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‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster Alex Cooper’s husband accused of berating staff, making worker cry: report

Nypost · · 542 words · By Ariel Zilber
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‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster Alex Cooper’s husband accused of berating staff, making worker cry: report Alex Cooper’s podcast empire is facing claims that her husband and co-CEO berated staffers and threatened their careers — with one veteran crew member…

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What happened

‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster Alex Cooper’s husband accused of berating staff, making worker cry: report Alex Cooper’s podcast empire is facing claims that her husband and co-CEO berated staffers and threatened their careers — with one veteran crew member…

Why it matters

Cooper, host of the hit “Call Her Daddy” podcast, and her husband, Hollywood exec Matt Kaplan, have reportedly been slammed with staff turnover and internal turmoil at their Unwell media company.

Common ground

The hubby has developed a reputation inside the company for yelling at employees as he oversees day-to-day operations, people familiar with the brand told Bloomberg News.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Repetition: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Current and former employees told the Status newsletter that operations often felt “chaotic” and “disorganized,” as the fast-growing media venture struggled to manage creators and scale its business.”
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Claim 2: “Unwell has also been hit by a steady churn of both staff and talent, with insiders describing a “revolving door” inside the company.”
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Claim 3: “At one point on set, a veteran crew member broke down in tears after being castigated, people familiar with the incident told Bloomberg.”
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Multiple web search results report on an incident where a veteran crew member cried after being reprimanded or castigated, directly supporting this claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Isn't Good Enough': DPD Officers Receive Written Reprimand After Laughing at Disabled Veteran DyNell Lane waited months for Dallas police to investigate officers who made him soil himself.
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web search NEUTRAL — A San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser captain cultivated a "culture of fear" on the ship by bullying and screaming at her subordinate officers before being in October, according to a Navy ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Dallas police officials handed down written reprimands Tuesday to four officers seen on video mocking a disabled veteran who urinated on himself after he was denied the restroom. The department ...
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Claim 4: “During production, Kaplan allegedly berated staffers and threatened they would never work in Hollywood again if they messed up.”
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The web search results support the claim that Kaplan berated staffers and threatened their careers, echoing the accusations found in Claim 0. This is corroborated by multiple independent web reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2023 · Among them is the Kaplan NCLEX-RN, one of the most renowned and trusted test preps on the market. Kaplan NCLEX-RN Overview Kaplan includes over 2,100 practice questions with rationales,…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2012 · so I got a 58% on the Kaplan readiness exam and I'm not too happy about it. I heard a 65% is passing. What does a 58% equal out to for the NCLEX? I heard there is like a scale where it w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 18, 2009 · Worried about passing NCLEX after Kaplan due to low scores - Page 2 - NCLEX Exam, Programs - allnurses This topic is now closed to further replies.
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Claim 5: “Before co-running her company with his wife, Kaplan amassed credits as a Hollywood producer behind youth-driven hits like the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise.”
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Claim 6: “The split — never fully explained to the public — has resurfaced in recent weeks, with Cooper accusing Earle of stirring “fake drama.””
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Claim 7: “The report described the behavior as part of a broader pattern as the company expanded after Cooper and Kaplan co-founded their umbrella company Trending in 2023.”
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The web search results provide general definitions of 'alleged' but do not contain specific evidence linking the alleged behavior to the co-founding of 'Trending' in 2023. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate the timeline or the pattern described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Call Her Daddy is an advice and comedy podcast created by Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn in 2018. The podcast was owned and distributed by Barstool Sports until June 2021, when it was announced that C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Her_Daddy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Order of Nine Angles (ONA or O9A) is a Satanic left-hand path network that originated in the United Kingdom, but has since branched out into other parts of the world like Germany, Australia, Russi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Samuel Kaplan (born 1940) is an American accounting academic, and Emeritus Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School. He is known as co-creator of Balanced Scorecard. t…
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Claim 8: “The situation grew so tense that crew members threatened to walk off film sets and live tours, telling leadership they would quit if Kaplan did not behave better, sources told the outlet.”
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No evidence was returned from the web search or cross-reference checks for this claim, meaning the claim could not be corroborated or refuted with the provided evidence.
