Prince Harry is in over his head in legal fees — but a VERY famous superstar might bail him out.
As we’ve been following, the estranged royal took a MAJOR blow last week when he lost his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of DailyMail.com — a lawsuit that spanned several years and racked up a FORTUNE in legal fees. The 41-year-old is reportedly out $60 MILLION, and potentially more if he’s ordered to pay any of Associated Newspapers’ costs.
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We know Harry wasn’t alone in the case, as Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, David Furnish, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence, and Sir Simon Hughes all backed him as co-claimants, so the fee could end up being shared. But over the weekend, an insider told Page Six the Duke of Sussex could still wind up owing $20 million on his own — an amount he reportedly does not have. A legal insider familiar with the case told the outlet he may be getting bailed out, though:
“The people funding the case will likely help Harry with costs.”
The outlet reported both the estate of late Formula 1 businessman Max Mosley, as well as campaign group Hacked Off, helped fund the case. But one co-claimant in particular might cut Harry a check…
Elton John!
The pop superstar was famously close with Harry’s mother Princess Diana, and now the estranged royal himself:
“Elton John could also well help Harry out. They’re extremely close.”
According to the UK Sunday Times Rich List, the Rocketman singer reportedly has a net worth of $640 million.
Another insider doubled down on the idea that Harry “definitely doesn’t have the money for it,” adding Meghan Markle will “likely be very furious about the fees. She did not want him to [pursue the case].”
Yikes!
However, another source claimed Elton might not be so keen on forking out cash after all. On Saturday, an insider told Rob Shuter for his Naughty But Nice Substack:
“This lawsuit became Harry’s obsession, and not everyone wanted to go down with the ship. Elton supported him, but support has limits.”
A second source added:
“People are incredibly loyal to Harry and Meghan — until they aren’t. The friendship starts strong, something changes, and suddenly they’re out. Elton may be the latest name added to an increasingly long list.”
Yeesh.
An insider added:
“Harry simply doesn’t have that cash sitting around. Elton isn’t writing a check for Harry, and no one is rushing to rescue him. This entire case was a colossal miscalculation.”
Uh oh! So on top of losing his case, Harry could potentially lose powerful allies:
“The money will hurt. But losing the trust and loyalty of powerful friends may end up costing Harry even more.”
That’s REALLY tricky!
What are your thoughts here, Perezcious readers? Do you think Elton will end up bailing out Harry? Let us know in the comments down below!
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