Why Are Alix Earle & Alex Cooper Fighting? The Feud, Explained

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Back in the day, Alix Earle was a big fan of Alex Cooper — even referring to her as her “actual idol” when the Call Her Daddy host first followed her on TikTok. In August 2023, she joined Cooper’s Unwell Network, and that September, she appeared on Call Her Daddy (in an episode titled, “Alix Earle: Secrets, Sex & Scandals”) and started her own podcast, called Hot Mess.

For a while, all seemed to be going well. In September 2024, Earle’s younger sister Ashtin even joined the podcast for its second season. However, things changed about five months later when Earle’s podcast was officially dropped from the Unwell Net...