Tyra Banks suing Netflix for defamation
Tyra Banks is suing Netflix for defamation over claims made in a documentary, including that she didn't visit Jay Manuel in the hospital.
Snapshot · Giggly Squad
Giggling about pregnancy, pearadise, and pink trauma
Explore episode
Jun 16, 2026
Where this was said
Pearadise: The HBO Documentary on Feederism
At 1:01:40 · chapter starts 57:57
Hannah pivots to the most disturbing content of the episode: an HBO documentary called Pearadise about a man from Berlin who moved to America during COVID, invented something for convertible-driving rich people, then bought a Las Vegas mansion and built a community for plus-size women. He framed it as body positivity and 'a place where you're the norm.' The women who joined were tall, gorgeous, and often felt like outsiders — and he was obsessed specifically with women over six feet and over 500 pounds. Hannah breaks down feederism for Paige: a kink where men are aroused by watching women eat and gaining weight, escalating to wanting the woman to be so large she can't walk. Women pursue it for income on dedicated platforms, but the physical toll can be fatal — their bodies shut down from extreme overeating. Paige's reaction: 'this feels really illegal.' Hannah confirms: 'it's on HBO.'
The Pearadise Documentary: Feederism Exposed
An HBO documentary called Pearadise (P-E-A-R) follows a man who built a mansion community for plus-size women, claiming to celebrate them. Hannah reveals the dark truth: his obsession is feederism, a kink where men pay women to eat until they gain extreme weight — and some women have died pursuing it for income.
Feederism: women can die from it
Feederism is a kink where people pay women to eat and gain weight; some women pursue it for income but risk death as their bodies shut down from extreme overeating.
Tyra Banks Is Suing Netflix for Defamation
Tyra Banks is suing Netflix for defamation over a documentary that included Jay Manuel's claim she never visited him in the hospital. Banks says she was living in Australia. Kelly Cutrone went on a podcast defending Tyra, arguing the show gave everyone involved their entire careers.
Similar snapshots
Wife Gabby had 25 boyfriends on The Bachelorette
Robby's wife Gabby Windey was the Bachelorette on the TV show, meaning she had 25 male contestants, before eventually coming out and marrying Robby.
The Hawk is Will Ferrell's first lead TV series
Jimmy Tatro noted that The Hawk on Netflix is Will Ferrell's first TV series where he is the lead, despite Ferrell's long movie career.
Jimmy Tatro is working with Will Ferrell for the 5th time
Jimmy Tatro revealed The Hawk is his fifth time working with Will Ferrell, having gone straight from a movie with Ferrell's team into the series.
Reacher — 56M global viewers in one week
Reacher Season 2 attracted 56 million global viewers in a single week, making it one of the most-watched streaming shows in Amazon Prime Video history.
Motor City — no dialogue silent film
Motor City is a film with zero spoken dialogue, originally conceived by then-Warner Bros. president Greg Silverman so that global audiences could share the same experience without language barriers.
Motor City on Hollywood Blacklist since 2009
The Motor City script appeared on Hollywood's prestigious Blacklist of best unproduced screenplays as early as 2009 and was greenlit nine times with different directors before finally being made.
Held at Titan/Hawk audition — turned down 5 times
Alan Ritchson turned down the role of Hawk on Titans five times before finally accepting, having convinced himself he was destined for Shazam — which he ultimately did not get.
Thor audition — 'he doesn't have the craft'
Alan Ritchson's failed Thor audition was so poor the casting director broke protocol to call his team and say he didn't have the craft — a moment Ritchson describes as the career-defining crossroads that sent him to acting school.
7 years on the hamster wheel
Camila Mendes shot Riverdale for 7 consecutive years, 10 months per year, with only 2-month gaps between seasons, leaving no time to stop or rest.
