“I was explaining to her that taking care of a 19-month-old is like taking care of your drunk best friend every day,” Cuoco joked. “All day, literally all day.”
The Flight Attendant star went on to say, “They’re crying when they don’t get what they want, you’re making sure they make it to the bathroom or you’re cleaning their throw up from whatever.”
“They’re out of their minds and you’re making sure they don’t die all day long,” she continued. “And then they black out and you’re like ready to die and they wake up and they’re like, ‘What’s for breakfast?’ ”
“And you’re like, ‘What?’ I’m like, ‘Do you even know what happened last night?’ ” she said, adding that it was “insane and it happens every day.”
Cuoco and Pelphrey welcomed Matilda on March 30, 2023 and later announced the happy news on Instagram, calling their baby girl the "new light of our lives."
During the Nov. 25 episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, which was taped in front of an audience at Chapman University, the actress, 32, revealed why she was never bothered by being confused with her Wizards of Waverly Place character Alex Russo on the Disney Channel series that aired for four seasons between 2007 and 2012.
We would do our tapings for Wizards in front of a live audience every Friday night. And that was the biggest high I could ever get. It was the coolest feeling to make a kid laugh uncontrollably because it's pure, she said.
I mean, I've had kids come up to me, and they only know me as Alex. You know? And they'll have full conversations like, 'Where's your wand?' said Gomez.
I think that's probably a moment I'll never forget where I recognized we had this influence to make people and kids feel good, she added.
The "Love On" singer reprised her role for the pilot episode of the show's new spin-off, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, which she executive-produces alongside her former TV brother David Henrie.
It was a dream come true. [She] and I have kept in such good contact and remain good friends, Henrie told PEOPLE about being able to work together again in September.
At the new series' premiere event in October, she opened up exclusively to PEOPLE about how she believes her character has evolved since the original show.
I personally think we kind of picked up where we left off and it shows a very established Justin and also a very established Alex and you're still curious about what they're going through, but it kind of felt like a rhythm we got back into, she said.
In the 17-page filing, Drake's attorneys state that UMG released the song on May 4, 2024, via its subsidiary Interscope, where Lamar, 37, is an artist.
They allege the record label "launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves" with "Not Like Us" "to make that song go viral, including by using “bots” and pay-to-play agreements."
The attorneys allege that UMG gave Spotify, which is also named as a respondent in the petition, a 30% discount on licensing rates in exchange for the music streaming platform recommending "Not Like Us" to listeners searching for "unrelated" songs and artists, according to the filing.
The filing references a podcaster who alleged that Interscope paid them $2,500 through third parties "to use 'bots'" to help Lamar's song reach 30 million streams on Spotify just days after its release. The platform later celebrated Lamar's single reaching a record-breaking 300 million streams in the first 35 days, per the petition.
Drake's company also alleges "at least one UMG employee" paid radio stations to play "Not Like Us" without disclosing that they received compensation. The attorneys point out that the alleged conduct is known as "payola" and is "prohibited by the Communications Act of 1934."
UMG's schemes to artificially inflate the popularity of 'Not Like Us' were motivated, at least in part, by the desire of executives at Interscope to maximize their own profits, the court docs allege.
Celebs AgeThe attorneys added that Frozen Moments has been informed that UMG is allegedly "taking steps in an apparent effort to conceal its schemes" such as firing employees who show loyalty to Drake.
Per the filing, Drake has tried to speak with UMG about "the ongoing harm he has suffered as a result of UMG's actions," however, the company allegedly "refused to engage in negotiations" and said Drake should take his issues to Lamar instead.
Kendrick Lamar attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty
UMG's alleged decision to saturate the market with "Not Like Us" "comes at the expense of other artists" such as Drake, the court papers continue.
In the petition, Frozen Moments is requesting "pre-action discovery" to help the company "identify" the "appropriate" parties to name as defendants in an official complaint.
Although the company says it has "viable cause of action for civil RICO" against UMG with claims like wire fraud, mail fraud, bribery, deceptive business practices and false advertising, it adds that it needs more information from UMG and Spotify before a lawsuit can be filed.
(L-R) Kendrick Lamar performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2022 in Glastonbury, England; Drake is seen prior to during Game One of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors on May 30, 2019 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Samir Hussein/WireImage; David Dow/NBAE via Getty
UMG tells PEOPLE in a statement, “The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear.”
Not Like Us now has 900 million Spotify streams, making it the most streamed diss track in the platform's history, according to the petition. It also achieved a record-breaking 96 million streams in a seven-day period.
Over the weekend, Cartwright also posted Cruz’s school portrait to his official Instagram account. In the photo, the beaming young student is wearing a green and white checker-patterned T-shirt.
Taylor, 45, then posted a series of photos of their son on Monday, Nov. 25. In the Instagram carousel, he added several photos of playing with Cruz in the grass.
Taylor also added a sweet photo of Cruz sitting on Taylor’s shoulders as the father and son both smiled from ear to ear. Another image included Taylor on the floor as he held Cruz in the air with his legs.
The former couple, who announced their separation in February 2024, have been striving to become friendly co-parents. After their initial separation, Cartwright filed for divorce on Aug. 27, and in her filing, she requested full legal and physical custody of Cruz.
In response to Cartwright's divorce filing, Taylor requested on Sept. 26 that she receive full legal and physical custody of their son Cruz. In regards to child support, Taylor checked the box for "other," according to the document obtained by PEOPLE.
Jax is feeling mixed emotions,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “He knows this is ultimately the right decision but is sad that things ended up the way they have. It's an emotional month for him and he's trying to stay strong for his son.
He's a great dad. Great dad, terrible husband, Cartwright told PEOPLE. Adding that they “will always put Cruz first and are going to work towards a healthy co-parenting relationship."