Overview
- Earle addressed her feud with Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper in Earle Meets World, which began streaming on Netflix on Sept. 4, 2026.
- She says she felt “betrayed,” repeatedly “taken advantage of, used, mistreated, and manipulated” by Cooper and recounts feeling pressured and uncomfortable during a 2023 Call Her Daddy appearance.
- Earle and her father say Hot Mess was dropped by Cooper’s Unwell Network and that Unwell provided little production support, leaving Earle to run the podcast largely on her own while splitting revenue with the network.
- In the season finale Earle read a drafted message calling Cooper “manipulative and toxic,” though she did not confirm whether the text was ever sent, and she says she has not spoken to Cooper since the split while there has been no detailed public response from Cooper or Unwell.
- The case highlights power imbalances in the creator economy and shows how influencers are using streamer-backed reality series to seize control of contested stories, a move that could prompt closer scrutiny of small podcast networks and mentor‑mentee deals.