India, Aug. 23 -- The reported casting of Meghan Markle in the third season of Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix crime series The Gentlemen has reportedly been withdrawn following severe public pushback across Britain. The development surfaces just days after initial reports indicated that the duchess was in advanced discussions to make her dramatic television comeback in the popular British crime caper.

Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the New Yorker, revealed the cancellation on Saturday. According to Brown, the hostility surrounding the potential collaboration made moving forward impossible. "The backlash in the UK was so intense, it became untenable to go forward," Brown wrote. Trade publication Variety had previousl...