George Clooney blasted what he described as irresponsible treatment of the Duchess of Sussex and warned that the consequences could be serious. Much of his ire seemed to be directed at journalists.

I do want to say, theyre just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, he told Australias Who Magazine on Tuesday. Shes been pursued and vilified.

The actor, who attended Meghans wedding to Prince Harry with his wife, Amal Clooney, added, Shes a woman who is seven months pregnant and she has been pursued and vilified and chased in the same way that Diana was and its history repeating itself.

Striking an ominous tone, the Catch-22 star said, Weve seen how that ends. Clooney was presumably referring to Princess Dianas death in a car crash while being chased by paparazzi in 1997.

Other defenders of Meghan have recently highlighted the rash of stories that nit-pick her public appearances, tell tales about her alleged misbehavior within the royal family and report on the ongoing efforts of her father and sister to badmouth her.

Luxembourgs Princess Tessy tweeted earlier about online attacks against Meghan: Stay Kind!!! its the new cool! She does not deserve that. Last week an anonymous band of the royals friends urged an end to global bullying of the duchess.

Clooney specifically slammed media reports that revealed the contents of a letter Meghan had written to her estranged father. (Thomas Markle shared the message with the Daily Mail .) Meghan told her dad that he was turning a blind eye to the pain he was causing her.

I cant tell you how frustrating that is, just seeing them broadcast a letter from a daughter to a father, Clooney said. Shes getting a raw deal there and I think its irresponsible and Im surprised by that.