Meghan Markle's acting comeback suffers major blow as Netflix 'safety net' disappears: expert

Meghan Markle is no longer in talks to join "The Gentlemen," with friends alleging she was "used to help promote" the Netflix series.Royal experts told Fox News Digital that the Duchess of Sussex's "safety net" with Netflix "is gone" as uncertainty surrounding her relationship with the streaming service threatens to derail her acting comeback before it even gets off the ground."Harry and Meghan's champion inside Netflix, Bela Bajaria, has recently left the streaming service," British broadcaster Helena Chard told Fox News Digital."The previous safety net is gone.
Unfortunately for Meghan, she may want to jump straight into a top acting role, but there is far more stacked against it happening."MEGHAN MARKLE’S ACTING RETURN COULD SPARK FRESH PROBLEMS WITH PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON: EXPERTMeghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks onstage during the 2025 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2025, in New York City.Sources close to the duchess told The Telegraph she is no longer in talks to join "The Gentlemen" on Netflix.
(2025 Getty Images)Variety reported Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company.According to the outlet, around 1,000 employees were laid off.Bajaria was leaving Netflix after nearly 10 years with the company. "What I find most revealing is that Meghan's camp now appears comfortable publicly criticizing Netflix," Kinsey Schofield, host of "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital.Bela Bajaria, then-chief content officer at Netflix, attends the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, on Feb.
23, 2025.(Getty Images)"This was one of their most important commercial partners.
You don't typically throw a company under the bus when you're counting on them to finance your next big project.To me, this is the clearest indication yet that their relationship with Netflix has effectively come to an end."WATCH: MEGHAN MARKLE NEEDS A HOLLYWOOD REINVENTION, PR EXPER...