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Meghan Markle is no longer being considered for a role in Guy Ritchie\u2019s “The Gentlemen,” according to royal biographer Tina Brown.<\/p>\n

“I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season 3 of Guy Ritchie\u2019s Netflix series \u2018The Gentlemen\u2019 has been withdrawn,” Brown, who is the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, wrote Saturday on her “Fresh Hell” Substack, The Hollywood Reporter reported. “The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward. This does not bode well for Meghan\u2019s acting comeback in the UK.”<\/p>\n

Brown is also a best-selling author of 2007\u2019s “The Diana Chronicles,” and 2022’s “The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor \u2013 the Truth and the Turmoil.”<\/p>\n

MEGHAN MARKLE’S ‘MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA’ CONTROVERSY MAY BE EXACTLY THE POINT: EXPERTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Meghan Markle is reportedly no longer being considered for a role in Guy Ritchie\u2019s “The Gentlemen.”<\/span> (Getty Images for TIME)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It was reported on Friday that Markle was in early talks to join the yet-to-be-announced third season of Guy Ritchie\u2019s British action-comedy Netflix series.<\/p>\n

A part in the series would have been Markle\u2019s first turn at acting since she married Prince Harry and joined the royal family in 2018.<\/p>\n

PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE\u2019S HOLLYWOOD DREAMS HIT WALL AS EXPERT WARNS OF \u2018TOXIC BRAND\u2019 STIGMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

After stepping back from royal duties in 2020, the duchess pursued a range of projects spanning streaming, podcasting, lifestyle ventures and philanthropy.<\/p>\n

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Markle hasn’t acted since she left “Suits” in 2018.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Royal broadcaster Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital on Friday that renewed attention to Markle\u2019s acting career and the couple\u2019s charitable efforts could “put William and Kate into a media shade which will not go down well with them and, in reality, increase the difficulties with the warring brothers.”<\/p>\n

PRINCE HARRY, MEGHAN MARKLE\u2019S UK MOVE PUTS FRESH SPOTLIGHT ON THEIR EXPLOSIVE CLAIMS AGAINST ROYAL FAMILY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The news that Markle was considering a return to acting came after it was revealed that she and Harry were planning to move their family back to England by the end of the month.<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to England.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The couple signed a deal with Netflix for multiple projects when they left England in 2020 and settled in California.<\/p>\n

MEGHAN MARKLE’S SHOW EMMY NOMINATION ‘SOMEWHAT BAFFLING’ DUE TO LACKLUSTER RATINGS: EXPERT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The deal included their successful 2022 docuseries “Harry & Meghan” in which they criticized palace life.<\/p>\n

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Meghan Markle quit acting before she married Prince Harry in 2018.<\/span> (AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Last year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a new “first-look” agreement with Netflix, which was widely considered a downgrade from the original deal.<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell and Brown for comment.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Stephanie Nolasco, Ashley Papa and Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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