Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have had millions of viewers for their Netflix docuseries, but, in the end, that didn’t matter after their work was left off the Emmy nomination list.
The series followed their story and relationship. It also included serious accusations against the royal family including Prince William and King George III. Within the first week, the show averaged 4.8 million viewers which is more than notable shows like Stranger Things and The Crown.
However, royal expert Kinsey Schofield believes that Harry and Meghan do not have the “consistency, talent, and hard work” of their Hollywood peers and competitors to make a success of things.
Speaking to Daily Express US, Kinsey said she just couldn’t imagine Harry and Meghan sitting next to some of the biggest names in the industry. From her perspective, those stars and Harry and Meghan are on different levels of work ethic. She even criticized the content of the documentary.
Schofield added: “Netflix’s Harry & Meghan was a one-sided docuseries full of contradictions. It left a lot to be desired.”
This Emmy snub is only part of a long string of rejections that the couple has faced in Hollywood. Although Meghan comes from a career in acting, now in a duo, she does not seem to have the same pull or power. After all, their $25 million Spotify deal was cut short. Meghan’s podcast, Archetypes, only lasted 12 episodes.
A staff member at Archewell told the Wall Street Journal, similarly to Schofield, that Harry and Meghan “seem surprised by the work required to finish entertainment projects”. As a result, the podcast “often lacks direction”.
Bill Simmons, a Spotify executive, also criticized the couple’s one-sided approach. He doesn’t believe Harry and Meghan are relying on a narrative that doesn’t actually include any talent.
He said: “What does he do? It’s one of those things where it’s like, what’s your talent? Why are we listening to you? So you were born in a royal family and then you left.”
The Television Academy included 100 Foot Wave, Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur, Secrets of the Elephants, The 1619 Project, and the U.S. and the Holocaust as nominees for best documentary or nonfiction series. Also left off of this list was Archewell’s other production credit: Live to Lead, which was a nonfiction series inspired by Nelson Mandela.
While the series was not nominated for an Emmy, it did receive a prestigious nomination from Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) for Best Streaming Nonfiction Series. This nomination may actually be an indicator of future success in Hollywood if the couple can continue to rack up more achievements.
In other news – Joe Jonas says he once pooped himself on stage while wearing white pants
Joe Jonas just admitted he once had a poop-accident-while-wearing-white-pants-onstage bad day. In a shocking new interview, the Jonas Brothers singer, 33, broke down the fallout from the incident, admitting that he was onstage with brothers Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas when it all went down. “It’s fresh, but I’ve been able to work through it, a lot of therapy,” he said during a radio appearance on KIIS FM’s Will & Woody show. “Let’s just say it was a bad day to choose to wear white clothing.
You think it might be a little toot, it might’ve been a little something else, a little something extra. So, it was like a mid-wardrobe s*** change during the set.” Read More
