Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have once again shut down reports of a rift with Netflix, but this time in person.
The famous couple attended an event in Montecito, California, on Friday, hosted by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and ambassador Nicole Avant, in celebration. meat Season 2, which premieres on the streamer on April 16.
Also in attendance were Season 2 cast members Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny, as well as Emmy Award-winning creator Lee Sung Jin.
Prince Harry and Markle’s appearance came about a month later diverse It was reported that Netflix was distancing itself from the pair. The post also claimed that Sarandos, a neighbor of the couple in Montecito, was fed up with the couple.
However, both the pair and Netflix leadership have shut down the claims, with a spokesperson for the streaming company previously calling them “completely inaccurate.”
Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, also said in the following Netflix presentation, “I would say don’t believe everything you read. Maybe we should all do a little bit of fact checking. But here’s the thing: We still have a relationship with them, we have films in development with them, we have a great doc with them, and they have things in development on the TV and film side.”
She added: “Deals come and go all the time and… we don’t renew a lot of deals, and those deals don’t get enough press coverage for obvious reasons, I think. So there’s no exciting story here.”
But over the past year, Netflix has backed out of some business deals with the couple, including exiting lifestyle brand Markle As Ever as a business partner in March. The streamer also downgraded the couple’s overall deal to a first-look deal in August 2025.
Although it was announced last month that Netflix was teaming up with the couple’s company Archewell Productions once again to develop a scripted drama about polo after working with them on the 2024 docuseries. Polo.
