{"id":1859,"date":"2026-05-12T18:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/craig-melvin-presses-alix-earle-about-alex-cooper-feud-in-cringe-tv-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:21:38","slug":"craig-melvin-presses-alix-earle-about-alex-cooper-feud-in-cringe-tv-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/craig-melvin-presses-alix-earle-about-alex-cooper-feud-in-cringe-tv-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Melvin presses Alix Earle about Alex Cooper feud in cringe TV interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127554910.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alix Earle awkwardly dodged questions about her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/everything-to-know-about-the-feud-between-alix-earle-and-alex-cooper\/\">feud with Alex Cooper<\/a> in a cringe interview with \u201cToday\u201d host Craig Melvin. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been this back and forth between you and another internet personality, a podcaster as well. Seems to be a bit of online beef there,\u201d Melvin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYPc8OAAoo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began on Tuesday\u2019s broadcast<\/a>, referring to Cooper. \u201cWhat\u2019s actually happening? What\u2019s really going on?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Earle \u2014 who went on the talkshow to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/style\/alix-earle-poses-in-a-tiny-string-bikini-for-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-issue-2026-cover\/\">promote her new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit\u00a0cover<\/a> \u2014 looked visibly uncomfortable by the journalist bringing up their drama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alix Earle awkwardly dodged questions about her feud with Alex Cooper during her Tuesday appearance on \u201cToday.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Host Craig Melvin (seen above) pressed Earle about her \u201conline beef\u201d with the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcaster. <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou know, I\u2019m trying to keep things pretty positive today. We don\u2019t have that much time here, honestly. And also, it\u2019s like, why ruin such a good day with something not so great?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut is there some sort of legitimate contentiousness, or has it all been exaggerated?\u201d Melvin continued to press the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s exaggerated. I love everyone,\u201d Earle responded with a sly look on her face. <\/p>\n<p>After \u201cToday\u201d posted the interview clip on Instagram, fans immediately took to the comments section and called out the uncomfortable exchange. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cYou know, I\u2019m trying to keep things pretty positive today. We don\u2019t have that much time here, honestly,\u201d she responded, visibly uncomfortable. <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>But Melvin asked about the drama further, questioning whether it was \u201clegitimate\u201d or \u201cexaggerated,\u201d to which Earle slyly responded, \u201cNo, it\u2019s exaggerated. I love everyone.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat an odd question. I Miss Kathy Lee,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cThis is incredibly odd behavior coming from the Today show,\u201d another added. <\/p>\n<p>One fan said of Earle, \u201cShe\u2019s so uncomfortable just look at her body language.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But others defended Melvin\u2019s questioning, as they want to get to the bottom of the drama, too. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans quickly took to Instagram and called out the cringe interview, with one writing, \u201cShe\u2019s so uncomfortable just look at her body language.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBC\/TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> \u201cThis is incredibly odd behavior coming from the Today show,\u201d another added.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c@craigmelvinnbc\u00a0trying to give people what we want !!!!\u201d one wrote. \u201cCraig out here doing the Lords work\u00a0\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\u201d another quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Feud rumors between Earle and Cooper, 31, began swirling in February 2025 when the latter\u2019s Unwell Network <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/25\/celebrity-news\/alix-earles-hot-mess-podcast-dropped-by-alex-coopers-media-company\/\">dropped Earle\u2019s \u201cHot Mess\u201d podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The two blond beauties added fuel to the fire by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/01\/celebrity-news\/alix-earle-shades-alex-cooper-as-feud-rumors-continue-to-ramp-up\/\">posting passive aggressive social media posts<\/a> about one another. But things came to a head last month when the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast host <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/13\/celebrity-news\/alex-cooper-breaks-silence-on-alix-earle-feud-rumors-long-overdue\/\">called out Earle by name<\/a> in a TikTok. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Speculation of a feud between Earle and Cooper (pictured above) began in February 2025 when the latter\u2019s Unwell Network dropped Cooper\u2019s podcast. <span class=\"credit\">Gotham<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last month, Cooper called out Earle by name in a TikTok video and slammed her \u201cpassive-aggressive re-posts and likes\u201d on social media and urged her to come forward with her side of the story. <span class=\"credit\">fathercooper\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlix Earle, hey girl. \u2026 I\u2019ve got to call you out here. You\u2019re gonna need to get specific and just say what you\u2019ve got to say about me. There\u2019s no NDA. No one is stopping you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Cooper also urged Earle to \u201cstop hiding behind other people\u201d and blasted her \u201cpassive-aggressive re-posts and likes\u201d on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust say it yourself,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cBecause I\u2019m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s\u2013t going on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earle commented on Cooper\u2019s post, making it seem like she would soon air out their drama publicly. <span class=\"credit\">fathercooper\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Earle continues to tease when she will finally air out her version of events. <span class=\"credit\">alixearle\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNot interested,\u201d she added. \u201cI know what happened and so do you, so talk. Unless the fake narrative that you\u2019re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth. I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me, so unless you actually have something to say, I\u2019m out. This is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earle <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/celebrity-news\/alix-earle-responds-to-alex-cooper-putting-her-passive-aggressive-behavior-on-blast\/\">responded to the call out <\/a>in the comments section of Cooper\u2019s video, writing,\u00a0\u201cOkay on it!!\u201d \u2014 but has yet to reveal her side of the story. <\/p>\n<p>Several other social media personalities have been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/15\/celebrity-news\/alex-cooper-drags-brianna-chickenfry-into-alix-earle-drama-with-savage-messages-exposes-private-dms\/\">dragged into the drama<\/a>, including Dave Portnoy and Brianna \u201cChickenfry\u201d LaPaglia, but Earle just keeps continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/15\/celebrity-news\/watch-the-moment-alix-earle-is-shown-alex-coopers-brutal-callout-to-air-their-beef\/\">tease when she will finally air out the drama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/craig-melvin-presses-alix-earle-about-alex-cooper-feud-in-cringe-tv-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alix Earle awkwardly dodged questions about her feud with Alex Cooper in a cringe interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127554910.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}