Some major drama has been going down between the ladies of the infamous NSFW podcast Call
Her Daddy, and things have escalated so far that the former best friends, roommates and
hosts of the podcast aren’t even on speaking terms, so what exactly went wrong?
I hope you’re thirsty because the tea is about to be served.
What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. with Clevver News, and buckle up because whether
you’re part of the Daddy Gang or you’re just intrigued by the title of this video,
it’s about to be a real bumpy ride.
So seriously, who is this ‘daddy’ we’re speaking of, and what is going on to cause
these massive Daddy issues?
For starters, the Barstool Sports-owned Call Her Daddy podcast is run by two mid-twenties
hosts, Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn, who discuss their past sexcapades, one-night-stands,
sex, sugar daddies, and more sex while navigating life in crappy New York apartments on a strict
diet of vodka sodas and frozen pizza.
Basically what I’m getting at is maybe don’t opt for a “Secrets to a Successful 69”
sesh from the Fathers while on a roadtrip with your parents.
Anyway, Alex and Sofia started recording the podcast back in 2018 after they met during
a vacation at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, while “talking candidly about
sex” at a bar.
That private sex talk turned into a live audience in the heart of Texas after Alex revealed,
“People came up to us and said ‘You need a show, because I would listen to this every
day.’”
Hence Call Her Daddy was born!
The girls got back to New York and started recording the podcast together, and about
a month later, Barstool Sports bought the podcast, and hired them as employees.
Fast forward two years later and the show has garnered a thriving revenue, sponsorships,
and millions of followers, who call themselves the #DaddyGang.
The D-G has listened, laughed along and heavily related to the “Fathers”, which is the
name given to the hosts by their fans.
BUT this is when things began to hit the fan.
Over the past month or so, many fans began to notice that there was no new episode released
during the week of April 15th.
And let me tell you, the fathers NEVER miss an episode!
So maybe it was because of the current standing of the world, or maybe the girls were on a
much-needed social distancing vacation.
But then every week following April 15th, not a single episode was recorded.
The official Call Her Daddy Instagram page began posting cryptic posts, like this one
that read, “No new episode this week.
Finally, the trail will be revealed.”
Naturally, fans began to worry about their Fathers, but this is where things get interesting
so stick with me.
Another cryptic post was shared on the week of May 17th that read, “We are always 100%
transparent with the Daddy Gang but legally we can’t speak out yet.
What we will say is…
We will never f***ing leave you Daddy Gang.
The minute we can speak we will.
#FreeTheFathers.”
What began to unfold throughout the weeks was major contract debacles and negotiations
between the hosts and Barstool Sports Founder David Portnoy.
Last Sunday, fans noticed that the first episode in over a month was added to streaming platforms,
called “Daddy Speaks,” where David went into detail about the company’s attempt
to work with the girls after they demanded contract negotiations.
He also revealed that he knew that Alex and Sofia had been wanting to cut ties with Barstool
and had been shopping the brand around to other companies, wanting to get more money
for it after being hit up for major book and television deals.
However, if they were to leave, Barstool would sue them for breach of contract.
In their current contract, which was leaked online, both Alex and Sofia each make $75,000
annually as a base salary — going up to $100,000 after three years — with an additional
$2,500 an episode for every 10% of listeners that they can pull in above their average.
A rep from Barstool revealed that in the case of Call Her Daddy, QUOTE, “We took a risk
on unproven talent and put the full resources of Barstool Sports and our million-dollar
marketing machine behind them to make them huge.”
However, the rep also revealed that they’ve been given “significant raises” since
their start.
During the “Daddy Speaks” episode, despite what he claimed to be “unprofessional, disloyal,
and greedy” behavior on Alex and Sofia’s part, David revealed that he ended up offering
the girls an awesome deal consisting of a $500,000 annual salary, plus bonuses, and
six months off of their initial three-year contract.
Sounds like a no-brainer, right?
Apparently somewhere in the mix of all of this, a source then told the New York Post
that Alex and Sofia are no longer on speaking terms, saying, “They’ve completely turned
on each other and started arguing over who was the real talent and who did more of the
heavy lifting for the podcast.”
Allegedly, after more negotiation, Alex was the one who decided to give in and agree to
David’s deal, while Sofia declined, with the help of her boyfriend, Peter Nelson AKA
Suitman, who also happens to be the Executive VP of HBO Sports.
Side note: Suitman is the name given to Peter by Sofia on the show before they started dating,
most likely because he’s all business-y and wears a lot of suits.
So now we have Suitman, who according to David, attempted to help Alex and Sofia shop around
before all the drama came to light.
But earlier this week after it was revealed that Alex was willing to take the deal, Sofia
was the first to issue a statement via social media, and although she did admit to shopping
the brand around, she also revealed more to the story in her words.
In the video Sofia also added that despite all the drama, her friendship with Alex won’t
just change overnight, and she’s still willing to do the show, but that she couldn’t do
it under Alex’s stipulations.
Although Alex has yet to speak out or address Sofia’s allegations, this has also caused
a rift within the Daddy Gang, who have been taking one of three sides: Alex’s side,
Sofia’s side and Barstool’s side.
Fans of Alex, began dragging Sofia and Suitman, like this user who wrote, “Sofia waking
up this morning realizing she let SuitMan ruin her name and her entire future” with
a gif of Joe Exotic saying, “I am never going to financially recover from this”
Users who are siding with Barstool, said, “$500K base salary and you didn’t even
have to work a 9-5.
All you had to do was record a podcast once a week.”
Others are coming for Suitman and can’t believe a podcast that praises women for female
empowerment would let a man come between a friendship and millions of dollars.
One user wrote, “i’m so confused as to why sofia would let her boyfriend ruin #callherdaddy
like are you serious? after all this preaching on how to play men, you let a man play you
big time.
big sad rn”
Hosts of the popular podcast The Morning Toast, Claudia and Jackie Oshry, are taking Sofia’s
side, saying that it’s really convenient to make Suitman the villain of this whole
thing.
The news between Call Her Daddy, Dave Portnoy and Suitman has become so explosive that memes
have been created, and official accounts, like The Looney Tunes have gotten in on the
fun.
Just yesterday, another tongue-in-cheek note was posted to the Call Her Daddy account from
“Team Portnoy” begging the question, ‘Have we taken the memes and the cruel jokes surrounding
the podcast too far?’
It read, “In between filming a steamy commercial, being retweeted by President Trump, and discussing
a presidential run with Elon Musk, the 2024 hopeful held a conference call with his team
to discuss if this relentless barrage of memes was too much.
We decided, however, that it would be a disservice to the world to not keep these memes coming.
Who are we to stifle such genius and creativity?
Call Her Daddy and Suitman started this war.
We will end it.”
The post continues to say that the “tea will continue to be spilt and the memes will
continue to be fired.”
Regardless, this is OUTSTANDING publicity for the podcast, soooo it’s kinda a win-win
if all parties are able to reach a settlement.
As we wait for yet another response from either of the fathers, you can click right over here
for even more hot Hollywood tea.
But before you go, I wanna hear your thoughts on the Daddy drama -- are you team Alex, team
Sofia/Suitman or Team Barstool?
Be sure to spill all your thoughts down here in the comments.
I’m your host Emile Ennis Jr., bye guys!