‘Written In The Stars’ Or Already Over?
Imagine scrolling through game highlights, only to find out an astrologer has just called time on your relationship. That is the cosmic plot twist Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, pop star Madison Beer, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and model Marissa Ayers woke up to when astrologer Richard James publicly declared their romances are not built to last.
In a sports world obsessed with stats and analytics, James is looking somewhere very different for answers. He is reading their birth charts. His verdict, according to a segment highlighted by TMZ, is harsh. Their love stories, he says, simply “aren’t written in the stars.”
So what is this all really about, and how much pressure does a public cosmic call like this put on already very public couples?
‘Herbo And Madison’ Under The Microscope
Richard James, an astrologer and host of the weekly show “StarCast Weekly,” began by breaking down Justin Herbert’s romance with Madison Beer, a pairing that has fascinated both NFL fans and pop obsessives.
James zeroed in on their shared sun sign. TMZ reports that he believes the relationship is “unlikely to work out because they’re both Pisces.” Two ultra-sensitive water signs can sound dreamy on paper, all romance and intuition, but James suggests that in practice it may be a case of too much of the same thing.
He does not stop at personality. He goes straight into the bedroom. James “isn’t sure the two are sexually compatible,” arguing that “because Herbo’s Mars is in Aries, he’s more sexually spontaneous” while “Madison might be a bit freakier but ultimately looking for something more long-term.” In astrology, Mars is the planet of drive and desire, so when an astrologer targets it, they are calling out what happens behind very closed doors.
James reportedly sums up Herbert’s angle on the relationship in one electric metaphor. He believes the Chargers quarterback’s romance with Beer “feels more like a strike of lightning to him … fast, furious, and gone before you know it.”
In other words, from James’s point of view, the chart reads more like a highlight reel than a franchise-defining contract. Flashy, intense, unforgettable. Not necessarily built for forever.
‘Fast, Furious, And Gone’ On A Big Stage
Public couples rarely get to process their relationships in private, and a prediction like this adds another layer of pressure. Herbert and Beer are not just two Pisces figuring it out. They are a star NFL quarterback and a chart-topping singer whose every move is tracked, screen-grabbed and dissected.
When James paints their romance as lightning, he taps directly into the way many fans already see them. Beautiful, young, successful and moving at a speed most people will never experience. For some, that reads like a warning. For others, it only heightens the thrill. After all, some of the most unforgettable celebrity romances were short, intense and talked about for years after they ended.
Whether you buy into astrology or not, the language James uses is designed to stay in your head. “Fast, furious, and gone before you know it” is the kind of line that turns a private relationship into a public storyline.
‘Jaxson And Marissa’ And A Giant Communication Clash
Justin and Madison are not the only ones in James’s astrological hot seat. He also weighs in on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and his girlfriend, model Marissa Ayers.
According to TMZ, James says Dart “is attracted to her confidence”. That is the hook in their chart that he highlights. The issue, he claims, is not attraction. It is conversation. “Communication is key here, and the stars dictate they have a giant issue there.” The pun is not subtle. A Giants quarterback with a giant communication problem is practically begging to become a headline.
Communication, in astrological terms, is often associated with Mercury. While James does not spell out every planetary placement in the segment described, his takeaway is blunt. The couple, he says, is likely to struggle with how they talk to each other, hear each other and stay on the same page.
For a high profile athlete and a rising model, even small miscommunications can get amplified. A vague post, a missing like, a blurry paparazzi shot. All of it feeds a narrative that the public is eager to write, long before the couple does.
‘Out Of The Playoffs, Out Of Luck?’
There is another layer to James’s forecast. TMZ notes that “both the Chargers and Giants are out of the playoffs.” In pure sports terms, that means regrouping, training and fighting for a better season ahead.
James, however, ties the timing to their love lives. With both teams watching the postseason from home, the astrologer predicts the quarterbacks will have to “wait until their next relationship to find happily ever after” if his read on the stars is right.
For fans who live and die by playoff berths, that kind of cosmic side narrative only deepens the drama. Suddenly, it is not just about whether Herbert or Dart can lead their franchises to a championship. It is about whether their charts will allow them to win off the field too.
‘StarCast Weekly’ And The New Astro Sports Culture
Richard James is not reading these charts in a back room. He hosts “StarCast Weekly,” a show where he “goes through all the signs and tells people what they can expect for the week ahead” on the streamer Gaia.
It is part of a broader wave of astrology entering every corner of pop culture. Once dismissed to the back page of newspapers, horoscopes and birth charts are now mainstream content. They appear on social feeds, in dating app bios and, increasingly, in conversations about celebrities and athletes.
When an astrologer takes that lens to NFL stars, it taps into the same hunger that fuels fantasy leagues and power rankings. Fans want more data, more angles, more story. Whether that “data” is planetary positions or passing yards almost does not matter. It is another way to feel closer to people most of us will never meet.
James’s segment, as reported, gives viewers exactly that. The idea that Mars, Pisces placements and communication patterns could explain why a quarterback’s love life will or will not work is the kind of cosmic gossip tailor-made for a group chat.
‘Between The Stars And Real Life’
There is also a human side to all of this. For Justin Herbert, Madison Beer, Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers, these are real relationships, not just chart comparisons. Astrology can be playful, insightful or deeply meaningful, depending on how you approach it, but public predictions about breakups can land hard when the people involved are still very much in the middle of their story.
Still, celebrity culture thrives on exactly this intersection of fate and free will. An astrologer says their relationships are doomed. Fans line up on both sides. Some nod along and point to every tiny piece of “evidence.” Others root even harder for the couples to prove the stars wrong.
James has made his call. He says their love stories “aren’t written in the stars,” that the chemistry is lightning fast or blocked by communication snags and that happily ever after likely belongs to some future person, not the current partner.
Whether that plays out in real life or not, one thing is already clear. Their charts have become part of their legend, another storyline stitched into the never-ending drama of sports, music and modern celebrity. The rest is up to them, not the planets, to decide.
