PR disasters thread 27

[BigWillyLittleTodger]

A shiny new thread to continue the chat on the Sussexes summer shenanigans!

Hilarious!

Oh I’m convinced that they do, and now wonder if they have a paid person (or a MN registration they use communally) on here.

They are getting called out on Reddit for their MAGA connections, and the thread goes on to point out all the horrible people they connect with, Christopher Bouzy, Chrissy Tiegan etc. but one shocked me, apparently Meghan sent one of her as Ever gifts and a handwritten note to a Sandy Hook denier, a woman called Amanda Hirsch.

I mean WTF, apparently the woman was complimentary about her show so Meghan sent her a gift in return. How is she getting away with the things she does ?

Wonder will DM go to town on Harry when ANL costs are announced?

I wonder who she is - because it seems to me quite likely that the young Sloan in question will have lots of Sloany friends, and quite possibly was recommended by someone already in the royal circle, and still has those connections.

Someone who could be produced to recall a very specific incident.

I am sure they do. There was one MN post clap back (on bullying funnily enough) that was so detailed and self righteous it felt ‘off’ / to close to home. But the answer is always why haven’t the highly litigious H&M who have taken everyone to court not sued Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter, Valentine Low, Entertainment Tonight etc for their separate exposes by victims and witnesses of bullying in the workplace?

Beyond the comical grandiosity, delusional behaviour, hypocritical self righteousness - the bullying is what is continuing to destroy their ‘brand’ both reputationally with the general public as well as within the industry where people choose not to collaborate with them - also due to them having zero talent in return for tolerating ‘demanding’ bullying / belittling behaviours. One report said that an employee required professional MH intervention to address the emotional injury inflicted. Corporations are not going to expose themselves to legal claims if their employee is harmed.

I think they will play it strategically to max the clicks and $$$$. They can keep their powder dry for now as PH himself is serving up a virtual feast of negative content with ANL currently and Sentebale just weeks away. Also the circus continues with the delight of what entertaining nonsense MM herself spouts frequently. They will wait for a dry patch to deploy. Doesn’t seem to be a sell by date on content - look at the Istanbul story over a decade old still ruffled feathers Monteshitshow and made ££££ for the DM.

It’s bonkers. And also interesting. Not ‘I wouldn’t ignore Meghan because her husband is like a son to me/my wife is her very best friend/they were my honoured guests/that would be very bad manners’ but ‘I wouldn’t ignore Meghan because she is married to someone whose long-dead mother I was an admirer of.’ Is the translation, ‘I am interested in having a friendship with Princess Diana’s son so I can hear all the gossip about her’? So weird.

I think HaM are so lazy about their story telling and denials, in business, interviews and the courtroom, that they don't realise successful people in the media do fastidious research and have watertight sources.
To clap back on Sarah Vine is madness.

Yes, it’s me.

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@TheNinkyNonkyIsATardisyou read my mind!

I’m sure ANL have a repetoire of stories ready to use whenever any positive PR emerges from Montecito.

This is what I don't understand at all. They continue to get away with this crap. Foster is a well known MAGA. A horrible Sussex squad member received a gift basket from Meg, after he stated Catherine never had cancer. wtf ??

It is utterly baffling how they haven’t been “cancelled” for want of a better word, I do partly blame the current state of journalism, years ago there was proper investigative journalism both in print and on television where public figures were held to account and exposed for their behaviour, now it seems many journalists are in bed with these types of people and just print sycophantic stories that they are fed, there are still a few who do expose people for what they are, Sarah Vine’s article is a good example, but where in the msm are the deep dives on Africa Parks? the questionable people they accept free houses from? the Sussex Squad connections (which DW) exposed and the msm ignored? The BBC are just as bad, remember the “establishment stitch up” claim from Harry after he lost his security case and the reporter didn’t remotely challenge him, just sat there like a nodding dog. I also blame these non disclosure agreements which basically seems to mean a celeb can treat you how they like and you can’t do anything about it, it must make the HAMS and their ilk feel incredibly powerful.

I would hazard a guess that many of the stories will be ones that H and M would prefer to stay hidden for ever .

