Meghan Markle is being blamed for “ripping off” an author’s book series for a now-cancelled Netflix project through Archewell Productions.
There’s said to have been “noticeable” resemblance between her project and the books.
It was published in July 2021 by Archewell Productions – a production company founded by Meghan, 43, and Prince Harry, 40 – that Meghan was working with the streaming platform on an animated show with the working title Pearl. It was predicted to center on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, with it recorded at the time that she “will be inspired by a variety of influential women from throughout history.”
Meghan was considered as an executive producer alongside David Furnish, Carolyn Soper, Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan and showrunner Amanda Rynda.
The following year though, it was recorded that any references to the project had been quietly removed from Archewell Productions’ website after the series was deleted by Netflix.
It’s now been reported by the Daily Mail that children’s author Mel Elliott, 51, has said that she sent a legal letter over the project, recommending a potential infringement of copyright linked to her literary character Pearl Power.
In her first letter, according to the outlet, her lawyers revealed that she had been discussing her proposed series with her agent for over two years. They reportedly added that the project was mentioned on her website and on one connecting creators with film and TV producers.
