Alex Cooper Cutting Ties With UTA After Heat Turns Up

Alex Cooper's cleaning house. The podcaster and founder of Unwell — her production company — is looking to part ways with UTA, the talent agency that's been integral to building her whole operation, sources say. This comes after a stretch of rough press that's put Cooper in the spotlight for reasons she probably didn't want.

UTA's been there since day one, helping her scale from a viral podcast to a full media enterprise. But sometimes you outgrow your people, or the people stop being useful when the narrative swings. Cooper's clearly feeling like it's time to move in a different direction and chart her own path forward.

It's a bold play — walking away from an agency that got you this far isn't easy, and it signals she's ready to take more direct control of what happens next. Whether that means finding new representation or going independent remains to be seen, but the message is clear: Cooper's resetting.

Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/alex-cooper-drop-uta-1236835704/