Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Episode: That hot Heated Rivalry, more Olivia Nuzzi??, and Mormon Wives' Dark Turn
Host: Chelsea Devantez
Co-Host/Producer: Christina Lopez
Date: December 16, 2025

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This “Cookie Jar” episode covers the latest updates and hot topics from the world of celebrity memoirs, pop culture, and reality TV—focusing on new revelations about Olivia Nuzzi, the viral success of the Canadian series "Heated Rivalry," Taylor Swift’s bot-fueled controversies, Lily Allen’s SNL performance, the dark turns of "Mormon Wives," and the fallout from Cynthia Erivo’s memoir plagiarism debacle. Chelsea and Christina mix incisive critique with humor and candor, exploring both the silliness and the seriousness of today’s media landscape.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Olivia Nuzzi Updates

• Chelsea shares new dirt about political journalist Olivia Nuzzi.
  • Nuzzi's past provocateur behavior is outlined, including her attempts to befriend Ann Coulter and her dismissive tweets about Lindy West’s experiences with online harassment (03:19).
  • Chelsea explains her disillusionment with the world of political journalism, stating,

    “I was always told by my bosses...that the most disgusting people on earth are this cabal of political journalists and that they were worse than Hollywood. And I think because I'm in Hollywood...I just couldn't believe that was true.” (06:07)

  • Concerns are raised about how Nuzzi’s conduct compromises trust in media institutions and sows seeds of distrust, a process that predates Trump and is rooted in events like Sarah Palin’s “gotcha journalism” moment (08:14).

Notable Quote

“I think for the majority of them, maybe they don't give a fuck at all. And this is just like, the easiest way to attention is to pretend you give a fuck about the world.” (07:09, Chelsea)

2. Taylor Swift, Bots, and Media Manipulation

• Discussion of Rolling Stone’s coverage and Gudea’s white paper on bot activity affecting Swift’s reputation.
  • Christina breaks down the findings: 3.77% of inauthentic users accounted for 28% of the conversation volume around “Taylor Swift is a Nazi” accusations, and the effect such seeded narratives have on sparking real, authentic discussions (09:38).
  • The difference between manufactured controversy (Nazism, lightning bolt symbols) and real critique (artistic quality) is explained (14:19).
  • Washington Post’s TikTok study is referenced to show the power of algorithmic bubbles and the vulnerability of leftist discourse to manipulation (16:06).

Notable Quote

“By creating a fake conversation, real conversations, muddying everything.” (15:40, Chelsea)

“We are always ready to blame a female victim and take her power away. And when you create the idea that you have real human people backing that thought up, it allows a small handful of psychopaths to rise up.” (36:13, Chelsea)

3. Heated Rivalry: Queer Hockey Romance Goes Mainstream

• Overview of the Canadian series and its success story.
  • Christina summarizes: “Enemies to lovers” plot between two top hockey players, deeply exploring queer themes while also satisfying the female gaze (22:03).
  • Discussion of the significance of the show’s explicit male/male romance for female viewership and the objectification of men, as well as its landmark Canadian-to-HBO journey and aspirational storytelling (24:33–24:41).
  • Chelsea celebrates its breakaway success, reading a message highlighting how unusual it is for a Canadian show to top HBO charts in the USA (26:36).

Notable Moment

• Chelsea jokes about the actors’ ages, “Okay, well...are they legal?” (23:16), and both discuss the difference between real/aspirational sexual content in TV shows.

Notable Quote

“The only content objectifying men's bodies for sexual pleasure is the male to male content.” (24:41, Chelsea)

4. Lily Allen SNL Performance & Rosalia’s Album

• Lily Allen: Chelsea expresses admiration for Lily Allen’s SNL performance, foreshadowing that her latest album is destined for film or TV adaptation and calling her current work “so cool” (28:32).
• Rosalia: Both rave about Rosalia's new multilingual album, especially its breadth and artistry, and the standout “Berghain” single with Björk (29:25).
  • Christina unpacks Rosalia’s controversy around cultural appropriation but lauds her emotional transparency (30:16).

