“Spotify and Archewell Audio together have decided to go their separate ways,” Spotify said in a press release this week, ending the multimillion-dollar deal between the platform and the organization led by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. Following the announcement of the “divorce,” Spotify’s top executive Bill Simmons said he was upset with the couple for never delivering the agreed product. The deal in question was worth $20 million, or about €18.3 million, for the production of a podcast series.
‘Their ‘hype’ is fading’: Meghan, Harry and Spotify’s divorce could have dire consequences
In a personal podcast, Bill Simmons explains, “I wish I had been involved in those negotiations… ‘Damned crooks’: that’s the podcast we should have started with them.” Sharing the Zoom conversation I had with Harry to help him come up with a podcast idea. It’s one of my best stories,” he adds.
In January, the manager had already spoken unflatteringly about Harry, saying he was “so sick of this man”. “What is he bringing? He complains about everything and continues to give interviews. Who cares ? Who cares about your life? You weren’t even the favorite son […] You live in Montecito, sell documentaries and podcasts, and nobody cares what you have to say unless you’re talking about and complaining about the royal family. I can’t take it,” Bill Simmons had launched.