This entire thing has been so sad to watch. I had to unfollow Emily and Candace because they were so clearly just milking the drama. So gross. I don’t know what happened with Denise, but when you said it could have impacted your kids, I immediately understood (I mama bear hard). I’m looking forward to this being irrelevant to you, as it is to me and I’m sure most of your followers. Stuff like this takes time though. I appreciate what you’re doing and love your Substack. Keep up the great work.
Calling your former employees grifters, but what are YOU? Making money on MAGA/MAHA but can’t be bothered to vote??? What an absolute phoney! Wish I could get a refund on my subscription. You have turned into everything you’ve claimed to hate.
I have been riding the roller coaster of emotions for days, like we all have. And there are so many questions i need answered, yet they really aren’t my business. Yet this page has made these characters my business….and I still want more answers. For Jess, i see the words that matter. You needed to go mama bear and choose cubs over friends. Any mother would. And for this, i see you. I Also see defending someone you basically say you wrongly slandered. You defend Olivia for protecting Bobby, after you tossed her under the medical freedom bus. I don’t understand it and I know I don’t have the information to. But after all we have been through I can’t get over how you didn’t vote. This casual admission was devastating for m.e
This suddenly feels like a dysfunctional family. Mom’s boyfriend Olivia beat the crap out of mom and others, then they made up behind closed doors and now we are all not allowed to talk about it, are supposed to move on, and somehow trust the situation. Plus, her awful antisemitic friend Candy, who we never liked, ends up smelling like roses. Please send help.
BTW Candy has always been antisemitic, but mom didn’t seem to have a problem with that, until now. I kept waiting for her to condemn that while they were friends.
I’ve never been so consumed by a friendship fallout like this. I found HIH during the pandemic and felt like I knew these two friends who took us on a whirlwind beyond anything we would’ve expected to see the past year especially. I can imagine how devastating it must be for everyone involved - everyone has their side of the story. Women are feeling, social, emotional, tribal, and to rupture in such a public way is a shock. I’m processing my own behavior and feelings from it bc it does touch at topics that are intrinsic to our own lives especially about friendship. It feels icky to say anything of judgment. It feels weird to say I’m grieving this dynamic duo but that’s the truth. All I can do is envision love shining through the cracks to bring the healing that is needed. 🙏🏽
Yea, but the way Jessica treated Denise publicly trying to destroy her is unforgivable. If Denise were ever to return to a relationship like that she would be returning to her abuser. I’m all for forgiveness (with an honest public apology) but they should never be friends again.
I watched Candace's response to this post. She mentioned that the two have spoken. I think Jessica should take Candace's advice and check out for a while. Let it die down. Figure out how to rebuild her "house" in a meaningful and positive way for both her and her future employees. I agree that allowing a MSM reporter on the new staff, who aspired and succeeded to get RFK Jr. to stray from his wife, even if it was "sextual," especially as her muse, isn't going to bring HIH forward in a non-toxic way. It may create something new for Jessica, but it can't be HIH anymore. Given this is her platform and her creative outlet, it is up to her what she wants to do. She doesn't owe any subscriber anything other than her current creative impulse. As subscribers, we choose if this impulse meets our needs.
For me, HIH was like an intellectual version of Cosmopolitan magazine without the woke nonsense. I craved that. But I don't like hysteria, gossip, or angry women. Backstabbing is also not enjoyable. I've been looking into Evie Magazine. They have a decent website, they may be a better replacement for me. I'm looking for beauty, truth, and goodness as well as the smart feminine take on the news of the world today. HIH had that for a while. Yet I don't expect Jessica to do anything other than create as she sees fit. If it's not a fit for me anymore, why in the world would I take that personally? It's wrong to tell an artist to do only the art you want. Instead, find the artist that speaks to you now.
As for the mean girl chats and other issues, that's part of the content for sure, and personally, it isn't my cup of tea. The comments section here used to be much more inspiring. Now everyone is angry and to be fair, it's up to Jessica to curate our comments as well, which is part of the whole experience. Not censor, but bring us information that puts us in a state of curiosity and wonder. Then we dialogue with each other in meaningful ways. Her spite on the infamous chat has created a community of spite. Her content created this content. Many of us are looking to be in community, and that community is at the moment, broken. I pray it will sort itself out because I used to truly enjoy this space.
