Amidst rumoured divorce, Meghan Markle NOT in talks to become the ‘Duchess of Dior’

According to reports, a spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has told The Telegraph that rumours regarding a potential partnership with the French luxury fashion house are not true. It comes after the Mail on Sunday reported that Meghan is in talks about taking on a deal with Dior, days after streaming giant Spotify ended its US$25m deal with the royal couple. According to the Wall Street Journal, Harry and Meghan did not meet the “productivity benchmarks required to receive the full payout from the deal”. Under the three-year contract, which was signed in 2020, Meghan only delivered one series of her podcast, Archetypes, consisting of 12 episodes. The publication also quotes a source at Dior as saying that the reports, which dub Meghan the “Duchess of Dior”, have left the brand “nonplussed as to how the story came about”. Meghan is NOT in talks to become the ‘Duchess of Dior’: Sources deny rumours that she is in line for a mega-bucks deal with the French fashion house - as resurfaced clip from 2015 crime drama shows her playing perfume model. The Duchess of Sussex says she is not signing a ‘megabucks’ deal with Dior to become the face of the famous fashion house. Meghan and Harry had been linked to the French clothes company over the weekend. It had been speculated any deal could be worth as much as £15million to the couple. But sources close to the Royals said no contract had been inked. And Dior itself signaled it had been surprised and confused when the idea of a deal was first mentioned. It comes after the Mail on Sunday reported that Meghan is in talks about taking on a deal with Dior, days after streaming giant Spotify ended its US$25m deal with the royal couple. According to the Wall Street Journal, Harry and Meghan did not meet the “productivity benchmarks required to receive the full payout from the deal”. Under the three-year contract, which was signed in 2020, Meghan only delivered one series of her podcast, Archetypes, consisting of 12 episodes. Meghan’s failed Dior dreams Experts had earlier suggested that she could become one of the highest paid influencers in the world if she chose to endorse major fashion labels. This news comes just after Harry and Meghan’s ties are cut Spotify after it was revealed they didn’t produce enough content to receive the full payout. A Dior deal will focus on the positive image of a strong, successful woman. According to Royal Fashion News, Harry and Meghan signal a new income stream with a designer sponsorship deal. GB news said that  Meghan is more about ‘me’ than ‘we’. Meghan from the very beginning has been quite a control freak by first taking Harry away from the country and then doing a docuseries with Netflix. Meghan Markle accused of ‘faking’ interviews for Spotify podcast There was also news about Meghan Markle has been accused of faking several interviews for her axed Archetypes podcast by industry ‘sources’ who claim that the Duchess had staff members on the show conduct interviews with her guests, before audio of her voice was edited into the final episodes. Spotify paid Meghan Markle more than $18 million for her ‘Archetypes’ podcast? Meghan and Harry’s show Archetypes’ fails make profit, Spotify cuts 200 jobs. The Daily Mail reported that the allegations, which come just days after it was revealed the Sussexes’ $20 million deal with  Spotify had been ended in a ‘mutual agreement’, were reported by podcast-focused outlet Podnews. According to the site, ‘multiple sources’ have claimed that ‘some interviews on the show were done by other staffers, with questions edited-in afterwards’, although Podnews did not highlight any specific episodes where this might have applied. The podcast has also been the center of a few controversies, including spreading misinformation on Covid-19 vaccine. The show was also accused of making anti-semitic comments and using racial slurs. Earlier reports claimed that Spotify paid Harry and Markle $25 million for singing for a lucrative audio deal. (With added inputs from agencies) Read all the  Latest News,  Trending News,  Cricket News,  Bollywood News,  India News and  Entertainment News here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.