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Lactose lines and zero regrets -- that’s how Lena Dunham is spilling the tea on one of the most chaotic "Girls" scenes.

Dunham shared the behind-the-scenes chaos this week on the "Las Culturistas" podcast with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang -- revealing the show’s infamous Season 2 “cocaine” scene with Andrew Rannells was actually powered by lactose powder … not drugs.

Watch the clip ... Dunham says the duo snorted lactose powder take after take while filming the bathroom bender ... and yeah, it was as gross as it sounds.

Alix Earle has a heavyweight in her corner amid her feud with Alex Cooper ... 'cause Carl’s Jr. is standing firmly behind its Super Bowl star, TMZ has learned.

A Carl's Jr. spokesperson tells TMZ ... "While there seems to be plenty of beef circulating online lately, we promise ours is the juiciest. Alix’s authentic style was the perfect fit for our campaign. She is the best in the business at post-game recovery, so it was a natural fit."

The star burger company adds to the quippy statement ... "The campaign, which was focused on giving away our Hangover Burger as the post-big game recovery cure, delivered record-breaking results."

Alex Cooper has her claws out and is coming out to play ... exposing DMs with Brianna Chickenfry, who's been openly defending Alix Earle -- amid the ongoing Alex-Alix online feud.

The "Call Her Daddy" host took to Instagram, coming in hot, starting her rant with "This girl on girl s*** needs to stop" ... adding, "While Alix tries to get her story together, let me address Brianna Chickenfry" -- a current Barstool employee who has inserted herself into the battle of the blondes.

Cooper claims Brianna is adding onto the "fake narrative and dog pile" by coming online and calling her a mean girl ... but Cooper has the receipts and DMs that, according to her, prove otherwise.

Alix Earle got hit with some early-morning drama this week -- courtesy of Alex Cooper -- and her reaction was anything but rattled.

The TikTok star revealed her friends woke her up “the morning after Coachella” to show her a video of Cooper calling her out … and they made sure to capture every second of it.

“Shoutout to my friends for knowing I would want this moment captured,” Earle wrote alongside the clip.

Alix Earle and Alex Cooper's drama may be playing out loud now ... but TMZ has learned there's no single explosive moment behind the tension .... just a slow burn that's boiling over again.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the friction dates back to when Earle teamed up with Cooper to launch her "Hot Mess" podcast under The Unwell Network. At first, things were solid, but over time, their dynamic shifted, and the two stopped seeing eye to eye.

We're told as Earle's Unwell contract was coming to a close in February 2025, that's when the relationship really started to unravel. Our sources say Cooper and her network were not offering Earle what she felt she was worth. Our sources say it wasn't just one issue, but a combination of both business and personal disagreements that made it difficult for them to move forward together.

President Trump is convinced drinking soda kills cancer cells in the body because pouring soda on grass kills the grass ... at least according to Dr. Oz.

Trump's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator was on a podcast with his boss' son, Donald Trump Jr., when the topic shifted to the Prez's love for Diet Coke.

Dr. Oz says Trump makes a point to drink Diet Coke and eat candy in front of him and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ... and tell them why the junk food is anything but.

Howard Stern’s former assistant wants a pretty big chunk of his massive fortune, seeking millions in damages from the shock jock ... this, according to new court docs filed in her lawsuit.

Leslie Kuhn recently filed suit against Howard and his wife, Beth Stern, claiming the couple created a hostile work environment while she worked for them as an executive assistant in their 20,000-square-foot Southampton, NY mansion.

Now, according to the docs, Kuhn wants to be paid big bucks for allegedly being treated like cow dung ... and she's seeking at least $2.5 million in damages from Howard and Beth.

Brandi Glanville’s health saga just keeps getting wilder -- and this time, it involves garlic, TikTok ... and a trip to urgent care.

On her "Unfiltered" podcast, the former 'RHOBH' star admitted she tried a viral home remedy hack -- sticking a clove of garlic in her ear to cure a cold after seeing it supposedly clears sinuses. But it didn’t quite go according to plan.

