They say no good deed goes unpunished, and Meghan Markle knows that all too well after creating a mini PR disaster on Instagram.
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00:00I was just told that something arrived that I have been waiting for."
00:03They say no good deed goes unpunished, and Meghan Markle knows that all too well after
00:08creating a mini-PR disaster, as some online accuse her of celebrating her own charitable
00:14act and her connections to her A-list friends.
00:17Oh my god."
00:21Meghan's latest Instagram video has Royal Watchers split, with some saying the duchess
00:25is just patting herself on the back, promoting her recent work helping a teen secure some
00:30Billie Eilish merch, after the fan lost a t-shirt of the pop star to the recent California
00:35wildfires.
00:36Two or three weeks ago, when my husband and I were in Altadena, we went to a community
00:43where all the homes were left in ashes."
00:45Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, of course, and again, live picture, and they're talking
00:51to the mayor of Pasadena."
00:53All that she'd been looking for in her home was the t-shirt from the Billie Eilish concert
00:58that she had just gone to."
01:00Meghan then revealed to her 1.6 million followers that she made a voice note and sent it out
01:05to her celebrity friends, hoping someone in her contacts could pass it on to the Grammy
01:09winner and help out this young fan.
01:11If I don't know Billie Eilish, I'm gonna figure out how to get you this shirt."
01:15And sure enough, Billie, or her team, hooked Meghan up with a stack of merch for the superfan,
01:20including an autographed LP.
01:22Guys, I don't even know what all of this stuff means, but it's signed for her."
01:28"...helping the people who are coming up.
01:30It's not taking anything away from you.
01:32It's just helping more people succeed.
01:33I think that's really key."
01:34A sweet story on the surface, but Meghan can hardly make a move online without intense
01:38scrutiny.
01:39In this post highlighting her good deed, and her powerful connections, is no exception.
01:45Not a drop of humility read one comment on X, making it all about herself, read another.
01:50Others called the selfie-style clip tone-deaf and even disgusting.
01:55One commenter summed up the backlash, asking,
01:57"'Why not just do a good deed and not make a video about it?'
02:01Not helping matters is her name-dropping Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine and his wife, model
02:06Beati Prinsloo.
02:07"'Adam Levine and Behati, you guys helped get this over the line.'"
02:11Meghan had her supporters as well, with many commenters praising the gesture.
02:16And her fresh face returned to the style of posting.
02:19Not a stitch of makeup and she's stunning, read one comment, and fans couldn't help but
02:23notice Meghan's custom sweatshirt with the names of her kids stitched on it.
02:27One hater, however, had another idea for a custom fit, a T-shirt that reads,
02:31"'My house burned down and all I got was this crappy T-shirt from Meghan Markle.'"
02:36This isn't the first time Meghan's been accused of so-called disaster tourism.
02:41Family Ties star Justine Bateman called her trip to Altadena a repulsive photo-op and
02:46called her and Harry no better than ambulance chasers.
02:49So the mayor of nearby Pasadena had a different take.
02:52They didn't come out here for publicity, they came out here to work."
02:57Meghan's back on Instagram after a long absence from the platform to promote her upcoming
03:01Netflix lifestyle series, With Love, Meghan, which was delayed in the wake of the deadly
03:06wildfires.