The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
Ashton Kutcher’s Dark Past Exposed, the Royals Diss Harry's UK Visit, Meghan Markle’s Fake Persona
21 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What dark past of Ashton Kutcher is being exposed?
hello and welcome to the nerve at night i am your host maureen callahan and oh man do we have a great great show for you today a little bit later it's this is a a mother of a segment ashton kutcher ashton kutcher is trying for his showbiz comeback For the last three years, he's been relatively quiet with good reason. Diddy, one of his longtime BFFs.
Danny Masterson, one of his longtime BFFs, currently serving 30 years to life on two counts of rape. This guy wants back in. He's making his debut tonight in a new Ryan Murphy show. It's called The Beauty. Or is it called Beauty? Marlena, can you tell me? It's called The Beauty. Ironic. Ashton, you know, we at The Nerve have long memories, okay?
And we're noticing that the mainstream entertainment media is moving a little bit in our direction, which means they might be moving a lot in our direction. So Ashton, buckle up, motherfucker. Okay, then, but that's a little bit later in the show. We will have your feedback before that. And on top of it, One of the people who just sort of brings sunshine to the nerve.
It's a nice counterbalance to the darkness. Kinsey Schofield is going to join us for the latest in royal news. You know, a New Year's Day, nothing activates a Meghan Markle like a New Year's Day. Okay, troublemakers, are you ready? Are you ready? Let's go.
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joining us now kinsey schofield host of the must subscribe kinsey schofield unfiltered kinsey welcome back to the nerve you look so old hollywood glam today i think i'm in love with you oh well thanks kinsey i had a lot of help getting prepped and you as ever look like a ray of sunshine no pun intended
As ever. Can I just tell you really quickly, loving your Ashton Kutcher coverage. You know, when they ask us who the worst person we've ever interviewed was or the rudest person you've ever met with was Ashton is always my answer. Ashton is always my answer. It was during a junket for some movie he did with Katherine Heigl. And I was very new to entertainment news.
I was so thrilled to interview him because at the time he was like the king of Twitter and he was just cool. And he defeated me to the point where I thought, I don't think I should pursue this anymore. He was so mean spirited and rude that I walked away from that wondering if I should continue to pursue this as a career.
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Chapter 2: How does Meghan Markle attempt to portray her marriage on social media?
She secured that name years before she actually relaunched her Instagram. She had a, I believe it was an eyeball or a flower that used to be that profile picture. And she lurked using that account for years before she launched it as Instagram. you know, a marketing or a way for her to market her products on Instagram. But it is still just Megan.
So it's always been like a dual identity that she's been toggling between on Instagram. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay, so let's look at this Instagram post of Meghan spontaneously erupting in dance with Harry on what seems to be their acreage, barefoot, As one does with the videographer credit belonging to their four-year-old daughter, Lilibet. Let's take a look at this. There's no music.
Oh, there was music underneath. We had to remove it for licensing reasons. But they're just spontaneously dancing. He's turning her around.
This does give hostage video thanks to the black and white filter.
now they're dancing, uh, just, just shoved up against each other. Uh, they're so happy. I think Kinsey, what we're meant to take from this is that despite 2025 being one of their, we can stop running at you guys. It's just, it's insufferable to look at despite 2025 being one of their worst years ever. Um,
You know, Harry had finally his long-awaited official royal summit with Charles, and that blew up in his face. Meghan, her podcast, her second iteration of her podcast was not renewed. Second version of her Netflix show. Netflix failed to renew. They have a quote unquote first look deal.
And she ended the year with a bang by telling her father who's begging for reconciliation with his leg freshly amputated in a hospital in the Philippines. We have not forgotten here at the nerve that he can fuck off. This is going to be the year for them. Kinsey.
One of my biggest observations about Harry and Meghan's ineffective PR strategy is that they tend to focus on being reactive instead of proactive. And this is another example of Meghan Markle just clapping back. And if you look at some pro-Sussex outlets, they say that like, oh, look at Meghan clapping back at the haters. There's been an increase in stories recently
I mean, they're tabloid stories, but there's been an increase in stories surrounding the status of their happily ever after. You know, is Harry missing the life he left behind? Is Megan too focused on work? And those stories focused on tension in the home. You and I, we've said it a million times. Harry and Meghan are not getting divorced tomorrow. No.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Kinsey Schofield provide about Harry's recent UK visit?
And I just think that this is her reacting to those types of headlines. She told Jamie Kern Lima that she, during her 2025 tour, that she was tired of the prove it game. And that seems to be all we see from her.
You know, there's part of that reel and we'll show it. I think it really begins with, we see Harry in a distance, just standing there as usual, useless. He's just standing there waiting for something to happen. And then into the frame bounds, Meghan Markle, barefoot, like they're both barefoot. You know, it's just, it's gross.
It's like, they're both barefoot, like, cause this is just so spontaneous. And like, for no reason that we can see, she suddenly feels the need to run towards her husband, of many years and leap into his arms and wrap her legs around him. And what strikes me is how unseemly and unroyal it looks. I understand that Charles and Camilla were not as thrilled with Catherine, Princess of Wales,
issuing that video in which she was openly affectionate with William and the children in nature after she announced she was in remission or she had finished her course of chemotherapy, that they felt it was unroyal, that it was a little too touchy-feely, a little too intimate. But this video to me is just, as you say, it's what are you trying to prove?
