Meghan Markle was unable to attend a “Suits” reunion at the Golden Globes last night due to a “previous commitment,” an insider claimed.
Speaking to Page Six, a source claimed that the Duchess of Sussex had been asked to come but was “unfortunately” unable to show up due to other plans.
Meanwhile, Gina Torres – who played Jessica Pearson in the legal drama – revealed on Sunday that the ex-castmates simply “don't have their number” when asked if anyone had reached out to the star.
Patrick Adams and Gabriel Macht, who played lawyers Mike Ross and Harvey Specter in the series, presented the award for best TV drama, before they were joined by fellow stars Gina and Sarah Rafferty.
But Meghan, 42, did not attend the star-studded 81st annual ceremony in Los Angeles alongside her former colleagues.
The cast of the TV show “Suits” reunited on the Golden Globes stage on Sunday evening – but one notable star was missing
Speaking to Variety at the Golden Globes, Gina apparently revealed the reason for her absence.
“We don’t have her number. We just don't do that. She will see it. She will watch. “She will be happy that we are here,” said the 54-year-old US actress, who attended the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.
At yesterday's awards ceremony, presenter Jo Koy sparked outrage with a violent remark against the royal couple during his opening monologue in Hollywood on Sunday evening.
He began by calling the royal family “rich, white and dysfunctional” in a gag comparing HBO's “Succession” to Netflix's “The Crown.”
When Jo then moved on to the Sussexes, she noted that the two of them “get paid millions for doing absolutely nothing – and that's just from Netflix,” drawing huge laughter from the room, including from Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos.
The streaming service reportedly paid £88 million ($100 million) for the couple's 2022 docuseries as part of a multi-year deal with the streaming giant.
Jo's joke was seen as a “brutal” swipe at the couple after a tumultuous year that also saw their lucrative podcast deal with Spotify canceled after just one season of the Meghan-hosted series Archetypes. Spotify executive and podcast guru Bill Simmons later referred to her as a “gribber.”
And charitable donations to her Archewell Foundation also fell by around $12 million in 2023.
Meghan Markle (pictured as her Suits character Rachel Zane, right), 42, did not attend the star-studded 81st annual ceremony in Los Angeles with her former co-stars
Last night, Variety also asked Gina about Sunday's Suits reunion, with the interviewer asking, “Did you plan this?” Do you all text each other?
She explained: “When everything was clear, we all texted each other. Yes, our text thread is crazy right now. So it's very exciting.'
The Suits cast reunited on stage at the Golden Globes and poked fun at the series' new success on Netflix.
Gabriel made a joke about how the show has recently gained notoriety since launching on the streaming giant, saying: “There's nothing more dramatic or frightening than waiting all night for our category to finally be announced has arrived.”
Patrick, who left the show at the end of season seven alongside his wife Meghan after their real-life engagement to Prince Harry, joked: “It's hard to imagine having to wait so long for your show to get this kind of recognition.” '
The four “Suits” stars presented “Succession” with the award for best drama series.
“Suits” originally aired for nine seasons on USA Network from 2011 to 2019 and saw genius college dropout Mike Ross (Adams) join a high-profile law firm alongside Harvey Specter (Macht), Jessica Pearson (Torres) and Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman). joined. , while Rafferty played Harvey's no-nonsense assistant Donna Paulsen.
The Duchess played Rachel Zane, a paralegal who becomes a brilliant lawyer and eventually marries Mike Ross.
As Gabriel walked the red carpet earlier in the evening, he spoke about the show's resurgent popularity.
“It's an amazing thing.” “We had great success when the show was on… and at some point Netflix came into the picture. It's just gotten incredible attention and we're very grateful for it,” he shared, according to EW.
Patrick and Gabriel posed happily together on the red carpet, both looking handsome in classy black tuxedos.
Meghan Markle's former “Suits” co-stars Gina Torres (54), Patrick J. Adams (42), Gabriel Macht (51) and Sarah Rafferty (51) enjoyed a reunion at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday
Patrick was also joined by his wife Troian Bellisario, who looked stunning in a shimmering silver dress.
Meanwhile, Gina wowed in a low-cut black silk top and monochrome maxi skirt, while Rafferty was a vision in a baby blue halterneck dress with a ruffled trim.
The cast's appearance comes after “Suits” was surprisingly the most-streamed title in the United States for 12 consecutive weeks, according to Nielsen data that includes total minutes watched across all streaming platforms.
In addition to Netflix, “Suits” is also available on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. Between Netflix and Peacock, Suits' viewership reached 2.359 billion minutes.
“Suits” was added to Netflix in June and quickly attracted viewers with its binge-friendly catalog of 134 episodes spanning nine seasons.