2-3-26 Morning Rush - Blake Lively Ally IMPLICATED In Epstein Files, TPUSA Halftime Lineup Announced & New Laura Owens Tea

The Rush Hour With Dave Neal

Dave Neal

Relationships, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Rush Hour Podcast – Morning Edition

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Turning Point USA announces its new halftime show lineup, and the internet has thoughts. What this move signals about the culture war crossing into sports and entertainment.
Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni heats up again as newly surfaced Epstein files implicate a former Blake Lively boss, raising fresh questions about power, silence, and Hollywood accountability.
We break down the latest in the Laura Owens saga, including new revelations that her father has officially cut her off, and what that means for her credibility and ongoing claims.

Fast updates, sharp context, and the stories everyone will be talking about by lunch.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride.
0:07.2	Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal.
0:13.1	Good morning, everybody. Happy Tuesday to you on this February 3rd, 2026.
0:17.7	I got all of your news for your rush hour ride to work.
0:20.4	Our lead story today will be Baldoni versus Blake lively. The tro all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. Our lead story today will be Baldoni
0:22.0	versus Blake Lively. The trove of files that were dumped over the weekend regarding Jeffrey Epstein
0:27.5	are now shedding light on the real diabolical behavior by the head of the agency that both
0:34.1	represents Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively and also the guy that took the moral high ground as he fired Baldoni.
0:41.9	Well, turns out he's going to have a lot of, I guess, answering to do to his wife, if she's still with him, following the information we're going to share.
0:49.4	And then we've also got a statement from Baldoni's legal representatives regarding if the PR people in their camp were associated with Epstein and his debauchous behavior.
1:01.1	I mean, it's a wild to tie this all together.
1:03.3	Back half of the episode, I'm going to interview Uncle Rich Lieberman, who was a family friend of the Owens,
1:10.4	Laura Owens, of course, charged of 14 felonies as a star
1:13.3	witness for the state of Arizona. I ask Rich a few questions, and we get some breaking news regarding
1:18.3	a no-contact decision by Laura Owen's own father against her. So stick around for that.
1:25.1	And then we have updates on the Super Bowl. That's right.
1:27.7	Super Bowl is less than a week away. My New England Patriots will be battling the Seattle Seahawks.
1:33.7	And if you don't enjoy Bad Bunny, you'll have new options for the halftime show. I'll reveal
1:38.7	who Turning Point USA is going to put on their lineup. All these stories and more stars right now on the rush.
1:44.6	So if you haven't already caught up, we've been covering this for, God knows, well over a year.
1:49.2	Ari Emanuel is the guy who fired Justin Baldoni, seemingly for his harassment on set.
1:55.9	Well, some of the things he has said, I mean, it's just unbelievable.
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