The best comment. I agree. I'm new on here, but I came for the reasons you did. Jessica seems like the best culture writer sans the woke stuff. Now I don't know who to read or where to look for writing and reporting like I found here. I'll check out Evie, thank you for the mention.
I love this comment and couldn’t agree with you more!!
I saw HIH as my magazine as well. Your description about it was perfect. Thank you for mentioning Evie Magazine, I’ll have to check it out.
The one thing that I thought was great about life before social media and we only got news from the paper, tv, radio or mags, when any BTS drama happened, the masses never knew about it. I was over here like, I’m calling HR… oh wait?! All of the madness was just, public, and I felt embarrassed to know any of it.
I feel very blessed that my core girlfriends are nothing but supportive and loving. More women should be like this.
It's not as personal of an experience, but full of fashion, beauty tips, celebrity analysis, and current events and politics in an attempt to be anything but woke but still cover what they consider the facts. Think Alex Clark type of female.
Emilie is very much a participant as is the other writer, Brianna Logan. If you followed their Instagram stories and how deeply they slandered Candace you might think differently of Emilie. Coming clean doesn’t give her a pass. She is hyper reactive, immature and clearly has mental health issues. She’s a 36 year old woman acting like a teenager. When I called her out on Instagram for having a meltdown over jealousy on Candace’s Blake Lively coverage, she called me an old lady (I’m Gen X). Anyone who wrote or associates with Jessica is a no for
me. Denise was a mean girl too. She’d be right there with Jessica except this time she wax the target.
Just saw the most recent Instagram stories… I wonder if Jessica is capable of truly apologizing without dragging people at the same time? This woman has no humility. We get it, you climbed the ladder and made all this success all by yourself and can now step on everyone that helped you get here. Bad look is an understatement.
Her husband apparently has a huge net worth and came from a super wealthy English family. To my knowledge Candace has ever acknowledged her personal connection to this “elite” family. Weird to me because she constantly is tearing down the other elites?
His family is not an "elite" family. Yes, George Farmer's family is wealthy, but his father is self-made-- he had a very tough and poor upbringing and managed to work his way out of that life to create a very successful career for himself. His father, Michael Farmer, was made a life peer which means he was awarded with a title of Baron based upon his life's work in business and spent some time in various roles for the Conservative Party. This is not an inherited title and cannot be passed down to his children. This is all on Wikipedia-- it's not a secret. Candace has often talked about her own modest upbringing with a single mother and raised by her grandparents, so there is no hidden wealth there.
Amidst all the noise I can’t help but feel the most disappointed that Jess set up a paparazzi shot of herself (not to mention the company)
Aren’t these the tactics of MSM that you would often mock and expose for us?
I loved the raw, real, unfiltered truth. I’d never seen anything like it. I’m not a mum myself, but I had huge respect for the mommy blogger badge of honour you wore and I spoke loud and proud about it. Aside from the awfully sad and ungracious unraveling that hurt many along the way, that incident was enough to sever my trust in you as a truth teller.
It’s never too late to redeem yourself, but unfortunately it seems the path you’re taking is to use MSM tactics to handle this fallout as well.
HIH is still a news source, but it hurts to say no better than The Daily Mail.
As a long time fan and follower, I’m here for the bumpy road. I feel like I know your heart when you write. I read it like a friend is bearing her soul over a cup of coffee. Not through my own biased lens, but curious to see why you said and did what you did, rather than burn you at the stake before you got a word in.
I’m more disappointed in Candace. As one who claims the name of Christ, she has very little to show for that. No fruit of the spirit, not kind or gracious or assuming the best of others. Just straight to the jugular and with a haughty spirit. It’s why people leave churches. It’s why Christians are given a bad name. With friends like that, who needs enemies? She is not Christ like. Because when you are, it’s not just in your room, putting your kids to bed with the Lord’s Prayer. It’s all the time. When someone cuts you off, or is rude to you, or yells at you for your political beliefs… you stand firm in grace and truth.
I pray that true believers show up in your life. And share the goodness of God with you. Because that’s not it. 😘 I hope you will persevere through the hard.. because you truly do bring good to this space. And I know God placed you in this role for a purpose 🙏🏻 Press on Jess.
