Meghan Markle is reportedly on the cusp of signing a “major deal” with French couture house Dior. According to the Daily Mail, the Duchess of Sussex has signed with heavyweight Hollywood talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME), headed by uber-agent Ari Emanuel, to rebrand her image following Spotify cutting ties with Markle and husband Prince Harry, and cancelling her “Archetypes” podcast after just a single 12-episode season.
The “mega-bucks” deal, reported the Mail, would see Markle become one of Dior’s “faces,” joining the likes of Rihanna, Jennifer Lawrence and Charlize Theron. READ MORE: Podcaster Bill Simmons Blasts Harry & Meghan After Spotify Axes $20M Deal: ‘F**king Grifters’ “Meghan is all anyone is talking about,” a source — described as “a prominent Beverly Hills socialite” — told the Mail. “There have been rumours for weeks that she’s about to sign a deal with Dior which has put the gossip mill into overdrive,” the source added. “If she pulls that off, then no one will remember that her silly little podcast got cancelled after one season.” In addition to the Spotify deal’s implosion, rumour also has it that Netflix is conducting an “ongoing review” of its $100-million deal with the Sussexes. READ MORE: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle’s Podcast ‘Archetypes’ Won’t Be Renewed By Spotify “We knew the Spotify announcement was coming,” a source at NME said. “It might be a shock to everyone else but we’ve been working on the rebranding of Meghan for weeks.
Ari is the best in the business when it comes to corporate deals and making money. He’s excited to be representing Meghan and has thrown all his energy into it.
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