Alix Earle claims ‘bully’ Alex Cooper ‘threatened’ her before feud went public: ‘You don’t want to go to war with me’

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Alix Earle has finally broken her silence on her feud with Alex Cooper, sharing that she “stayed quiet for so long” because she was “scared” of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast host.

“Everyone tells me not to fight with [Cooper] because they always win and they always come out on top,” Alix, 25, says in her new Netflix series, “Earle Meets World.”

Alix Earle (pictured above in “Earle Meets World” on Netflix) finally broke her silence on her feud with Alex Cooper. ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
Cooper (pictured above at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes) allegedly threatened Earle not to “go to war” with her. Penske Media via Getty Images

“[Cooper] even said to me, ‘You don’t want to go to war with me.’”

Cooper, 32, signed Alix’s “Hot Mess” podcast to her Unwell Network in 2023.

But it was announced in March 2025 that “Hot Mess” had been dropped by the production company in a move Alix purportedly discovered “through the media.”

Cooper first signed Earle’s “Hot Mess” podcast to her Unwell Network in 2023. (Pictured above: Earle and Cooper in New York City in 2023.) GC Images
Earle allegedly found out The Unwell Network had dropped her podcast in 2025 “through the media.” (Pictured above: Cooper, Earle and Madeline Argy in New York City in 2023.) GC Images

“I didn’t realize things were going wrong because I was obsessed with her,” Alix explains in the show, while reflecting on her friendship with Cooper. “I was like, ‘This is my idol. I’m so happy to work for her,’ and then constantly felt taken advantage of and used and mistreated and manipulated.”

Alix accuses Cooper of putting her in an “uncomfortable” position by asking sexually charged questions during her “Call Her Daddy” interview three years ago.

“We’re filming her podcast, and she’s having us drink before and asking me really sexual questions I wasn’t comfortable with, but I’m also answering because I’m drunk,” Alix recalls.

Earle accused Cooper of getting her “drunk” and asking sexually charged questions during her 2023 “Call Her Daddy” interview. (Pictured above: Cooper at Cannes Lions International Festival 2025.) Erik Messori
Earle (pictured above at SiriusXM HQ in New York City in August) said she asked Cooper to omit part of the interview, but Cooper allegedly refused. Getty Images for SiriusXM

Alix says she asked Cooper to omit part of the interview afterward, though Cooper allegedly refused.

Aside from feeling “betrayed” on a personal level, Alix says her relationship with Cooper had also soured from the business end of things.

In fact, Alix’s dad, TJ Earle — who also acts as her manager — claims the network came in “way below” what they initially promised.

Earle’s dad also claimed she was under-resourced as an employee for The Unwell Network. (Pictured above: Cooper speaking at the YouTube Brandcast event at the Lincoln Center in May.) Getty Images for YouTube
The drama reached its boiling point when Cooper (pictured above at Cannes Lions International Festival 2025) posted a video calling out Earle for “passive-aggressive re-posts and likes” about her on social media. Erik Messori

According to TJ, Alix was doing everything by herself for her podcast, from setting up lighting and camera equipment to producing.

When she was eventually told to hire her own help — after feeling “pressured” into renewing her contract for a second year — Alix claims the Unwell team stopped inviting her to events, didn’t talk to her and began skipping their meetings.

The drama reached its boiling point in April after Cooper posted a video blasting Alix for “passive-aggressive re-posts and likes” about her on social media, confirming public speculation of a feud.

Earle’s family (pictured above on SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” in August) quickly rallied around her, with her mom describing Cooper as a “bully.” Getty Images for SiriusXM
Earle (pictured above in “Earle Meets World”) slammed Cooper as “sick and twisted.” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

As seen in the Netflix series, the entire Earle family quickly rallies around Alix as she navigates her response to Cooper’s video.

“I do think Alex Cooper’s coming off a little desperate right now,” TJ says in his confessional, while Alix’s mom, Alisa Earle, describes the podcaster as a “bully.”

Alix, for her part, slams Cooper as “sick and twisted” in a scathing text message she planned to send to her former boss. It’s unclear whether or not Alix actually sent the message.

Earle (pictured above in New York City in August) claimed Cooper “took advantage of her at a young age in a new industry” she knew nothing about. GC Images
Earle (pictured above in an Instagram post) vowed to “never” do business with someone like Cooper again. cgonzalezbeauty/Instagram

“You took advantage of me at a young age in a new industry I knew nothing about,” Alix reads from her text to Cooper. “You are full of false promises, and Unwell is a continuation of that.”

Alix concludes her message with a firm vow to “never” do business with someone like Cooper again.

A rep for Cooper did not return Page Six’s request for comment.

“Earlie Meets World” is currently streaming on Netflix.

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