Continuing HR article, Netflix

[Twistybranch]

See all these wise posters, lots of what we have said has been ‘confirmed’ by other sources

article in the DM:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-13874743/Harry-Meghan-Hollywood-turns-Sussexes-ALISON-BOSHOFF-venom-schadenfreude.html

https://archive.ph/xgEdv

One senior Hollywood publicist tells me: 'First of all, everyone industry-wide, EVERYONE reads The Hollywood Reporter. It's really striking that WME did not stop this running.'
She adds: 'WME normally – you would think – would have been threatening and denying access to other stars. Was this done here?

Thats exactly what we all thought! it’s strange how they are letting this stuff out.

As we have all seen in recent days, the dark art of covering up and killing stories- look at Al Fayed and what he got away with. So WME have done nothing???

Also, Harry attending an event in his own because Meghan is sick. No. This is part of separating their ‘brands’- I doubt she will attend any future events like these with Harry.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13875773/sick-meghan-markle-prince-harry-kevin-costner-charity-event.html

Seems like the wheels are falling off to me!

Yes, Edith. I'm catching up so sorry if a few more have said that this is a very good analysis.

Continuing the look at Netflix deal:

Seen this on Reddit. The author an executive producer of Meet me at the Lake:

September 2024 to Rolling Stone Brasil, when asked if she was involved in the film adaptations of her two novels:
I'm an executive producer on both projects. On After That Summer, the writers are writing, it's happening, and I'm really excited. And on Meet Me At The Lake, I can't say much about where things are at, but it's moving forward, and yeah, I'm really happy with both projects.

She sure doesn’t sound excited about Meet Me At The Lake, doesn’t sound like much is happening at all.

Netflix own the rights to the book, not Archewell. So as producer….Meghan may not stick around when the Netflix deal is cancelled. Either way, no movie will be out, or in production by Sept 2025.

So that just leaves the cooking show. Which we are all none the wiser if it will actually air. However, from reading how dire POLO sounds, then I’m guessing they will just show it- if nothing just to fulfil contractual obligations.

It was something about Harold having made some canny investments. Only about a sentence and no details.

Maybe it's the tax efficient Archewell?

Hollywood and SoCal life in general are not looking too clever these days, following covid, the SAG-WGA strike, and a decade and a half of economic & social instability in the film, tv and streaming worlds. (See link below.)

It’s all about the content, the substance, I agree. H&M don’t have the raw talent, focus, background or skills. They and their paid supporters are actually getting pretty annoying now, and polls bear that out, showing them sitting largely in the spaces of ‘who??’ and ‘no thanks’.

And I doubt H invested in anything sustainable. He’s venal. A scrounger.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6er83ene6o

A good read.

Spells disaster for H&M and explains why they have pivoted away from PR about their tv projects….to Harry being a ‘statesman’ (of what state exactly?) and Meghans investments, lifestyle projects (when they aren’t decrying she’s not a bully)

Still catching up on the thread, so apologies for late posting.

I can see Harry being "brought back", but only in the sense he's in the same country, living in one of semi-forgotten residences, but not being seen at public events with any of the Senior Royals.

He'll never be a working Royal IMO, and while Andrew seems tolerated and slightly indulged by Charles, I see William as much less forgiving. He's very much Diana's son in this regard, and she was ruthless in never speaking to people who annoyed/offended her. (I don't mean William will necessarily never speak to Harry again (in private), I just mean he will be much more unbending in regards to shutting out those from "the Royal Family" publicly he feels will weaken/undermine it.

IMO William has a very clear view of his duty as King and how "the Monarchy" will work in the 21st century. Harry is and has damaged the Crown, and The Crown will always take precedence.

Definitely. But with a different wife he may well have been able to get over them or just have them quietly tucked away at the back of his mind. I do think he and Meghan have acted as a catalyst in majorly exacerbating each others issues. With different spouses they may well have been individually ok, hardly wonderful people but no worse than many and certainly not so compellingly self-destructive as they are together.

Yes, I agree that they don't seem to bring out the best in each other.

That won't stop them - they've already accepted an award for tackling a racism that they then denied existed.

