Overview
- Tig Notaro detailed the split on a March 9 episode of MS NOW's The Best People with Nicolle Wallace, saying she had to "shake myself out of denial" that the friendship had ended.
- Notaro said she left their Tig & Cheryl: True Story podcast in May 2023 as RFK Jr.'s political profile grew, citing hecklers at her shows and a sense that "this is not my world."
- She says she kept sending support to Cheryl Hines after stepping away, received warm replies, then realized Hines no longer reached out on her own.
- Notaro disputed interviews suggesting she "dumped" Hines, saying she tried to remain a friend even though she could not continue the show; Hines carried on briefly with Rachael Harris before the podcast ended in December 2023.
- Hines' representative declined to comment in new coverage, as reports continue to note RFK Jr.'s role as health and human services secretary under President Trump and the strain his politics have placed on some of Hines' Hollywood relationships.