Bonus Easter Weekend Ep! Blake Lively Crashes Out After Big Loss To Justin Baldoni - Updates
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
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🗓️ 4 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Blake Lively is in full damage-control mode after a major courtroom setback—and the internet is watching it unfold in real time.
In this bonus episode of the Rush Hour podcast, we break down the latest ruling in the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, where Baldoni scores a significant win that could reshape the trajectory of the case. But instead of laying low, Lively takes to Instagram with a flurry of posts—selectively quoting the ruling, reframing the narrative, and raising eyebrows with what critics are calling a full-on "crash out."
We unpack what the judge actually said, what Lively is choosing to highlight (and ignore), and why this PR strategy could backfire. Plus, we explore how Baldoni's camp is reacting behind the scenes—and what this means for the next phase of the legal fight.
Tags: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, court ruling, celebrity lawsuit, legal drama, Instagram response, Hollywood controversy, defamation case, PR strategy, breaking news
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| 0:16.6 | Welcome to the Rush Hour. |
| 0:18.8 | Your daily dose of pop culture for your rush hour ride. |
| 0:22.8 | Buckle up and enjoy the drive with your host, stand-up comedian Dave Neal. |
| 0:28.8 | Hey, folks, Dave Neal here with a special bonus Easter weekend episode of the Rush Hour podcast covering Blake lively on an all-out spiral on Good Friday. Now listen, we're all |
| 0:40.4 | adults here, but boy, candy is not the only thing you get in the Easter basket. We're talking |
| 0:45.8 | about the biggest pop culture story, maybe of all time, definitely this decade. And now we're |
| 0:51.2 | hearing directly from Blake Lively as she cherry picks sections of the court's ruling |
| 0:57.3 | to defend why it's a good thing that 10 of the 13 claims she has made have been dismissed by the |
| 1:04.8 | judge. I know it's a lot to get into. We've got what Blake is saying. Some people are calling it |
| 1:09.8 | crashing out. Some people are calling it |
| 1:11.8 | narcissistic that she feels the need to control this story while Justin Baldoni maintains an air of |
| 1:17.9 | being unaffected by all of this as he continues to surf with his eight-pack abs and his happy family. |
| 1:24.1 | Either way, it's fascinating that we're seeing not just quotes from the lawyers, which we |
| 1:30.0 | will share, but what's coming out of Blake's mouth on her Instagram stories? And the crash out is |
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