Experts lift lid on why Meghan Markle's Spotify podcast was axed after just one series

Harry’s claims in his book “Spare” as well as his 2020 move to California with his wife, Meghan Markle.Christopher Andersen, author of “The King,” alleges that the Prince of Wales, 41, is still fuming over Harry’s 400-page memoir.“William is still simmering with resentment over ‘Megxit,’ not to mention Harry’s unflattering portrait of him in ‘Spare,’” the royal expert claimed to Fox News recently.Andersen went on to note what the Duke of Sussex, 38, had penned about William, reiterating that Harry portrayed him as his “arch-nemesis.”In the book, Harry also alleged that he was left bruised after William flung him to the floor following a fight they had two months before he and Markle, 41, left the royal family.The Duke of Cambridge reportedly called the former “Suits” actress “difficult,” “rude” and “abrasive” at the time.Harry then fired back that he was only trying to combat the negative press the couple had endured.“Harry is still obviously upset that William was given a free ride because he is the heir – that William got away scot-free with doing many of the same things Harry was excoriated for,” Andersen claimed. “William is doing a marvelous job of compartmentalization.

According to recent reports, Spotify may be considering a huge new deal to sign up a new royal podcast with Kate Middleton, just days after Meghan Markle's 12 episode Archetypes pod was dropped.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have kept themselves busy with a variety of individual and joint projects since their royal exit.

Did Queen Camilla just pull a super shady move on Meghan Markle??

A former staffer from podcast production company Gimlet is setting the record straight about rumours that Meghan Markle didn’t do her own interviews for her now-cancelled “Archetypes” podcast.

After news dropped that Spotify would not renew Meghan Markle’s podcast contract, reports came out alleging that the Duchess of Sussex did little work on her own show for which she was under contract with the streaming company for $20 million. According to a report from Podnews.net, multiple sources claimed that part of the work done on Markle’s "Archetype" podcast show was done by other staffers, and that her voice and questions were edited into the audio after the episodes or interviews had been recorded.  Senior Spotify podcast executive Bill Simmons seemed to corroborate these claims during recent episode of his podcast, calling both Markle and her husband, Prince Harry "f------ grifters." Allegations of Markle’s laziness in producing her own podcast swirled again after Spotify ended its deal with the "Archetypes" podcast last week.The show, produced under Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast company, Archewell Audio, only ran twelve episodes.

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith touched on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to leave Spotify during an episode of his own podcast, following Bill Simmons, who torched the two last week. Harry and Meghan inked a deal with Spotify in 2020.

Kelly Osbourne ripped apart Prince Harry for "whining" and "complaining." Osbourne appeared on the "I've Had It" podcast, where she spoke about the Duke of Sussex's attitude toward life, calling him a "f---ing t---." "[He’s like], ‘Woe is me, I’m the only one whose had mental problems, my life was so hard,'" Osbourne ranted. "Everybody’s life was f---ing hard," she added.

A rumor has been circulating the Internet over the past few days claiming that a deal between Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, and Dior is imminent.

Like mother, like daughter!

Meghan Markle is not on deck to become a brand ambassador for Dior, despite reports to the contrary.

“Anti-Social.”In a resurfaced clip from the independent crime flick shared on Reddit, the former actress, 41, swayed her hips for a perfume ad.The film snippet featured Markle rocking a red dress as she danced around a set and posed for photos.She gave a pout to the camera in the video as she held onto a lightbulb-shaped perfume bottle.The post came about amid her possible new Dior partnership — that is now null and void — and was spotted on a Reddit channel called “Saint Meghan Markle.”The indie-budget film also starred Disney star Gregg Sulkin as a graffiti artist that Markle’s character, Kirsten, falls in love with.“Anti-Social” was released in Hungary and the United Kingdom and has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Many people on the social media thread couldn’t help but criticize the “Suits” alum, commenting on her acting skills as well as her makeup look in the thriller.“This is REALLY bad makeup and acting,” someone slammed. “Everyone who says she is a good actor needs to see this,” another person noted.One watcher chimed in: “This is soooo bad! When she looks down at the bottle, yikes!”“Oh wow, I’ve never seen that little morsel of cringe,” a user added.It was reported on June 18 that Markle could be entering the luxury fashion world, and it was rumored she could be signing a deal with Dior in an attempt to “re-invent” herself.The Mail on Sunday reported that an anonymous Beverly Hills source said that the Duchess of Sussex is “all anyone is talking about.”“There have been rumors for weeks that she’s about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive,” the insider claimed.

Trevor Noah‘s next gig has been revealed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the wake of the recent news that they've stepped away from their Spotify deal.After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex backed out of their $20 million deal with the music and podcast streaming service, Bill Simmons, who sold his podcast to Spotify in 2020 and is also Head of Podcast Innovation and Monetization at the company, called Harry and Meghan «f**king grifters» on his eponymous podcast on Friday.«The f**king grifters. That’s the podcast we shoulda launched with them,» he said.

This might be one of the craziest things we’ve heard about Archetypes so far.

Netflix may be about to part ways from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to the claims of one royal commentator.

Meghan Markle reportedly isn’t on the cusp of signing a “major deal” with French couture house Dior, after all.

Kelly Osbourne hails from rock ‘n’ roll royalty, and she has strong feelings about the U.K.’s monarchy — especially when it comes to Prince Harry.

“I’ve Had It” podcast.Podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan asked the “Osbournes” star to participate in a game called “Had It or Hit It,” where she sharers whether she’s “had it” or if she would “hit it” over a range of topics.When she was asked about King Charles III and Queen Camila, she shared that she would “hit it.”“It’s new, it’s different, let them try it out and see what they can make of it,” Osbourne said. “Definitely King Charles. I don’t know much about Camilla.

