5-12-26 Morning Rush - Why Blake Lively Lost The Settlement & Judge Shuts Her Down & Trump Discusses War Plan
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are back in the headlines as shocking new details emerge surrounding their legal battle and the reported settlement talks. Why would Blake agree to move forward without an NDA? We break down the strategy behind the move, what it could mean for both sides, and why fans think there's still much more to the story.
Plus, we dive into the nonstop political chaos as "Trump Derangement Syndrome" becomes the latest phrase dominating online debates. Is the media obsessed with Donald Trump, or is Trump fueling the fire himself? And speaking of Trump, the president is now claiming fast food can actually be healthy — yes, really. We unpack the viral comments, the reactions, and what it says about America's political culture right now.
All that and more on today's morning episode of The Rush Hour Podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the rush hour, your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:07.8 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:13.9 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Tuesday to you on this May 12th, 2026. I have all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. And we have a ton |
| 0:22.7 | of updates in the Blake Lively versus Justin Baldoni saga. We're getting information now as to |
| 0:29.4 | how Blake Lively's settlement deal went down and what she had to give up to make this deal |
| 0:35.5 | happen. Did she give up more than she bargained for? |
| 0:38.6 | It seems like it. |
| 0:39.4 | We're going to get into what Rob Schuter has to say. |
| 0:42.1 | He's been on the right side of history with many of his reports. |
| 0:45.6 | So we'll share, I guess he's got some insider information. |
| 0:49.0 | Plus, we have updates from Ryan Reynolds what he had to say about Blake on Mother's Day. |
| 0:52.4 | And probably the bigger story today, |
| 0:55.9 | the judge is slapping down Blake's request to share more information, right? She's arguing about the |
| 1:03.7 | money she's trying to get, even after a settlement, very bizarre. And the judge is saying, |
| 1:08.2 | I've seen enough. It's a real slapdown. Will the judge deny her |
| 1:12.8 | request? That will be the nail in the metaphorical coffin if the judge does that. So we'll get into |
| 1:19.0 | this. We have updates on The Bachelor, as we have two former bachelorette starring in a new reality |
| 1:24.5 | show. We have updates on the home that was shared by Ariana Maddox. |
| 1:30.4 | And what's her ex's name? Oh my gosh. My mind is melting covering all of these different stories, |
| 1:37.1 | plus the hanta virus. It's hard to cover, you know, pathogens along with reality TV pathogens. Any, anyhow, we'll get into all of that, um, that home's been sold. So all this and more stars right now on the rush. I know, seriously, you're watching my mind melt. So again, uh, and look, you expect PR like this. Blake lively is a mom. Maybe she's a good mom. I have no idea no idea uh what's going on in the personal lives i know |
| 2:01.8 | she outpunted her coverage with regards to trying to steal this movie from baldoni uh but ryan |
| 2:06.5 | reynolds is celebrating the fearless wife on mother's day um here's what he had to say i appreciate |
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