If you're that happy, why not just live your life behind closed doors?
You know, it's a step up from twerking in a public space. So I will say I'm grateful that she's not squatting as well as much in that video. But yeah, it's... Why are you so desperate? Let it go. Move on. It feels like she is in constant conflict with the media.
And there's Harry in London this week, literally in conflict with the media, suing a media entity with his good friend Elton John, which, by the way... I'm hoping that you take him to town. Did you know that Elton John sued the UK media about a story about his husband cheating on him? Something about olive oils involved. I think it's a three-way.
But UK media is legally not allowed to talk about this story ever. I know.
I know. I know. The libel laws are so much different in the UK. They are so much stricter. I mean... To your point, Harry is... Well, first, before we get to this, before we get to this, I just want to show something else because according to Meghan... Lily, who is four years old, took that video. Now, that video seems remarkably professional to me. Like, there's no wandering around.
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Chapter 4: What audience feedback is shared during the episode?
Well, you know, they just unloaded their charity that they had created about protecting children online off to another charity.
Were they pushed out? Were they like actually pushed out?
I truly think that they were, but I think that they learned a really hard lesson PR wise from Senebale. So they said white flag Senebale. we surrender. We're going to quietly push this over to this other charity because they didn't want another Dr. Sophie Shandaka doing the media round saying they're racist, they're sexist. Meghan Markle's a diva.
Dr. Sophie Shandaka really rocked their world in 2025, costing Harry a charity that he set up in honor of his mother. So I do wonder if things went south and
And it's very quickly. I mean, I believe they announced their involvement, their co-option, in my opinion, of this pre-existing charity, which is dedicated. Forgive me, I forget the name, but it's the purpose of it is to combat teenage suicide as caused by interactions with social media, right, or online bullying. And why these two inserted themselves, I have no idea.
The American media was all too happy to help. Harry and Meghan did a huge sit down with Jane Polly on CBS Sunday morning, you know, putting on their best concern faces and talking about the importance of combating online says Meghan Markle. The woman who shed, what, 30 people last year? I mean, I'm slightly exaggerating, but 30 staff. And so for them- And never forget Chrissy Teigen.
Never forget Chrissy Teigen.
And never forget Chrissy Teigen, the ultimate online bully on Megan's Netflix show. And less than a year later, they're stepping back voluntarily from this charity.
Yeah. The Parents Network is what it was called. Absolutely right. It's to prevent, you know, children getting into trouble online and the harm social media can cause online. And they've transferred it from Archwell Philanthropies, you know, to parents together. And it does feel very odd that it just kind of was swept under the rug.
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Chapter 5: How does Ashton Kutcher's connection with Sean Combs come into play?
And what's so interesting about that initial report was that it says that if Harry doesn't get his way, it's because of interference from the British royal family, almost extortion, you know, like them saying if he doesn't get it, it's because the royal family stepped in and screwed things up for him.
And so that's why I lean towards the this is just a bullying campaign for them to get their way so Harry can show up. and create this rival court. And I don't mean in a formal way. Nobody's going to be bowing to him, chasing him around. But he wants to create... He wants to distract from the good work William's doing.
And then he just needs to look like a royal so he can come back to the United States or a Toronto Hilton and get paid an ungodly amount of money for that royal proximity. But it's my understanding that that's like the king hanging out with the grandkids. He doesn't know these kids. You know, he... I believe that Harry and the King talk maybe, maybe once a month over video chat, maybe.
But he does not have a relationship with these children online.
So when they chat over video, like FaceTime, secure FaceTime, your understanding is that King Charles does not talk to the children online?
No, I mean, he'll say hi to them, but that's once a month.
Oh, so they do. So, okay. So this narrative that per Matt Wilkinson's reporting, the inferences, the sourcing is likely, allegedly, reportedly just my opinion. Harry, that's Harry saying, if I don't get it, it's because the Royals are being mean to me. Okay.
Yes. Yeah.
Yes. And that this other this other narrative that like the king would love to meet the grandchildren. He's met the grandchildren. It's virtually. But whatever. He has met them. He does have a relationship with them. But as you always point out and every royal expert points out, the royals do nothing by accident. And for Charles and Camilla, if Camilla is with Charles.
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Chapter 6: What allegations surround Sean Combs and how do they relate to Ashton?
Moving on. This one's a lighter one. Um, Dear Maureen, hello again from Canada. Oh, I love this. This is troublemaker Nadia and her cat Daisy. And we have art to show you that Nadia put together. It's adorable. Teddy Van Halen is Sherlock. And... Daisy is Watson, and Nadia has depicted them here as puss and pooch. The desperate search for Stedman continues.
You know, Teddy, this is not a really good... He photographs in person sometimes much better. He looks a little aged and run down here, but, you know... This search has been all consuming. Um, Nadia writes, my beloved cat Daisy is back and she's not alone here. She is pictured with Teddy Van Halen. They are on the trail of Stedman scouring the streets with their trusty pipe.
