Katie Nolan reiterates her staunch defense of Pablo Torre in Bill Simmons spat: ‘Bro, come on'
Nolan elaborated on her decision during an episode of 'Pablo Torre Finds Out' on Thursday, where she called out Simmons for his comments about Torre's coverage of the couple.
'I picked you, it wasn't like … there was no hesitation. [Simmons] didn't even listen to the episode!' Nolan said. 'I listened to it back and I was like 'Bro, come on.' … [Pablo] was out there in LA, so he did Simmons' podcast, refuting Simmons saying that it was whatever, s–tty reporting or whatever.
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3 Katie Nolan speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW at Spring Studios on April 30, 2025 in New York City.
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'And basically during the episode, he was like, 'Have you listened to any of the episodes that the aggregated comments you're referring to are coming from?' And Simmons was like 'What I'd like to talk about instead is…''
'It was skillful move by Bill,' Torre interjected.
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'No, it was not! Immediately, you could see right through it. 'So no then, Bill?' ' Nolan replied
The beef between the two started in May when The Ringer founder said Torre was 'pretending to be a journalist' for his reporting on Belichick and Hudson, tying in fictional character Leo Farnsworth from the 1978 film 'Heaven Can Wait' in the process.
3 Bill Simmons attends HBO's 'Momentum Generation' premiere held
at The Broad Stage on Nov. 5, 2018 in Santa Monica, Calif.
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'Pablo Torre would've done a long podcast about Leo Farnsworth trying to practice with the team, and then done a media tour about it afterwards,' Simmons said during an episode of his podcast 'The Rewatchables' on May 27.
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'I've never seen anybody dine on a stupider story for a week and a half while pretending you're a journalist. What the f–k was that? Seriously.'
'Belichick's dating a girl. 'Oh, let me do nine shows about it,'' Simmons added while mocking Torre. 'Settle the f–k down … You don't need to do a media tour about a f–king podcast.'
3 Pablo Torre attends The 85th Annual Peabody Awards at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on June 1, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Torre quickly snapped back at Simmons following his comments, sending him an invite to debate the topic on his podcast.
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'Dear @BillSimmons: Since you have such a strong public opinion about my work… I happen to have a few questions for you, specifically,' Torre posted on X on June 2. 'Unless you're afraid of @pablofindsout and someone just 'pretending to be a journalist,' of course. Thanks, Pablo.'
The two eventually discussed the situation on 'The Bill Simmons Podcast' earlier this month, with Torre defending his work against pushback.
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