Kate Middleton just missed the London rain as she made a stylish appearance at the National Portrait Gallery.The Princess of Wales, 41, never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion, and she didn't disappoint during her latest appearance. Kate was a vision in white, as she wore a chic boucle jacket with black trims and buttons, whilst her pleated midi-skirt swayed around her as she walked.

Meghan Markle has been accused of faking interviews for her Archetypes podcast which was axed from Spotify after just one season.The podcast ran for 12 episodes from August 2022, and it saw Meghan chatting to celebrities, historians and experts about the history of stereotypes levelled against women.The podcast-focused outlet Podnews reported that multiple sources said that Meghan had various staff members conduct interviews with the guests, and then the royal's own voice would be edited into it. Without referencing specific episodes or sections of the Archetypes podcast, the outlet reported that: “some interviews on the show were done by other staffers, with [audio of 41-year-old Meghan's] questions edited-in afterwards”.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been dubbed as "spoiled royals" who will struggle to get by in the "real world" by GB News presenter Dan Wootton after the collapse of their Spotify podcast deal.

Meghan Markle has been accused of faking her podcast after a Spotify executive labelled her and Prince Harry "f***ing grifters".

Meghan Markle is reportedly not in talks with Dior to sign a deal, according to sources who claim there is no truth behind rumours the Duchess will partner with the French fashion house.

Trevor Noah is moving into podcasting.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Journalist Jemele Hill is also in the process of leaving Spotify, having previously noted dissatisfaction with the audio streamer’s financing of Black creators.

After parting ways with Spotify, Meghan Markle is allegedly seeking a deal made fit for a duchess — and she may have her eyes set on one couture house. An unnamed Beverly Hills socialite alleged to The Mail on Sunday that the Duchess of Sussex is in the process of penning a deal with Dior to "re-invent" her image.The source insisted that the possible bid from her talent agency, William Morris Endeavor, is "all anyone is talking about." A spokesperson for the 41-year-old, WME and Dior didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Spotify’s breakup with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a new report alleges that Markle’s interviews for her “Archetypes” podcast were not conducted by her.Podnews reported that some of the show’s interviews were done by members of the duchess’ staff — and audio of her voice asking the questions was clipped in later.The Post has reached out to representatives for Markle and Archewell Audio for comment.The revelations come shortly after Spotify and Archewell said in a joint statement to The Post that they have “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”A source previously told The Post that the Archewell media company launched by Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, didn’t produce enough content to receive the full payout of the $20 million deal they agreed to in 2020.However, “Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the ‘Archetypes’ audience on another platform,” an Archewell Productions spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal.Sportswriter and podcaster Bill Simmons slammed the couple in the wake of the fractured deal, saying he once met with Harry about podcast ideas and calling the pair “f–king grifters” in Friday’s episode of his namesake podcast.Speculation that Markle doesn’t directly interview her guests started circulating when writer Allison Yarrow shared on Instagram in August that she was “excited to be included in the visionary series.”Yet the post showed Yarrow posing in front of a sign for the audio production house Gimlet Media — and included thanks to an “Archetypes” producer for being “an excellent interviewer.”Yarrow — author of “90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality” — appeared on the podcast in an episode titled “To ‘B’ or Not To ‘B,’ ” in

Podnews. Instead, sources say her interview questions were edited in afterwards.Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast in question ran 12 episodes and was part of a $20 million Spotify contract, the likes of which may not be paid in full because Meghan Markle and Prince Harry didn’t meet their deal’s productivity requirements (as reported by the Wall Street Journal).“Not bad for 12 hours work,” said former chief economist at Spotify Will Page (at the 27-minute mark in the Podnews podcast), referencing the pair’s financial gains resulting from a relatively small output of work.Based on Podnews’ report, Markle didn’t conduct the “Archetypes” podcasts herself and instead only lent voice clips for editing in after the fact.

Meghan Markle was pictured out and about near her California home after ET confirmed her “Archetypes” podcast with Spotify was coming to an end.

There were several royal bombshells about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed in two recent royal books: “Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait” by writer Gyles Brandreth and royal expert Katie Nicholl‘s new book, “The New Royals.”

The Duchess of Sussex is set to follow in the footsteps of music icon Rihanna and sign with DiorIn 2015, Rihanna was named as the first black woman to front a Dior campaign and said at the time to MTV that “It is such a big deal for me, for my culture, for a lot of young girls of any colour. I think, to be acknowledged by Dior is just… it means a lot as a woman to feel beautiful, elegant and timeless. ”According to Forbes, Rihanna has a net worth of $1.

, the podcast host was spotted wearing a casual (and refreshingly attainable) fit while out and about in California. In a series of photos from June 16, the can be seen wearing a pair of black skinny jeans and a matching top with black ballet flats and her oversized bag. Per Markle also layered the otherwise all-black ensemble with La Ligne's in cream and cobalt blue, which retails for $195 on the brand's website and runs from a size XS to 3XL. Markle went for a minimal makeup look and wore her hair down in loose waves with a Gen Z-approved middle part, despite breaking out their .

Meghan Markle is reportedly on the cusp of signing a “major deal” with French couture house Dior.

). A Spotify insider told Variety that the company dropped the couple because the couple had made just one programme in just three years.

The Mail on Sunday written by author Caroline Graham, an unnamed Beverly Hills socialite alleged that Markle is “all anyone is talking about.”“There have been rumors for weeks that she’s about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive,” the source claimed. “If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got cancelled after one season.”The Post reached out to Markle’s reps for further comment.This news comes just a few days after it was announced that the couple would be splitting from Spotify after Markle’s podcast, “Archetypes,” was not renewed for a second season.