Meghan Markle is NOT signing a ‘mega-bucks’ deal with luxury goods company Dior: Report

It was previously reported that Meghan Markle “may be on the brink of signing a major deal with French couture house Dior to make her a face of the company"

Updated on: Jun 20, 2023, 13:22:27 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Meghan Markle is not signing a “mega-bucks” deal with Dior, new reports have claimed. The Daily Mail on Sunday, June 18, reported that Meghan “may be on the brink of signing a major deal with French couture house Dior to make her a face of the company.” However, Page Six Style has now learned that no such contract is in the works.

Meghan Markle is not signing a “mega-bucks” deal with Dior, new reports have claimed (sussexroyal/Instagram)

A spokesperson for the Sussexes told the Telegraph that these claims were not true, and a Dior source claimed the house’s team was “nonplussed as to how the story came about.”

The Daily Mail’s article was published days after Spotify decided to axe Meghan’s Archetypes podcast. “There have been rumors for weeks that [Markle’s] about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive,” a “prominent Beverly Hills socialite” told the outlet. “If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got cancelled after one season.”

Meghan’s podcast will not be renewed for a second season. Insiders close to Spotify have claimed the royal couple failed to meet the productivity benchmark that was needed to receive the full payout, according to Wall Street Journal. Meghan, however, is reportedly planning to create more podcasts.

After the end of the first season, Spotify was reportedly planning to release a second season. Sources close to Meghan and Harry have claimed the couple would stop making Netflix documentaries, publishing memoirs and appear for interviews that do not speak well of the Royal Family.

The axing of the show comes after it was reported that Spotify may slash 200 more jobs after Meghan and Harry’s podcast’s failure. Spotify laid off about 6% of its 6,600 workforce back in January. Redundancies are now said to be reaching 2% of the streaming platform’s workforce, according to New York Post.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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