BREAKING: New Blake Lively VM, Colleen Hoover’s Premiere Discomfort, Meghan Markle & Matt Lauer!

Daily Dose of Dana

Dana Bowling

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4.0 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In today’s Daily Dose of Dana, we’re digging into the moments when Hollywood’s glossy surface starts to crack — and the stories behind the discomfort 👀 Author Colleen Hoover reportedly felt uneasy attending the *It Ends With Us* premiere, sparking fresh conversation about behind-the-scenes tension and why not everyone was smiling on the red carpet. We also unpack the eyebrow-raising chatter around Nicola Peltz and reports of a billionaire “allowance” — what’s rumor, what’s reality, and why this story keeps circulating in Hollywood circles. And finally, a serious and sobering development: a victim connected to Matt Laue comes forward, reigniting discussions about accountability, power, and what justice looks like years later. As always, we separate fact from spin, talk about what this *actually* says about Hollywood culture, and ask the uncomfortable questions others won’t. 💬 Join the conversation in the comments — what stood out to you most? 🔔 Subscribe for daily pop culture breakdowns, celebrity news, and the stories behind the headlines. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:33 Exploring Blake Lively's Voicemail 39:45 Colleen Hoover's Support and the Dynamics of Manipulation 46:30 The Impact of Power Imbalances in Hollywood 53:24 Reflections on Matt Lauer and the #MeToo Movement 01:01:11 Celebrity Gossip: The Beckham Family and Meghan Markle's Controversies

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0:00.0	And I thought I was long-winded.
0:05.3	Between Blake Live's new voicemail and Colleen Hoover's long letter about feeling uncomfortable.
0:13.7	Much to talk about today on daily dose of Donna.
0:18.5	Welcome to the show.
0:20.5	Today is Wednesday, January 28th. It's almost the end of the month.
0:26.1	We're just getting started. Oh my goodness. You guys, today is going to be pushing your levels of
0:33.5	discomfort because we've got a lot of stories that are, listen, some are just wild, some are just
0:40.7	Hollywood annoying, and then some really dive deep. And that is that Matt Lauer story. But we will
0:46.8	get into all of that. If you guys are new here, make sure to hit that subscribe and like
0:51.3	immediately I noticed right before I even went live. I already had a bunch of
0:55.1	likes. So thank you so much for doing that. It should be like your entrance fee. Come on in, hit that
0:59.5	like, hit that subscribe. I'm at 59.4,000 subscribers on YouTube. It's super, super exciting for me.
1:07.6	Do you think I can hit 60 soon? Let's get going, you guys. We do have an incredible
1:13.4	voicemail to listen to, a just brand new release from Blake lively, which is very indicative,
1:20.6	plus more documents on the docket that are very, very interesting and really let us in to a lot of information.
1:30.3	Thank you, Trent, who's a member for one month, who's telling everyone,
1:32.9	don't forget to hit that like and subscribe.
1:34.7	If you have it, everyone, it's your daily dose of Donna.
1:40.3	Can you imagine?
1:42.1	Woo, woo, no, feel the show.
1:47.0	Welcome to the show.
2:02.0	I wonder if my AirPods are having an issue.
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