Analyst Stephen A. Smith from ESPN dismisses the publics interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Mark

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have received a scathing verdict from ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith.

Smith is the latest media personality to comment on the couple following their split from Spotify.

Following a joint statement from Spotify and the Sussexes’s production company Archewell Audio, announcing their decision to part ways, it was revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had only produced a 13-episode series of a podcast for the company, despite signing a $20 million deal three years ago.

Bill Simmons, a top Spotify executive and former ESPNer, criticized Harry and Meghan, labeling them as ‘grifters,’ after their split with the music streaming giant.

During his self-titled podcast, Smith expressed that the public’s interest in the couple is limited unless they are involved in a feud with the Royal family.

“If Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex aren’t complaining about the royal family, I don’t know if anybody cares what they have to say,” Smith said on ‘The Stephen A. Smith Show.’

“I’m not trying to criticize [Meghan Markle] as if she doesn’t possess any talent or anything like that. She did a remarkable job on [the show Suits]… I love Suits. In fact, I’m going to watch it again… I love that show… But what I’m saying is, you don’t really care what they have to say unless they’re insulting their family.”

“The grifters,” Simmons remarked as he criticized the couple on an episode of his own platform, The Bill Simmons Podcast, on Friday.

During the recent episode, Simmons told guest sports journalist Ryen Russillo: “The grifters. That’s the podcast we should have launched with them.”

“I’ve got to get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea. It’s one of my best stories,” he added.


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