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Priyanka Chopra Says Her Friend Meghan Markle Still Texts 'A Lot'

Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle have been good friends for about three years now. They’ve seen Hamilton together. They’ve posed for selfies. They’re the real deal. In fact, Chopra’s come to Markle’s defense several times when the duchess-to-be is labeled as just “Prince Harry’s girlfriend.” We know Chopra’s going to the royal wedding this month, but she’s remained tight-lipped about if she’s a bridesmaid or what she’s wearing.

What we do know, though, is that Chopra and Markle are still in regular communication. Contrary to popular belief, Markle didn’t have to give up all technology when she entered the royal family. (This isn’t prison, people!) She still has her cell phone, and she and Chopra apparently text all the time.

“She still texts a lot, which is great,” Chopra told Rachael Ray during an interview on the chef’s talk show Wednesday (May 2).

The Quantico actress laughed at Ray’s suggestion that the royal family confiscated Markle’s phone. “I think she has a phone. She really is a [normal girl],” Chopra said.

Last month, Chopra wrote a lovely tribute essay about Markle for Time magazine—the former Suits star was named one of the publication’s 100 most influential people—and she echoed similar sentiments during her chat with Ray. “She’s such a girl’s girl, and I’ve known her for three years now,” Chopra said. “I’m so happy for everything that’s happened to her, because I really feel like she’s one of those female icons that I feel could be a strong idol for girls around the world, because she really cares about the world. Really cares.”

Watch Chopra discuss all this for yourself, below:

FWIW, Meghan and Priyanka: I’m very down to start a group chat with you guys.

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Watch Katie Couric Say Matt Lauer Pinched Her 'on the Ass a Lot' in 2012 Interview

With news breaking Wednesday morning that Matt Lauer had been fired from Today following a “detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer,” his former co-hosts seemed visibly stunned and shaken by the news. As NBC News Chair Andy Lack told employees in a memo, the complaint was the first to be filed against Lauer but “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.” And if a recently resurfaced clip from Katie Couric’s 2012 appearance on *Watch What Happens Live” is any indication, Lauer’s reputation seemingly preceded any 2017 reports.

TMZ unearthed the five-year-old video, one that features the former Today show anchor joining Andy Cohen in a round of “Plead the Fifth.” In the segment, Cohen attempted to get Couric to dish on her former colleague’s most irritating habit—and was shocked when she chose not to stay mum.

“You co-hosted The Today Show with Matt Lauer for 15 years,” Cohen began. “What is Matt’s most annoying habit?”

“Hmm…” Couric pondered, before giving her final answer. “He pinches me on the ass a lot.”

At the time, Couric’s remarks garnered little traction. But amid 2017’s endless reports exposing just how pervasive sexual harassment is in our culture—and how frequently prominent men abuse their power—Couric’s answer is a stark reminder of how little attention was paid to such allegations just a few short years ago.

Watch Katie Couric’s appearance on WWHL below:

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