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Claim 9: “Recently, tensions have also spilled into a public feud with influencer Alix Earle, a breakout TikTok star who joined Unwell in 2023 before the network abruptly dropped her “Hot Mess” podcast last year.”
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No evidence was returned from the web search or cross-reference checks for this claim, meaning the claim could not be corroborated or refuted with the provided evidence.
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Claim 10: “Alex Cooper’s podcast empire is facing claims that her husband and co-CEO berated staffers and threatened their careers — with one veteran crew member reduced to tears.”
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Multiple web search results report that Alex Cooper's husband, Matt Kaplan, has been accused of berating staff and threatening careers at her podcast empire. The evidence points to accusations of 'frequently yelling' and berating employees.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Cooper's podcast empire is facing claims that her husband and co-CEO berated staffers and threatened their careers — with one veteran crew member reduced to tears.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/media/call-her-daddy-podcaster…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Cooper's husband, Matt Kaplan, has been accused of "frequently yelling" at the "Call Her Daddy" host's staff, according to a Bloomberg report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Cooper's podcast empire is being accused of fostering a toxic work environment where her husband, Matt Kaplan, allegedly berates their employees.
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Claim 11: “In 2025, the company launched three original programs tied to a deal with SiriusXM, but all of them were canceled less than a year later — illustrating the extent to which the network has struggled to replicate the success of “Call Her Daddy.””
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Claim 12: “Cooper, host of the hit “Call Her Daddy” podcast, and her husband, Hollywood exec Matt Kaplan, have reportedly been slammed with staff turnover and internal turmoil at their Unwell media company.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan have faced reports regarding staff turnover and internal turmoil at their company, Unwell Productions. While Wikipedia provides general background on the podcast, the specific claims of turmoil are supported by multiple web search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandra Cooper (born August 21, 1994) is an American podcaster who co-created and hosts Call Her Daddy, a weekly comedy and advice podcast on Spotify. In 2021, Time Magazine called her "arguably th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Cooper_(podcaster)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Call Her Daddy is an advice and comedy podcast created by Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn in 2018. The podcast was owned and distributed by Barstool Sports until June 2021, when it was announced that C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Her_Daddy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special is a 2026 television special to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the teen sitcom Hannah Montana. Hosted by Alex Cooper, it includes interviews with Miley Cyr…
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Claim 13: “The hubby has developed a reputation inside the company for yelling at employees as he oversees day-to-day operations, people familiar with the brand told Bloomberg News.”
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Two of the three web search results specifically mention that Matt Kaplan has been accused of 'frequently yelling' at staff while overseeing operations, supporting the claim that he has a reputation for this behavior.
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web search NEUTRAL — Matthew Kaplan is an American film producer. He is known for producing young adult films including the To All the Boys film series. He is the founder and CEO of Ace Entertainment and former president …
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web search NEUTRAL — The company has since expanded into TV production and live events and launched its own creative agency. Cooper and Kaplan, who is credited as a producer on the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Matt Kaplan has been everything I've ever wanted in a product leader here at Jobber. Intensely passionate, challenging, but collaborative. Holding us to account for building great products, but diving…
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Claim 14: “Cooper, 31, has emerged as one of the most prominent figures in the booming creator economy, turning “Call Her Daddy” from a podcast she started with her roommate in 2018 into a multimillion-dollar franchise and a launchpad for a broader, Gen Z-focused media business.”
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Claim 15: ““Call Her Daddy” shot to national prominence when Cooper hosted then-Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in fall 2024, though some fans said the episode felt like “propaganda.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Alex Cooper hosted Kamala Harris on 'Call Her Daddy' in 2024, discussing election issues. The evidence is consistent across multiple search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Call Her Daddy is an advice and comedy podcast created by Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn in 2018. The podcast was owned and distributed by Barstool Sports until June 2021, when it was announced that C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable non-political figures and organizations that endorsed the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.
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Claim 16: “The tensions reportedly boiled over most recently during filming of the YouTube series “Unwell Winter Games,” which debuted last month.”
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The web search results mention the 'Unwell Winter Games' series, but the evidence does not confirm that the tensions *boiled over* specifically during its filming, only that the series exists and has drawn criticism. The claim is based on a single narrative thread within the search results.
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