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Jared Freed
You're a nosy. You want the full sitch? Come to Pop Culture Thursday. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train Jared Freed coming to you live from Comporta, Portugal. That's right, every Thursday is a Pop Culture Thursday where me, the comedian goes to Page Six and goes through headlines and then reads what interests me. And then we riff a little. That's the show. That's Pop Culture Thursday. And I want to thank you for listening to the J Train podcast. If you're new here. Yeah, it's a five day a week show. Monday, mailbag Monday, Tuesday, ticked Off Tuesday, Wednesday, Chitchat Wednesday and Thursday, Pop Culture Thursday. So I have page Six open in front of me. I have a bunch of articles in front of me there. You know, the number one story this week. And before we get into it, there's no sponsor this week, but we want you to sign up for that. Patreon. Patreon gets you the Friday episode. It's Coffee with J Train. I'm going to tape it right after I'm done with this because I'm traveling tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm taping this Wednesday. I'm in Portugal. I'm on this vacation with my brother and my sister in law, Ruthie, and we're having a great time and I'm going to get more into it on Coffee J Train. Coffee with J Train is basically my, my diary. Every Friday I tell you stories from the week that just happened. I was in London, I was in Lisbon, and then we came down here to Comporta to sit at the beach and look at the water and it's beautiful here. And I'm gonna. But, but when someone asks you about your vacation, you know, you have people that you go, it was great, tons of fun, great to relax. And then you have friends and family that you give the nitty gritty to. You tell what you thought of the hotel and what you thought Elizabeth, and what you thought of. You know, would you go again? That work that's happening on Coffee with J Train. And so That's a Patreon. Patreon.com Jared Freed it's five bucks a month. Plus in addition to Coffee with J Train, you get the first dibs on Tik Toff Tuesday. Most of the complaints I'm reading on Tik Toff Tuesday are from Patreon subscribers. So if you want to be able to complain with me, go sign up for Patreon. Patreon.com Jared Freed I'm also on the road. I'm going To Stanford, Connecticut in next week. Not next week. Is it next. Yeah, next week. Stanford, Connecticut. Then I got so many dates, I just announced a whole tour. It's called the Table for One tour. It's all new material from the Netflix special. That means not material. Someone got in my head. It's, you know, this is. This should tell you how much feedback to people that are putting things out there. If you're putting stuff out there, how much feedback sticks with you. I have had one person, One. One person has said to me when you say they DM me when you say it's from the Netflix. But no, no, no. I. It's. It's different material than the. If I, I can't believe anyone's. To me, I guess I want people to listen, but I can't believe anyone's listening to that, you know, I don't know. Take. Take it with the intent that's being said. I wouldn't say in like, do they think. I mean, inspired by the Netflix material. It's okay if you watch the Netflix special. It's not that material. If you came to the Table, the family business store, it's not that material either. It's brand new, a whole new hour. It's about traveling alone. And a lot of it has to do with kind of this trip that I'm on right now. So come to the shows. There's so many cities all over the east coast, the west coast, the south, the north, the, you know, the. To infinity, into infinity and beyond. So. All right, let's get to the show. The. The number one story this last couple weeks is the Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez wedding. I. I'm in Europe, I've been in London, I've been in Portugal. And, you know, it's interesting to see, like, you know, the, the celebrities that are coming up, and you're seeing that they're all, you know, who went to the wedding, who didn't go to the wedding, who. Who's traveling from the wedding. You know, used it as their launching off point to, like, be in Europe from there on other vacations and other influencer trips. How people are annoyed by the Bezos wedding. Listen, I, I don't. To me, it's just is. It's a billionaire having a wedding, which is interesting. So it's funny because I think people get annoyed because you. I don't listen, I do a pop culture show every Thursday on this platform. I should know. I probably know more than the average bear. And I don't know a lot about the Bezos. Lauren Sanchez wedding. I know it was in Venice. I know that a lot of celebrities went and, and I know people were upset. That's really all I know. And I'm wondering, you know, if you're more the people. I think the people get upset because I'm reading that here's the headline. