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BREAKING: Blake Lively's EPIC Court Loss! Judge Tosses Out Her Case Against Justin Baldoni
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Well, well, well. Blake Lively's lawsuit just got blown into oblivion. As Judge Lyman guts it and I mean he slasher film gutted this case, throwing out 10 of her 13 claims. We're gonna go through it all. All right. I hope you're ready for it. Get out your handy dandy notebook and let's dive in. This is no filter with Zack Peter, your go to source for all the latest pop culture and real sir fresh all week long. Now let's dive in. What's up, everybody? Welcome on in. Welcome on in. Welcome on in. Everybody in the clear. Herb. Happy Friday. It's Friday, April 3rd, and what a banger. Are we ending this week off on if you missed last last night's YouTube live or you have not been, I don't know, if you've been living under a rock, then you may not have heard, but Blake Lively's case just got completely gutted by Judge Lewis Lyman, who we What a time. What a time. What a mighty good time. So I will give you a full brief. I'll give you a full update. 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And free daily greens per box with new subscription only while supplies last until September 27, 2026. See website for more details. All right, that said, let's dive right in, shall we? Okay, so we had a a hearing and we were expecting some big news to come out of yesterday's hear, but I don't think we fully expected Blake Lively's case to be completely obliterated. Right. We, we didn't expect Lyman to throw her case into oblivion, but that's essentially what he did. So I have some handy dandy little charts here. And Judge Lyman has now dismissed 10 of Blake Lively claims against Justin Baldoni. Okay, so the most important one, the biggest one, the key one, is sexual harassment. Now, we're going to get into this because the Blake bots and the PR spin of it all is already, you know, is already taken off. But so Blake Lively, These are the 10 claims that Judge Lyman has dismissed from her case. Number one, the most important one, sexual Harassment. Done. Number two, Hostile work environment. Done. Dismissed. Number three, Aiding and abetting sexual harassment. Done. Dismissed. Retaliation. Done. Dismissed. For the most part. There is a piece of the retaliation that still stands, but we'll get into that in just a sec. Defamation. Done. They did not defame Blake Lively. False light, which is a privacy related concern. And how they painted her in a false light. That. Done. Civil conspiracy. Done. Dismissed. Intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Both Done. Dismissed. And then contract related claims have also been dismissed as well. So Blake's case gutted. Ten of them have been dismissed and will not be moving forward to trial. Okay, that said, these are the three that will be moving forward to trial. Okay, what's left? One, Retaliation, as it relates to it ends with US Movie llc. So the llc, the company, not Beldoni, Heath, Sarawitz, Melissa Nathan, those are. Those people are personally now no longer part of this. Their liability has been dismissed with exception for their companies. So it ends with US Movie LLC and Tag Print, which is Justin Baldoni's crisis management team or the ones that he contracted out last. Or not. It's been a while. Back in 2024, back in, what was it, late summer, early fall of 2024, when he contracted TAG PR to, you know, prepare for any potential negative stories that could be circulating or planted by Blake Lively following the release of the movie. So there's that one. There's breach of contract and then bleach, Sorry, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Those are the three that are moving forward. High level. What does this mean? This essentially means that this entire lawsuit has now been reduced to a simple contract dispute. This is a contractual issue with Blake Lively and the company that produced it ends with us and the PR agency that they were, that they contracted out, right? So Tag PR is being included as like, I guess aiding and abetting technically did get thrown out, but so Tag pr, I guess was like complicit in helping them is the allegation. This is the claim. So remember Blake Lively, 17 point list, okay? Where she's like, all of these things need to be met. And they said. And she stopped production midway through. And she says, if I don't have these items met, I will not be continuing filming this movie. And they said, okay, fine. All of these conditions, we agree to them, okay? That is the contract. That is the breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that we are now dealing with here. Okay? It all comes down to that 17 point list. So because in that 17 point list, the Wayfarer parties agreed to not retaliate against Blake Lively. And because technically that was an agreement that they had, that's what the dispute has now become. So it's not even necessarily about the alleged smear campaign. It's about the violation, the breach of the agreement that they had. Right. Now, the interesting thing is, if you'll remember, based off of the evidence in the timeline that was provided by the Wayfarer parties, Blake Lively did sign an additional agreement at the end of production saying that all of her terms were met once production was completed. However, the issue now arises that this alleged smear campaign happened during the promotion of It Ends With Us, right. Once the film came out, that's when Blake Lively is claiming that they launched a smear campaign against her. So that's where it's going to be a little complicated of, well, what defines as retaliation? And