Meghan Markle ruled out of The Gentlemen season three

Meghan Markle will not join the third season of The Gentlemen, while people described as close to her allege that Netflix allowed speculation about her casting to circulate to publicize the series. The allegation has not been independently established, and Netflix’s role in any disclosure is unclear from the reported accounts. The casting speculation emerged in August, when reports said Markle was in discussions about a possible role in the Netflix crime drama created by Guy Ritchie. The reports did not establish that she had been cast. An unnamed source cited in coverage said there had been a meeting and that it had been decided she would not be part of the third season. The same source attributed a brief reaction to Ritchie, but he is not reported to have commented publicly himself. Friends quoted in coverage said some people in Markle’s camp felt she had been used to help promote the show’s second season. One source alleged that someone had encouraged publicity around her reading a script despite discussions not being far advanced. That account does not establish who disclosed the casting discussions or whether Netflix was involved. Netflix was contacted for comment in the...