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez exhausted guests during their $50 million days long wedding extravaganza report. Now, what about that article? That headline would annoy someone. Well, what I think what it does is it's bait. When you hear 50, 50 million dollar days long wedding Extravaganza. If you have planned a wedding, had a wedding, if you've been to a wedding, you're automatically like, what comes with a 50 million dollar wedding? And then you go and you, you, you're drawn in and then you kind of get put your. You know, I guess if you're mad at this wedding, I listen. If the wedding interrupted my commute to work, interrupted me on a flight, delayed my flight. Hey, Jarrah, the Delta flight's going to be cancelled because there's a Bezos wedding. I would hate this wedding too. But otherwise it's weird to be annoyed at a wedding that has nothing to do with your life. I guess we have to hear about it, but we're only hearing about it because it is interesting to have a $50 million wedding. And then you start to read the articles and I could see how you get annoyed because you're like, I can never have this. I can never see this. Why am I hearing about this? This is, this is fiction to. This is, you know, nonfiction being posed as fiction or fiction being posed as nonfiction. So I can understand why it would annoy you, but you have to read it to get annoyed. I think this headline's annoying for another reason, because I think it comes from their PR people. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez exhausted guest during their $50 million. Like, oh, they were on the dance floor. They were having so much fun. They're that couple that we. Not only can they be. Are they billionaires? But now they have to be the couple that like, oh my God, Jeff and Lauren are out in the dance floor the whole time and we're all exhausted. We can't keep up. This couple that would annoy me that there. That they, they have to put out a story as if we're all like, oh my God, how can you even keep up? Let's go to the article. Guests attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's day long days long $50 million wedding lineup in Venice were allegedly left exhausted halfway through the extravagant affair. And here's a quote. What people won't know from the pictures is how exhausting and full on it was for the guests, a source told the Daily Mail on Tuesday. That's a quote I wouldn't want attached to me. I don't want to be the person who's telling you how exhausted they are from the Venice wedding. That was. That cost $50 million. I don't want to be known. I don't want to. Oh, you guys don't understand. Oh, we were at the Bezos wedding. I'm so tired. I got to take a week off of work from going to the wedding. It's crazy. You don't know what it's like, man. Oh, no. You know that cocktail hour? Oh, the string quartet. You don't know what it's like. You gotta be on your feet and your heels. Oh, you don't know what it's like, man, to have a pick in a blanket. You don't know what it's like. Oh, you work in the coal mines, but you didn't go to the Bezos wedding. That was tough stuff. Like, the insider noted that the summer heat, as well as the constant back and forth between venues. In what world is there constant back and forth? I would love to go to the Bezos wedding just so I could complain about the Bezos wedding. Like, that would be fun for me to be like, yeah, we had to go back and forth. Ugh. We had to go from the venue to the. To the dancing in a Rolls Royce. And the Rolls Royce. The windows kept opening. It was hot. Made the entire over the top itinerary difficult for attendees to get through. They show pictures of him waving. I mean, he's waving to people taking pictures, but it's like, I. I'm looking at a picture of Jeff Bezos waving, and he's. I guess I would. I guess he's. Is he waving to, like, his adoring fans? It's just a weird picture. Like, you're not a movie star. You're not. You know, do you have fans? Do you think you have fans? You made a billion dollars. The. The heat didn't help, but people were forever needing. Forever needing to get around Venice, which means by boat. And that was a hassle and took ages. I just wonder what someone paid to be at the wedding. What does. Where does Jeff end and the attendee begin financially? And there were a lot of people who. Who all needed to get to the same place at the same time. The Source added. Yeah, there's 200 people going to a wedding. A list invitees were allegedly grumbling about the less than stressful schedule of events. People are complaining about being completely tired by the time the wedding day ne. By the time of the wedding day, never mind the day after. They showed Bezos and her waving on a boat. I mean, I just need to know who they're waving to because it takes an incredible amount of delusion and self. You know, you have to really love yourself to wave to people taking pictures because to me, the pictures are being taken to talk about them. Hey, look at this billionaire they got. They had a wedding that was over the top. Festivities kicked off last Thursday night with a welcome dinner at the Madonna del Orto church in Canario. As this proves that I'm not classy enough to be there. I can't even read the town it was in. As guests were spotted arriving via water taxis and boats, including the bride and groom. Sancho stunned in a structured gold. There's a lot of words here. The next day, the Amazon founder, 61 and Sanchez, 55, said I do. Said I do. At the breathtaking basilica on San Giorgio Maggiore island, the fly who flew