4-16-26 Morning Rush - Ryan Reynolds Wants Blake To Settle & Bishops School JD Vance
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The Rush Hour Podcast – Morning Episode
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It's another wild morning in Hollywood meets courtroom chaos. We break down the latest in the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni saga, including reports that Ryan Reynolds is urging Blake to settle as things continue to spiral publicly. New filings and behind-the-scenes drama are raising eyebrows, and the case is somehow getting even messier.
Plus, more jaw-dropping moments from inside the courtroom that you truly have to hear to believe.
We also shift gears to politics: a Bravo star is making headlines with a run for office, and Texas State Rep. James Talarico is gaining traction with renewed calls to "tax the rich" as the debate heats up on what fairness actually looks like in today's economy.
Buckle up — it's messy, it's political, and it's everything you need to start your day.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour. Your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.0 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.0 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Thursday to you on this April 16th, 2026. I've all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. |
| 0:22.2 | Opening story of the day, we've got more Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni, |
| 0:26.8 | as Ryan Reynolds is now urging Blake Lively to settle again, this according to a source. |
| 0:32.8 | We'll get into that. |
| 0:33.8 | Plus updates on Katie Perry, the new allegations against her. |
| 0:40.2 | Also, Kanye West may be canceled from the south of France we'll have that and a Bravo star running for Congress and then some more |
| 0:46.7 | tea as far as those politicians saying we need to tax the rich that's some tea I can sip on right |
| 0:53.5 | those tax those billionaires. |
| 0:55.9 | And anyway, I've got tea for you right now. Let's get into Ryan Reynolds. Now, this story has been |
| 1:00.0 | reported. Now, this is what's so funny, right? You could really be making this up. Everything I'm |
| 1:05.7 | sharing with you right now could be complete fiction. I don't know, because this is all according to |
| 1:10.6 | an unnamed source. |
| 1:11.6 | Ryan Reynolds wants Blake lively to settle fears having to testify. Ryan Reynolds reportedly is |
| 1:18.0 | concerned that his wife's upcoming trial against her, it ends with his co-star and director, |
| 1:22.7 | will destroy him too. Now, do I think Ryan Reynolds would get destroyed from a PR perspective? Not really, |
| 1:29.5 | but what's interesting is Ryan Reynolds hasn't really publicly supported Blake lively in her |
| 1:34.9 | recent post that she's made and has kind of distanced himself from all of this. You hate to say it, |
| 1:40.4 | but a situation like this that we have, it could be the type of thing that could rip a |
| 1:45.0 | family apart, especially if Ryan Reynolds feels like he's not hitching himself to a winning wagon. |
| 1:51.1 | And honestly, who knows? But I want to share with you what was said. So this, and again, |
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