12-8-25 Morning Rush - Evidence Lively Is Pulling Favors & Fyre Fest Update & Trump Pardons Democrat & It Backfires
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Morning Rush Hour Podcast — Monday Edition
It's a jam-packed Monday as the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni drama takes a sharp new turn. Fresh evidence suggests Blake may be calling in favors from allies who helped orchestrate mass unfollows of Baldoni — and the receipts are raising eyebrows across Hollywood.
Plus, the Justice for Clayton movement heats up again as Laura Owens' attorney continues targeting and trying to intimidate creators covering the case. We break down the latest tactics and what they mean for the community.
And in politics-as-performance news, Donald Trump claims he'll resign the presidency if his ratings ever dip below Jimmy Kimmel's. Yes, that actually happened — and yes, we have thoughts.
All that and more on your Monday morning Rush Hour. Let's get into it.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.7 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.9 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Monday to you on this December 8th, 2025. I got all of your |
| 0:19.5 | stories for your rush hour ride to work. I am here |
| 0:22.2 | on location in New York City, but I got a ton of interesting stuff to get to. Of course, |
| 0:27.7 | going to cover Blake Lively. A new movie, she's casting, which has linked her up with a star |
| 0:34.7 | from It Ends with Us. Is she repaying the actors for unfollowing Justin Baldoni? |
| 0:40.6 | And then we've got Fire Fest. |
| 0:42.2 | I guess it's 3.0. |
| 0:43.7 | We'll get into what I believe is a successful story. |
| 0:46.8 | And then a little bit on a pardon. |
| 0:48.8 | Donald Trump pardoned a Democrat, but then expected some favors. |
| 0:53.1 | We'll get into that. |
| 0:53.7 | Plus, Bachelor News news as our good pal |
| 0:56.3 | Cassie Randolph said yes, tie the knot with Brighton, the musician, good story, and then a little bit more |
| 1:02.8 | some tea on the Justice for Clayton movement. So much to get into, all these stories and more |
| 1:08.4 | starts right now on The Rush. Well, how could we not lead off with |
| 1:12.3 | the Blake Lively story? There's been a treasure trove of unsealed documents coming out. Nobody's |
| 1:18.8 | opinions have been changed. The Blake Lively fans stick to her, the Baldoni fans to him. |
| 1:24.2 | Well, how about this? Paul Figue reveals how Blake Lively helped with the housemaid casting. |
| 1:30.0 | As the fallout continues around the it ends with us behind the scenes drama, Blake |
| 1:33.6 | lively helped at least one co-star land his next role. Now, if this has anything to do with any of |
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