to space author looked glad. Is that what we're calling her? An author? So she wore Dolce and Gabbana. They show them in the boat kissing. The celebrations continued into Saturday with luxury luxurious pajama party where performers included Usher and DJ Cassidy. This is what we want to hear. I don't want to hear about a dress. I mean, people want to hear about address. A slew of celebrities were presented at the three day affair, including Mick Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sidney Sweeney. Man, good for Sydney Sweeney getting in this list. Jerry Seinfeld, Orlando Bloom, Jessica Alba, Bill Gates, Brooks Nader. My who I went on a date with and Ivanka Trump. I mean, also present were Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner. Source told Page Six last week that Chris allegedly pushed for Khloe, Kendall and Kylie to be invited to the wedding. Oh, she pushed. Originally the quintet was going to be a duo of just Kim and Chris. Our store said, adding, adding, but mama Chris asked Lauren if she could bring the other three when they were in Paris for the bachelorette party. This is crazy. Can you imagine? Like, this is the thing. We don't know how close Bezos and Lauren are with whoever they had at the wedding. And that kind of. That's the thing. That's what happens if you're going to invite celebs for the sakes of being celebs? Like, if you're going to invite Sydney Sweeney and all the Jenners and Brooks Nader, who we assume they don't. They've. You know, to go to a wedding, I think you have to have gone to college with the person, high school with the person, grew up with them, family. And then, like, here's the other thing. Have had a dinner with them. Do we believe that everyone in that group has had a dinner with these two? I don't think so. I can't. I can't say that. We have to assume one of them. And I'll say, Sydney Sweeney didn't go with them to, like, the farmer's market and spend a day together. So when you start opening it up to new people that, you know, you go, bring them in. We had enough money. Then people don't feel weird. Like, it shows you. I mean, if this story is true, that it shows you. Kris Jenner, this is how she became successful. She was ballsy. She was obnoxious, because that's obnoxious. Hey, they don't care. They got money. Well, yeah, I do care. Even if I had a billion dollars, I don't want to be taken advantage of. Ah, the other daughters want to come. Do you mind? Yeah, I do. I planned a whole wedding. I had a vision. This is. I. I mean, if. If this doesn't show you that Kris Kardashian is a pain in the ass, nothing will you take her side on everything? Because take away the names. A mom asked if her other daughters could be invited to a wedding the week of the wedding or the within a month of the wedding. Would you. Would you be okay with that? Just. This is where I get annoyed with, like, fandoms because let's not just take the side because you like the Kardashians. I. Listen. I am. I'm fine with them. I. I respect what they've done, what they've built. Here's the thing. But don't do this thing where it's like, well, Chris is the best. No, no, no, no. If. If a person asked you if they could have their other daughters at your wedding within a month of it happening, would you think that person was a rude and obnoxious person? Yes, Kris Kardashian. You're. You're obnoxious. The insider added that Sanchez barely knows Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie outside of simple pleasantries. There we go. Chris and Kim notably attended Sanchez's opulent Parisian bachelorette in May. So May, June, July, two months before. Hey, do you mind if my other daughters come? You. You have a billion dollars. You don't care. That's obnoxious. It doesn't matter how much money the person has. Let's do another story. This is a story that it keeps coming. Rachel Ray, who has been in the news. I'm a Rachel Ray fan. Okay. I think what she did way back when with the 30 minute meals was a prelude to a lot of influencer culture, food, and lifestyle. I'm just a regular, you know, you, regular woman doing it the regular way with boxed, you know, stuff and not homemade. And she was at the, you know, she was the beginning beginning, but she's. But now you see that every story is about her maybe being drunk. That literally. That's every story. Rachel Ray continues to spark fan concern with bizarre behavior at alcohol event. Rachel Ray continues to spark the fan concern. Rachel Ray continues to spark fan concern on Saturday when she exhibited bizarre behavior at an event for her new gin. And the every picture page six is the, you know, the every picture they show. She doesn't look like the Rachel Ray we remembered. If I'm going to be. If I'm going to be honest. Over the weekend, the celebrity chef hosted a meet and greet and bottle signing event for her staple gin, which it launched in May 2024 in New York City. Okay, who's getting their bottle signed by Rachel Ray? Like, who's that? Rachel Ray's super fan. I get it. If they had an event and she's there and it's friends and family and investors. But when you're signing the bottle for people, like, who's waiting in that line? 20. And then it says 20 fans showed up. Don't count the fans, page six. That's