This was a Swift rejection.
Taylor Swift turned down an invitation to look on Meghan Markle’s now-canceled podcast – even after the Duchess of Sussex wrote to the pop star, in line with a report.
The snub, reported on by the Wall Street Journal, comes after Spotify and Markle announced they failed to achieve an agreement on launching a second season earlier this month.
Markle wrote a private letter asking Swift to return on the podcast sooner or later, however the singer declined through a representative, the newspaper reported.
The Wall Street Journal report detailed how Markle and her husband Prince Harry have struggled successfully producing shows and content for Netflix from their production company Archewell.
The pair’s Los Angeles-based business hasn’t struck gold outside of leaning on their very own stories, the Journal reported.
Amongst their failed projects included an animated children’s show called “Pearl” that was canceled by Netflix, people acquainted with the project told the newspaper. At the least two other show ideas the past yr were also reportedly rejected.
Netflix doesn’t plan to renew Harry and Meghan’s deal, which runs through 2025, the people told the Journal.
Each Spotify and Netflix have been struck by the couple’s lack of productivity, the Journal reported, citing people acquainted with their perspective.
Shows floated by Harry and Meghan appeared too just like already successful hits on Netflix, and were turned down by Netflix, the newspaper reported.
Harry’s memoir, “Spare” was a convincing success, as was the documentary produced that appeared on Netflix concerning the couple’s break-up with the Royal Family.
“Recent corporations often make changes of their initiate phase, each with people and strategy, and we are not any exception,” an Archewell spokesperson told the Journal. “We’re more equipped, focused and energized than ever before.”
A Netflix spokesperson reportedly said the corporate valued its partnership with Archewell and would keep working on projects together.