A Spotify government has spoken out concerning the scrapping of Harry and Meghan's $20m (£15m) cope with the streaming service, calling the royal couple "f****** grifters".

Bill Simmons, who's head of podcast innovation and monetisation, criticised the pair after it was introduced they were being dropped by Spotify for reportedly not creating sufficient content material.

Meghan's podcast Archetypes was described on Spotify as "a podcast where we investigate, dissect, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back".

Guests on the present have included Paris Hilton, Mindy Kaling, Mariah Carey and Serena Williams.

But solely 12 episodes have been made for the reason that multi-million greenback deal was signed in 2020 and none have aired for greater than 9 months.

"Meghan is continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform," a spokeswoman for the couple's Archewell media firm advised the Wall Street Journal.

Speaking on his personal podcast, Mr Simmons stated: "The f****** grifters. That's the podcast we should have launched with them."

He went on to say: "I have 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… F*** them. The grifters."

Sky News has contacted Archewell for a remark.

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Along with Spotify, the couple additionally signed offers with Netflix, which launched an eponymous documentary series about them final 12 months, and Penguin Random House, the writer of Prince Harry's controversial memoir, Spare.

The news comes after Spotify introduced this month it is going to lower 200 jobs because it adjustments its strategy to podcasts.

Prince Harry is at the moment suing the writer of the Daily Mirror for damages, claiming journalists had been linked to illegal strategies used to acquire info, prices Mirror Group Newspapers deny.