{"id":2372932,"date":"2026-04-14T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2372932"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:53:50","slug":"dave-portnoy-debunks-viral-rumor-about-alex-cooper-alix-earle-feud-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dave-portnoy-debunks-viral-rumor-about-alex-cooper-alix-earle-feud-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy debunks viral rumor about Alex Cooper, Alix Earle feud origins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Dave Portnoy has debunked the viral rumor that Alex Cooper and Alix Earle\u2019s \u201cbeef\u201d stems from a Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial Earle allegedly landed over Cooper last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Barstool Sports founder weighed in on the pair\u2019s ongoing feud <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a5k9_-Ga9Ek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cChicks in the Office\u201d<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, where I was wrong, I said in the video I heard it was all Carl\u2019s Jr. Have you heard that?\u201d Portnoy, 49, asked co-hosts Ria Ciuffo and Fran Mariano while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VhVZGiVpWZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">referencing his latest \u201cTea by the Sea\u201d video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dave Portnoy (pictured here during Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cChicks in the Office\u201d podcast) debunked the rumor Alex Cooper and Alix Earle\u2019s feud stemmed from a Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial. <span class=\"credit\">Chicks in the Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Barstool Sports founder weighed in on the pair\u2019s rumored feud during Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cChicks in the Office\u201d podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think that there\u2019s a bunch of stories going around that people thought that the other one was jealous of the other one for getting in the Adam Sandler movie or the Super Bowl commercial,\u201d Ciuffo responded. \u201cSo, the Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial, there was a lot of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/06\/business\/carls-jr-super-bowl-ad-brings-back-bikini-clad-burger-models-after-yearslong-clampdown\/\">starring in a 2025 Super Bowl ad<\/a> for the popular burger chain, as well as another in July 2025 with Paris Hilton, Earle <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/21\/entertainment\/happy-gilmore-2-nyc-premiere-adam-sandler-julie-bowen-margaret-qualley-and-more\/#4\">also made a cameo<\/a> in Sandler\u2019s 2025 Netflix flick, \u201cHappy Gilmore 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Portnoy went on to tell Ciuffo and Mariano that Cooper wouldn\u2019t have done the Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial even if she had been offered $10 million. He also noted that the pair had shared the same publicist, Cait Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had a gun to my head and $10 million in a bag, I would not have done that Carl\u2019s Jr. ad,\u201d the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast host said, according to Portnoy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cNow, where I was wrong, I said in the video I heard it was all Carl\u2019s Jr.,\u201d Portnoy began. <span class=\"credit\">Chicks in the Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Portnoy went on to say that Cooper wouldn\u2019t have done the Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial even if she was offered $10 million.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo, maybe it wasn\u2019t the Carl\u2019s Jr. ad,\u201d he added, regarding the source of Cooper and Earle\u2019s feud.<\/p>\n<p>After debunking the Carl Jr.\u2019s commercial rumor, the Barstool Sports founder speculated that the true source of the pair\u2019s fight was a \u201ccontract issue\u201d with Earle\u2019s \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast and Cooper\u2019s Unwell Network.<\/p>\n<p>Although Earle signed with Unwell in 2023, she was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/25\/celebrity-news\/alix-earles-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-by-alex-coopers-media-company\/\">dropped by Cooper two years later<\/a> amid reports of tension and creative differences between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the contract looked like,\u201d Portnoy said of Earle and Cooper\u2019s Unwell deal. \u201cI know Alex Cooper, one time I saw her, was like, \u2018I want to apologize for the way we were with \u2018Call Her Daddy.\u2019 Now that I\u2019m managing talent, I see how hard it can be.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper\u2019s hit \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast initially launched under Portnoy\u2019s Barstool Sports in 2018. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Portnoy also speculated that the feud between Cooper and Earle (pictured here in 2023) stemmed from a \u201ccontract issue\u201d with Earle\u2019s \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast and Cooper\u2019s Unwell Network. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Lowrie\/BFA.com \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earle signed with Unwell in 2023, but was dropped by Cooper two years later amid reports of tension and creative differences. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Lowrie\/BFA.com \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But following a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/05\/02\/barstool-sports-addresses-call-me-daddy-podcast-fiasco\/\">dispute over intellectual property rights<\/a>, co-founder Sofia Franklyn <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/25\/celebrity-news\/sofia-franklyn-savagely-cuts-alex-cooper-from-cover-of-upcoming-tell-all-memoir\/\">left the show<\/a>. Cooper ultimately left Barstool for Spotify in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that to me was like, \u2018All right, I\u2019m having Alex Earle issues,&#8217;\u201d Portnoy continued. \u201cLike she\u2019s huge. It\u2019s like all this money is coming in, but it goes maybe to the network. There\u2019s going to be tension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Cooper and Earle did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d and \u201cHot Mess\u201d hosts\u2019 rumored feud kicked back up earlier this month when Earle, 25, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thebravomom\/video\/7626790279734971662?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re-posted a scorching TikTok video<\/a>\u00a0comparing Cooper, 31, to an \u201cambulance chaser\u201d and \u201cgrim reaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooper <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/13\/celebrity-news\/alex-cooper-breaks-silence-on-alix-earle-feud-rumors-long-overdue\/\">addressed the feud rumors<\/a> on Monday by urging Earle to \u201cstop hiding behind other people\u201d in a TikTok video of her own.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cooper (pictured here) responded to Earle\u2019s latest dig in a TikTok video on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">fathercooper\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cOkay on it!\u201d Earle responded (seen here) after Cooper urged her to \u201cstop hiding behind other people.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">fathercooper\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust say it yourself,\u201d the Golden Globe-nominated podcast host said. \u201cBecause I\u2019m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s\u2013t going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI know what happened, and so do you, so talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earle then <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/celebrity-news\/alix-earle-responds-to-alex-cooper-putting-her-passive-aggressive-behavior-on-blast\/\">took to the comments of Cooper\u2019s video<\/a> to say, \u201cOkay on it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Portnoy has debunked the viral rumor that Alex Cooper and Alix Earle\u2019s \u201cbeef\u201d stems from a Carl\u2019s Jr. commercial Earle allegedly landed over Cooper last year. The Barstool Sports founder weighed in on the pair\u2019s ongoing feud during Monday\u2019s episode of the \u201cChicks in the Office\u201d podcast. \u201cNow, where I was wrong, I said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2372933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[304783,353609,304753,24003,374811,23522],"class_list":["post-2372932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-alex-cooper","tag-alix-earle","tag-celebrity-feuds","tag-celebrity-news","tag-dave-portnoy","tag-podcasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dave-Portnoy-debunks-viral-rumor-about-Alex-Cooper-Alix-Earle.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372934,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372932\/revisions\/2372934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}