4-6-26 Morning Rush - Catching Up With Legal Expert 'Not Actually Golden' Regarding Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni Trial Updates!

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

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The courtroom drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni just took another major turn, and we're breaking it all down in today's Morning Rush. With new rulings shaking up the case, we sit down with a seasoned civil litigator to unpack what it all actually means—no fluff, just real legal insight.

What did the judge decide, and who really came out ahead? We dive into the key wins and losses on both sides, the legal strategy at play, and what could happen next as this high-stakes battle continues. From procedural moves to the bigger implications for defamation and civil claims, we're asking the questions everyone's thinking—and getting answers from someone who knows the system inside and out.

If you've been trying to make sense of the headlines, this is the episode that connects all the dots.

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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.
0:13.8	Good morning, everybody. Happy Monday to you on this April 6th, 2026. I have all of your news for your rush hour right to work. And we have a special
0:22.7	episode for you today as I'm joined by a very special legal analyst. As we discuss Blake
0:27.9	Lively v. Justin Baldoni. On Friday afternoon, there was some bombshell information that the judge
0:34.3	slapped down 10 of the 13 claims that Blake Lively was making against Baldoni.
0:40.7	Blake Lively side called this a technical win for Baldoni. Baldoni's side saw this as a massive
0:46.6	victory as the claim she was making had no merit in the eyes of the court. Well, what's the truth behind
0:53.2	it all? I talked to a friend of ours,
0:55.5	and we discussed the odds as to whether or not this thing's actually going to go to trial.
1:00.6	It's scheduled to be just over a month and a half away, almost two months away, but also
1:05.7	we'll discuss, you know, all of the PR elements to the case with all the information that we have now from the judge.
1:12.5	All right. So without further ado, enjoy this conversation. It's my chat when not actually golden.
1:17.6	Today's guest is host of the allegedly golden podcast, a seasoned civil litigator with a quarter century of experience.
1:24.8	She's covering the Baldoni lively trial. It's not actually golden. How are you?
1:29.3	I'm doing well other than this phone sex voice I've got going on. How are you? We like it. I mean,
1:34.2	that's one way to drive traffic to the Patreon, right? Agreed. Yeah, so you got sick. The one week we
1:40.4	needed your voice. The big sort of first, this is like the first big response from the judge,
1:46.6	right? He threw out 10 of Blake Lively's 13 claims. What's the instant reaction to that?
1:52.1	Yeah, the, this is the first time that the Wayfair side had asked to have any of Lively's claims,
1:58.1	like just completely thrown out. Um, And they made 13 asks and 10 of them
2:03.3	were granted. So that is a very big win for them, no matter really how you shake it. The judge did
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