2-26-26 Afternoon Rush - Blake Lively v Baldoni - New Audio! & More On Bachelor Clayton's New Doc & Hillary Clinton Deposed In Epstein Files!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Afternoon Rush Hour is LIVE and we've got a packed one.
The headline story: the escalating battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively just took another dramatic turn. Newly leaked audio is raising serious questions and may reveal why Blake allegedly had it out for Justin in the first place. We break down what's in the recording, what it could mean legally and publicly, and how this feud keeps getting messier by the day.
Plus, more Bachelor Nation fallout. We've got updates on The Bachelor, including the latest in the ongoing saga between Clayton Echard and Laura Owens. Court developments, public reactions, and what could happen next.
And in major political news, Hillary Clinton is being deposed today in connection with the Epstein files. We discuss what this means, why it's happening now, and how it could impact the broader investigation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein.
It's drama, legal intrigue, reality TV chaos, and political shockwaves — all in one afternoon drop.
Let's get into it.
Transcript
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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. |
| 0:14.0 | Good afternoon, everybody, on this Thursday, February 26th, 2026. I have all of your news for your rush hour ride home. We have so much to get into |
| 0:23.3 | today. We have Lisa Rina claiming that she was drugged at the Traders party after her season of the |
| 0:29.9 | traders. I'll share what she had to say about that. Then we have the captain of below deck |
| 0:34.4 | going to court over a general contractor duping her out of millions of dollars. |
| 0:39.9 | I've got Laura Owens possibly not getting any jail time. We're trying to find out what the |
| 0:45.2 | plea deal says. We've got Bachelor Clayton Eckerd offering a little bit of a sneak preview as |
| 0:50.9 | to what might be in that plea deal. We've got to read between the lines. And first, |
| 0:54.9 | we'll cover Justin Baldoni in the unearthed, unsealed voice notes that he sent to Blake |
| 1:01.2 | lively when she was cast in the role of the, in his movie, it ends with us. And it's actually |
| 1:07.5 | pretty interesting because listening to what he has to say, I can understand a little bit now what might be the origin story behind Blake Lively's hate for Baldoni, although it doesn't mean she should take him to court and all of the things that transpired. |
| 1:23.9 | But I'll share what I mean. And it doesn't mean that Baldoni did anything wrong. But I'll share what I mean. |
| 1:28.7 | And then afterwards, we've got Hillary Clinton getting deposed in the Epstein files. Unbelievable stuff. |
| 1:34.0 | And somebody in New York City is being charged with a crime for throwing a snowball at a cop. |
| 1:39.8 | We'll get into that. All this and more starts right now on the rush. |
| 1:42.7 | Okay. So again, a lot to get into. |
| 1:45.3 | I'm going to play the voice note from Baldoni to Blake Lively. You might have heard this before, |
| 1:51.5 | but this is being shared and reported by The Daily Mail. Listen as Justin Baldoni brags to |
| 1:57.2 | Blake Lively about his decision to cast her over a fan favorite. You know, what's interesting |
| 2:02.4 | about this is it's, it's Baldoni meaning to compliment Blake lively, but if she's insecure |
| 2:10.8 | about her age, I can understand why this wouldn't help. Again, this doesn't help Blake lively at all with regards to her case |
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