Justine Bateman’s attack on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s LA fire victims visit is ‘sad’: source

Actress Justine Bateman’s attack on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s meeting with victims of the LA fires has been called “sad” by a source with knowledge of the visit.

The “Family Ties” actress, 58, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) Saturday evening to blast the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their Friday visit to victims of the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, calling it a “repulsive ‘photo op'” and labeling the couple disaster tourists.

“Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers,” Bateman wrote. “What a repulsive ‘photo op’ they achieved.”

“They are ‘touring the damage’?” she asked in her repost of news footage showing the couple in Pasadena, Calif., a stone’s throw from Altadena, one of the hardest hit communities by the fires. “Are they politicians now? They don’t live here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists.”

However, a source with knowledge of Harry and Meghan’s visit to the Pasadena Convention Center and impacted areas of Altadena told The Post that Bateman’s characterization of events is just plain wrong.

“Justine’s claim is not only sad, it’s also very ill-informed,” the source told The Post. “They just showed up,” the insider added, stressing that the couple’s trip was meant to be an incognito visit.