Spotify has cancelled Meghan Markle’s podcast, “Archetypes”.
CNN is reporting that Spotify executive and popular podcaster Bill Simmons has hit out at Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, labeling them “grifters,” after their multi-year partnership with Spotify ended on Friday.
CNN quoted Simmons as saying: “I wish I had been involved in the ‘Meghan and Harry leave Spotify’ negotiation,” Simmons said on his self-titled podcast Friday.
“The F**king Grifters. That’s the podcast we should have launched with them.
“I have got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea.
“It’s one of my best stories … F**k them. The grifters.”
The series “Archetypes” aimed to “investigate, dissect and subvert the labels that try to hold women back,” according to its description, and featured Meghan’s interviews with celebrity guests including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, and Trevor Noah.
The first 12 episodes aired from August to November 2022 and was produced by Markle’s company Archewell Audio.
However, Spotify has pulled the plug on the podcast and the Archetypes will not be renewed for a second season.
