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Riz Ahmed’s Meet-Cute, “Driver’s License” Drama, and Katy Perry’s Gaming Collaboration

This week’s Cringe Mode is ‘Sex and the City: The Movie.’ Plus, we ask why Katy Perry is doing a collaboration with Pokémon.

By Liz Kelly, Kate Halliwell, and Amelia Wedemeyer
Premiere Of Disney+’s “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” - Arrivals Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images


Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan are now Instagram official and Riz Ahmed got secretly married (1:00). Special guest Zoe Simmons joins to help break down all the drama surrounding Olivia Rodrigo’s song, “Driver’s License” (10:44). This week’s Cringe Mode is Sex and the City: The Movie (22:55), and why is Katy Perry doing a collaboration with Pokémon (47:55)?

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