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As 2024 got here to a detailed, there have been hopes that the yr to come back can be an enormous one for Meghan Markle.
She had a new Netflix show on the best way, and after a reasonably rocky 2024, there was a sense amongst followers that issues may solely get higher in 2025.
However to date, that hasn’t been the case. The yr remains to be very younger, after all, nevertheless it’s already delivered a string of PR complications for the Duchess of Sussex.
Off to a Tough Begin
First, Meghan was forced to delay the launch of her show in response to the LA wildfires. (That’s clearly a really minor inconvenience compared to the devastation of the fires themselves, nevertheless it’s a setback nonetheless.)
Then, she and Prince Harry were slammed as “disaster tourists” once they confirmed as much as assist their neighbors who had been impacted by the catastrophe.
The week since has not been any kinder, as Meghan has been hit with two back-to-back mini-scandals:
Final week, a scathing Vainness Truthful piece alleged that Meghan had plans to write a divorce memoir within the occasion that she and Harry went their separate methods.
And now, an nameless Spotify insider is claiming that workers on the media platform referred to Meghan by an insulting nickname.
As it’s possible you’ll recall, Meghan’s Spotify podcast was canceled after only a single season. However plainly she managed to make just a few enemies throughout her temporary time with the corporate.
“Ex-staff members… informed me they determined to christen her ‘Eva’ and this was used as a warning sign to let folks know that she was both arriving or on the warpath,” royal journalist Neil Sean informed Fox News this week.
“This wasn’t an attractive pet nickname,” Sean continued.
“The nickname got here from the 1955 camp traditional Queen Bee starring the final word diva… herself – Joan Crawford… It’s because, just like the Joan character [Eva Phillips], she stung her victims to items. That is precisely how workers felt about working alongside [Meghan].”
Sean went on to assert that Meghan was clueless in regards to the moniker.
“Based on the supply, she had no thought about any of this,” he defined.
Sean additional alleged that Meghan earned her diva fame by refusing to talk to anybody apart from a single, “high-ranking” Spotify worker.
“When that particular person just isn’t round, they should be reminded that they’re coping with any individual who’s a duchess and extra importantly, a member of the British royal household,” Sean was informed.
“This labored at the start as folks have been… beguiled by Meghan’s presence. However it shortly wore off when she grew to become demanding… clearly forgetting her struggling actress days.”
By now, Meghan is actually accustomed to members of the royal press hurling wild accusations at her. However that doesn’t imply it’s any simpler for her.