embarrassing, though. If they did that to me, I, you know, I did a meet and greet after my shows and we had. I, I would never do it again because, I mean, I, I did it because I wanted to take pictures. I want to take pictures of the show. And sometimes these theaters, they make it incredibly hard to take pictures. So I was like, okay, let's create an event that we can have people come. And sometimes you'd have cities where, like five people. And, like, I felt worse. Like, I, I felt like the people there were like, what are we doing here? There's only five of us. It's like, I, I again, like, I made no money on it. I made, you know, we charged just to make it easier. Ended up making me feel Worse, I, I, if, if a news outlet came was like, three people showed up to Jared's VIP meet and greet where he begged them to sit and have a drink with him. Like, that would be the title of mine. 20 fans showed up at the Broadway. I, well, let me just say I'm surprised. There's 20 people who are trying to get a gin bottle signed by Rachel Ray. And that's not me besmirching Rachel Ray. I just, I don't think, I don't think there's any chef that anyone's waiting in line to have something. So I, to me, I would think you could run it under her on the stream, be like, hey, can you sign this? And she would do it. 20 fans showed up at the Broadway Spirit store after paying $50 and braved Manhattan in 80 degree weather. Well, 80 degree weather. I mean, this is a. Why are they making it sound worse? We. You could have stopped at 20 fans showed up. We didn't need to hear. After paying $50 in Brave. Well, I'm sure they got gin with it. Braved Manhattan in 80 degree weather as they waited for Ray. For Ray, who made it to the signing 20 minutes late, according to the Daily Mail. Male. Okay. They show her. She's not really wearing an outfit that. I mean, it's like a. It's like a Bermuda suit. Like, it's a short. It's pleated shorts. None of this is a. Listen, does she have anyone helping her? An insider claimed to the outlet that something seemed off with the Food Network alum 56 as she showed bizarre behavior while getting fans and greeting fans and handing out bottles of her gin and baseball caps. She got oddly close to some people hugging them in a way that seemed overly familiar. As she posed for photos, the source added. Okay, so they're saying what they're accusing of her of is, was there alcohol in the air? It sounds as though they're alleging. I. This is a description you would never want to hear about yourself. This is like one of those horrific things. Like, if you woke up the next day and you had a few drinks the night before and someone was like, Jared, you were. Yeah, you were kind of, like, oddly close to some people, hugging them in a way. Did you know any of those people you were hugging last night? I'd be like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. I'd have to, like, disappear for a month. You know how Drew Barrymore acts with celebrity guests on her talk show? Just like that. These quotes are crazy. Does Page Six have something against Rachel Ray? Did she do something to them. The event was initially scheduled to run from one to three, but this meet and greet allegedly wrapped in less than an hour. Yeah, I. There's only 20 people. It shouldn't take that long. Around halfway through the event, there was no loun. There was no line outside. The source said organizers were then standing outside telling random people about Rachel Ray doing a bottle signing. These are quotes. I don't know what Rachel Ray did to the person who wrote this, because this is a slam piece. They are. And they're doing it so casually. Like to say there. Organize. It's in quotes. Organizers were standing outside telling random people about Rachel Ray doing a bottle signing. I mean, they're. They're one step away from going. And they responded. Who? However, a second source claimed to the outlet that Ray's gathering was a total success. Yeah, that's her people. Rachel spent personal time with each guest at RSVP'd, hearing about their lives, signing anything anyone wanted, posing for photos, and making human connections as she has always done. The second source says the truth is somewhere in the middle. Okay, this was a dud of an event where Rachel was very nice to people who cared to come. Okay. That. To say people were begging people to come in is just mean. And then maybe she was off. I don't know. But this is a continuation of another story. The Rachel Ray show host first spark concern last October when she slurred her words during a cooking video. All right, let's go to another story. This is a story that I think anyone would click on me included. I'm clicking on it now. Melinda Gates reveals the moment she knew her marriage to Bill was over. We all kind of want to know, what's the straw that breaks the camel's back? Like, I think this is, like, a very. And I do not. I'm not sitting here thinking that we're gonna get like, her saying, it was a very intimate conversation. It was. The minute Bill said the. The best thing that ever happened to me was the ipod. Like, that's not what it's gonna be, but, oh, he's Microsoft. So Windows 95 was the best thing that ever happened to me. Not you, Melinda. Melinda Gates initially