Megyn Kelly Blames Alex Cooper's Sex Advice for Cornell 7 Case

Summary

The segment opens with a viewer warning before playing graphic clips from Alex Cooper's 'Call Her Daddy' podcast over the years that promoted threesomes, group sex, casual encounters and explicit acts as empowering for young women. Kelly then ties this directly to Cooper's recent 'Call Her Daddy' episode with Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne discussing the 'Cornell 7' Jane Doe lawsuit, in which a former student alleges she was drugged with ketamine and gang-raped by seven Chi Phi fraternity members in October 2024. Kelly argues Cooper's messaging confused young women into risky behavior then blamed men when consequences follow, asking how Cooper can now express shock a decade after #MeToo.

Sourcing is primarily Kelly's own prior commentary and resurfaced podcast audio; no direct interview with Cooper or the accused; heavy reliance on the accuser's initial 2024 police statement (which described early acts as consensual) contrasted with her later civil suit. The throughline is personal responsibility versus systemic feminist failure.

Editorial Assessment

Kelly's central point that Cooper has long given sexually explicit advice to young women is factually grounded in years of 'Call Her Daddy' content, including episodes on threesomes and first-date sex. However, viewers miss critical nuance on the Cornell case: Jane Doe's original statements described beginning the night with consensual sex and drug use she later characterized differently in her 2026 civil suit; contemporaneous texts included her saying 'none of the sexual stuff was illegal' and '90% was not consensual' at different times, with her attorney citing trauma and denial. The segment omits that no criminal charges have been filed, the DA initially declined, and the case involves disputed consent under New York law amid heavy intoxication and ketamine. This selective framing risks skewing perception toward 'promiscuous woman regrets choices' rather than the complex legal and evidentiary disputes, while the causal link between podcast advice and this incident remains rhetorical, not evidentiary. Overall, it is partisan commentary that scores some factual hits on Cooper's history but sacrifices context on a high-stakes, unresolved allegation.