Meghan Markle's ‘The Gentlemen’ Talks End as Friends Accuse Netflix of Using Her to Hype Season 2
Discussions regarding Meghan Markle potentially appearing in the Netflix series 'The Gentlemen' have reportedly ended. Friends of the Duchess allege that Netflix leaked the talks to generate publicity for the show's second season.
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Image. Meghan Markle's possible role in The Gentlemen has fallen through, according to a source close to her cited by The Telegraph on October 17. People in the Duchess of Sussex's circle are now questioning how the casting discussions became public.
Her friends allege that Netflix leaked the conversations to generate publicity for the crime drama's second season. Meghan's prospective appearance would have been in Season 3, creating an unusual dispute over whether interest in a future casting decision helped promote episodes already completed.
A source close to the production pushed back in The Times , saying, "This is not a show in need of stunt casting." The response came from an unnamed insider rather than an official Netflix spokesperson.
Representatives for Meghan and Netflix did not immediately respond to PEOPLE 's requests for comment on October 18.
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