The simmering tension between podcast personalities Alex Cooper and Alix Earle has boiled over into a public confrontation, with Cooper directly calling out Earle on social media.
Cooper, host of the popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast, posted a TikTok video on April 13 challenging Earle to stop what she described as passive-aggressive behavior. "Hey, girl. The passive aggressive reposts and the 'likes' and the commenting on things, I gotta call you out here," Cooper stated in the video. "You're gonna need to get specific and just say what you gotta say about me."
Cooper emphasized there were no legal barriers preventing Earle from speaking openly, saying, "There's no NDA, and no one is stopping you. Stop hiding behind other people and just say it yourself. What's the beef?"
The public challenge comes after months of speculation about a rift between the two, which began when Earle's podcast "Hot Mess" was dropped from Cooper's Unwell Network in February 2025. The podcast had been part of the network since Cooper signed Earle in September 2023.
Earle responded simply to Cooper's public call-out, writing in the comments section: "Okay on it!!"
This marks the first time either has explicitly addressed their rumored feud publicly. Previously, both had offered only hints about their relationship status. In August 2025, Earle suggested in a TikTok video that she was considering going public with information about their alleged rift, saying her astrology app was encouraging her to "start some s--t" and seek "revenge."
Meanwhile, Cooper has maintained that the hiatus of "Hot Mess" had "nothing to do with Unwell" and that Earle retained ownership of her intellectual property. "Unwell gave her everything back. She owns her IP," Cooper wrote on Instagram in March.
Cooper concluded her recent TikTok message with a direct invitation: "I know what happened and so do you. So talk. Unless the fake narrative that you're creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth. I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me."
Representatives for both Cooper and Earle have not responded to requests for comment about the escalating public exchange.