this is what a jury will have to determine. This is why Judge Lyman said, hey, this isn't my decision to make. This is not a matter of law. It's a matter of fact. And because it is a matter of fact, this is something a jury will have to determine. A jury will have to define what is retaliation in this context. And did the Wayfarer parties violate the agreement that was made when it comes to retaliation? And, and so a lot of people are wondering, well, how can you have retaliation without the actual sexual harassment? Because the sexual harassment claim has been completely tossed out. Well, you don't have to actually prove harassment. You just have to prove that Blake Lively raised concerns. Right? She raised concerns about harassment, which technically is in the 17 point list, and that they retaliated against her, that they violated their agreement to not retaliate against her, to protect her, essentially. But again, it comes down to the timing, because the 17 point list, in my opinion, and if I'm a member of the jury, I'm going to look at it and say, well, the 17 point list was specific to production. These claims are after production. These claims are what happened during the promo tour, the promotional tour for It Ends with Us. So I don't know if the contract will stand. And again, the jury will have to determine what is retaliation. And was retaliation present now? I believe not. Actually. Golden says that there's a chance that there could be a. What is it? A motion in limine, where a pre trial motion where they could essentially fight to have the evidence, some of the evidence tossed out, specifically the text messages that were turned over by Stephanie Jones because of how Van Zan handled that entire situation. So I'm hoping this is all making sense. So, basically, to summarize that retaliation, breach of contract, and breach of implied covenant. Those are the only three standing claims which really reduce all this down to, was there a violation of this agreement? Is there a breach of contract? Now, when it comes to proving retaliation, first you have to prove that retaliation was actually what happened. And again, the jury will have to define what that actually means, and then you'll have to find out if they did, then is that technically a breach of the contract and a breach of the implied covenant? Right. So that's what is technically moving forward to trial. Is it even worth it? Can Blake get some solid damages for that? I mean, it wasn't a hard contract. It was more of just like a, you know, again, an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. So we'll see. This isn't really a strong case, in my opinion. This is not a strong case. Now we'll get into the dismissal of the other 10 claims, but first, I want to go over the statements that have been issued since then. So this came from Sigrid, Blake's attorney. And it's interesting and funny because Sigrid, she issued this statement, and it contradicts the statement that she made after the January 22 hearing with the judge. Okay, so this is what Blake Lively's team is saying now. Okay, Blake Lively's team. So Sigrid McCauley issued this statement yesterday after the dismissal. She says this case has always been and will remain focused on the devastating retaliation and the extraordinary steps the defendant took to destroy Blake Lively's reputation because she stood for safety on the set. And. And that is the case that is going to trial. So now she's saying it was never about sexual harassment. It was not about harassment. It wasn't about victims. It wasn't about protecting anybody. It was always about the retaliation. Oh, okay, so you're saying you didn't give a damn about victims. You didn't give a damn about safety in the workplace. All you gave a damn about was your reputation. All you gave a damn about was your ego, because you're saying that this case is and has always been about the. The retaliation. The devastating retaliation. Okay, so you don't care about harassment in the workplace. Okay, because you're saying that the case has always been about retaliation. We'll play Sigrid's words in just a second that contradict this, but okay, let's. Let's continue with this statement for Blake Lively. The greatest. The greatest measure of justice is that the people and the playbook behind these coordinated digital attacks have been exposed and are already being held accountable by other women they've targeted. Okay, that has yet to be proven. I believe they're referring to the Rebel Wilson case. That has yet to be proven. As of right now, those are just allegations. It doesn't look good for TAG pr. But again, you still haven't proved that TAG PR did what Justin Baldoni. The Wayfarer parties are actually. Justin Baldoni, Jamie Heath. None of those people are even part of this anymore. Now it's just. It ends with US, llc. So you then have to prove that it ends with US LLC did this in retaliation by contracting TAG pr. Okay. It says Blake. She. She looks forward to testifying at trial and continuing to shine a light on this vicious form of online retaliation so that it becomes easier to detect and fight. Sexual harassment isn't. Okay, this is going to be key here. Sexual harassment isn't going forward, not because the defendants did nothing wrong, but because the court determined Blake Lively was an independent contractor and not an employee. Really? Is that. What. What. What's going on? So for. Let's. Let's just break apart the first piece of this statement, and then we'll get to the second piece about why sexual harassment was actually dismissed, because we're going to come with the receipts today. Okay, so this is what Sigrid said back in January. Okay?
