- A lawyer for Samantha Markle submitted a formal motion to withdraw from her lawsuit against Meghan Markle.
- In court documents, the lawyer cited "irreconcilable differences" and "fundamental disagreements."
- Samantha filed a defamation lawsuit against Meghan over comments made during a 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.
The attorney for Meghan Markle's half-sister no longer wants to represent her in her defamation lawsuit against the Duchess of Sussex.
Lawyer Douglas Kahle, who has been representing Markle's half-sister Samantha Markle, submitted a formal motion in a Florida federal court this week asking that he be permitted to withdraw from the case.
BuzzFeed's Ellie Hall first reported on the motion, which was filed on Monday.
In the motion, Kahle wrote that he and his client have "irreconcilable differences and fundamental disagreements regarding various aspects of this case and the strategy moving forward."
"Additionally, withdrawal can be accomplished without a material adverse effect on the interests of the client because this case is at such an early stage," the motion reads.
The court document also states that Samantha Markle is "aware" of the motion and "consents to the withdrawal."
Kahle, Meghan Markle's legal counsel, and the Sussex's representatives didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
It is unclear whether Samantha Markle had retained a new attorney.
Samantha Markle, 57, filed a defamation lawsuit against her younger half-sister Meghan Markle, 40, following comments the duchess made about her family during Meghan's infamous Oprah Winfrey interview alongside husband Prince Harry last year. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Samantha accused Markle of lying to the press and falsely spinning a "rags to riches" narrative.
In the March 2021 interview with Winfrey, Markle said she hadn't talked to Samantha in nearly 20 years.
Samantha remained critical of Markle during her time with the royal family, including in November 2020, when Samantha accused her half-sister of using her Remembrance Day tribute as an "exploitative photo opportunity."
In March 2022, Samantha's Twitter account was suspended after Buzzfeed News reported that her account had been harassing Megan for years.
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