Podcasts

Taylor Momsen’s opening up about the rough side of "Gossip Girl" ... saying people blurred the line between her and her character so much, she had no choice but to quit the show.

The Pretty Reckless rocker spilled on "Call Her Daddy" that playing Jenny Humphrey was straight-up killing her ... she just wanted to ditch the drama and make music, but trying to break that contract by S4 was a nightmare of its own.

Taylor says the execs branded her ungrateful for wanting to leave the very show that had made her so successful -- but she pushed back hard, and eventually the writers agreed to write her off.

The Golden Globes have announced they'll have a Best Podcast category next year ... but Adam22 told us at LAX yesterday to prepare to be disappointed.

Some considered the Globes move to include podcasts as the latest attempt to remain relevant ... the awards show made a similar move when they added diversity to its voting body in 2023 -- but Adam22 sees it differently.

He says it's "old media basically feeling like they can be the judge, jury and executioner for new media."

Comedian Whitney Cummings is engaged ... but she's having a tough time spreading the news.

Whitney made the announcement Monday on her "Good For You" podcast, saying, "I got engaged last week ... and I don't know how to tell anybody."

She continued, "I'm embarrassed to even talk about it, and I'm trying to just get it out of the way."

There's no love lost between Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia and Montana Boy Mark Estes ... at least not on "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test"!

In an exclusive preview clip obtained by TMZ, the Barstool Sports star goes full beast mode on the TikTok hunk during one of the show's most brutal challenges, "Murderball." The wild footage shows Brianna sprinting across the mud before delivering a sharp kick straight to Mark's stomach, sending both of them crashing into the dirt as they wrestle for control of the ball like total warriors.

In addition to the muddy mayhem, the remaining recruits also take on the nerve-racking "Postman’s Walk" ... a 165-foot rope bridge suspended 200 feet above a canyon floor, which they have just 10 minutes to cross.

Don Lemon took shots at conservative commentator Megyn Kelly's gender ... and many online are now calling the TV newsman a hypocrite.

The former CNN host made the controversial comments on his new "Clip Farmers" podcast ... and, he certainly did some clip farming when he said he think Kelly looks like a trans woman.

He tells his cohosts John Cotter and Chris Miglioranzi he thinks Megyn looks "clockable" ... which they then Google and explain to the audience is a term that means you can easily identify -- or clock -- a person as being transgender.

Gavin Newsom says he's done fighting for a chance to go toe-to-toe with Joe Rogan on issues ... dismissing JR as popular, but outdated, AKA "the Facebook of podcasting."

The California governor sat down Monday night with journalist Elex Michaelson on "The Story Is With Elex Michaelson," and during their 10 minute interview, Gavin slammed Rogan for dismissing his repeated requests to go on "The Joe Rogan Experience."

Check out the video ... Gavin seems a bit annoyed as he discusses how Joe has attacked him for years, but refused to ever have him on the podcast for a debate.

Hailey Bieber doesn't get why someone saying she looks like a transgender woman is an insult ... 'cause all she hears in that moment is someone calling her gorgeous!

The model joined actor Owen Thiele on his "In Your Dreams" podcast for an episode published Friday ... and she opened up about the very lame diss in her eyes ... admitting she doesn't get why people think they're knocking her when they call her trans.

HB points out that trans women and trans men are some of the most beautiful people in the world ... so, she takes the "attack" in stride. Sounds like internet trolls will need a new Rhode of attack to get at her.

Even celebs get starstruck ... Ariana Grande practically lost all chill when the one and only Sarah Jessica Parker acknowledged her existence!

On the "Shut Up Evan" podcast, the "Wicked" star got a surprise voicemail from none other than the "Sex and The City" queen herself. But before Ariana could even answer SJP’s burning question, she was already tearing up like a total fangirl.

Ariana was so shook, she blurted out to Evan, "She knows who I am!" ... then pulled it together just enough to dive into how fame looks now versus what she dreamed it’d be as a kid.

When it rains, it pours ... and Lukas Gage is going through an emotional tsunami right now ... the actor broke down talking to Trisha Paytas about losing his grandmother and reuniting with his dad, all in the middle of his divorce from Chris Appleton.

