Social media star Alix Earle addressed her high-profile feud with Unwell Network founder Alex Cooper in her Netflix reality series, Earle Meets World
, released on September 4, 2026. Earle accused Cooper of manipulation and described feeling betrayed after their professional partnership ended in 2025.
Alix Earle Details Professional Falling Out With Alex Cooper
Months of online speculation came to an end as Alix Earle finally addressed her turbulent professional split from Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper. Earle worked under Cooper’s Unwell Network from 2023 to 2025, hosting her Hot Mess podcast before her show was unceremoniously dropped from the company.
In her newly debuted Netflix reality series, Earle explained that she stayed quiet for an extended period because she feared retaliation. I stayed quiet for so long because I am scared of Alex Cooper,
Earle said in a confessional interview featured on Earle Meets World. I found out that I was no longer working with Unwell through the media so, I’m just intimidated. I don’t know what she’s gonna do or how she’s gonna twist things.
Accusations of False Promises and Lack of Production Resources
The tension between the two creators stretched far beyond personal drama into the mechanics of building a digital media company. During a family discussion on the series, Earle’s father and manager, Thomas TJ
Earle, detailed how the reality of working with the startup network fell short of initial expectations. According to the elder Earle, the network promised mentorship and production resources that never materialized, leaving the influencer to manage her show independently.
We knew what they promised us and then when they came in way below what they promised us, we were kind of like, ‘I guess this is how you produce a podcast,’
TJ Earle explained on the show, noting that his daughter traveled with suitcases full of cameras and handled lighting and filming by herself.
Alix Earle echoed those sentiments, admitting that her initial admiration blinded her to early warning signs. I didn’t realize things were going wrong because I was, like, obsessed with her,
Earle said. I was like, ‘This is my idol, I’m so happy to work with her.’ And then constantly felt taken advantage of and used and mistreated and manipulated.
“I trusted her so much, and all she did was just s–t on it.”
Alix Earle, via Page Six
From a 2023 Podcast Appearance to a Public TikTok Feud
Reflecting on her September 2023 appearance on Call Her Daddy, Earle claimed that Cooper encouraged her to drink before recording and subsequently asked uncomfortable sexual questions.
The feud spilled out into the open in April 2026 when Cooper posted a TikTok challenging Earle to stop posting cryptic content and say what you’ve got to say about me
while noting there was no non-disclosure agreement in place. Earle responded in the video’s comments with Okay on it!!
before detailing her grievances on screen.
Unsent Text Messages and Uncertain Next Steps
During the final episode of her Netflix series, Earle read aloud a text message she drafted to send to Cooper, which labeled her former boss as manipulative and toxic
and accused her of choosing money over morals.
As Earle Meets World
streams on Netflix, the public fallout stands as one of the creator economy’s high-profile fractures.