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Harry Ever After?: British newspapers splash that Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will move back to the United Kingdom with their two children at the end of the month. (Photo by Jordan Peck/Getty Images)
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In tonight’s edition, we reveal how the largest independent regulator of the UK's print and digital newspaper and magazine industry has asked newsrooms to consider their reporting now that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s have confirmed their move back across the pond. Read below for details on what prompted an email marked "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL; NOT FOR PUBLICATION."
Also, Alex Cooper’s departure from UTA drew headlines at the weekend. Now we have new reporting about the demands the “Call Her Daddy” host has asked of future representation – and how they balked at the expectations. And a top exec at the Financial Times exits less than a year after receiving a promotion.
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Sussex and Desist
(Exclusive.) In newsrooms across the pond on Thursday, editors and senior journalists received an alert marked "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL; NOT FOR PUBLICATION."
"Editors will be aware that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating to the UK, along with their two young children," the email from IPSO (the Independent Press Standards Organization) began. The note came just hours after news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Britain after six years of living in California.
"The family are aware that news outlets will wish to cover their return," the email, obtained and reviewed by Breaker, continued. "However, they have significant privacy and security concerns regarding the potential reporting of the family’s residence and the school to be attended by the children."
Breaker has learned that the alert was prompted by ...
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CAA’n You Touch This?
(Exclusive.) The podcasting powerhouse Alex Cooper, host of Call Her Daddy and founder of Unwell, is still…
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