First of all......Candace Owens is VILE! I watched episode #167 where she basically states that the men in our country are disgusting and dishonorable. Then follows with, we as Americans should hang our heads in shame. This was her build up to claiming that RKF Jr has been blackmailed. Sounds so similar to the tactics of the left, wanting Americans to feel demoralized and shameful. Just because Candace is loud and repetitive doesn't mean she is right. Candace can easily stand on a moral high ground because she has a stick up her ass. She sits up there, pious, pretending to be a good Christian woman. In this episode she states that Emily Hagan was possessed by a demon when she wrote her hit piece. Then she goes on to say that it is Satanic to discuss such trivial things a what shoes someone wore on a red carpet. I could go on. Is anyone really listening to what Candace Owens actually says in her daily diatribes. Calling HIH a "mommy blogger" with a midlife crisis. Now that is some serious gaslighting!
All Candace continues to do is show her own ass. Keep up the good work Jessica. You must have felt so much betrayal and I completely understand how the crazy making antics of people like Candace Owens, coupled with being backstabbed by a former employee that you gave a stellar opportunity to, would cause you to have a flip out. I feel flipped out for you. Candace Owens can sit up on her moral high ground behind her desk, lights and camera and continue spewing her hateful rhetoric that offers nothing but negativity. Keep your head high Jess and motor on. Whatever motivates Candace isn't really important. Is she part of a larger agenda? Or is she just an asshole? Maybe both. She is definitely an asshole. No doubt.
Wishing you the best. Glad to finally make it to your substack. No better time than the present to show you my support. Democrat or Republican? Who cares! Everyone seems to be enjoying splitting hairs and feeding off whatever rift they can. Thank you for putting so much care and humanity in the work you do. I appreciate your vulnerability and your explanation, and sharing your head space. It truly is what makes you great and authentic. Much love and gratitude!
This entire thing has been so sad to watch. I had to unfollow Emily and Candace because they were so clearly just milking the drama. So gross. I don’t know what happened with Denise, but when you said it could have impacted your kids, I immediately understood (I mama bear hard). I’m looking forward to this being irrelevant to you, as it is to me and I’m sure most of your followers. Stuff like this takes time though. I appreciate what you’re doing and love your Substack. Keep up the great work.
Typical Scorpio. Demented. No accountability.
Calling your former employees grifters, but what are YOU? Making money on MAGA/MAHA but can’t be bothered to vote??? What an absolute phoney! Wish I could get a refund on my subscription. You have turned into everything you’ve claimed to hate.
I have been riding the roller coaster of emotions for days, like we all have. And there are so many questions i need answered, yet they really aren’t my business. Yet this page has made these characters my business….and I still want more answers. For Jess, i see the words that matter. You needed to go mama bear and choose cubs over friends. Any mother would. And for this, i see you. I Also see defending someone you basically say you wrongly slandered. You defend Olivia for protecting Bobby, after you tossed her under the medical freedom bus. I don’t understand it and I know I don’t have the information to. But after all we have been through I can’t get over how you didn’t vote. This casual admission was devastating for m.e
This suddenly feels like a dysfunctional family. Mom’s boyfriend Olivia beat the crap out of mom and others, then they made up behind closed doors and now we are all not allowed to talk about it, are supposed to move on, and somehow trust the situation. Plus, her awful antisemitic friend Candy, who we never liked, ends up smelling like roses. Please send help.
BTW Candy has always been antisemitic, but mom didn’t seem to have a problem with that, until now. I kept waiting for her to condemn that while they were friends.
I’ve never been so consumed by a friendship fallout like this. I found HIH during the pandemic and felt like I knew these two friends who took us on a whirlwind beyond anything we would’ve expected to see the past year especially. I can imagine how devastating it must be for everyone involved - everyone has their side of the story. Women are feeling, social, emotional, tribal, and to rupture in such a public way is a shock. I’m processing my own behavior and feelings from it bc it does touch at topics that are intrinsic to our own lives especially about friendship. It feels icky to say anything of judgment. It feels weird to say I’m grieving this dynamic duo but that’s the truth. All I can do is envision love shining through the cracks to bring the healing that is needed. 🙏🏽
Yea, but the way Jessica treated Denise publicly trying to destroy her is unforgivable. If Denise were ever to return to a relationship like that she would be returning to her abuser. I’m all for forgiveness (with an honest public apology) but they should never be friends again.
I think you consider your loomer ties. Good begets good. You’ve done so much good. Don’t let someone ride your coattails.
Women are the worst, something doesn’t go how they want and right away the claws come out to, let’s cancel Jessica. It’s embarrassing.
