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Alex Cooper is reflecting on her current successes.The host of the favored Name Her Daddy podcast was tapped by Peacock to be one in every of their hosts on the Olympics this summer time.That is all in opposition to the backdrop of Alex signing a take care of SiriusXM to convey Name Her Daddy to the platform for $125 million beginning in 2025. That is her second massive payday for the podcast, having beforehand struck a $60-million three-year take care of Spotify in 2021.However there was a time when Alex wasn’t the one podcaster related to Name Her Daddy. The truth is, in a Hollywood Reporter cowl story on Wednesday, she mirrored on her headline-making enterprise separation from her authentic co-host, Sofia Franklyn, years in the past in mild of her current successes.Alex and Sofia started Name Her Daddy in 2018 after they had been roommates. The podcast was rapidly acquired by Barstool Sports activities that yr and have become a success. Nonetheless, following a enterprise disagreement with Barstool’s proprietor Dave Portnoy, Sofia left the present in 2020, whereas Alex opted to proceed solo.THR requested Alex if Sofia got here to thoughts whereas signing her profitable SiriusXM deal. “I feel much less concerning the particular particular person. The thought is: I’m so joyful that I trusted myself and fought for this IP [the Call Her Daddy brand and show archive],” she advised the publication. “As a result of I’ll always remember the day Dave Portnoy supplied us that IP on a rooftop and I used to be so elated and being like, ‘I’ll keep one other yr. I’ll do no matter it takes. I would like that IP.’”She mentioned she stayed as a result of she had put “a lot sweat fairness” into CHD; nevertheless, she claimed Sofia had a unique perspective.“On aspect, she was like, ‘I feel we may begin a present referred to as ‘Women within the Toilet,’ or no matter, ‘and it is going to be simply pretty much as good.’ And I used to be like, ‘That could be true. However in my private opinion, I’m not giving up this IP. I don’t wish to begin over'” Alex mentioned.“Thank God I noticed the price of the IP and the emblems and the catalog. That’s what involves my thoughts. The minute I signal a brand new deal, each time, I textual content Dave Portnoy a bit thank-you,” she continued.Alex additionally defined that she and Sofia had been focused on renegotiating with Barstool as a result of they had been “making pennies in comparison with what the present was making for Barstool.”She later added that she would not decide Sofia for exiting the podcast.Alex mentioned of Dave’s supply on the time, “So when he supplied the IP together with not a lot cash for yet one more yr, I did not give a shit concerning the cash. I used to be like, ‘This IP is a gold mine. I’m going to be a multimillionaire and will probably be set for all times if I simply keep one yr.'”“I’ll by no means decide my ex co-host and former associate for making the choice she did,” she continued. “She actually noticed the lane of not eager to work one other yr for Barstool, and I did not, and that’s enterprise.”BuzzFeed has reached out to a consultant for Sofia for remark.
