king knows. No longer,” Schroeder ranted. “My feelings are hurt and I’m a toxic fan … I was a toxic fan that’s now a toxic hater.”
She also accused Meghan of being a “control freak” about her image, and paying too much attention to people who don’t like her, rather than her committed fans like Stassi.
Meghan is “paying attention to [her] haters,” Stassi said. “I think it’s her way of trying to control the narrative. I think she’s controlling.”
However, despite Stassi’s feelings being “hurt” by the apparent snub, Cosmopolitan reports that Meghan literally has no idea who the reality TV star is – ouch.
A source was quoted as saying, “It was Meghan’s marketing team handling promo, not Meghan herself.
“Does Stassi think every celebrity is at home cross-legged with bubble wrap thinking about her? Delusional.”
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