Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are once again dismissing reports of a rift with Netflix, but this time with a personal appearance.
The famous couple attended an event in Montecito, California on Friday, hosted by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and ambassador Nicole Avant, to celebrate. beef Season two, which premieres on the streamer on April 16.
Season two cast members Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny, as well as Emmy-winning producer Lee Sung Jin, were also in attendance.
Prince Harry and Markle’s appearance comes almost a month later Diversity It was reported that Netflix is ​​keeping distance from the pair. The publication also claimed that Sarandos, who is the couple’s neighbor in Montecito, was tired of the couple.
However, both the couple and Netflix’s leadership have shut down those claims, with a spokesperson for the streamer previously calling them “absolutely false.”
Bella Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content officer, also said in the Next on Netflix presentation, “I would say don’t believe everything you read. Maybe we should all do a little fact-checking. But the thing is: We still have a relationship with them, we have movies in development with them, we have an amazing doc with them, they have things in development for TV and film.”
He added, “Deals come and go all the time and… I think we don’t renew as many deals and don’t get as much pressure on them for obvious reasons. So there’s not an interesting story there.”
But over the past year, Netflix has taken a step back from some business deals with the couple, including dropping Markle’s lifestyle brand As Ever as a business partner in March. The streamer also downgraded the couple’s overall deal to a first-look deal through August 2025.
However last month it was announced that Netflix is ​​teaming up again with the couple’s Archewell Productions to develop a scripted drama about polo after working with them on the 2024 documentary. polo.
