Recent reports suggest that the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, will no longer be joining the cast of the Netflix series The Gentlemen. The news follows earlier reports that Markle was in active discussions to make a return to acting through a role in the show's third season.

The information regarding the withdrawal of the casting originated from Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. In a statement released on Saturday, Brown claimed that the decision was made due to significant public opposition in the United Kingdom. According to Brown, the intensity of the backlash made the potential casting "untenable" for the production team to move forward.

While the initial reports of Markle’s potential involvement in the Guy Ritchie-directed series were widely circulated by industry publications like Variety, neither Netflix nor representatives for the Duchess have issued an official confirmation regarding the casting or its subsequent cancellation. The situation remains based on reports from industry observers rather than direct statements from the production studio or the parties involved.