5. P. Diddy: The Reckoning

• Discussion of the Netflix documentary.
  • Chelsea candidly shares her shock at realizing Diddy’s true legacy is power-hoarding, not musical genius:

    “...he's really just like a loser fucking executive who shoved himself into stardom.” (32:30)

  • The doc’s revelations about the music industry, domestic violence, and the justice system as mediated by Netflix documentaries are covered.
  • They point out 50 Cent’s involvement in exposing Diddy, despite his own controversies, and reflect on how justice sometimes depends on counterbalancing PR wars, not courts (35:00).

6. Cynthia Erivo’s Memoir & Plagiarism

• Cynthia’s memoir is outed for copying an Ariana Grande quote about body image without attribution.
  • Christina recounts the publisher’s public apology and notes the embarrassing editorial oversight (36:54).
  • Chelsea considers what the incident reveals about the process behind celebrity memoirs—sometimes relying heavily on ghostwriters with little input from the subject.
  • They analyze the “sex cardigan” detail in “Wicked” as apparently lifted from Cynthia’s real-life preferences (39:51).

7. Mormon Wives, Season 3: A Dark Turn

• Chelsea describes the season as “the most sinister reality show I've ever seen.” (41:00)
  • The conversation focuses on the “meta” feel of reality TV when cast press tours become plotlines, the toxic culture of tradwife reality, and a particularly messy storyline about alleged flirtation, sexual misconduct accusations, and complex interpersonal intrigue among cast members.
  • Discussion on how the series sometimes confuses the audience through editing, as exemplified by a fake snowboard prop at a ski lodge that doesn’t allow snowboarding (45:23).
  • They highlight rare, authentic depictions of trauma and sexuality on the show alongside the show’s exploitative elements (46:11).

Notable Quote

“If you watch the show critically, it is everything I hate, and I think we hate about where culture is headed in one little petri dish stabbing each other to death and proving that tradwife culture and those values and religious Shame, don't work, and don't make for a good, happy life.” (41:00, Chelsea)

8. Bachelor/Bachelorette and Mormon Wives Crossovers

• Chelsea predicts what she hopes for Taylor’s forthcoming Bachelorette stint:

  “She just needs to realize that many men are out there and there are lots of options, and she needs to just discover herself. And I hope that. I hope she runs through all of Them.” (48:35)

• They briefly discuss ongoing rumors about on- and off-screen relationships among candidates and speculate on how these dynamics will play out on reality shows.

9. Miscellaneous & Listener Tea

• Chelsea shares anonymous tea that the controversial “key to life is being rapeable” quote in Olivia Nuzzi’s book is allegedly from Uma Thurman—deeming the context as probably mangled (50:22).
• Both hosts close by asking listeners to share what they’re watching and loving.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On the rise of bots:

  “Are you having the conversations that matter?” (15:40, Chelsea)

• On fake reviews:

  “God damn it. You know, like, we've all been got.” (17:50, Chelsea)

• On reality TV:

  “It is the most sinister reality show I've ever seen.” (41:00, Chelsea)

• On the justice system:

  “That's such a terrible justice system that we're in the justice of Netflix documentaries.” (35:00, Chelsea)

Important Timestamps for Segments

• Olivia Nuzzi Updates: 03:00 – 09:00
• Taylor Swift & Bots: 09:30 – 19:45
• Heated Rivalry: 21:49 – 27:46
• Lily Allen & Rosalia: 28:12 – 30:59
• P. Diddy Documentary: 31:07 – 35:58
• Cynthia Erivo Memoir: 36:54 – 40:41
• Mormon Wives, S3: 40:44 – 48:20
• Bachelor/Bachelorette Crossover: 48:07 – 50:11
• Tea on Olivia Nuzzi Quote: 50:12 – 50:48

Conclusion

This episode provides sharp, critical, hilarious takes on the ever-expanding universe of celebrity memoirs and reality TV, weaving in real concerns about media literacy, trust, and representation. Chelsea and Christina demystify the cultural forces shaping our obsessions—and our misinformation—while keeping it playful, provocative, and deeply human.

If you haven’t kept up on the latest media controversies, reality TV scandals, or pop album drops, this episode is your essential, entertaining catch-up—complete with inside jokes and industry tea.