People have lost jobs over money spent on Harry and Meghan’s Spotify deal
Talented podcasters have ‘lost their jobs’ because of the huge money the industry is spending on the likes of Harry and Meghan’s Spotify deal – and there is ‘a lot of anger’, Rebecca English tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
Following the news that Meghan and Harry were dropped by Spotify, it has sparked a wider conversation about companies throwing money at big names who can’t perform and ultimately harming those who are truly talented in the industry.
Speak against Palace confidentialRichard Eden, editor of the Daily Mail diary, asked his fellow panelists Jo Elvin and Rebecca English, the editor of the Royal Mail, if the royal couple was open.
Richard discussed Hollywood talent agent Jeremy Zimmer’s comments about Meghan Markle, who called her “not a great audio talent, or necessarily any talent,” and said, “These are extraordinary comments, really because it came from one of Hollywood’s top agents.” , Jeremy Zimmer.
“Usually agents are very diplomatic because even if they’re not their client now, they’ll think they could be in the future and they don’t want to be seen as criticizing stars.”
The insults are the latest in a string of derision and unfavorable press coverage the Sussexes have endured.
Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English and the Daily Mail’s Diary’s Editor Richard Eden discussed whether it’s currently open season to take a shot at the Sussexes
Harry and Meghan have faced a barrage of criticism over their Spotify deal
Rebecca pointed out that Harry and Meghan’s deal with Spotify is no different than a lot of places ‘throwing money’ at big names that couldn’t deliver
But Richard went on to say he believes the attacks could add a “toxic element” to their media personalities: “If you have talent agents willing to be so rude to you in public, I imagine it’s nonsense . reach many people.’
The Sussexes are facing additional criticism over what has happened in the podcast industry.
Rebecca discussed the show’s ending in a broader context, saying, “Part of this problem with Harry and Meghan is a problem with the whole podcast industry.
“There was a wave of signing huge names and throwing a lot of money at them without really knowing if they had an idea that was workable.
“That’s on the mind of the industry right now and a lot of good people: producers and engineers — these people are losing their jobs, and there’s a lot of anger because people like Harry and Meghan have significant amounts of money, so there’s quite a bit of bad feeling about it.”
Elsewhere on the show, a self-professed fan of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Richard revealed that he thinks it’s time the sisters took on more jobs now that the royal family has downsized.
Richard said he would like to see Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie (with their mother Sarah Ferguson at the center) take on more roles
He said, “I would definitely like to see them get a bigger role. It’s possible that William and Catherine don’t want to take on much of the royal patronage that the Queen and Prince Philip previously had.
“They prefer to focus on a few key issues, so there may be a lot of patronage that would otherwise be lost.”
Rebecca shared her views on the matter, adding: ‘The whole point was that the king wanted a slimmed down monarchy, but the monarchy has slimmed down much faster than he ever imagined.
“They never imagined they would be without Harry and his family, supporting William along the way.
“We have a lot of older members of the royal family who are eventually retiring and we will soon be left with just six or seven people.”