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Private texts, friends like Taylor Swift laid out in public.
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I mean, that's. That's not comfortable for anyone.
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That's it. That's what this case is about, is about her being subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace, which completely contradicts her statement that. Her statement now on April 2, 2026, that says this case has always been a remain focused on the devastating retaliation, the. And the extraordinary steps that defendants took to destroy Blake Lively's reputation. Completely the opposite of what was said before. Okay, we'll get into the sexual harassment in just a second, but let's get into the response from Baldoni's team. Here is Brian Friedman statement. It's long, so bear with me. It says, since the first day of this case when Justin and the other defendants were blindsided by these allegations, they, the legal team on the ground from the beginning, have worked Extremely long days and nights defending this case through transparency, by releasing the actual truthful text messages, and by welcoming and facilitating the release of all documents exhibiting the truth. Okay. The defendants were not afraid of the truth. The plan was not only to speak the truth, but to also show the same truth over and over again through the presentation of actual evidence. Neither Justin Baldoni, Jamie Heath, nor any of the other defendants have engaged in sexual harassment of Blake Lively. Okay. This is him clearly debunking that, because I saw, like, more with mj, the attorney over on threads. She was saying that they've never actually. They've never even denied sexual harassment when I. They have, like. And Brian Friedman is clearly denying it in this statement as well. Brian continues. Despite our clients being accused of Darvo, deny attack, reverse victim and offender. Despite our. Our clients being accused of Darvo in defending these claims and dispute our client regard or. Sorry. And despite our client being referred to in writing as a predator. What I said on behalf of our clients day one and every day since then is true. Our clients are very good people who have not engaged in this sexual harassment as alleged as. As such, they have deserved a vigorous defense, which has led. Which was led through transparency. Okay. And then he concludes by saying, it's gratifying to see that the court's ruling confirms what the legal team believed from day one. Wow. Wow. Bethany. Wow. So. And as you know, Blake Lively's team is over here saying, no, it was never about harassment. It was always about retaliation. It was always about retaliation. It was always about retaliation. That's the new spirit spin that they're putting on here, which, again, contradicts Sigrid, Blake's representative. Representative's own words less than three months ago, back in January. January 22nd. Okay. So, sorry. Not gonna. Not gonna fly, because we're gonna remember what you said, and we're gonna hold you accountable to that. Now, getting back to the third part of Sigrid's statement, where she said secual harassment isn't going forward. Not because the defendants did nothing wrong, but because the court determined that Blake Lively was not an independent contractor. Okay, now, this is also the. So not only are they saying that it was never about harassment. The focus was always about this retaliation campaign. But now they're saying that there's no. There was no legal grounds or that Blake Lively. She was an independent contractor and not an employee, and therefore, because she was not an employee, that's why this case got thrown out. Well, no, let's be clear, and let's also take it A step further. The reason that Blake Lively was determined an independent contractor, and the reason those protections did not uphold is not just because she was an independent contractor, but because of the power that Blake Lively yielded over the set of It Ends with Us. Okay, let's be very clear about that. It's about the power that Blake Lively had yielded on this, over this production. So she was not the meek and the, you know, the innocent. She had power on this set. And her PGA letter is ultimately what came back to bite her in the butt because she said she was Blake the Almighty. So, yeah, when you actually put it together, the judge can't be like, well, were you an independent contractor that had control over the set or were you an innocent, meek implant that had no power? Right. Let's not reduce it. Or I saw more with MJ on threads. She was saying that this was merely a matter of a state line about jurisdiction. First of all, when it comes to jurisdiction, Blake Lively was fighting to have other state legislation protect her, which wouldn't necessarily apply in this case because this whole film was produced and filmed and shot over in New York and New Jersey. So that's where jurisdiction would lie in terms of if these things did happen, then, then it would be those laws that would