ignored the signs that her marriage to Bill Gates wasn't working. When that voice would come, and it would come at different times because of things that had happened outside of the marriage that I would later come to learn about, I kept pushing it away. Well, this is Melinda recalled on Wednesday's episode of Elizabeth Day's how to Fail podcast. I mean, this is one of those podcasts that you hear about your ex doing and you're like, uh, oh, I mean to say what happened outside the marriage, that is very vague and makes you only think there was cheating. Melinda acknowledged that she and the Microsoft founder had a strong foundation that she wasn't willing to give up on, noting that they had three children and co founded their powerhouse Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. So I mean, what a booking for this podcast. I believe in that work, she said. I still believe in that, in the work of the foundation. However, the next day, author 60 realized that she had to face the music as Bill's infidelity came to light. Oh, I didn't know this was something that people knew about or I didn't, I didn't even know he cheated. At some point I had to turn towards it and I just knew. I knew it in my soul. Melinda said of their relationship being over. So she knew it was over when she, when she found out he cheated. That's the, that's the story. It wasn't an easy decision to leave the tech tycoon, as she takes marriage very seriously. I mean, who does? What is this podcast she takes? She said that on a podcast. I take marriage very soon. To say I take marriage very seriously is to insinuate that there's all these people just not seriously getting married. It wasn't just two of us involved, it was five of us. Yeah, you had kids. Referring to their kids. Melinda took the time to reflect and asked herself why she was staying and what her life would look like if she left. She would look like a woman who had half a billion dollars. I think she'd be okay. That or let's say it's $300 million or 200. I think you're gonna be fine. I mean, this is, it is interesting that, like, no matter what, no matter how much money you have, you're like, what will my life be like? It's like, yeah, you'll be fine. You'll be living the same exact way. It's not like you guys are gonna, like, go from this, you know, three bedroom house where you brought up your kids to like, I gotta move into an apartment, I got nothing. I gotta start over and work, go to, you know, get a degree so I can get a job. I. I think his daughter, their daughter has a podcast too, where like, someone once was like, oh, man, you know, the Bill Gates daughter's so cool. She doesn't, it's not even like she has. And it's like, yeah, I don't know if I could get into that podcast. I, I don't know if I could be like, oh, yeah, I'm gonna go listen to the Bill Gates Daughter podcast and think that I'm like, like, as if there were, you know, as if there was like any train. All she did was pick up a mic and then pay a bunch of people. Oh, yeah, we're good. Well, they're not gonna get all the money when they get they still could do. There's no fear of it not working out. I, I can't get enough Chris Lee stories. I, I, Todd Chrisley, the Chrisley is getting out of jail. I just think they are so, they are so not affected by how I mean, they broke the law. They, they went to jail for tax evasion. They get let out on this, like, pardon situation via the daughter who helped Trump. And it's like, it's all just like a fraudulent mess to me. But I can't get enough of the just I, I kind of envy how they don't even, they seem unaffected or they are affected by what the public thinks of them. They, you, you can tell because all they do is respond to people who think that they're, you know, that say that they're thieves and But I, I, I don't know. Their show was so incredibly bad. I don't know why they got a show in the first place. My dad loves the show. Love the show. He is the biggest Chrisley fan that there is. I, I don't know why he loved I know why he loved it. He loved it because they basically did Leave it to Beaver. And I've said that here before. He the Chrisley show Chrisley Knows Best was basically them being like, grandma can't believe what's going on today. The bait who ate the apple pie? It was all Leave it to Beaver storylines that they were doing as if it was their real life and it wasn't. Todd Chrisley got into a wild prison fight with college admissions scandal ringleader Rick. Rick Singer. I will rip your head off. It says in quotes like these, these articles are like, invented for a movie. Like, they're parody the don't mess with Todd Chrisley. The Chrisley knows best of claimed that he got into a tense exchange with college admissions scandal ringleader Rick Singer during their time in prison together. So I guess Rick Singer was the guy that helped get Aunt Becky's kids into the college and was faking all the college stuff during an appearance on daughter Savannah Chrisley's podcast. Like, this is the thing they they are all in it together to take money from their fans. This family are as thick as thieves. They are all in it together. They all just are go we they decided that as a family that they are just going to steal from people. That is just