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Apr 2025
1h 12m

I Don’t Ever Want to Be In A Situation *...

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
About this episode

The girlies dive into some of Hollywood’s most infamous celebrity feuds — Joan Didion vs Eve Babitz, Joan Crawford vs Bette Devis, Kim Cattrall vs Sarah Jessica Parker, and the recent lawsuits between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. Digressions include Kim Cattrall’s scatting, Ryan Murphy being a constant threat to society, and the age-old pattern of women fighting over the worst man you’ve ever heard of.

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SOURCES

Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik

Why Gossip Is Fatal to Good Writing 

Joan Didion, Eve Babitz, and the Biographer Who Missed the Point 

Joan Didion and Eve Babitz Shared an Unlikely, Uneasy Friendship—One That Shaped Their Worlds and Work Forever

Everything You Need To Know About Kim Cattrall And Sarah Jessica Parker’s Famous Feud 

Inside Joan Didion And Eve Babitz’s Rivalry

Joan Didion vs Eve Babitz 

A Timeline of Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker's Rumored Sex and the City Feud 

‘Sex and the City’ Director Details Kim Cattrall Drama, Tension Began Over Parity You Truly Won't Believe How Much Money the Cast of 'And Just Like That...' Is Making

The Sex and the City Cast Salary Explains SJP & Kim Cattrall’s Feud 

‘Sex and the City’ Salaries: How Much Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall Made From the Show, Movies and Revival 

The Story Behind Joan Crawford and Bette Davis’s Storied Feud 

Feud: The Craziest Joan Crawford and Bette Davis Stories That Didn’t Make the Show

What “Feud” Misses About Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and the Art of Movies

Bette Davis v. Joan Crawford: The Hateful History Behind Old Hollywood's Nastiest Feud

Joan Crawford Quotes About Bette Davis Are Savage   

A Timeline of the Real Feud Between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford  

Behind Hollywood’s biggest feud

 

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