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'RHONY' star Bethenny Frankel calls Meghan Markle 'fairly unknown actress', slammed as 'racist and jealous'

The star took to Twitter to share her opinion on the Meghan Markle interview with Oprah Winfrey and slammed the Duchess, only to receive harsh criticism from netizens

'Real Housewives of New York'  star Bethenny Frankel added her two cents on Twitter lashing out at 'fairly unknown actress' Meghan Markle for her candid revelations in her interview to Oprah Winfrey on CBS. The show that put out some startling, unknown facets of the Royal family continues to make headlines on a global scale. Meghan's candid chat has seen opinions, lash-outs, and sympathy pour in generous doses and has almost overshadowed every other event.

That said, Frankel was among those who have been critical in their thoughts about the whole thing. In addition to slamming Meghan about her acting career, she also lambasted her for making "hundreds of millions" of dollars thanks to her short time as royal.

In a tweet, Frankel wrote: "Cry me a river...the plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, w tiaras & 7 figure weddings for TWO WHOLE YEARS to being a household name w @Oprahon speed dial, fetching 7 m for interviews, hundreds of millions in media deals. #MARRY." The tweet sparked an intense discussion as netizens jumped in on the discussion.

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Meghan supporters did their part in dishing out a fitting reply. One of them was 'Selling Sunset' star. Chrishell Stause. "Not a white housewife comparing her struggle to Meghan’s. A woman of color joining the Rotyal Family. It’s the delusion for me. Everyone is working overtime trying to silence her. Let us hear what she has to say!," she tweeted. Stause wasn't the only one. While there were a bunch of "ayes" agreeing to Frankel, it did appear the 'nays' were a lot more in number.

"Hmm like the river you cried of white women tears being a mediocre reality tv star claiming to be homeless while owning 2 properties in NYC with the luxury of living in a hotel while in a limo??? Oh the plight," one of the netizens mocked. Agreeing to this on a more sordid note was another. "This seems unnecessarily cruel. I get your brand/have long been a fan of yours; this seems like something for which you might later apologize."

Writer Akilah Green wasn't far behind in her support to Meghan. "Cry me a river" is a shocking take from someone who's had ≈17 televised nervous breakdowns." The disagreeing audience continued: "Bethenny, with all due respect, we literally watched you become successful and rich on TV. Yet you always seemed to have something to cry about every episode. Maybe this is the wrong angle for you to take."

"ave you.... not seen the show you were on? Or are you the only fairly unknown actress whose allowed to have feelings?" a tweet read. "This isn't about Meghan, this is about entrenched racism, misogyny and xenophobia in Britain and the Royal family. Otherwise, I don't think Meghan would speak out and I don't think Oprah would be talking to her and Harry. But I guess you're jealous you didn't get all she did," a comment said. Another said, "I’m going to drag anyone who tries to paint Bethenny Frankel as a decent person . She’s a privileged, racist twit."