Alex Van Halen Revives Sammy Hagar Feud With Insult
Alex Van Halen has apparently found one more reason to keep the Sammy Hagar chapter of Van Halen firmly closed. In an interview with Brazilian music journalist Marcelo Vieira published earlier this month, Alex was asked about Hagar’s 2011 memoir, “Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock.” His response, as translated from the Portuguese interview by Roadie Crew and reported by Page Six, was blunt: “I don’t know what he wrote, and I don’t wanna know.” He then called Hagar “a complete idiot.”
Hagar did not let the remark pass without a reply. In an Instagram comment over the weekend, he wrote that the comment was unnecessary “at this time in our lives,” then added, “I guess the truth hurts sometimes. Peace already.” It is hardly a kumbaya moment, but it is at least shorter than a memoir and considerably less expensive to print.
The exchange lands on top of a relationship that has been cold for years. Hagar has said the former bandmates have not spoken in more than two decades, making this less a fresh argument than a very old score continuing to collect interest. Alex’s representative had not responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, according to the supplied report.
The creative split is also still visible in how each man talks about Van Halen’s history. Alex declined Hagar’s invitation to join the 2024 “Best of All Worlds” tour with former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, telling Billboard, “I’m not interested,” and saying the project was not doing the band justice. While promoting his 2024 memoir, “Brothers,” Alex focused largely on the original David Lee Roth lineup and said the band after Roth’s departure was not the same band. That framing left Hagar’s decade-long run with Van Halen mostly outside the story.
So the headline-making insult is real as a reported comment, while the larger feud remains a matter of competing memories and long-running resentment—not evidence of a reunion, reconciliation, or new musical showdown. For now, the Van Halen family tree still has one very thorny branch.
Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman’s Family Timeline After Split
Hoda Kotb and Joel Schiffman’s relationship did not end at the altar, but it did appear to settle into something more durable: a family partnership. According to Us Weekly’s timeline coverage, the pair began dating in 2013 and remained on good terms after their eventual split.
Marriage questions followed Kotb throughout the relationship, especially after she adopted daughter Haley in 2017. In January 2018, Kotb said she and Schiffman were happy together and suggested marriage was possible, while also making clear that they were not treating a wedding as an emergency. That relaxed approach became a defining feature of their public story.
The family expanded in April 2019, when Kotb adopted daughter Hope. Schiffman proposed that November, turning years of speculation into an actual engagement. But the proposal did not lead to a wedding: less than three years later, Kotb announced that she and Schiffman had decided they were better suited as friends and parents.
That framing matters. This was not presented as a scorched-earth celebrity breakup; the emphasis was on meaningful conversations, friendship and raising their children. Related Us Weekly coverage later reported that Kotb and Schiffman reunited for their daughters’ first day of school, a small but telling example of the practical cooperation that followed the romance.
Kotb’s own history also gives the timeline some context. She was previously married to Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008, so public curiosity about whether she would marry again was not exactly subtle. She later left the Today show after nearly 30 years at NBC in January 2025, another major life change arriving after the relationship had shifted into its co-parenting chapter.
The takeaway is less “failed engagement” than a rare celebrity relationship that appears to have changed form without becoming a public feud. The romance, engagement and breakup are documented in the timeline; the continuing family connection is the part that makes this story worth revisiting.
Drake Maye Says Marriage Changed His Quarterback Routine
Drake Maye is giving marriage credit for changing more than his relationship status. In a new Men’s Health feature and appearance on the magazine’s Strong Talk podcast, the 24-year-old New England Patriots quarterback discussed how life with wife Ann Michael Maye has influenced his routine on and off the field.
According to the interview details published by Just Jared, Maye said getting married affected practical parts of his day, including what he eats and when he sleeps. That is less celebrity overshare than athlete math: for a quarterback heading into a demanding season, the unglamorous details of daily life can matter as much as the highlight reel.
The relationship material is competitive in the most Maye-coded way possible. He described Ann Michael as someone who loves to win, noting that she played three sports in high school and remains highly competitive when they play pickleball with their brothers. He also identified that competitive streak as one of the qualities he first loved about her.
Maye’s conversation also covered his decision to drink alcohol only rarely, lessons he has taken from legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, his fitness ambitions and how long he wants to remain in the NFL. The supplied coverage does not provide every detail behind those answers, so the clean takeaway is the broader one: Maye is presenting his lifestyle as part of his professional preparation, not as a separate celebrity storyline.
The timing gives the feature extra relevance. Maye appears on the cover of Men’s Health’s Fall 2026 issue just before New England’s season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, putting his marriage, routines and long-term football goals in the same frame. No scandal, no suspicious cryptic post, no locker-room melodrama—just a young franchise quarterback arguing that the person he shares a competitive game of pickleball with may also help shape how he approaches the job.