Meghan Markle desperately tried to put a positive spin on Netflix dropping her and Prince Harry from a pricey, exclusive deal by comparing the couple to the Obamas, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The Duchess of Sussex claimed their new first-look deal is similar to what Barack and Michelle Obama have, and that it will suit her and the Duke of Sussex just fine as they move forward with their latest project ideas.

Markle’s Curious Obamas Comparison

Source: MEGAThe Obama’s production company has put out plenty of successful projects for Netflix, unlike the Sussexes.

“My husband and I were in an overall deal with Netflix, and then not just similar to Higher Ground in the Obamas’ deal, once that had come to its term, the extension of it, which was such an incredible sign of the strength of our partnership, was now being in a first-look deal,” Markle told the audience at the Fortune Most Powerful Women summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 14.

The Obama’s Higher Ground production company went from an exclusive partnership with Netflix in 2024 to a multiyear first-look deal. But unlike the Sussexes, the former first couple’s company has had a wildly successful relationship with the streaming service.

The president and former first lady’s production company won a Best Documentary Feature Oscar in 2020 for American Factory, which aired on the platform. Higher Ground has also released the Julia Roberts apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind, the critically acclaimed film Rustin, and the Emmy Award-winning documentary Our Great National Parks, narrated by Barack.

‘Exciting’ Downgraded Deal

Source: MEGAMarkle claimed her downgraded Netflix deal is ‘exciting.’

Markle attempted to glam up her disastrous Netflix failures by making it seem like she and Harry now have even bigger opportunities on the horizon with their scaled-back deal.

The former Suits star called it “exciting, because it gives us flexibility to go to our partners first, and then at the same time, to be able to shop content that might not be the right fit for Netflix, but has a home somewhere else.”

Markle cryptically continued: “So for our non-scripted team and our scripted team, we’ve been doing a lot of content development that can meet different rooms.”

Her comparison to the Obamas was met with ridicule online.

“She couldn’t resist name-dropping the Obamas when talking about her much-downgraded ‘first-look’ Netflix deal. Clearly, she knows the deal’s a dud, so she tossed in the Obama name clout to prop it up,” one person sneered on X.

A second snarked: “Comparing Archewell to the Obamas’ Higher Ground is like comparing a school play to a Spielberg production.” A third user called Markle’s comparison “nauseating.”