Brandi says she first shoved the garlic up her nostril -- but had to yank it out when it started burning her skin, which she’d recently lasered. So, naturally, she switched locations ... straight into her ear.

Alex Cooper isn’t playing coy anymore … she’s calling out Alix Earle by name and demanding answers.

Cooper hit TikTok on Monday and made it clear she’s been seeing everything about their rumored beef -- the tags, the likes, the comments -- and she’s over what she calls “passive-aggressive” behavior, putting Earle on blast and daring her to stop the hints and say it outright.

“You’re gonna need to get specific and just say what you gotta say about me,” she said, calling out the indirect shots she believes Earle’s been taking.

Jennie Garth is getting real about life after "Beverly Hills, 90210" ... and the money mistakes she still regrets.

On Dax Shepard’s "Armchair Expert," Jennie admitted she never really thought about finances back in the day -- cash was flowing in, she was spending, and she figured it would just keep coming ... until it didn’t.

When the show ended, reality hit hard -- Jennie says it was a serious adjustment once the paychecks stopped rolling in.

Watch the video ... she says it got worse -- she revealed her business manager basically scared her into selling the home and ranch she’d just bought for her kids ... a move she made, and now deeply regrets.

Teddi Mellencamp ain't ditching the dating world just because she's battling cancer -- in fact, she's revealed she's dating an "older" man!

The 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' alum dropped the dating news on her "Two Ts in a Pod" podcast with Tamra Judge this week and dished the deets while keeping her lips sealed about his identity.

She says he's been really great through her journey with cancer, describing him as a "positive and logical person" who always makes her laugh. But, it's not all sunshine and rainbows ...

Justin Trudeau's son Xav only has good things to say about former Canadian Prime Minister's relationship with Katy Perry.

On Wednesday's episode of the "Can't Be Censored" podcast, the 18-year-old told hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong that things are going really well between his dad and the pop star, saying ... "I think my dad's happy, so that's important."

He said the singer's stardom isn't intimidating, noting ... "She's super nice, like, she's super down to earth."

Xav explained that seeing pics circulating of his dad canoodling with the pop star is "just like any other picture of my dad and my mom or just my dad" -- it may be a little odd but it's nothing new.

Howard Stern and his wife Beth are being sued by a woman who claims they fostered a hostile work environment when she was their executive assistant.

A woman named Leslie Kuhn is going after Howard and Beth in a New York court ... she says when she worked as Howard and Beth's executive assistant, they asked her to move into their 20,000-square-foot Southampton mansion, where she claims Beth put a lot on her plate.

Kuhn claims Beth tasked her with managing the mansion's staff ... including scheduling, completing payroll, and managing general household operations like Beth's at-home cat rescue and fostering operation.

"Summer House" star Ciara Miller has the full support of former cast members Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner in the Bravo betrayal that rocked the internet this week.

During Friday's episode of the "Giggly Squad" podcast, which recently won Podcast of the Year at the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, the "Summer House" alums sounded off on where they stand on the bombshell news that Amanda Batula -- Ciara's best friend -- was dating West Wilson -- Ciara's ex.

Paige made it clear where her loyalties lie, saying ... "Ciara is our real friend in real life, so we have been talking to her, consoling her, we are behind her 100%."

Kylie Jenner's got some explaining to do ... according to her daughter at least. The beauty mogul dished to Kid Cudi about how Stormi is finally catching on to who her family really is.

On the first episode of "Big Bro With Kid Cudi," Kylie revealed now that her oldest kid -- 8-year-old Stormi -- is in school, she's started realizing her whole family is famous ... and she's demanding to know why!

Kylie -- who was surely preparing for this day -- says instead of just telling Stormi, she showed her. According to Kylie, they shared a sweet moment watching the pilot episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" together.

Tristan Thompson can't get his ex, Khloe Kardashian, out of his mind ... at least according to a revealing podcast interview with Stephen Miller's wife, Katie.

When asked to name his favorite memory, Tristan was quick to list his first date with Khloe. And he remembered everything she had on!

He said, "She had leave-in conditioner in her hair, she had one of those hats we used to wear -- the Smokey the Bear hats -- body suit, Good American jeans on."