Netflix boss takes swipe at Meghan Markle after streamer cuts ties with royals

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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos allegedly will not speak to Meghan Markle on the phone without a lawyer present. In a Variety story, three sources claimed that Sarandos is “fed up” with Markle and Prince Harry. Sarandos, according to two insiders, recently said he wouldn’t sit in for a call with Markle, 44, unless a lawyer is present on the line.

Although Sarandos was among the first to follow the Duchess of Sussex when she returned to social media in early 2025, Page Six can confirm that he no longer follows Markle or her troubled lifestyle brand.

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has unfollowed Meghan Markle and As Ever on Instagram.Although Sarandos was one of the first people to follow Markle when she returned to Instagram in early 2025, he no longer follows her or her troubled lifestyle brand.Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Netflix deal woes marked by awkward power moves, legal interventionWhile Sarandos’ wife, Nicole Avant, still follows Markle on Instagram, she does not follow As Ever. A Netflix source told the Daily Mail that Avant and Markle, 44, “are still friends.”Netflix officially cut ties with the Duchess of Sussex and her lifestyle brand earlier this month.Markle and Prince Harry signed an initial $100 million deal with Sarandos and Netflix in 2020.“Her show did not go on, so it did not make sense to continue the partnership,” an industry source told Page Six at the time. A Netflix spokesperson also told us that the streamer was “glad to have played a role in bringing vision to life” and she would continue to grow As Ever independently, “as it was always intended.”Variety reported that Sarandos was “fed up” with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.An attorney for Markle called the claims regarding Sarandos “absolutely inaccurate.”Both a Netflix spokesperson and Markle’s attorney called those claims “absolutely inaccurate” and “blatantly false.” Meanwhile, the outlet also reported that Bajaria had allegedly “grown weary” of Netflix’s deal with the Sussexes. Bajaria, however, praised both Markle and Harry.Although Sarandos and Netflix have cut ties with As Ever, the Sussexes still have a deal with the streamer via their Archewell Productions production company.An insider told Page Six that Markle and Prince Harry still have multiple scripted and unscripted projects in development at Netflix.“Archewell has been a thoughtful and collaborative partner, and we’ve really enjoyed working with Harry and Meghan,” she told Variety. Although Netflix has cut ties with As Ever, the Sussexes still have a deal with the streamer via their Archewell Productions production company. That deal is in a great place, an insider told Page Six, and multiple scripted and unscripted projects are said to still be in development.Want to smell like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy? Prepare to pay over $1,000Legendary action star Chuck Norris dead at 86 following medical emergencyConvicted sex offender Josh Duggar speaks out on brother's child molestation arrestWhat happened to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s clothes?Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has unfollowed Meghan Markle and As Ever on Instagram.Although Sarandos was one of the first people to follow Markle when she returned to Instagram in early 2025, he no longer follows her or her troubled lifestyle brand.Netflix officially cut ties with the Duchess of Sussex and her lifestyle brand earlier this month.Markle and Prince Harry signed an initial $100 million deal with Sarandos and Netflix in 2020.Variety reported that Sarandos was"fed up" with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.An attorney for Markle called the claims regarding Sarandos “absolutely inaccurate."Although Sarandos and Netflix have cut ties with As Ever, the Sussexes still have a deal with the streamer via their Archewell Productions production company.An insider told Page Six that Markle and Prince Harry still have multiple scripted and unscripted projects in development at Netflix. Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Beauty in Black’ Season 2 Part 2 on Netflix, A Surprisingly Dull Continuation of the Tyler Perry Series

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