Hollywood Reporter - Meghan and Harry

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Why Hollywood Keeps Quitting on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (hollywoodreporter.com)

Why’d they all leave? What explains the churn? “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan,” claims a source close to the couple. “She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice. They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”

The announcement was put out by Netflix, under their banner, he didn’t put anything out on it,

Even though meghan has previously said- the worst thing is to say nothing at all

Archewell is the producer of the Polo show. I doubt Netflix would have put out the announcement without Archewell's say so.

Oh absolutely. I just think on some level he knows but is impotent and weak.

She’s had a lot of “help” with her appearance judging by photos of her from childhood

However his subsequent actions to put out the Polo Netflix announcement a few hours later dont indicate any compassion or respect. Same as their previous reactive communications.

As per above, this may well have been Meghan via Archewell Productions who are the producers of Polo. And clapping back/riding on royal coattails is what they do.

She played on every insecurity he had. It was shocking to me how she attempted to emulate his mother by involving herself in charity work. She doesn’t have a charitable bone in her body. Everything she does is about self-promotion. Harry has made an enormous mistake and I’ve a feeling he knows it. Must’ve slowly dawned on him

All the "Diana spoke to me at yoga", weeping and clawing at her headstone - just creepy, totally perfomative and fake to get right into his vulnerable pysche.

If you have ever had a narcissist in your life then you know just how you get swallowed and consumed by them. There are numerous threads on the Relationships board about exactly this - the total consumption, the inability to break away, the delirium of being involved with them - the highs and lows. You believe that as a pair you are invincible and everyone else is wrong. It continues until the narcissist has had enough or you take that shit once too often. It's an extremely toxic relationship.

an even stronger tactic was presenting herself as Diana Mark 2.
Along with claiming to hear from Diana from beyond the grave of course.
Practically irresistible to a manchild who is still stuck.as a 12 yr old boy missing mummy.

I agree she looked so much better then. Is it that she has changed or is it the fact that the inner ugliness shows through now?

I am surprised she is letting him off alone on a boys holiday - unless she has preselected the boys - or unless she is done with him and happy for them to influence him to leave.

The way he looks at her sometimes speaks volumes. It's a sort of sidelong look full of 'what the fuck have I done, and who is this person' .

She's probably desperate to be rid of him.

💯 She knew exactly what she was doing. Now he’s not only given up his family but he’s been complicit in reviling them for a blatant opportunist. I bet she can’t believe her luck that he was so easily manipulated

Excellent summary.

I'd also add that Hollywood will tolerate and indulge all sorts of obnoxious behaviour, provided the person makes money for them. The Sussexes don't. That's why HR has no hesitation in publishing such a damming article. Hollywood has clearly given up on the Sussexes, if they ever believed in them in the first place. They're finished.

Imagine the narcisstic rage in their house today - and wonder who is geting the brunt of it.

I would imagine that the Hollywood Reporter specifically coming out with this would be intensely shameful for MM - her whole house of cards collapsing and her nasty and fragile ego exposed.

Now 'toast' in Tinseltown.

This is valid, it used to be all loved up looks. Now there is a lot of discomfort in how he looks at her, irrelevant of how they play it publicly, the honey moon period is over,

Most people can be charming when they want to be. That in itself doesn’t mean much.

I knew someone who went to school with Harry and was bullied relentlessly. There’s plenty we don’t know. But when you’re haemorrhaging staff for six years straight and alienate everyone in your life, you really have to look at the common factors.

Let’s be honest, it’s unlikely to be a series of unfortunate coincidences.

I saw an interview where that was mentioned - Rebel Mum asked Meghan where her children were at some red carpet event think it was taken as a dig whereas Rebel thought it was meant as conversation starter expecting parents to gush about their kids.

Quite a few older press photographers/reporters from old press pack have been saying for months that Harry used to be very happy and charming round them and seemed excited on trips - it's easy to charm though when all you have to do it turn up and be charming in short bursts.