I watched Candace's response to this post. She mentioned that the two have spoken. I think Jessica should take Candace's advice and check out for a while. Let it die down. Figure out how to rebuild her "house" in a meaningful and positive way for both her and her future employees. I agree that allowing a MSM reporter on the new staff, who aspired and succeeded to get RFK Jr. to stray from his wife, even if it was "sextual," especially as her muse, isn't going to bring HIH forward in a non-toxic way. It may create something new for Jessica, but it can't be HIH anymore. Given this is her platform and her creative outlet, it is up to her what she wants to do. She doesn't owe any subscriber anything other than her current creative impulse. As subscribers, we choose if this impulse meets our needs.
For me, HIH was like an intellectual version of Cosmopolitan magazine without the woke nonsense. I craved that. But I don't like hysteria, gossip, or angry women. Backstabbing is also not enjoyable. I've been looking into Evie Magazine. They have a decent website, they may be a better replacement for me. I'm looking for beauty, truth, and goodness as well as the smart feminine take on the news of the world today. HIH had that for a while. Yet I don't expect Jessica to do anything other than create as she sees fit. If it's not a fit for me anymore, why in the world would I take that personally? It's wrong to tell an artist to do only the art you want. Instead, find the artist that speaks to you now.
As for the mean girl chats and other issues, that's part of the content for sure, and personally, it isn't my cup of tea. The comments section here used to be much more inspiring. Now everyone is angry and to be fair, it's up to Jessica to curate our comments as well, which is part of the whole experience. Not censor, but bring us information that puts us in a state of curiosity and wonder. Then we dialogue with each other in meaningful ways. Her spite on the infamous chat has created a community of spite. Her content created this content. Many of us are looking to be in community, and that community is at the moment, broken. I pray it will sort itself out because I used to truly enjoy this space.
The best comment. I agree. I'm new on here, but I came for the reasons you did. Jessica seems like the best culture writer sans the woke stuff. Now I don't know who to read or where to look for writing and reporting like I found here. I'll check out Evie, thank you for the mention.
I love this comment and couldn’t agree with you more!!
I saw HIH as my magazine as well. Your description about it was perfect. Thank you for mentioning Evie Magazine, I’ll have to check it out.
The one thing that I thought was great about life before social media and we only got news from the paper, tv, radio or mags, when any BTS drama happened, the masses never knew about it. I was over here like, I’m calling HR… oh wait?! All of the madness was just, public, and I felt embarrassed to know any of it.
I feel very blessed that my core girlfriends are nothing but supportive and loving. More women should be like this.
Hope you have a wonderful evening, friend.
This is spot on. I’ll check out Evie as well. Hoping HIH can get back to what it did best.
It's not as personal of an experience, but full of fashion, beauty tips, celebrity analysis, and current events and politics in an attempt to be anything but woke but still cover what they consider the facts. Think Alex Clark type of female.
Where did you read the texts?
They were screenshots Emilie and Denise shared on Instagram.
Emilie is very much a participant as is the other writer, Brianna Logan. If you followed their Instagram stories and how deeply they slandered Candace you might think differently of Emilie. Coming clean doesn’t give her a pass. She is hyper reactive, immature and clearly has mental health issues. She’s a 36 year old woman acting like a teenager. When I called her out on Instagram for having a meltdown over jealousy on Candace’s Blake Lively coverage, she called me an old lady (I’m Gen X). Anyone who wrote or associates with Jessica is a no for
me. Denise was a mean girl too. She’d be right there with Jessica except this time she wax the target.
I took the deal at Christmas for $50 for a year. I paid $7/month for two years prior.
The refund process needs to be addressed.
The people obsessed with continued hate are showing their true colors - refusing to let go of the hot coal, only burning themselves in the process.
I did. I read through the whole thing.
Just saw the most recent Instagram stories… I wonder if Jessica is capable of truly apologizing without dragging people at the same time? This woman has no humility. We get it, you climbed the ladder and made all this success all by yourself and can now step on everyone that helped you get here. Bad look is an understatement.
I’ve unsubscribed from her Substack and unfollowed on instagram. @celeryinthecity is a great follow on instagram.
She's insufferable.
...but where is Candace Owens' hidden wealth? I am 100% invested in this.
Her husband apparently has a huge net worth and came from a super wealthy English family. To my knowledge Candace has ever acknowledged her personal connection to this “elite” family. Weird to me because she constantly is tearing down the other elites?
