A college professor, Dr. Anne Anderson, has opened a lawsuit after she lost her accreditation as a result of her remarks concerning Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. She claims that her suspension is a breach of contract with the Arts Society at Exeter University, where she has worked as a faculty member for almost three decades.
During a pre-class discussion over Zoom, Dr. Anne called the former Suits star “the dreaded Meghan.” But the experienced professor says her words were “taken out of context and misunderstood.”
College Professor Takes Legal Action After Losing Accreditation For Criticising Meghan Markle
Dr. Anderson talked about the outcome of the Sussexes’ controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey with her students over the course of the class. It was reported that Dr Anderson said the words “the dreaded Meghan” and added, “You couldn’t turn the television on without some person of a colourful disposition having a moan about something”.
A little less than a week after that class, the Arts Society’s chief executive, Florian Schweizer, sent the professor an odd e-mail. According to Dr. Anderson, Mr. Florian notified her of the racial allegations, the suspension of her accreditation, as well as a proposed disciplinary inquiry set-up for her. The professor was later found to be innocent of the racism allegations. But her accreditation was still put on hold by the Arts Society for “inappropriate comments and behaviour.”
Meanwhile, when Dr. Anderson was asked to write remorse letters to the petitioners and The Arts Society, as well as attend a diversity training class, she failed to do so. This caused her accreditation to be revoked by the college. In a chat with the Daily Mail about her high court case, the professor said, “I have lost three quarters of my income. I can’t sleep.”
Speaking about the event, she went on, “We had a viewing of the video with my two complainants. Over an hour, they grilled me extensively. They thought Meghan Markle was an inappropriate topic. There’s a danger of how relaxed you can be on a Zoom call in your home. People know I’m dyslexic and I always put my foot in it.” She further maintained that her colourful comment was only a wrong use of words.
