Alix Earle’sHot MessPodcast Dropped by Alex Cooper’s Network amid Feud Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Alix Earle, Alex Cooper.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty

Taylor Hill/WireImage; Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty

Alix Earle’s tenure at the Unwell Network has ended amid reports of a feud between her andAlex Cooper.

According to a new report fromVarietyciting sources, the Unwell Network, which Cooper started, has dropped Earle’sHot Messpodcast.

The outlet said the Unwell Network has renounced all rights toHot Messso Earle can freely explore future opportunities. SiriusXM will no longer sell ads for the show.

The Unwell Network is a subsidiary of Tending, a media company Cooper founded with her husband,Matt Kaplanof ACE Entertainment. PEOPLE has reached out to Cooper’s and Earle’s representatives for comment.

Alex Cooper and Alix Earle at an Unwell fan screening at the Paris Theater on September 13, 2023 in New York City.Gotham/GC Images

Gotham/GC Images

Fans have been speculating that the two influencers may be at odds, as Earle was absent from an Unwell Super Bowl party in New Orleans earlier in February.

Photos from the event shared on social mediashowed Hallie Batchelder, who hosts theExtra Dirtypodcast, andGrace O’Malley, whosigned with the Unwell Network in Decemberafter leaving Barstool Sports, as attendees.

Earle, whoregularly chronicles her day-to-day activities on TikTok, uploaded several videos from her time in New Orleans, includinghaving dinner with her boyfriendBraxton Barriosandgoing out with friends. She alsoattended the 2025 Super Bowl.

Ashtin Earle and Alix Earle host the “Hot Mess” podcast.Hot Mess with Alix Earle/youtube

Hot Mess with Alix Earle/youtube

TheHot Messhostwas one of the first talents to sign with the network when it launchedin August 2023.

When she andMadeline Argysigned with the network, Cooper said she was “honored to be at a place in my career where Ican pass along knowledge and advice for a new generation of creators to flourish.”

Cooper signed a deal with SiriusXMa year later to expand the network,launching Unwell Music and Unwell On Air.

Alex Cooper.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

WhenHot Messbegan its second season last September,Earle brought on her sister Ashtin as a new co-host.

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source: people.com