because like the daughter's got a podcast and we're going to talk about them getting out of the jail. We're going to talk about the it's just all intertwined to like to take to, to make money off of this. I live in a suburb outside of Atlanta family that I can't believe even exists. On Tuesday, Todd shared that he immediately had friction with Singer when they were both inmates at federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Let's see, why did they hate each other? Todd claimed he called Singer a snitch and told him that he didn't want to speak to him. Things escalated months later when Singer allegedly talked badly about Savannah. So he had start so he started talking smack, todd said. And so I just, and so I just walked up to him and said, I'm gonna say this. I'm already in prison. I said I will rip your head off and down your neck if you talk about my child. Wow. Todd, 56, noted that he would have followed through with his threat had Singer, 64, continued. I they show a picture of Singer, I, I, I think he was the guy. I was like, I don't need you to be afraid of me. Just be aware if my daughter's name comes out of your mouth again, I will rip your head off and down your neck. I mean he must practice that line for weeks. Savannah said that her father almost got sent to a different county because of the altercation. However, Todd said that he and Singer never had any issues after that. He was too afraid of him. I mean, Singer's lawyer did not immediately respond to Page Six for request for comment. I mean to me that is pretty easy to say when one's in behind bars and you're out of bars. Todd spent two years in prison for tax evasion and bank fraud before he was pardoned by President Trump in May. He was may he has maintained his innocence. Singer, the mastermind of a long running scheme to help wealthy high school students fake their way into elite universities and colleges, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison in January 2023. The infamous scandal also led to actress Lori Laughlin and Felicity Huffman serving time behind bars. Singer was released to a halfway house in Los Angeles August 2024, according to the Wall Street Journal. I mean that this is like I Guess because they put them all in the same place. You know, it's like a pr. That's like a show in itself. The prison for the weirdly. In the weird criminals of the. Of the country. Like, all the people that you're like, I guess we put them in jail for a while. They did this thing they did break the law. Like, that's a TV show in itself. We're going to go back to the Sanchez wedding. I just think, you know, to me, the Bezos Sanchez wedding has brought out the worst in everyone. Meghan McCain rips into Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos tacky $50 million wedding. Waste of money. To me, there's. Their wedding is tacky. Their wedding is a waste of money. We are all very interested in a wedding that costs $50 million. We are all interested in celebrities. So these are human things. We're not proud of it. And it's like. And. And so people are going to report on it. So, like, this is all facts of life stuff. And they are going to be incentivized to have a wedding if they like seeing their name in, you know, in lights. Sancho's and Sanchez. Sancho's. Sancho, Bezos and Sanchez are doing this wedding because they like attention that. That to me, that's the only reason to do it. They knew what would come with it. But to me, there's another disgusting person in this. Like Bezos and Sanchez wanting to have a wedding where they get reported on. Yeah, that's gross. But we're gonna report on it because people like to be nosy and we like to see a nice wedding. A nice wedding is like a piece of art. Like, I do understand that Megan McCain is just as guilty to me to come out and be like to say it's tacky to have a 50. Of course it is. You're not saying anything. Interesting to say it's a waste of money. Oh, really? If you got 50 million, you do differently. Like, okay, let's see what you do when you become a billionaire. No one knows until they have it. Again, I'm not trying to defend the billionaire who had a tacky wedding, but, like, I do think we live in a world now where coming out with your hot take against the wedding is a money maker and it's on its own. Right. Megan McCain didn't hold back on her criticism. Like, it's a. It's also a safe thing to rail on against Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's gaudy $50 million wedding. The former View co host railed against the over the top nuptials as a waste of money. On Tuesday's episode of her Citizen McCain podcast, right, she goes on her podcast to her fans to complain about a wedding that we all agree is a waste of money and tacky. You've said nothing new. You're not breaking news. You're not even having an interesting, thoughtful, nuanced opinion. The 40 year old started her shade by mocking a photo from the newlywed ceremony, quipping, that carpet looks like I picked it up from Home Depot on the way home. See, this isn't even. Ah, listen, as a hater, I just think you've. It's hacky. Like you're saying the carpet looks like it's from Home Depot, like you don't have $50 million to spend. McCain went to blast the egregious display of