Meghan Markle’s recent bullying allegations at her US operation could get worse if staff choose to press charges, PR experts say. Newsweek.
The Hollywood Reporter quoted a source as saying that Prince Harry and Meghan are bad decision-makers, while the Duke is an enabler and the princess “belittles people”.
A senior staffer now told the outlet: “Everyone is scared of Meghan.”
The Duchess of Sussex’s team is doing battle Us Weekly led by global press secretary Ashley Hansen, who explained how to support Meghan during her surgery.
The story comes after Meghan dismissed suggestions that she harassed Kensington Palace maids as part of a smear campaign by the institution.
Eric Schiffer, chairman of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek it is too early to know the full extent of the damage in the context where there is still work out.
“I would say that it would depend on other things. For example, is there a risk of litigation from these people?” said.
“Are there more things coming out? Are other media organizations going to pick this up and want to make it more exclusive on some of the accusers?
“The question is, is the life of the plane from the rumors? If it can stay alive, it becomes an additional story that begins to solidify a serious picture hit.
“If it’s a short-term problem, then it’s less. The question is, will this extend? They’re trying to throw water by showing other people who have been in the environment, but it will go down, can this story. stay alive?”
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Harry and Meghan’s former head of content, Ben Browning, said us Weekly his experience was “positive and supportive” and added: “We all continue to be friends. The narrative we see suggests the contrary is not true.”
Us Weekly editor Dan Wakeford also recorded a YouTube video summarizing how one unnamed source felt about the saga. He said: “‘We are here for a reason,’ said one of the team members now, ‘if you come for our bosses, we come for you. We are just trying to do good.'”
“We’re coming for you” may seem like an unusual way to fight back against bullying accusations, but it may also indicate a fear that more is coming.
One of the fun dimensions The Hollywood Reporter‘s coverage is its editor, Maer Roshan, said a reporter has spoken to 12 sources, but the article seems to be mainly a quote one.
“Our reporter spoke with, I think, dozens of people. Most of them worked with the couple in various capacities now and before,” he said. Access Hollywood.
“Our reporter talked to a top source who worked for the couple and said: “Everyone is afraid of Meghan.
On the one hand, this may suggest that one staff member is more critical or better than another; on the other hand, magazines may collect other unpublished material.
“We’re seeing Ellen DeGeneres get fired as new allegations keep coming down,” Schiffer said. “And I suspect that you will see other stories (about Meghan) that are more in-depth but maybe not as much as Ellen’s.
Another downside for the Sussexes is that the battle overshadowed Prince Harry’s visit to New York, which promoted some of its biggest projects, including the couple’s new Archewell Foundation Parents Network, the Diana Award, the Halo Trust and the Travalyst ecotourism initiative.
The Hollywood Reporter‘s piece appears to have been on mirror when Us Weekly published its coverage Saturday, Harry spent the day at the Clinton Global Initiative talking about the impact of social media on young people.
“It’s going to be an almost total eclipse,” Schiffer said. “Now it becomes credible. This is the person who has this allegation, denied the first person, has worked hard to build trust, and now we hear from a respected news organization a pattern of behavior with employees that has been hidden in stone. and that reveals this ugliness that will be haunted they.
“And that’s the madness of the reputation, when he’s had problems in the past, he wants to be seen as a repugnant manager who manages this reckless environment, where he’s Godzilla for his employees. His brand.
“He really needs to be seen, as far as the truth goes, how he comes across and makes sure he’s right.”
Jack Royston is Newsweek‘s chief royal correspondent based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, on @jack_royston and read the story in NewsweekThe Royals Facebook page.
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