Breaking News: People roll their eyes’: Hollywood has stopped taking Meghan Markle’s calls as the Sussexes bank on ‘Polo’ Netflix series to save them: Report….Read More

Hollywood is no longer taking Meghan Markle’s calls as the Sussexes flounder in Tinseltown, according to growing industry speculation – but there is one lifeline.
Hollywood’s kingmakers are no longer taking Meghan’s phone calls as she and her husband Prince Harry continue to flounder in their attempts to make it big in the entertainment world, according to industry speculation.

‘Polo’ debuts on Netflix next Tuesday at a crucial moment for the Duke and Duchess’ post-working royal careers.

Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, produced the five-episode series under their Archewell banner as part of the Sussexes five-year, $100 million deal with the streaming giant, which is set to expire in 2025.

Perhaps inspired by the Duke’s real life, one of the major plot lines in the series will follow father-son polo players competing against each other.

Hollywood rumours are swirling that Netflix executives are underwhelmed with the documentary’s laser focus on the Argentinian player Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Figueras instead of Harry.

It comes amid a desolate year for the Sussexes, with the renegade royals having gone nearly a year without releasing a single book, TV show or podcast.

The couple have dealt with high expectations since achieving early success with Netflix’s ‘Harry & Meghan’ documentary, released in December 2022, and the Duke’s memoir ‘Spare’.

Spotify axed the couple’s Archetypes podcast last year, and Harry’s Heart of Invictus documentary never cracked Netflix’s top ten.

Meghan has yet to release her cooking documentary, which is said to have been finished mid this year.

It is expected to be released alongside the first products from her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, which has been embroiled in series of trademark setbacks.

Speaking to The Times on Sunday, NewsNation entertainment correspondent Paula Froelich cited “rumours” some “power players in Hollywood who were formerly enamoured of the couple will no longer take Meghan’s calls personally”.

This is what happens when you haven’t actually made money — you fall (down) the totem pole of importance. People in LA roll their eyes at them,” Ms Froelich said.

She said one silver lining is Harry’s signature Invictus Games Foundation, which will hold its winter edition in Vancouver in February.

The Duke helped establish Invictus in 2014 as an Olympic-style international sporting event for injured and wounded service men and women worldwide.

Ms Froelich said the Duke knows his popularity is linked to the charity, but more is needed to save the couple’s careers.

The only story the world wants to see from them now is if they make nice with their families,” she said.