gratuitous wealth. Look at she had to use big words too, to show that she's smart. Event especially as there is a lot of anger about billionaires not paying their fair share of taxes and not giving back the way they should. I mean, it's just such an easy thing to to say, she says. With socialism on the rise, the former outnumbered host called Bezos Sanchez Venice, Italy wedding a weird choice. She's using all these buzzwords. It's like I, it's. To me, this is a rage baity podcast subject that you're playing to. You're playing the hits. I mean, look at Bethany Frankel. This is the queen of, of jumping on an algorithm. Bethany Frankel mocks Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez $50 million wedding. I could not say silent. Oh, you couldn't because you can make a TikTok that's going to get a lot of views and going to make you money. Like this is the again, like it's like it's a pendulum swing. Someone has a wedding that's too expensive. All the people that can make money off of saying it's too expensive run on in. Bethany Frankel eviscerated the unconventional invitation for for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez $50 million wedding in Venice. Okay, I've been diplomatic about the wedding and I happen to love Lauren Sanchez and I also adore Amazon, so I'm treading lightly. That's what she said said in a video posted on TikTok. But you know me and you know I have difficult time holding back when I have an opinion. What's her opinion gonna be? You. So you love her and you like Amazon, so you're complicit. Franco explained that the Got that? She got lost when she first saw the couple's wedding invitation, which featured colorful drawings of butterflies, birds, shooting stars, feathers, Venetian scenery, like a bridge over a canal and gondolas. The invitation, you lost me. And as a result, for the people I'm going to start dating so I can eventually get married and have a wedding and make up for the invitation, because. So she got invited or not. I could not stay silent that she was doing the Lord's work by speaking out against the questionable stationary choice. See, this is like, again, the carpet, the stationary. I'm looking at the invitation. So I guess she was invited and didn't go. She should have gone. The invitation is where you lost me. She doubled down. So she didn't go because she didn't like the invitation. That's just like. That's not a real opinion. Franco, who is twice divorced, said that she intends to have a wedding for the sole purpose of making up a. For the Amazon founders, confusing invitation design. So I am open for business. After seven months, I'm starting to date for the people, and I will be having a wedding at some point. She said, I just don't know when or where, but I can't wait for you to see my invitation. So did she get an. Was she. Was she. I. I don't believe she was invited. I think she saw the invitation. If she was invited, she would have been there. It's my belief. Do another story. Do we have time? Okay, we'll do one more. Okay, I want to do this one. Okay. I have to believe that Kelly Ripa is somehow in. Like, in. In with Page Six, because this is now becoming a trend. Kelly Ripa took very indecent photos in front of David Muir portrait at ABC studio. There's always a story about Kelly Ripa doing something crazy in the headline, and then it's not that crazy. Crazy. What? Very indecent photos. What was she, like, hugging someone? Kelly Ripa took very indecent photos in front of fellow ABC employee David Muir's portrait at their shared New York City studio. Ripa made the admission on Tuesday's episode of Live with Kelly and Mark. Like, it is crazy that I. I guess this is. I can see how this comes up on the show. Look at. They have David Muir on the show. She's there with her husband. You won't believe I took these crazy pictures. They were so indecent. And it's like, oh, and it's like a funny picture of her, like, humping a lampshade after she and her husband Mark Consuelos welcome Mirrors their guests. The couple excitedly hugged the World News tonight host, prompting Ripa54 to inform that he would be referring to him as Commander Han. That she would be referring to him as Commander Handsome. Yeah. So she plays the game of news anchor. Everyone's agreed. It's already handsome. She's gonna flirt with him the whole time in front of her husband. Husband's gonna go, oh, come on, Kelly. Play the game of like, oh, I'm so jealous. Now her hot husband gets to play like he's some uggo dealing with David Muir being a better man. I. The whole thing is fraudulent and not funny and an act. She then looked over at Consuelos, also 54, who was staring at Mirror in awe. I know, I know. It never gets old. I'm telling you, the benefits of having this job. She trailed off. He's with him. She's with him. Unequally enthralled, Consuelos added, it's like looking into the sun. David Marcus Willows is. Is gorgeous. So now he gets to play like he's just like one of us. He's a fuddy duddy dad. David Mirror is so beautiful. And I'm just. I only have 18 ABs. He's got 20. That's when Ripa proclaimed that she and Consuelos have unfettered access to David in this building, confessing that they sometimes just go up and stare at him, and he doesn't even know they're