Inside Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Taylor Swift's SCANDALOUS Texts, and Hoda Kotb Gets MOCKED by NBC Staff

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan

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4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Maureen Callahan obliterates Blake Lively, her alleged arsonist-husband Ryan Reynolds, and former bestie Taylor Swift for their underhanded and conniving messages that were released through court documents in the Justin Baldoni lawsuit. Maureen rips into Ryan Reynolds for sucking up to "It Ends With Us" book author Colleen Hoover, Taylor Swift for her name calling and mean girl tactics, and Blake Lively for campaigning to her A-list friends for help with ganging up on Justin Baldoni's version of the film, without ever mentioning anything about his alleged inappropriate behavior toward her in these exchanges. Then Maureen lays into Hoda Kotb for her latest self-reinvention in the form of a podcast, including her relentless pestering of former colleagues and over-asking for professional favors. Miracle Made: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to [https://trymiracle.com/NERVE](https://trymiracle.com/NERVE) and use the code NERVE to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. BUBS Naturals: Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code NERVE at [https://Bubsnaturals.com](https://Bubsnaturals.com) Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code MAUREEN at [https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/MAUREEN](https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/MAUREEN)

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the nerve at night.
0:14.8	I am your host, Maureen Callahan, and we are getting into it.
0:18.9	We are getting way, way, way into the Blake lively and Ryan Reynolds scandal.
0:25.0	There was a big, big document dump last week.
0:27.8	And you know that I love nothing more than legal documents because they are often juicy reading.
0:33.8	We've got emails.
0:34.8	We've got texts among Blake and Ryan, two major A-list stars that
0:41.1	they have dragged into this mess, including, but probably not limited to, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon,
0:48.3	and his wife, Lucy, Jennifer Lopez, Bradley Cooper, and of course, Taylor Swift, whose reputation has taken one extremely big ding.
1:02.6	And this is also amazing because you're really going to see what goes on behind the scenes and the way these people talk to each other.
1:07.7	And it's enough to make you vaguely nauseated.
1:13.2	Okay, then we are going to read some of your incredible as always feedback.
1:18.5	We've got some art.
1:19.9	We've got some gifts to show.
1:21.8	And after that, we're all going to go for a ride.
1:25.2	We're all going to go for a communal ride with a recidivist who refuses to take.
1:32.9	I mean, this isn't even a hint anymore.
1:34.7	This is an anvil.
1:35.5	This is anvil that her former colleague is literally holding over her head.
1:40.7	And she's like, dare me to drop it.
1:42.8	Dare me to drop it.
1:43.9	I'm going to concuss you or take you out.
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