Once upon a time, Adam Carolla was one of the most frequent guests on any Bill Simmons podcast. But that has not been the case in recent years. According to Carolla’s ex-wife, Lynette Paradise, the two may not be on good terms anymore after Carolla was not invited to Simmons’ Christmas party.
The holidays can be so stressful and so dramatic, can’t they?
How do we know about a simmering point of contention before the podcasters? It was revealed on the For Crying Out Loud podcast, with Carolla’s ex-wife relaying the story from the party in question. And of course, those comments were tracked down by the authority on all things Bill Simmons, the r/Bill Simmons Podcast X account – the social media feed of the podcast about a Reddit page about a podcast.
“You asked me last week, ‘was Adam invited and he wasn’t’ going?’ No, he wasn’t invited,” Paradise relayed. “When I got to the Christmas party Sal and Melissa were there and Melissa’s one of my closest friends and she’s like, ‘yea they didn’t invite Adam because Bill was disgusted by what Adam was doing on X. And I was like, ‘oh oh oh, oh my God, I was so touched.’ And Melissa was like, ‘a lot of people saw that and were not happy.'”
So what is this all in reference to? A quick scroll of Carolla’s social media profile shows him knee deep in right-wing politics. However, one post from November referenced his ex-wife, who could be at the center of this dispute. Carolla posted on X that he gave his retirement account to Paradise during their divorce in 2021. He then said that she “chose not to work,” and followed it up by saying, “Character is a big issue in this country.”
Paradise said she talked to Simmons at the Christmas party and said that people naturally don’t want to take any sides in a divorce, but that Carolla’s comments were a turn-off, and he didn’t agree with them.
If that all sounds a little bit like a soap opera, well, it is. I guess we’ll know if the two have had a true falling out if Adam Carolla shows up on the new Ryen Russillo podcast.
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