Drake and Bobbi Althoff reunite for Not This Again premiere

Drake reunited with influencer and podcaster Bobbi Althoff on Tuesday for the premiere episode of her new show Not This Again, filming an about 80 minute conversation at a Swiss hotel at sundown in which the rapper addressed the viral 2023 interview they made together, denied persistent rumors about cosmetic surgery, and defended his choice to sit for nontraditional media. The encounter marked a public reconciliation after the pair unfollowed each other on social media and the original interview was removed months after it first went viral.

The two revisited the circumstances that led to the earlier episode being pulled. The 2023 interview, which helped elevate Althoff’s profile, was taken down with little explanation at the time and sparked intense online speculation and sexist backlash toward the podcaster. Drake told Althoff he deleted the clip after a falling out following her attendance at an Its All A Blur Tour show in Los Angeles, saying he felt the episode was being blamed for negative consequences in her life and that he did not want her to see it anymore.

They also discussed the broader aftermath. Drake said the first interview had an outsized cultural impact, making...