3-5-26 Afternoon Rush - Why Blake Lively's Expert Helps Baldoni's Case & Iran War Updates!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Rush Hour Podcast – Afternoon Edition
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In today's afternoon episode, we break down the latest bombshells in the legal battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as new developments suggest Lively's own expert testimony may be strengthening Baldoni's defense. We also cover major updates on the war with Iran and the growing controversy around the justification for the conflict.
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The latest courtroom drama in the Baldoni vs. Lively case
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Why Blake Lively's own expert may be undermining key parts of her claims
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Inside the escalating legal war surrounding the film It Ends with Us
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War updates: new reporting and allegations surrounding possible false flag attacks in Iran
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Political reactions as tensions escalate in the Middle East
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Stephen Miller defends the war, claiming the military is no longer "woke"
All that and more in today's Rush Hour afternoon breakdown.
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. |
| 0:13.9 | Hey folks, happy Thursday to you on this March 5th, 2026. I have all of your news for your rush hour ride home. |
| 0:19.8 | We'll give you some updates on the Blake |
| 0:21.2 | Lively versus Justin Baldoni case. Not too much going on there, but we will analyze some of the |
| 0:26.5 | documents that actually are from Blake Lively's team, which might prove Justin Baldoni's case that |
| 0:32.5 | they didn't have a coordinated smear campaign against her. And then we actually get to see behind |
| 0:37.3 | the scenes that Blake |
| 0:38.3 | lively really had started a war on Baldoni from day one. So we'll share some of those text |
| 0:43.9 | messages. Then back half of the episode, we'll talk a little bit more about the war happening in |
| 0:49.0 | Iran. Actually going to discuss Project 2025, this rulebook that was put into place that Trump said he |
| 0:55.8 | knew nothing about. And it turns out they're following it to a T. So we'll get into that |
| 1:00.2 | conversation and how the war in Iran has to deal with that and, you know, why we shouldn't be in there, |
| 1:04.7 | why American lives shouldn't be dying, pretty simple stuff. So we'll get into all of this |
| 1:08.2 | and more. It starts right now on the rush. So again, |
| 1:11.5 | we'll share with you guys some of this Baldoni information. He has no idea what is getting |
| 1:16.6 | ready to hit him a war against Justin Baldoni from day one. And again, none of this is like |
| 1:22.3 | breaking, breaking news. We're in that period where we're waiting for massive news. We're waiting |
| 1:27.4 | for massive news from the're waiting for massive news |
| 1:28.5 | from the judge to see what the parameters will be for the trial, assuming this thing goes to trial. |
| 1:35.3 | Will there be a settlement? I don't think so. But once the judge sets those parameters, |
| 1:40.9 | says which of Blake Lively's claims will be allowed in and |
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