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Alix Earle‘S “Hot Mess” podcast has been dropped off Alex CooperS Unpleasant network. Sources say that Siriusxm will no longer sell ads for the show and that the Unwell network has refrained from all rights to “hot mess” so that Earle can freely explore future opportunities.
The move comes in the midst of growing scraps on social media of a feud between Cooper, hosting the very popular podcast “Call Her Daddy”, and Earle, the party girl’s influencer with a massive tictoch after. Speculation about a rift grew when Earle skipped a uncle Super Bowl Party in New Orleans even though she was in town.
In August 2023, Cooper announced that she was Launch Unwell Network and Signed Earle to join the fold. The network was placed as a production paving that could speak to the Gen Z audience with “unique voices that include social challenges and personal uncertainties through honest conversation.”
Unwell’s first talent signings also included “Pretty Lonesome” host Madeline Argy, which together with Cooper and Earle would “develop a variety of multiplatform concepts and projects” over such silos as pop culture, beauty, fashion and lifestyle.
Unwell Network is a subsidiary of Tending, the media company Cooper founded with its hubby, Matt Kaplan from Ace Entertainment. In August 2024, Cooper colored a deal with Sirius XM That includes Unwell Music (Cooper’s Own Music Channel) and Unwell on Air (“The Daily Dirty” and “The Dialed In Show”).
Despite Earle’s outcome, Unwell has a deep bench. In February, the Grace O’Malley network signed to launch its “shameful” podcast. Cooper’s network also includes Harry Jowsey’s “Boyfriend Materials” and Owen Theils “In Your Dreams.” And Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” continues to land huge guests. In the fall, she sat down with Kamala Harris during the presidential election.
