Jessica Mulroney’s estranged husband, Ben, has shared a surprising update about the state of her friendship with Meghan Markle.
The 49-year-old, who had been married to Jessica for 16 years, was asked about their friendship on the “Can’t Be Censored” Podcast.
Meghan met stylist Jessica in 2011, while she was filming Suits, and their bond strengthened over the years.
However, things reportedly turned south between the pair after Jessica became embroiled in a white privilege row with blogger, Sasha Exeter.
Are Meghan Markle and Jessica Mulroney still friends?
Jessica’s estranged husband, Ben, has dropped the surprising news that he believes Jessica and Meghan are on “positive terms” again.
“There’s so much interest in that period, that friendship, all that stuff,” he explained.
“It’s Jess’ story to tell. I wouldn’t speak for her, so if she ever wants to talk about it, but from what I understand, they are on positive terms.”
It has been rumoured that Jessica was considering releasing a memoir about her relationship with the Duchess of Sussex, which she has denied.
“Absolutely not,” she told the Daily Mail, firmly shutting down the speculation.
In September 2025, The Mirror claimed that she could have secured a lucrative book deal.
“Jessica’s explosive story is the one publishers want to get their hands on. She could command up to a seven-figure dollar sum depending on what she is prepared to say,” the source alleged.
“There’s huge interest in Jessica’s perspective and her time in the royal spotlight when friends with Meghan. People would rush to buy Jessica’s book to know what really happened between them. Hers is the real story royal watchers want to read and are asking for.”
Why did Meghan Markle and Jessica Mulroney fall out?
The pair were very close, with Jessica’s children, Brian, John, and Ivy, even serving as the page boys and a bridesmaid, respectively, at Meghan’s 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry.
Meghan was believed to have phoned Jessica just moments before Harry proposed, in a sign of how close they were.
“Oh, my God, Jess, it’s happening, he told me not to peek,” Meghan said in a video recording which aired in the Netflix series Harry & Meghan, though Jessica didn’t directly appear in the documentary.
However, fractures allegedly formed between the friends after Jessica was axed from TV gigs following a white privilege row with blogger, Sasha Exeter.
Sasha accused Jessica of “white privilege” after a dispute they had over the Black Lives Matter movement.
“What happened next was a series of very problematic behaviour and antics that ultimately resulted in [Jessica] sending me a threat in writing last Wednesday,” Sasha claimed at the time.
“Listen, I am by no means calling Jess a racist, but what I will say is this, she is very well aware of her wealth, her perceived power and privilege because of the colour of her skin. And that, my friends, gave her the momentary confidence to come for my livelihood in writing.”
Sasha also shared her disappointment over Jessica not using her platform to support Black Lives Matter.
The blogger said it was surprising given her friendship with “one of the most famous black women in the world”, referencing the now-Duchess of Sussex.
Jessica later issued a public apology to Sasha, but rumours began to circulate about her friendship with Meghan, which she denied.
However, the pair have not been seen publicly together in recent years, and Jessica never featured with Meghan’s other friends on With Love, Meghan.
In 2022, Jessica also posted a cryptic quote on social media, just days before Volume Two of the Netflix show Harry & Meghan was released.
The message was initially shared on Hamptons interior designer Tom Samet’s account, which was reshared on Jessica’s Instagram stories with the quote, “Best thing I ever did was learn how to move without the crowd.”
“Their friendship is definitely not what it was. And really, how can you have such a close friendship when one person is basically making a career out of the friendship?”, a source previously told Page Six.
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