Meghan Markle Could Be Dropped By Talent Agency Due To 'Never-Ending Scandal': Royal Expert
Meghan Markle's talent agency could drop her amid the controversies involving the duchess.
The Duchess of Sussex signed with WME Agency earlier this year. However, royal expert and author Angela Levin has warned the duchess that the deal could be at risk after Omid Scobie's newest book "Endgame" brought back the race row against the royal family.
During Levin's latest appearance on GB News, TV presenter Patrick Christys asked if there were chances Markle's talent agency would drop her. Levin gave an affirmative response.
"Yes, why on Earth are they saying that?" Levin replied. "They [could] keep quiet. That's my feeling because it's going to be very, very difficult to get, you know, the sort of glamour that she wants and feels."
Levin was referring to a statement that allegedly came from the talent agency after the release of "Endgame." The book was smeared with controversy after its Dutch version named the alleged racist royals -- King Charles and Kate Middleton.
"Well, I don't mind them saying this. I mean, they said they were 'horrified' and that it can't be just about the two names that have been mentioned, but it must be about their client i.e. Meghan," Levin explained. "And it seems to me they will think very carefully about what they do next. I've never really heard any known agency be so clear about what they felt. They didn't mention the writer, they mentioned it in general."
Levin went on to warn Markle that she needed to be "careful," reminding her that many people have already dropped her and the agency could do the same.
According to Prince Harry's biographer, Markle had already been told to stop moaning and put on a positive vibe because everyone was reportedly already fed up with the drama involving them.
An unnamed source previously told Express that Markle's Hollywood handlers were "horrified and exasperated by a never-ending scandal" threatening to "take a wrecking ball" to the couple's plans.
Markle's partnership with WME was announced in April. The same agency would also represent her and Prince Harry's content creation label, Archewell. They would work on TV production, brand partnerships and explore business-building. However, acting wouldn't be an area of focus, per Variety.
Prince Harry and Markle have maintained their silence about the race row. Scobie claimed he never had a manuscript with the names of the alleged racist royals and seemingly blamed it on a translation error.
However, the Dutch translator for Xander Uitgevers, Saskia Peeters, insisted that the names were mentioned in "black and white," and she didn't add them. Instead, she just translated the materials given to her.