Meghan Markle investigation ‘buried’… Marcus Mumford goes solo… H.E.R. filed a lawsuit… Michelle Young & Nayte break up… … and Khloé Kardashian is dating

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When she became a member of the Royal Family, one of Meghan Markle’s initiatives was to fight bullying. But then Megxit happened and Prince Harry and Meghan talked to Oprah about getting the heck out of England, and that’s when all the rumors started about Meghan bullying her staff at the Palace. Several of Meghan’s friends came to her defense, saying the timing of these rumors was awfully suspicious. However, there was a complaint filed back in 2018 — which is the year Harry and Meghan were married. Someone working at Buckingham Palace alleged Meghan “drove two personal assistants out of the household” and “was undermining the confidence of a third staff member.” The Palace then hired an outside law firm to look into the claims. It’s been a while since the investigation started, so what did they find out? Sources say we will never know. Sources say the Palace is burying the results in an effort to “limit tensions between the Sussexes and the palace” and to “protect the privacy of those who took part” in the investigation.

Claims that Meghan Markle bullied her staff as a Royal have been investigated and did, indeed, spur HR changes — but we’ll never know exactly why … so say Palace insiders. https://t.co/jKR7ZV8HJ8
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 19, 2022

At a private concert on the French Riviera, sources told Page Six that Marcus Mumford performed some new music for the first time and announced that he is going to be focusing on his solo career. Does this mean the end of Mumford & Sons? His reps haven’t commented, but Marcus did just get added to the iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup as a solo artist. Just last year, Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall quit the band so he could speak freely about politics. He took a lot of heat after praising a book that spoke out against Antifa, and rather than “self-censor” to protect the band, he left.

Who’s ready for a good time with @marcusmumford at our 2022 #iHeartFestival!? 🕺🔥

Get your tickets now and we’ll see you in Vegas: https://t.co/PXgBa1LFiS pic.twitter.com/UCqMnJKEOo
— iHeartRadio Festival (@iHeartFestival) June 17, 2022

In May 2011, a then 14-year-old H.E.R. — aka Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson — signed her record contract with MBK Entertainment, and then signed label owner Jeff Robinson as her manager. Now she is suing to have that contract voided. H.E.R. has SEVERAL complaints, but she’s counting on the fact that her contract breaks a California law that limits personal services contracts for state residents to seven years. The lawsuit also claims that H.E.R. isn’t free to record anything unless it’s “permitted or dictated by MBK.” Up until now, H.E.R. has only released one proper studio album, 2021’s “Back of My Mind.” Two other compilation albums were made up of songs from previous EPs. It’s unclear whether this lawsuit would affect Jeff Robinson’s job as H.E.R.’s manager.

H.E.R. has filed a lawsuit to be released from her label, MBK Entertainment. pic.twitter.com/SQ4Zf9wHg7
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 20, 2022

A couple weeks ago, former Bachelorette Michelle Young called out people who claimed she and her fiancé Nayte Olukoya had broken up because there was a video showing her without her engagement ring. She posted, “To the person who is paying close enough attention to catch that moment, you also have to be paying close enough attention to see one of my good friends briefly remove my engagement ring to try it on and then place it back on my finger.” But fast forward to now and that engagement ring is off for good. Michelle announced that she and Nayte are going their separate ways. And fellow former Bachelorette Katie Thurston has announced her split from John Hersey. She and John started dating right before or right after she ended her engagement to Blake Moynes, depending on who you want to believe.

The Bachelorette’s Michelle Young and Nayte Olukoya Break Up 6 Months After Finale Airs https://t.co/8jUSvclUh2
— E! News (@enews) June 18, 2022

On Friday, Khloe Kardashian responded to rumors that she is dating “another NBA player.” She responded on Instagram, “Definitely NOT True!!! I am not seeing a soul. I am happy focusing on my daughter and myself for awhile.” But “People” magazine says Khloe IS dating someone, it’s just not an NBA player. Their source says Khloe’s new mystery man is a private equity investor big sister Kim introduced her to at a dinner party a few weeks ago.