apply, not necessarily the California law. But we know that Blake was very smart in how her legal team decided to go about this from the way that they obtained the text messages via Van Zan and that whole, you know, in my opinion, sham subpoena and that, in my opinion, sham lawsuit with the 10 or the 10 Jane and John Does. But these protections, she wanted to fight for these protections. And then when these protections didn't protect her, so now she's upset about that. So it's not just that she was merely an independent contractor, because Judge Lyman goes even further to clarify some of these details and why they would not uphold in a court. Right, let's go through some of these statements that Judge Lyman made. Okay, here's the first one. And I apologize for not giving proper credit, but I have seen several accounts circulating these pieces. So I don't know the origin of who originally posted these, but I've seen several accounts post some of these screenshots from the actual document. Okay, first up, these are some quotes from Judge Lyman where Judge Lyman says Lively claims that during filming, Baldoni leaned in and gestured. This is in reference to the dancing montage. Okay, so these are Judge Lyman's own words, because let's not forget, Judge lyman issued a 152 page ruling. It wasn't a brief ruling. It wasn't a quick ruling. He wasn't just him saying, nope, this law doesn't apply, or, nope, she's actually an employee, not a contractor, so no, therefore, she's got no case. No, he was actually very specific. So let's get into it, okay? Because the Blake Bots want to spin themselves in a tizzy, making it seem like Blake Lively got off on a technicality when that's not the case at all. And Judge Lyman was clear about that. Okay? Take your head out of the sand, get out your handy dandy notebook, Blake Bots, and take some notes. Judge Lyman's words. He writes, Lively claims that during filming, Baldoni leaned in and gestured as if he was intending to kiss her. And then he kissed her forehead, rubbed his face, face and mouth against her neck, put his thumb to her mouth and flickered her lower lip, caressed her and leaned in her neck and saying it smells good. He said, there's no question that the conduct would support a hostile work environment claim if it happened on a factory floor or in an executive suite. Right. This is also very clear because the more with MJ's and the ex patriarchs and all the wackadoodles, the Blake bots want to say, well, here Judge Lyman is saying that this does constitute a sexual harassment. That's not what he's saying. He said that this would constitute a sexual harassment depending on the context of the situation. Right. That's like a seatbelt. Right. If you're not wearing your seatbelt in a car, that's very different than me wearing a seatbelt, sitting here on this couch, not being in a vehicle. Right. If I'm not behind the wheel and there's no danger of me being in the street and hit by another car, it's very different. The seatbelt doesn't apply here, but it would apply in a car. Right. It depends on the context, the setting, the environment. That's very key. Okay, so he is saying, yes, under different circumstances, if this happened in an executive suite, if this happened with your boss and you were working on a factory floor, yeah, sure, this could be constituted as harassment. However, Beldoni, this is what Lyman notes. Beldoni was acting. Direct quote, acting in scene. Direct quote. Assuming he was improvising. Right. Because he's giving Blake the benefit of the doubt, saying, yeah, assuming that you were improvising. The conduct was so far beyond what might reasonably be expected to take place between two characters during a slow dancing scene, such that an inference of hostile treatment on the basis of sex would arise, at least in isolation. The conduct was directed to Lively's case character, the character that she was playing, Lily Bloom, rather than to Lively herself. This is what I've been saying from the beginning. They were two characters acting in a scene together. It wasn't Beldoni and Blake. Now, if he had randomly come into her trailer and suddenly forced himself upon her and is touching her lips and caressing her back, that's very different. But they are in scene, they are playing characters. Now, he further continues by writing, creative artists, no less than comedy room writers, must have some sort of space to experiment within the boundaries of an agreed script without fear of being held liable for sexual harassment. Period. End of story. Period. Okay, but hold on. He gets into even more of the claims, Right? Here's another direct excerpt. Given the statements, Beldoni's actions, even if they could be viewed. So this is now in reference to the alleged fat shaming. Because, remember, she was mad about the fat shaming. It says, given these statements, Baldoni's actions. Even if. Okay, even if he writes, even if they could be viewed as gently pushing Blake Lively to lose weight, which is not necessarily supported by the evidence. Let me repeat that for you. Even