Benny Blanco sparks backlash after committing 'disgusting' acts on podcast
One viewer said they were 'going to throw up'
That scroll through social media this morning was a little different considering it was filled of Benny Blanco's dirty feet and clips of the record producer farting.
I mean, it's the last thing you want to see first thing in the morning and such content has sparked a bit of backlash online.
The clip has come from Blanco's new podcast, Friends Keep Secrets, which sees him joined by co-hosts Dave Burd, and the rapper's wife, Kristin Batalucco.
It's certainly a unique take on the podcast format given more than 18 hidden cameras are placed across the LA digs, providing viewers with 'an intimate hang with the hosts' real-life friendships and the guests that pop in'.
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While the podcast 'isn't a formal interview show', it's safe to say this new show is a bit different to your traditional celebrity podcast.
Within just minutes of the first episode, which was released on Tuesday (February 24), Blanco could be seen relaxing on a couch with the bottom of his feet appearing to be covered in dirt.
Furthermore, another part of the clip saw Blanco farting, which one social media user described as 'disgusting'.
"Starting a podcast with a fart? That’s called setting the tone... raw, unfiltered, and slightly hazardous," one person penned, while a second added: "There’s a difference between funny and gross."
Meanwhile, a third penned: "That’s a week old dirt under his feet," and a fourth simply quipped: "I’m gonna throw up."
Blanco's unhygienic feet isn't the first time the producer's hygiene has made the headlines after he told People in 2024 about how he is 'really clean' but doesn't 'shower every day'.
"But some people I know shower two, three times a day, but I feel like the oils on your skin don't have time to rejuvenate and get juicy," Blanco said.
"I want there to be an aroma as I'm walking by. I want it to smell a little bit like man, a little bit feminine. I definitely lean, I think, a little more feminine in every sense."
Ahead of Blanco's new podcast release, he and his fellow co-hosts sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their new project.
Blanco said: "And for all the Andrew Tates and terrible people in this world, I saw an opening because I love hanging out with my friends, and it just so happens that my two best friends are the funniest people that I know and maybe the funniest people in the world.
"I was just like, 'Why isn’t there something like this that you can have on in the background or in the foreground, instead of some dude talking about taking steroids and being a sh*** guy to women?'"
Topics: Benny Blanco, Podcast, Celebrity
Callum Jones