Meghan Markle‘s camp reportedly believes that she was used to promote Season 2 of “The Gentlemen.” The second season of the show by Guy Ritchie was released on September 3, on Netflix. Ahead of the premiere, rumors circulated that the former “Suits” actor would take on a role in the series. However, those rumors turned out to be untrue. Markle’s camp now reportedly believes that Netflix got the publicity it wanted.
Sources close to Meghan Markle allege the casting buzz was used to promote ‘The Gentlemen’
Meghan Markle’s name was reportedly linked to “The Gentlemen” to promote the Netflix series, according to sources close to the Duchess. When news of the series emerged, rumors circulated that Markle would be taking on a role in it. However, that never happened. Sources have now told Fox News Digital that she is no longer in talks to join the series.
Markle stepped away from her acting career in late 2017 and filmed her final season of the legal drama, “Suits.” Later, she had her own Netflix show, “With Love, Meghan.” However, the show was canceled after two seasons. She has reportedly expressed a desire to make an acting comeback, with sources claiming that she is already reviewing numerous scripts.
When rumors circulated that she would be part of “The Gentlemen,” people were curious to see her acting comeback. However, that did not happen, leaving her fans and camp disappointed. A source told The Telegraph that people in her camp feel she was used to generate publicity for Season 2 of the show. The source added that they knew Season 2 was not as good as the first one. Plus, they had already commissioned a third season, so they wanted a big name to generate headlines.
Calling it an old marketing trick, the source said that her camp believes they deliberately attached a big name to a script. Later, they leaked that she was in talks with him, when in reality, nothing was actually far along. “The whole thing left a bit of a sour taste in the Sussex camp’s mouth. Needless to say, Netflix got what it wanted: huge viewing figures for Season 2 and a lot of publicity,” the source concluded.
