8-1-25 Morning Rush - My Blake Lively Connection & Trump's Backlash To Epstein Questions & White House Ballroom Update!
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 1 August 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Rush Hour Podcast – August 1, 2025
Title: Blake Lively’s Surprise Guest, Jax Taylor Quits, and Trump Deflects on Epstein
Today on the Rush Hour podcast, we're breaking down the top stories lighting up headlines. Blake Lively appears for her high-stakes deposition—but the real shocker? Justin Baldoni shows up unannounced, raising eyebrows and questions. Paris Jackson calls off her engagement, making a heartfelt statement about boundaries and growth. Over in reality TV chaos, Jax Taylor reveals why he's officially quitting The Valley and what’s next for the Jax-branded bar he’s banking on. We also dive into the ongoing Epstein cover-up saga—Trump lashes out at a reporter who dared bring it up during a campaign stop. And finally, the White House is under fire after plans leaked showing a $200 million ballroom is in the works, funded by...well, that’s part of the story.
Tags: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Paris Jackson, Jax Taylor, The Valley, Epstein cover-up, Donald Trump, White House ballroom, celebrity news, pop culture, 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. |
| 0:13.7 | Good morning, everybody. Happy Friday to you. On this August 1st, 2025, |
| 0:19.1 | I have all of your stories for your rush hour ride to worth. |
| 0:22.3 | We're going to have a little conversation about Blake lively and her deposition that |
| 0:26.8 | happened yesterday. It's a big deal when an A-list star gets deposed by essentially one of |
| 0:34.8 | the greatest lawyers in the entertainment world, not to pimp for Brian Friedman, |
| 0:40.0 | but oh boy, I wonder if people will talk about what happened in that room. We'll get into that, |
| 0:45.4 | plus Jacks closed the bar, not the bar itself didn't close that he had his name attached to, |
| 0:51.4 | but the sign from the bar came down. It is no longer jacks. |
| 0:54.7 | So we'll get into that. And then I've got a little bit, I have a connection to Blake |
| 0:58.5 | lively. I didn't know that I had. So I'll discuss that. And then more on the Epstein cover-up as |
| 1:05.4 | Trump made new comments that are making people scratch their head. And then more on the $200 million ballroom |
| 1:12.2 | that they're going to be building at the Trump Palace. I mean, at the White House. So all these |
| 1:18.7 | stories and more starts right now on the rush. How about this? Paris Jackson says her |
| 1:24.4 | engagements off, Paris Jackson, the daughter of Michael Jackson, |
| 1:30.4 | although I think there was a discrepancy as to whether it was biological. I don't really care. |
| 1:34.9 | I'm not trying to get into any lawsuits. Who knows? Either way, Paris, I guess, told her ex-fiance |
| 1:40.6 | to beat it. All right, moving on from that pun. Let's go to the good stuff. |
| 1:45.2 | Here's Jack's Taylor, |
| 1:47.2 | and he's giving an update about his thoughts, |
| 1:51.0 | watching The Valley, and why he decided to leave the show. |
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