American television producer and the creator of ‘Suits’ Aaron Korsh, revealed that The Royal Family intervened to prevent Meghan Markle from using a specific word on “Suits,”. According to Korsh, the word “poppycock” was removed from a script due to concerns that it might be manipulated or misconstrued.
Korsh elaborated that Meghan’s character, Rachel, was intended to engage in a dispute with her partner, Mike, and as a playful reference to her royal in-laws, he wanted to incorporate British slang.
However, Korsh was taken aback to learn that palace officials were reviewing scripts for upcoming episodes and providing input.
“The Royal Family did not want her saying the word,” he revealed. “They didn’t want to put the word ‘poppycock’ in her mouth.”
Reflecting on why this might have been, Korsh added: “I presume because they didn’t want people cutting things together of her saying ‘c***’. So we had to change it to ‘bulls***’.”
The writer expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation, particularly because he had informed his royal in-laws that the word would be included in the show.
Korsh couldn’t recall the exact source of the directive but stressed that it had originated from a producer or an agent rather than directly from Meghan herself.
“I had some sympathy because I wouldn’t want somebody doing that to her either. And the thing is, I didn’t think anybody really would, but also I don’t know. People are crazy,” he said.
During the interview, Korsh acknowledged that Meghan’s relationship with Prince Harry undeniably contributed to the legal drama’s popularity on streaming platforms.
Upon learning about the relationship, Korsh humorously recalled his initial reaction as, “We’re dating a prince!”
Korsh and several of Meghan’s fellow cast members had the privilege of attending the royal wedding in 2018.