On Thursday's "Just Trish" podcast release, Lukas said ... "I think part of this book was having forgiveness, and I think that you can only love to the extent that you were taught to love, and I think I humanized my dad."

The 30-year-old "Euphoria" star revealed his dad drifted away from him and his family after Lukas' teenage years. According to Lukas, his dad got remarried without telling them and started a whole new family. Lukas hadn't spent more than 2 minutes in the same room with his dad since.

Travis Kelce just revealed what he orders when he's at his and Patrick Mahomes' new steakhouse ... and the dishes are a lot like the way his fans would describe him -- rich and buttery!

The food topic came up during Wednesday's episode of "New Heights" -- when Jason Kelce announced he'd be heading to 1587 Prime for the first time next week ... while he's in Kansas City to cover the Chiefs' "Monday Night Football" matchup with the Commanders.

Jason asked Travis what he should order once he plops down into one of the swanky joint's booths ... and the younger Kelce gave him some recommendations.

Victoria Beckham struggled through her eating disorder silently ... not even opening up to her better half, David Beckham, as she clawed her way out of the dark period in her life.

The fashion designer opened up about the trying time during her Wednesday appearance on "Call Her Daddy" ... revealing to host Alex Cooper she felt she could not "trust anyone at all" to help her.

She confirms David knew she was "very disciplined" about how she ate ... but didn't turn to him for advice. Instead, VB says she worked on her relationship with food herself and taught herself it was about balance.

David Beckham wanted to be Victoria Beckham's lover so bad ... he once snuck into her hotel room and had to do the walk of shame the next day!

VB revealed the juicy deets about their romantic rendezvous during her Wednesday appearance on "Call Her Daddy" while discussing how he handled her Spice Girls fame.

She gushed that David fit right in with her and her bandmates ... and had no hesitation about sneaking into her hotel room while she was on tour, recalling one morning he had to jump out of her window and do a walk of shame in his clothes from the night prior to avoid getting caught!

Singer-songwriter Kevin McCall came to grips over the fact his Chris Brown credits no longer reap the financial rewards ... and broke down crying on a podcast!!!

The R&B vet was discussing his up-and-down career on the "Back On Figg" podcast when the 40-year-old revealed he's on food stamps -- and whipped out the EBT card to prove it.

Chris Brown is currently on his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour -- even performing songs like "Strip" that Kevin cowrote -- and Kev claimed there's still a lingering $25K he was owed for 4 songs.

North West is all about keeping things real ... she even once called her mom, Kim Kardashian, out for crying over her tricky co-parenting relationship with Ye.

Kim revealed the jaw-dropping anecdote during her bombshell appearance on Wednesday's "Call Her Daddy" episode while discussing the hardest part about seeing her ex-husband's frequent rants about her and her family on social media.

The Skims founder says she chooses to keep silent about various allegations ... such as his claim she keeps their four children -- North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm -- from him ... and she only says positive things about him in front of their kiddos.

Kim Kardashian might not quite be the 'Six Million Dollar Man' ... but, she's getting up there -- admitting she might even spend $1 million a year on glam products.

The reality star and mogul dove into how much she spends on makeup, hair and more on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast hosted by Alex Cooper ... and, she kicks it off by admitting she doesn't have a concrete number in her head.

KK explains part of her problem is she's past knowing what simple day-to-day products cost ... admitting she's got no idea what a carton of milk goes for these days -- so, she's definitely not sure what her team's dropping on makeup and other products to keep her looking radiant.

Marc Maron's riding off into the sunset -- as a podcast host, at least, because he released the final episode of his long-running show "WTF With Marc Maron" on Sunday.

The comedian decided to go out with a bang for his 1,685th episode, and he traveled all the way to Washington, D.C., to spend time with his final guest, former president Barack Obama, for the episode.

The two, who chopped it up in the politician's office, had a conversation that bounced from topic to topic, including the state of President Donald Trump's administration.

The former president also gave Maron a bit of advice about navigating his post-podcasting career, and encouraged him to "take a beat" before planning out his future moves.

FYI ... the comedian started his podcast all the way back in 2009, and he recorded most episodes at his house in Los Angeles.

Maron spoke with a wide variety of comedians, performers, musicians and others on his podcast -- as well as Obama himself, who was the first sitting president of the United States to appear on a podcast, back in 2015.