I really want Teddy to quit smoking. Uh, magnifying glass and nervy red accented attire as they hastily search for clues of his whereabouts. Oh my God, Nadia, a shadowy figure is after them. Could it be the mistress of darkness herself? Stay tuned for the next episode of Puss in Pooch. The desperate search for Stedman continues. And from Troublemaker Michael says,
Dear Maureen, your insights and taste in actually liking Ethan Hawke, in my troublemaker's opinion, is spot on. Thanks, Michael. I agree. He is excellent not only in his work, but whenever I see a celebrity, Michael says, I live in Manhattan. I see them all the time. I get vibes. Okay. He says whenever he saw Ethan on the street, he was beautiful, so humble, without ego and attitude.
Compared to Andy Cohen, who he's run past on the street twice, this troublemaker Michael says, lame, crude, and gross. Love you, Michael. Keep the feedback coming. Email me at maureen at devilmaycaremedia.com or DM me on Instagram at maureencallahanwriter or at The Nerve Show. And remember to subscribe to The Nerve's sub stack. That is our weekly email full of bonus content.
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Chapter 7: What role did Ashton Kutcher play in the tragic story of Ashley Ellerin?
Yes, he can, Ashton. Yes, he can. And what a fitting metaphor. Sean Combs on the run. Okay, now. To a Radar headline, inside Sean Diddy Combs and Ashton Kutcher's 20-year friendship after actor is linked to jailed star's freak-offs following arrest on sex charges, per Radar Online, December 19th, 2024. The actor, I'm reading from that report, said in 2006...
Our friendship has made me realize that people are becoming comfortable with something that is still very uncomfortable. When I was hanging out with Sean, people couldn't comprehend why this Iowa farm lad, lad? What American talks like that? was associating with this hip hop tycoon from New York. But it wasn't because he was a hip hop mogul and I was a farm boy.
It was because he was black and I was white. It was as simple as that. If he was a white hip hop artist from New York, nobody would have batted an eye
bullshit okay ashton kutcher is like the jackie robinson of pop cultural super famous friendships america wasn't ready for ashton and diddy to be palling around together please the indictment against sean diddy combs again from radar online september 20th 2024.
The three count indictment against Combs was unsealed following his arrest this week, revealing allegations that he, quote, planned and controlled these freak offs and often electronically recorded them.
Prosecutors said these sessions, quote, involved multiple commercial sex workers and often involved a variety of narcotics, such as ketamine, ecstasy and GHB, which Combs distributed to the sex workers to keep them obedient and compliant.
The indictment further alleged, quote, when Combs didn't get his way, he was violent and subjected victims to physical, emotional and verbal abuse so that they would participate in the freak offs and claimed he, quote, hit, kicked, threw objects at and dragged victims at times by their hair. The alleged incidents date back to at least 2008.
Multiple civil suits brought by males and females claiming Combs sexually assaulted them as minors. One was then a 10-year-old boy. Are those some of the stories you can't tell, Ashton? Just asking. CNN first publishes the Cassie video on May 17th, 2024.
And because apparently we need to keep showing it so people like Ashton Kutcher can't skate by on what's left of their good looks and vanishing fake charm, let's show it again. In case you are listening and not watching, this is the infamous video.
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of Kutcher's support for Danny Masterson?
And he, once the power imbalance shifted, once he sensed that, my opinion, I read Demi's book And if I recall correctly, because her recollections of this are very vivid in the book, he was pressuring her into threesomes. It was kind of the cost of doing business. You want to stay in this relationship? That's the cost of doing business.
He cheated on her a fair amount and she swallowed it and she took it and she let it go because she was addicted to him, as she said. And that is a coward's way of trying to get out of a relationship that they no longer want to be in by cheating rampantly, by insisting on threesomes and by treating her wrong. like absolute shit.
By the way, her equivocating there in the Ellen interview says to me, again, just my opinion, that lawyers were called. His lawyers called her lawyers and said, hey, you got to walk some of this shit back. That's not my client's recollection of what happened. That may be in your memoir, but you better walk some of this back.
In 2018, just my opinion, this is a fact, Ashton was caught cheating, according to published reports. With a 21-year-old, he met in a bowling alley. You want to talk about humiliating your superstar wife? You cheat with a 21-year-old. You meet in a bowling alley. Where do you think they're actually having sex? It's like the bathroom or his car, okay?
Then, which is my opinion, then the night before their wedding anniversary, and if you're not watching, I'll read the headlines, you'll hear Diane Sawyer asking Demi how she found out, along with the rest of us, that Ashton was cheating on Demi On their anniversary. And Ashton was handling his grief in a very different way.
Ashton Kutcher caught cheating the night before his and Demi's wedding anniversary.
With two girls in a hot tub on anniversary.
What did you say to him? I asked if it was true. And he admitted it right away.
So she says she found out via Google Alert with the rest of us. And then she called him and she said, is this true? And right away he said, yeah. He didn't even try to hide it. He just wanted to humiliate her and then get out. Now on to Danny Masterson, Ashton's co-star on that 70s show. That was a long running show. They knew each other for a very long time.
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