2-11-26 Morning Rush - Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni COULD Settle TODAY - Also An Olympic Cheating Scandal & Republican Wants To Investigate Bad Bunny!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Settlement talks are back on as Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni head into another pivotal day in their legal showdown. Could this case actually wrap before the end of the day — or are we headed straight for a prolonged courtroom battle? We break down what's happening behind the scenes, what leverage each side may have, and what a last-minute deal would really mean.
Plus, major movement on the Epstein files as new pressure mounts and fresh details surface. We'll get you caught up on what's changed — and who's suddenly talking.
We also cover new developments involving ICE, the political fallout surrounding enforcement policies, and how immigration continues to dominate headlines.
On the global stage, the Olympics deliver fresh drama, standout performances, and a few eyebrow-raising moments you won't want to miss.
And finally, Republicans signal a new push to investigate big money and political influence — is this serious oversight or strategic optics?
In this episode:
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Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni settlement talks resume
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Could the trial end today?
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New Epstein files updates
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ICE policy and enforcement developments
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Olympics highlights and controversies
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GOP effort to investigate big money
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Epstein files, ICE updates, Olympics news, Republican investigation, big money politics, celebrity legal drama, immigration policy, Rush Hour Podcast
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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. |
| 0:13.6 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Wednesday to you. On this February 11th, 2026, I got all your news for your rush hour ride to work. Lead story will be Blake lively versus Justin Baldoni. Today is a possible day of settlement. That's right. They are meeting to speak about a settlement. It may happen. It may not. I'll share what some legal experts think might go down. It could be a massive day for the channel if they do reach a settlement, |
| 0:38.4 | but also a pretty big deal if they don't. We'll have those updates for you. Also discussing some |
| 0:43.3 | Olympics news as we have a pretty wild story of a cheating confession. No, not cheating in the |
| 0:49.3 | Olympics, cheating on the love of your life. We'll get into that in the public apology. Plus, we've got more to talk |
| 0:55.5 | about with regards to Bad Bunny. That's right. They're looking into investigating him. That's right. |
| 1:01.2 | Congress is looking into investigating him for foul lyrics. He may or may not have said at the |
| 1:07.0 | halftime show. They don't know because they haven't actually listened to the Spanish songs, but they are still in outrage. Unbelievable time to be alive. All these stories and more |
| 1:16.5 | starts right now on The Rush. So yeah, we're going to get into the bad bunny stuff. First, |
| 1:22.6 | we'll cover Blake lively, but we do have, you know, some updates regarding savanna guthrie as you guys know |
| 1:29.0 | her mom has been abducted what like 10 days ago and they finally released some video of the |
| 1:36.3 | of the people that abducted her as you know like ski masks on ring cam footage doesn't really tell |
| 1:40.7 | much but they've also arrested somebody and i'm still kind of like hearing different things. |
| 1:46.3 | So I don't know entirely if they're arresting a person of interest who they believe it has custody of her or if they just know something. |
| 1:54.0 | So we'll get updates. |
| 1:55.3 | But hopefully this can end in a positive way, but we'll have to see. |
| 1:59.4 | So we'll have more on that this afternoon. |
| 2:02.3 | Blake lively and Justin Baldoni to meet for a settlement conference, and here's what could happen. |
| 2:07.7 | That's right. Blake and Justin will meet for a court-ordered settlement conference on February |
| 2:12.5 | 11th us today. A legal expert explains what could happen ahead of the May trial. |
| 2:35.9 | So that's right. Settlement conferences are standard in federal civil litigation and are intended to determine whether a case can be resolved without going to trial. The judge who is presiding over this case has not yet ruled on Baldoni's pending summary judgment motion. The dispute dates back to December of 2024 when Blake filed a lawsuit against Baldoni. We know all the details. She alleges she lost |
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