Born in United States · Nationality American — Podcasting / media business

Alex Cooper

Also known as: Alexandra Cooper, Alexandra Cooper Kaplan

Media and journalism Business and billionaires

American podcaster born in 1994, host of Call Her Daddy and founder of Unwell.

Alex Cooper is a leading US podcaster and media entrepreneur behind Call Her Daddy and Unwell. Her career has included public disputes with Sofia Franklyn and Alix Earle and criticism of her company’s management. In 2025 she disclosed allegations of harassment she says she suffered while at university, without any criminal finding established by the reviewed sources.

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Profile No. 5886 · Updated on 6 November 2026

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I. Documented controversies

June 2026

2026: investigation raises workplace-culture concerns at Unwell

Allegations

Vanity Fair interviewed more than 40 sources and reported staff anxiety, turnover and criticism of Cooper’s management style at Unwell. Several former staffers questioned whether its public female-empowerment image matched their experiences. These accounts are contested and do not establish personal criminal liability.

State of the evidence: Investigative reporting based on anonymised staff accounts; no court finding.
Legal status — source text: Journalistic allegations; no personal criminal case identified.
Attribution: Criticism of her management and the company’s workplace culture.

Sources · 1

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Vanity FairDaddy Issues: Trouble Behind the Scenes of Alex Cooper’s Unwell Media Empire12 June 2026Investigative journalismHigh reliability

Last verified: 6 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 6 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/alex-cooper