These sound like someone who knows there is an issue but has decided to turn a blind eye to it.

Or like someone so entitled and arrogant that they don't see 'the staff' as people worthy of equal respect.

Harry's entitlement and arrogance were known by 'people in the know' before Meghan, but it wasn't as bad then. It seems that she brings out the worst in him.

However it's telling that he saw fit to repeat these events to his ghost writer - he obviously didn't think that making members of staff cry was something to be particularly ashamed of.

I've never made any of my (handful of) employees cry, thank god. But if I had, my priority would be making it right and modifying my behaviour so I never did it again. I would certainly be too ashamed to tell anyone about it. Much less put it in a book.

Meghan is still relatively young, she is very beautiful, has a great natural flair and style and she is wise and has a strong character of her own. Her image is perfect for commercial endorsements and high-end fashion and lifestyle brands. I doubt there would be a producer or casting director in the world who would not want her for a role in a movie, TV series, commercial or brand campaign.

Now she holds the title HRH The Duchess of Sussex she has a hallmark that no money can buy. Even today, after three years of not working with her, we are bombarded with offers. She can name her price.

What sort of money could they earn if they really did decide to exploit their full commercial potential? To put it crudely, they would command top dollar. I know the market well. My agency, Kruger Cowne, represents clients for public speaking, hosting and publishing, but we also handle branding, television, music and much else. Many of our clients earn six- and seven-figure sums a year. But Meghan and Harry could do that in a heartbeat, and go on to rival such internationally known figures as Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Beyoncé and the Obamas.

Given this (from the second article by Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne), it makes it all the more astounding how much the pair of them managed to fuck things up!

Back in 2020 they had the world at their feet. Out of the RF and all its strictures and able to sign whatever commercial deals they wanted, if only they'd 'gone high' and not sold their royal tales of woe they could, potentially, have been hugely successful by now.

Instead, I'm really not sure where they go from here. They're eye-wateringly wealthy by most people's standards - multiple millions of dollars in the bank and more coming to Harry this week courtesy of the Queen Mother - but the kind of success and commercial appeal and longevity that GNC was describing is not at all what they've achieved.

The thing is, he doesn't know what's normal. He's been brought up in a strange bubble with everything done for him. He's felt alienated and sidelined for years within that system. He's seen his beloved mother suffer within that system and speak out very vocally about it. He feels his mother died because of negligence, but he isn't too sure who was responsible, but he suspects its the Press, because the Palace didn't shut the Press down or stop them chasing her. He also feels that lack of security was an issue. I don't get the impression anyone really talked to him in a straight way about any of these things, they were brushed under the carpet. In some way he still has a child's understanding of the events that shaped his life. He went along with the system for years, but underneath he was a very angry, disturbed young man with poor boundaries and no strong role models. He seems to have had aides who he was close to at times who acted as father figures, but when he married, he lost all that.

Along comes a gorgeous worldly woman when he least expects it, and after a couple of failed long term relationships with women who didn't want the hassle of marrying into his family. I think he had probably been longing for a family of his own and a woman who adored him , not least because he watched William's life and envied it. So he fell for Meghan hook line and sinker because she pressed all his buttons and promised him the earth. There was no shirking from taking on the role within the RF either. I bet he couldn't believe his luck. When William expressed concerns, he viewed these reservations as jealousy and an attempt to undermine him. Perhaps because Meghan suggested this herself.

She has worked him like a puppet from day one, feeding his insecurities, playing on his fears, exploiting the memory of his mother for her own ends. I don't actually think he knows which way is up anymore, what the truth is, what's going on in his own life. On these fake foreign tours he looks like he doesn't know what's hit him. He looks dazed, confused and bewildered. I don't know what it will take to make him wake up, but I suspect she will leave him and then the walls will fall down.

I got the feeing he’s checking out a little. Like how he was seen in the Colombia tour and Meghan, being busy with other stuff, probably thinks this will be a good idea. I’d imagine he’s a right grump at times