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As 2024 got here to a detailed, there have been hopes that the 12 months to return can be an enormous one for Meghan Markle.
She had a brand new Netflix present on the way in which, and after a reasonably rocky 2024, there was a sense amongst followers that issues might solely get higher in 2025.
However so far, that hasn’t been the case. The 12 months remains to be very younger, after all, but it surely’s already delivered a string of PR complications for the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 Youngsters’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Gala at L.A. Stay Occasion Deck High Ground Of The West Lot on October 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Photos)
Off to a Tough Begin
First, Meghan was pressured to delay the launch of her present in response to the LA wildfires. (That’s clearly a really minor inconvenience compared to the devastation of the fires themselves, but it surely’s a setback nonetheless.)
Then, she and Prince Harry had been slammed as “disaster tourists” after 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:
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaks onstage at EAN College on August 15, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photograph by Diego Cuevas/Getty Photos)
Final week, a scathing Self-importance Honest piece alleged that Meghan had plans to put in writing 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 it appears that evidently she managed to make just a few enemies throughout her temporary time with the corporate.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrives for The Paley Middle for Media gala honoring actor and director Tyler Perry, on the Beverly Wilshire Lodge in Beverly Hills on December 4, 2024. (Photograph by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP through Getty Photos)
“This wasn’t an engaging pet nickname,” Sean continued.
“The nickname came from the 1955 camp classic Queen Bee starring the ultimate diva… herself – Joan Crawford… This is because, like the Joan character [Eva Phillips], she stung her victims to pieces. This is exactly how staff felt about working alongside [Meghan].”
Sean went on to assert that Meghan was clueless concerning the moniker.
“According to the source, she had no idea about any of this,” he defined.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, throughout a discussion board about digital accountability at EAN College throughout a go to round Colombia on August 15, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photograph by Diego Cuevas/Getty Photos)
Sean additional alleged that Meghan earned her diva status by refusing to talk to anybody other than a single, “high-ranking” Spotify worker.
“When that person is not around, they have to be reminded that they are dealing with somebody who is a duchess and more importantly, a member of the British royal family,” Sean was advised.
“This worked at the beginning as people were… beguiled by Meghan’s presence. But it quickly wore off when she became demanding… clearly forgetting her struggling actress days.”
By now, Meghan is definitely accustomed to members of the royal press hurling wild accusations at her. However that doesn’t imply it’s any simpler for her.
