Alex Cooper Responds to Unwell Workplace Allegations.
Alex Cooper is expressing her viewpoint. Cooper retaliated against complaints of a terrible work environment at Unwell, the media company created by Call Her Daddy host and husband Matt Kaplan, where he was accused of yelling at employees and engaging in inappropriate conversations with them.
“I will say that building a startup, there is so much growth that comes with that, and I am extremely proud of what we have built at Unwell,” she revealed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on June 24. “I will just kind of leave it at, ‘Don't believe everything that you read on the internet.’ But I think everyone knows that at this point.”
The earliest accusations against Kaplan were in a Bloomberg article from April, which stated that he frequently shouted at employees. In a June 12 publication, Vanity Fair also detailed the allegations, pointing out that Kaplan frequently had inappropriate conversations with staff members in addition to yelling at them.
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Cooper, for her own part, thinks she and Kaplan have truly "done a really incredible job at Unwell," stating, “I think if you walk the halls, there are so many people that are so happy to work at this company.”
“I think, unfortunately, being a woman in this industry is extremely difficult because you're held to a complete different standard,” she added. “Whether it's a smear campaign being created for someone's narrative, whatever it be.”
Furthermore, the podcaster acknowledged that she and Kaplan were not exempt from the ongoing discussions.
“I think when you read lies about yourself to fuel something else that is an obvious situation going on, it's hard,” Cooper remarked. “But I think the reason that I've had success in this industry is I have really thick skin, and I'm gonna keep pushing forward.”
The Unwell Network was first established in August 2023 as a production firm targeting Gen Z audiences by Cooper, 31, and Kaplan, 42, who are expecting a child together. ACE Entertainment, Kaplan's production company behind the To All The Boys I've Loved Before franchise, and Cooper's other business endeavors were headquartered within the network, which was a subsidiary of their media company Trending.
Following animosity with Alix Earle, who had previously had her podcast Hot Mess on the network, there were rumors of discontent within Unwell.
In May of that year, Earle, 25, claimed to WSJ Magazine that she left the company in March 2025 due to "a little bit of a hot mess" that occurred behind closed doors.
Cooper, meanwhile, refuted the assertion in a TikTok comment from 2025. “Alix not being able to podcast has nothing to do with Unwell.”
Cooper and Kaplan, who got married in 2024, had frequently discussed the type of environment they wanted to establish at Unwell since they started their business together.
“We always say Unwell moves at the speed of a group chat,” in March, Cooper gave Fast Company an explanation. “Our competitive advantage over traditional media is that it’s never been able to have a two-way conversation. [We can], and that is something that I take pride in.”
She actually hoped that brand will be able to survive as “a testament to the idea that it’s okay if you are not perfect.”
“You don’t need to feel like there’s a standard you need to meet,” the podcaster clarified. “You don’t leave feeling less-than. Because there are some brands right now that are still creating unattainable expectations.”
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