Is ‘Kinda Pregnant’ Based on a True Story? Amy Schumer’s Netflix Movie Dredges Up Old Meghan Markle Conspiracy Theory

Not long after the release of the trailer for Kinda Pregnant—the new Amy Schumer Netflix movie that began streaming today—the YouTube page was flooded with comments about Meghan Markle. To be clear, the Duchess of Sussex has absolutely no involvement in this new comedy, which stars Schumer as a woman who fakes a pregnancy for attention. But because the internet will never leave this poor woman alone, some people are still clinging to an old, false conspiracy theory that Markle was never pregnant.

Directed by Tyler Spindel, with a screenplay written by Julia Paiva and Schumer, Kinda Pregnant stars Schumer as a woman who’s always wanted a family. When her best friend (Jillian Bell) announces that she’s pregnant, she spirals. A misunderstanding involving a fake belly leads to a fake pregnancy, and a snowballing web of lies.

Also starring Brianne Howey, Will Forte, Damon Wayans Jr., and Urzila

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