5-7-26 Morning Rush - Justin Baldoni's Lawyer Says Settlement Isn't Finalized Yet!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Start your morning with the latest chaos from the Justin Baldoni vs. Blake Lively legal saga as Baldoni's attorney drops major hints that the rumored settlement may not actually be finalized after all. What's really happening behind closed doors, and why are both sides suddenly sounding very different? We break down the newest clues, courtroom strategy, and what this could mean moving forward. Plus, more entertainment headlines, political drama, and the stories everyone will be talking about today.
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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. |
| 0:13.7 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Thursday to you on this May 7th, 26. |
| 0:18.8 | I have all of your news for your rush hour ride to work. Now, I don't know if it |
| 0:23.1 | might be the coastal sea breeze here on my Caribbean vacation, but something smells kind of fishy. |
| 0:30.8 | Yesterday we covered Justin Baldoni versus Blake lively. It ended with a settlement or did it. |
| 0:37.3 | Now, of course, that's what all the news said that Blake |
| 0:40.6 | and Justin Baldoni were going to settle their $60 million court battle. Blake accused him of many |
| 0:46.6 | different things. Ten of her 13 accusations, complaints were thrown out by the judge. Did she want a |
| 0:53.1 | quick settlement after, and I say quick after a year and a half of court battles judge. Did she want a quick settlement after, and I say quick |
| 0:55.4 | after a year and a half of court battles, but did she want a quick settlement right before the Met Gala, |
| 1:00.1 | all because she knew she was going to lose anyway. What did she pay, Baldoni? These are the questions |
| 1:05.7 | we don't have answers to, but we're going to read between the lines. We're going to watch a couple interviews of |
| 1:12.0 | Brian Friedman, power attorney for Justin Baldoni, and maybe he's giving us some clues through |
| 1:17.5 | some selective blinking, maybe some Morse code. Anyhow, it's a wild time to be alive, but check |
| 1:22.8 | this out. It is bad press for Blake Lively. The Telegraph is reporting Blake Lively's legal war with Baldoni was meant to be a victory |
| 1:30.2 | lap. |
| 1:30.6 | Instead, the fallout has made her and Ryan Reynolds pariahs. |
| 1:34.6 | Yeah, call her Pariah Carey. |
| 1:36.6 | She's the new, got a new hit single out there. |
| 1:39.6 | Fantasy. |
| 1:40.4 | It's a new song by Pariah Carey, aka Blake Lively here. |
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