Re the awful ‘Sloan interview’.
I simply cannot imagine behaving like that.
The late Queen (Royalty)
Princess Diana ( Arisocracy)
Queen Camilla (upper class)
Catherine ( Middle class)
Carole Middleton (Born Working class, elevated to middle class)

Examples of Every class we have in the UK, all will have employed people and been part of an interview process at some point. Not one of them, I am utterly convinced, would have behaved like that. Ever.
Does M do this because she’s an American or because she’s an out and out bitch? I have yet to see anything she has done to raise women up without it involving promotion of herself.
She's nasty to the core isn’t she.
Doing what has been described to someone could damage their self esteem for life.
To be humiliated in such a way is dreadful and there is zero excuse for it ever.
That, along with that awful way she conducted herself in the women’s group (in South Africa?) and the ‘are you ok’ waffle when she was in a place where women have a higher chance of being raped than of being able to read , has finally finished her for me.
Whatever is coming her way now she deserves it.
Awful, nasty, fake gold digger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo ( ad infinitum).

IIRC Meghan blogged about the Soho House opening and managed to be photographed at the official party with other celebrities such as Eddie Redmayne

However the really interesting thing about Turkey was that Harry was there the same week attending a Gallipoli memorial event. There have been internet rumours that HAM met at Istanbul Soho House rather than the official "blind date" story. So perhaps the clapping back as a distraction as Meghan was living with celebrity chef Corey Vitiello in 2015 and they didn't officially break up until the following year.

It is all part of a pattern.

HAM do something embarrassing when invited to an event and clapback when called on it ... then the other party is relentlessly pressured by HAM PR to put out a statement several days later to say HAM (but usually Meghan) hadn't done anything wrong at all.

This was the basis of the Sentebale fallout with Dr Sophie C. - that Sophie was elbowed out of her own official Sentebale photo by Meghan but after the fallout over the shenanigans HAM wanted Sophie to release a statement defending Meghan.

Dr Sophie refused to comply but the LA crowd seem much more compliant when it comes to releasing the "we're all really friends" PR statement
Gwyneth did it and invited Meghan over
Sarandos had the dress-code-gate photos removed
Kardashians removed the awkward photos at the party

... and now Foster comes out - belatedly - with a sort of supportive statement

It's relentless. I'd say the dr Sophie case will be damning but no doubt HAM will come up smelling of roses as usual

Obviously it was an incredibly mean thing to do but I wonder if Meghan’s behaviour to the young woman wasn’t to do with the unfortunate girl herself but some sort of power play at behind the scenes MIGS who had set up the interview? Maybe she just didn’t like their initial methods of shortlisting and choosing a likely candidate, perhaps she had been overruled at some stage and had a point to make?
Doesn’t excuse anything. Hopefully all recorded in the bullying report that has never been released.
Not sure why no one uses that report as capital to flex but maybe they are playing the long game and biding their time.

It is interesting that the young woman has never come out and confirmed the story. I think the thing is, in many cases you don’t need an NDA. If you are someone hoping to advance your career getting involved in public spats where recollections are likely to vary and you may be seen as indiscreet is never going to be good for your career. 🤷‍♀️

I think there will be huge pressure to settle out of court.
I really hope SC doesn’t, and has her day in court and we all get to see the receipts but she will need deep pockets or a wealthy sponsor with eyes on the prize.
A lawyer Kinsey Schofield interviewed said he believed SC was being funded by a newspaper or similar but he was just speculating. I hope it’s true though.

Dr Sophie refused to comply but the LA crowd seem much more compliant when it comes to releasing the "we're all really friends" PR statement
Gwyneth did it and invited Meghan over
Sarandos had the dress-code-gate photos removed
Kardashians removed the awkward photos at the party
... and now Foster comes out - belatedly - with a sort of supportive statement

I’ve no idea why the Hollywood crowd are so compliant. But rumour has it Martha Stewart is incensed at the “confused old lady” clap back and is gloves off doubling down. 🍿🍿🍿

Is there any part of Meghan's career where she'd have been responsible for interviewing people before? I don't believe she was ever of the calibre to have her own self-appointed assistant etc. Hiring domestic staff or having to charm collaborators is a very different world to hiring employees you're working with every day.

I remember observing a group interview and feeding back about an incredibly bitchy and superior woman who seemed to be trying to psych out the other interviewees the whole session. Any time that sort of behaviour appeared, we gave a firm no.

I do not understand why people think M's character deficits are due to being "American" versus just being an unkind person whose character was shaped by the worst of "Torontowood".

There's plenty of lovely Americans amongst all 350 million of us...please watch videos from England and Scotland fans experiences of us during the World Cup!

🍿 Im here for it.