What to know on Alex Cooper, Alix Earle after 'Hot Mess' reportedly podcast dropped by Unwell Network
What to know about Alix Earle, Alex Cooper and their reported professional fallout at Unwell Network
When lifestyle influencer Alix Earle signed with Alex Cooper's Unwell Network in August 2023, it was a pairing that brought together two of media's fastest-rising stars.
Each had shown the capability of commanding a loyal audience: Earle on TikTok, where her videos regularly rack up millions of views, and Cooper on "Call Her Daddy," which catapulted her to the top of the podcast rankings and helped her start her own media company. Like Cooper, Earle would also have a podcast, this one called "Hot Mess."
The emergence of personality-driven podcasts as major cultural and media industry forces — ones not necessarily beholden to traditional media companies — had opened up opportunities for people like Cooper and Earle not just to entertain their young audiences, but to own them as well.
In an Instagram post announcing their partnership, Unwell Network wrote, "2 blondes walk into a boardroom … the world is not ready!!!"
About a year and a half later, the two are now embroiled in what has become a fevered internet drama, fueled by speculation around their business relationship and what might come next. Neither has commented on the situation publicly, leaving the kind of vacuum that social media can quickly fill with its own ruminations.
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