Things at Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network appear to be, well, unwell, according to a new report.
A Bloomberg article published on Monday, April 20, alleged that Cooper’s podcast network has seen a dramatic turnover in staff over the past two years. The piece also claimed that Cooper’s husband, film and TV producer Matt Kaplan, who Bloomberg said runs the network’s day-to-day operations, has been at the center of internal turmoil.
According to the report, Kaplan “has earned a reputation for frequently yelling at staff members,” resulting in crew members reportedly threatening to walk off projects if he “doesn’t keep his distance.”
The piece further alleged issues on the set of the network’s recent YouTube series, Unwell Winter Games. Kaplan allegedly “berated the staff on set and threatened to prevent them from ever working in Hollywood again if they messed up, resulting in a prominent, long-experienced crew member breaking down in tears.”
Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Cooper, Kaplan and Unwell for comment.
Cooper, 31, and Kaplan, 42, launched the Unwell Network in 2023 as a burgeoning network of podcasts anchored by Cooper’s own hit show, “Call Her Daddy.” 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 series and spinoff TV show XO, Kitty, wed in April 2024. He was previously married to The Vampire Diaries actress Claire Holt from 2016 to 2017.
Earlier this month, Cooper hit the headlines as she addressed her falling out with former Unwell podcaster Alix Earle. Earle’s “Hot Mess” podcast was dropped by Unwell in February 2025, Variety reported at the time, and rumors have since circulated of a feud between the former colleagues.
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Cooper directly addressed the Dancing With the Stars alum after Earle, 25, reposted a shady TikTok that referred to Cooper as the “grim reaper.”
“Just say what you gotta say about me. There’s no NDA, and no one is stopping you. Stop hiding behind other people and just say it yourself. What’s the beef?” Cooper hit back in a subsequent TikTok video on April 13. “I’m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s*** going online for you. Not interested. I know what happened and so do you. So talk. Unless the fake narrative that you’re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth. I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me.”
Earle responded directly to Cooper, writing in the TikTok video’s comments section, “OK on it!!” Earle has yet to publicly share details of the apparent conflict, however.
