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The podcast game may not be Meghan Markle strong suit.
Speaking to Semafor last week at the 2023 Cannes Lions advertising festival, Unite Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer shared his thoughts about her foray into podcasts.
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“Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,” he said. “And, you know, just because you’re famous doesn’t make you great at something.”
The comments came after it was reported by the New York Post that Spotify had opted not to renewed the their $20 million podcast deal with Markle and Prince Harry.
In 2020, the couple signed the deal with Spotify to produce original audio content for the streaming service.
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Through their Archewell media company, they produced Markle’s “Archetypes”, in which the Duchess of Sussex spoke about a range of subjects with guests like Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, Mindy Kaling and more.
The podcast premiered in August 2022, and produced just one season of 12 episodes prior to its cancellation.
Along with their Spotify deal, Harry and Meghan also signed a deal with Netflix worth an estimated $100 million, producing the hit documentary series “Harry & Meghan”.
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Meghan Markle is tipped to make a return to acting after leaving Hollywood for royal life when she married Prince Harry . Reports in Australia suggest that the 41 year old could star in a sequel to the 1992 classic The Bodyguard.This is quite something, considering Harry’s mum, Princess Diana, was considered to star opposite Kevin Costner in a proposed follow-up.
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Meghan Markle's talent was called into question by United Talent Agency (UTA) CEO Jeremy Zimmer during an interview last week. The top Hollywood agent weighed in after Spotify abruptly ended its deal with the 41-year-old Duchess of Sussex and her husband Prince Harry following the cancelation of Markle's podcast "Archetypes" after just one season. "Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent," Zimmer told global news website Semafor when asked about the podcast cancelation at the 2023 Cannes Lions advertising festival in Cannes, France.
Guess they do have some talent… enough for Netflix to stick around, at least!
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Pearls were clutched all over Hollywood on Monday in the wake of an unlikely press beef – United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. On a media spree at the Cannes Lions for the past week, Zimmer was asked about the recent meltdown of a $20 million multi-year deal Meghan and husband Prince Harry signed with Spotify in 2020. The pact produced a single series, “Archetypes,” which was not renewed. The termination of the deal was announced June 15. “Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,” Zimmer told Semafor at the marketing festival in the South of France. “And, you know, just because you’re famous doesn’t make you great at something.”
Meghan Markle isn’t gonna like this!
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Spotify’s breakup with Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan Markle, 41.“Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,” Zimmer told Semafor during the Cannes Lions advertising festival.“And, you know, just because you’re famous doesn’t make you great at something.”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex inked an agreement with the audio giant back in December 2020, estimated to be worth a whopping $20 million.They told The Post in a joint statement that they have “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”Spotify and Harry and Markle’s Archewell production company spectacularly ended their partnership last month after the couple released just one podcast series, titled “Archetypes.”A source previously told The Post that the Archewell media company launched by Harry and Meghan didn’t produce enough content to receive the full payout of the $20 million deal they agreed to in 2020.These remarks from Zimmer, whose business focuses a lot on audio platforms, show the shift in the podcasting industry, with A-list celebrity hosts and big-budget podcast on the ousts while personalities similar to those on the radio or talk shows are on the rise.The comments come shortly after a royal expert said Spotify executives were likely “horrified” by comments Prince Harry made to Oprah Winfrey after he signed a multimillion dollar deal with the company.Speaking about Spotify and a separate arrangement with Netflix during the sit-down with Winfrey, Harry downplayed their significance, saying they were “never part of the plan.”“That was suggested by somebody else by the point of where my family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us,” he added, implying
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