Chris Rock takes aim at Meghan, Duchess of Sussex over royal racism claims

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As part of his Selective Outrage show staged in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday night, the comedian insisted that he is supportive of "wokeness" and voicing support for marginalised communities but doesn't care for "selective outrage". During his set, Chris referred to Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2022 in which the former Suits star alleged there was a conversation between members of the royal family while she was pregnant with her and husband Prince Harry's son Archie over "how dark his skin might be when he's born".

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