His family is not an "elite" family. Yes, George Farmer's family is wealthy, but his father is self-made-- he had a very tough and poor upbringing and managed to work his way out of that life to create a very successful career for himself. His father, Michael Farmer, was made a life peer which means he was awarded with a title of Baron based upon his life's work in business and spent some time in various roles for the Conservative Party. This is not an inherited title and cannot be passed down to his children. This is all on Wikipedia-- it's not a secret. Candace has often talked about her own modest upbringing with a single mother and raised by her grandparents, so there is no hidden wealth there.
I was hoping she would have Princess of Genovia wealth somewhere for her. :)
Amidst all the noise I can’t help but feel the most disappointed that Jess set up a paparazzi shot of herself (not to mention the company)
Aren’t these the tactics of MSM that you would often mock and expose for us?
I loved the raw, real, unfiltered truth. I’d never seen anything like it. I’m not a mum myself, but I had huge respect for the mommy blogger badge of honour you wore and I spoke loud and proud about it. Aside from the awfully sad and ungracious unraveling that hurt many along the way, that incident was enough to sever my trust in you as a truth teller.
It’s never too late to redeem yourself, but unfortunately it seems the path you’re taking is to use MSM tactics to handle this fallout as well.
HIH is still a news source, but it hurts to say no better than The Daily Mail.
As a long time fan and follower, I’m here for the bumpy road. I feel like I know your heart when you write. I read it like a friend is bearing her soul over a cup of coffee. Not through my own biased lens, but curious to see why you said and did what you did, rather than burn you at the stake before you got a word in.
I’m more disappointed in Candace. As one who claims the name of Christ, she has very little to show for that. No fruit of the spirit, not kind or gracious or assuming the best of others. Just straight to the jugular and with a haughty spirit. It’s why people leave churches. It’s why Christians are given a bad name. With friends like that, who needs enemies? She is not Christ like. Because when you are, it’s not just in your room, putting your kids to bed with the Lord’s Prayer. It’s all the time. When someone cuts you off, or is rude to you, or yells at you for your political beliefs… you stand firm in grace and truth.
I pray that true believers show up in your life. And share the goodness of God with you. Because that’s not it. 😘 I hope you will persevere through the hard.. because you truly do bring good to this space. And I know God placed you in this role for a purpose 🙏🏻 Press on Jess.
First of all......Candace Owens is VILE! I watched episode #167 where she basically states that the men in our country are disgusting and dishonorable. Then follows with, we as Americans should hang our heads in shame. This was her build up to claiming that RKF Jr has been blackmailed. Sounds so similar to the tactics of the left, wanting Americans to feel demoralized and shameful. Just because Candace is loud and repetitive doesn't mean she is right. Candace can easily stand on a moral high ground because she has a stick up her ass. She sits up there, pious, pretending to be a good Christian woman. In this episode she states that Emily Hagan was possessed by a demon when she wrote her hit piece. Then she goes on to say that it is Satanic to discuss such trivial things a what shoes someone wore on a red carpet. I could go on. Is anyone really listening to what Candace Owens actually says in her daily diatribes. Calling HIH a "mommy blogger" with a midlife crisis. Now that is some serious gaslighting!
All Candace continues to do is show her own ass. Keep up the good work Jessica. You must have felt so much betrayal and I completely understand how the crazy making antics of people like Candace Owens, coupled with being backstabbed by a former employee that you gave a stellar opportunity to, would cause you to have a flip out. I feel flipped out for you. Candace Owens can sit up on her moral high ground behind her desk, lights and camera and continue spewing her hateful rhetoric that offers nothing but negativity. Keep your head high Jess and motor on. Whatever motivates Candace isn't really important. Is she part of a larger agenda? Or is she just an asshole? Maybe both. She is definitely an asshole. No doubt.
Wishing you the best. Glad to finally make it to your substack. No better time than the present to show you my support. Democrat or Republican? Who cares! Everyone seems to be enjoying splitting hairs and feeding off whatever rift they can. Thank you for putting so much care and humanity in the work you do. I appreciate your vulnerability and your explanation, and sharing your head space. It truly is what makes you great and authentic. Much love and gratitude!
Olivia? Is that you???
Checks out
Wow! Deleting the comments on here too! I thought you wanted feedback! I have never been so glad to not pay that $8 a month starting in 4 hours!
Bye!
How do you know she deleted comments on here?