Just after Spotify's breakup with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a new report alleges that Markle's interviews for her "Archetypes" podcast were not conducted by her.
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Podnews reported that "multiple sources" claimed that some of the interviews were done by members of the Duchess' staff — and her questions were edited later. The Post has reached out to representatives for Markle and Archewell Audio for comment.
The revelations come shortly after Spotify and Archewell Audio said in a joint statement to The Post that they have “mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series we made together.”
A source previously told The Post that the Archewell media company launched by Harry, 38, and Markle, 41, did not produce enough content to receive the full payout of the $20 million deal they agreed to in 2020.
However, "Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform," an Archewell Productions spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal.
Sportswriter and podcaster Bill Simmons even slammed the couple in the wake of the fractured deal, saying he once met with Prince Harry about podcast ideas and calling the pair "f–king grifters" in Friday's episode of his eponymous podcast.
Podnews reported that "multiple sources" shared that some of the interviews were done by members of Meghan Markle's staff — with her questions added later.Spotify
Archetypes” — which premiered in August 2022 — was the only project to come out of the Spotify deal and featured just 12 episodes. Spotify
Speculation that Markle doesn't directly interview her guests started circulating when one of her former podcast guests, Allison Yarrow, shared an Instagram post from August of a photo of herself post-"Archetypes" interview.
It showed Yarrow in front of a sign for the audio production house Gimlet Media — and thanked a producer for being "an excellent interviewer" in the post.
Yarrow — author of “90s Bitch: Media, Culture and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality” — appeared on the podcast in an episode titled “To 'B' or not to 'B'” in which the royal discussed how calling a woman “ difficult” is “a code word for the B-word.”
Yarrow's explanations and comments were edited and interwoven between comments from the Duchess of Sussex in the podcast audio, the Daily Mail reported in November.