Meghan Markle's Reported Role in The Gentlemen Canceled Due to Public Backlash

Meghan Markle will reportedly not appear in the third season of the Netflix series The Gentlemen. According to Tina Brown, a former director of the New Yorker and Vanity Fair, the decision to withdraw the Duchess of Sussex from the cast was made following intense negative reactions in the United Kingdom. Brown stated that the public response became so unsustainable that the casting was retracted, which she suggests is a poor sign for Markle's return to acting in Britain.

Details regarding the role suggest that the character would have been written specifically for Markle and would have featured a seductive profile. The reports indicate that Markle had been in negotiations for the role after meeting director Guy Ritchie through mutual acquaintances.

However, the status of the project remains unconfirmed by official channels. Netflix has not yet officially ordered a third season of the series, and neither the production company nor the streaming platform has issued a formal announcement regarding Markle's involvement. The second set of episodes for the series is scheduled to debut in early September.

While the center leaning source presents the news as a scoop that should be taken with caution due to the lack of official confirmation, the center right leaning source frames the event as a professional disappointment and a setback in the Duchess's strategy to reclaim her professional identity in the United Kingdom.