Kevin Cosner is no stranger to Hollywood, a legendary actor, director and producer who has spent decades at the top of the entertainment industry, earning critical acclaim for his work on films that have become cultural icons from Dances with Wolves to Yellowstone.

His career speaks for itself, but in a job as meaningful as this, it only takes one pitcher to cause one, and this time, his target was none other than Megan Mar, whose comments were sharp and left no room for interpretation for any of the issues that came up.

In his view, Megan Markle is nothing more than a cable TV actress, a blow that echoed across celebrity social media groups and tabloid headlines, fueling debates about Hollywood’s hierarchy.

Megan’s career trajectory and whether her royal status has actually affected the entertainment world is why Cosner’s words are so damaging, first we have to consider the scene Megan Markle before becoming the Duchess of Sussex was best known for playing Rachel Zayn in the legal drama Reasonable Cast, while the show was liked by a group of people, it was not Blockbuster Productions that shaped Cosner’s business.

Megan was never considered a Hollywood A-lister nor did she secure leading roles in movies but when she married Prince Harry, her celebrity status skyrocketed, moving from a mid-level TV actress to a global icon but Hollywood was a unique tool.

Outside tournaments and venues make sense if an actor doesn’t have the star power of the Royal Family-turned-public figure who has courted controversy while trying to carve out a new niche for herself in the media industry, including projects with Netflix and Spotify.

Reception was mixed at best, but Cosner’s comments were jarring because they tapped into an ongoing debate about whether Megan Markleever is truly an influential Hollywood figure or whether her career has been a false attempt to build a relationship with the royal family and more importantly, she doesn’t have one.

A light joke there but when a revered figure like Kevin Cner makes a statement like this the world hears People start to feel Megan’s Hollywood truth with new danger Is she really talented or could she just be getting a role in a well produced show Was she on track to superstardom before she met Prince Harry or was her truth already in limbo long before she set foot in Buckingham Palace The thing to consider is that Hollywood operates on a dead but fast hierarchy There are the Industry Becomes like Merill str Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio whose acting alone can sell a movie Then there are the traditional powerhouse actors who are small screen value but have to be shown in R blockbusters And then there are the mid-tier actors who achieve fame but never reach the top of the entertainment industry