It was only a matter of time before a story like this came out: Page Six is reporting Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle's friendship is "on the rocks." The reason? Markle didn't attend Chopra's wedding to Nick Jonas in December. The Quantico actress is reportedly "crushed" by the Duchess of Sussex's absence, so much so that she opted not to go to her royal baby shower last week in New York City. Never mind that Chopra had work obligations in Los Angeles keeping her from attending—this source says she skipped out to "get back" at Markle. Because that's what grown people do.
“Their friendship is over unless Meghan apologizes,” the source tells Page Six. “Priyanka is a huge international star with a tremendous social media following. She is probably more famous worldwide than Meghan is. She feels Meghan didn’t respect her, and didn’t respect their friendship.”
I call bullshit on this entire story. Markle and Chopra are two of the most famous women in the world. Their work is hectic and takes them all around the globe. Markle probably had a very good, very legit reason for not attending Chopra's wedding, and she no doubt sent over a basket of homemade banana bread as an apology.
Likewise, Chopra's reason for not being at Markle's baby shower probably wasn't malicious. TMZ reports she was bogged down with meetings for a book she's writing, which sounds about right. Maybe she was combing through scripts to figure out her follow-up to Isn't It Romantic. Maybe she was so wrapped up in newlywed bliss with Nick Jonas she forgot about Markle's baby shower. I would believe that. Just look at this photo of them:
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This is the kind of love that would make you miss your flight to New York.
And this is the kind of love that says, "I'm so sorry for missing your baby shower. I got distracted listening to my hot 26-year-old husband cover 'Year 3000' on the piano":
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Chopra will make it up to Markle by sending her a Rolls Royce or something. (She has one of those, and it's about time the duchess has one too.)
If you want more proof this beef has no legs, a second source tells Page Six, “There are no issues between the two women. They are friends, and anything you’re being told otherwise is inaccurate and untrue.”
And that, my friends, is most likely the real story. Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle are too fancy and too iconic to be bothered with a silly feud—and, honestly, same.