And they must know that, he has well and truly burnt his bridges. It must make them very sad, especially his father.

Hollywood imploding is very good news for the UK and Irish film business. There's a lot of filming going on in Pinewood and Elstree.

Netflix throwing all this money around has been really problematic for the industry. Now they are pulling funding (generally), the market will need to adapt.

I didn't realise the Polo thing would be 5 episodes - sounds atrocious. Interesting that Harry is barely involved. He's so happy to protect his privacy while exposing others. Nacho has been used now, I wonder if they stay good buddies.

That's more or less where I'm at too, MrsLF, and I certainly believe that if Harry's going to make any changes to enable his return, he'll be doing it while Charles is still around

As said so often though, we can't know what's going on behind the scenes. I'd have thought it unlikely, but for all we know William might be in touch with him regularly and just not letting it become public while most of the public remain anti

You can't really talk about polo without talking about the BRF. I wonder how much footage of his dad and possibly his brother will be included?

Without actually being able to know I believe it was deliberate, Hiji, and that given the animus at the time it was indeed Catherine who was implicated

IMO that's just about what it would have taken to shut Scobie down permanently, and it's impossible not to notice his silence since

Yes. These celebrity 'friendships' are always transactional.

Nacho may be a big deal in the polo world, but the polo world is tiny. Also, he's 47 so presumably will be retiring soon and needs to cash in while he can. I'd certainly never have heard of him if it weren't for his 'friendship' with Harry.

I agree that the fact that Harry isn't appearing in 'Polo' will damage viewing figures. NF didn't sign these two to make documentaries about niche sports. After all, neither has any relevant experience. They wanted them to be the 'product' themselves, to be in front of the camera. Nobody cares about 'Archewell Productions'.

Also, if 'Heart of Invictus' is anything to go by, Harry will do zero to promote 'Polo'. I bet NF aren't happy about that either.

Profuse apolofies, @MrsFinkelstein; I linkede MrsLeonFarrell in that previous quote and it was you

Did I read correctly ? 5 episodes ? Unless each episode is only 10 minutes long, how on earth are they going to fill 5 episodes ??
Someone suggested that there might be footage of Charles and William included but I don’t think even Harry is that stupid .

They are having a really bad PR week!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13595335/amp/Harry-Meghan-missing-millions-Archewell-Foundation-4MILLION-tax-Sussexes-money.html

There is so much about them that is murky, money-wise. Its never been got to the bottom of with what happened to the millions Meghan was paid by Disney for doing a voice-over for an elephant documentary. She announced she was donating her fee to the elephant charity featured in the doc, but the charity since said they never received it.

Seemingly Nacho isn’t a top ranked player at all and at 47, maybe his heartthrob image is over. 10 years ago maybe.

But it explains why he made that stupid insta post of him eating Meghans ARO jam on some toast…..he knows what side his bread is buttered!! 😉

It’s all just a tax dodge.

When have they ever given out large sums of money. A few $10k here and there but that’s it.

Yet they have MILLIONS sitting there. $16 million?

I hope someone investigates how much they have actually given out. Max $250k I say.

Actually vile

The entire family are dubious when it comes to financial accountability, @Twistybranch, but while I'd expect nothing other than further murkiness I'd be more interested to know where these "new" millions came from in the first place

Hard to believe it's any of the US big hitters now most seem to have gone AWOL (though I believe Tyler Perry's still around?) so I'm back to wondering if dad's still funding them - or more likely us, given Charles's taste for charging whatever he can to the public purse

When have they ever given out large sums of money. A few $10k here and there but that’s it

Edited to add that even this is often in "partnership" with other organisations ... or in other words they cough up the money and H&M provide the profile (or did, when their involvement was worth having)

New article about Meghan as a boss in The Times today. This is the archive link for anyone who doesn't have a subscription:

archive.is/VYF2l

I think that it’s them putting the money in, to tax dodge.

They use these philanthropic comapnies as a cover to disguise their name.

I can’t see anybody anonymously donating millions and millions when Archewell doesn’t have a history of handing out large donations. They hand out tiny sums. If even that. Didn’t they hand out drums and other musical equipment on their Colombia trip?

No worries, I knew what you meant 🙂