there. Is this the least funny show in America? Muir51 noted, they are. These are terrifying. Gigantic that there are terrifyingly. There are terrifying gigantic images of all of us in this building. There's certain. There's certain corners. And Consuelos interrupted to ask whether Mirror was on a helicopter. On a helicopter in one of the images, which the anchor confirmed as he quipped, that's how I get to work every day. That's when Ripa interjected, I've got to tell you, I have some very indecent photos of me standing in front of your picture that I can't show on air because they told me it was not suitable for the broadcast. So what are the photos? Consuelo's jumped in to say that HR was right next to her. And when these alleged photos were taken, I thought you were talking about the other photos. Mirror replied cheekily, for years. She's like, you just. You just say when and I'll. And I'll send. Exactly. Ripper responded before Consuelos changed the subject, though the trio was likely joking. Page Six has reached out seeking clarification. Yeah, I don't know what the fuck they're talking about. There are no photos to me. I mean, that show. I mean, how. What is that? Who's watching that? I. I'm reading an article about it. I can't believe it. I'll do one more because this interests me. I. Amanda Batula reveals she and husband Kyle Cook didn't sign a prenup. And then in quotes, it says, I messed up major. It seems as though there's this, like, whole campaign from the Summer House. There's. To me, there's like, nothing more embarrassing than being a male influencer because Kyle and Carl, they all just talk about them as if they have nothing. Look at Craig Conover. Like, the whole narrative from the women who date them is, I'm with this guy where I'm the breadwinner. Like, if a man spoke like that. And listen, I'm not saying they don't. We. But when they do, we go, that guy sounds like a douche. Why are you talking about money like that? Why are you embarrassing your spouse or your partner? And it does seem like people really just don't like this Kyle Cook guy. Like, they've taken aside. Like, there's this whole trend of, like, calling him Amanda Batula's husband. It's like, okay, does he really get it? Amanda Patula admits she made a big mistake by not signing a prenuptial agreement when she married her Summer House co star husband Kyle Cook. I messed up. I messed up major. The Bravo 30 star 33 confessed on Jason Tardick's Trading Secrets podcast on Monday. Petula shared that the premarital contracts had a negative connotation in her mind, likely because of movies that you would watch growing up or the tabloids. It was connected to a divorce. It always felt so messy. It just didn't feel like a smart thing to do. So we didn't sign when the reality started. Are they still married? Betula then advised those listening, everyone should sign a prenup. Let me tell you, protect your assets from. For them to protect theirs. Like, you have no idea what's going to happen. You think that you're in love and happy now. It would end. It could end really messy. And then what? You're screwed. Everyone should get a prenup. Hear it from the girl who didn't get one. She also likened prenups to health insurance and concluding, it's not because you're preparing for a divorce. It's in case something happens, you want to have that security tool. And Cook, 42, tied the knot in September 2021. After more than six years together, the couple has since had to navigate split rumors and mental health issues while filming their so they're still together. I mean, why do they have issues? You're on a podcast talking about how big of a mistake it was to not sign a prenup, as if you're stuck in this relationship because you didn't do one while filming the reality show. But they recently revealed to Page Six that the relationship is now stronger than ever. It this is completely bizarre. Aside from being romantic partners and co stars, Petula and Cook also delved into business together, with the former helping her husband create the logo designs for his alcohol company. Lover Boy. Yeah, they're business partners and and a couple. So like the idea that this prenup would have like fixed any everything. No. She took a step back from Cook's business to focus on her own endeavors, including launching a swimsuit line influencing on Instagram. She shared that her biggest deal was with Face Reality, a skincare brand for those prone to acne, which she said made sense for her to promote because she was dealing with breakouts. When Tardec, 36, asked if she had seen a big financial jump in her success since saying I do, Butula cheekily noted and respond nodded and responded, I should have protected my assets. See, this is the weird part. Like you're acting like a dick to your significant other. Like if someone I don't know, I I I think we receive again, life isn't fair. We receive these differently. But like, it seems as though these summer house women have this big thing where they want to make sure everyone knows they're in charge and the men are just these flimsy loser idiots who make no money. It's, it's to me again, you can do whatever you want. I can have the opinion that you sound classless. Pop Culture Thursday. Back next week. Boom.