if. Which is not necessarily supported by the evidence, Beldoni's actions could not fairly be described as discrimination because of Lively's gender. Okay, Even if. Which is not supported by the evidence, it's not discrimination and it's not based off of her gender. Right. Again, she was fighting so hard for that fat shaming comment. Okay, here's another excerpt from live Lyman's ruling. When Lively first met with Belgian. Oh, this is in relation to the circumcision. Remember, she said that he described his genitalia to her. Okay, let's get into that. When Lively first met Baldoni in December 2022 to discuss possibly participating in the film, Baldoni told Lively, who was pregnant with her first boy at the time, that he was circumcised. Okay. Lively found the disclosure uncomfortable and unnecessary, but it occurred in the context of a discussion. Discussion about the different medical decisions people make these days, including circumcision for male babies, a topic that Lively herself may have introduced. Lyman rules. Most importantly, it occurred before she began working on the film. It therefore could not have created a hostile work environment. Again, time, like, he's really coming in and mincing and taking apart every allegation that she made. Okay, so there's the fat shaming, there's the caressing of her in the dancing scene. Here's the circumcision comment where she described it as he described his genitalia to her. Okay, now let's get to another one. Here's another example of Lively's ruling. He says other conduct particularly viewed in isolation, also would not give rise to the claim for a hostile work environment. Prior to the principal filming, Baldoni proposed certain edits to the screenplay, including ones related to sex that Lively believed were gratuitous. That Baldoni suggested scenes involving sexual acts in the context of developing a motion picture involving such adult themes did not create a sexually objectionable environment or an environment hostile to women or to men because of their sex. It would be, quote. It would be neither surprising nor unreasonable from a creative standpoint for both Beldoni and Lively to have drafted sexually explicit material, even if some of it was not to the taste of the other. Why? Because they are working on an R rated film where there are sex scenes. Blake Lively knew that there were sex scenes. Blake Lively knew that she was playing a romantic interest. Blake Lively knew that she was playing Justin Baldoni's romantic interest. And Blake Lively knew that her character would be in scene with his character and that there would be adult themes to filming this movie. Okay. He continues by saying, indeed, Angie Giannotti from Sony had written to Baldoni that Sony was going to try and get as much tasteful hot sex as you can. Boom. There you go. Okay, those are four examples and four specific citations that live that Lyman gave. And as to why Blake Lively's allegations, why her claims have been dismissed beyond just her being an independent contractor and not an employee, and beyond just the jurisdiction issues, there were several examples. So don't let the Blake bots gaslight you. Don't let them try and convince you that this was never about sexual harassment. Because we just listened to Sigrid statement back in January where she said this was absolutely about sexual harassment. Okay, so yeah, I'm standing 10 toes down with my chest puffed out. I and I'm saying you fumbled the ball, you fucked around and found out and you lost. Okay? You lost and you lost hard. Now I believe they will now have to have some sort of settlement negotiations one more time now that her case has been completely gutted and obliterated. I don't even know if it's worth going to trial over this mere contract dispute because again, remember, everything has now been reduced to breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in in regards to this alleged retaliation which will now need to be defined by the jury. The jury will need to determine what is retaliation. Does it work in this context? And did they breach this agreement? Even given the fact that Blake Lively at the end of production. This agreement was only specific to production for the most part. And at the end of production, Blake Lively signed an agreement that said that none of that behavior happened. That the second phase of production went by smoothly. So that admission and the the PGA letter were her biggest fumbles. Right? Her own words came back to bite her in the butt. Because her own PGA letter made it clear that she had very much. She was in control of the set and had much power over the set. So you can't sit here and cry and say that you were an innocent, vulnerable victim when you had that much control over the set, where you yourself even said that you were managing and HR issues on a daily basis. Those were her own claims in her own PGA letter to get that PGA mark that I believe she was granted. So you fuck around and you find out. And the judge dedicated two whole pages of this 152 page ruling to that PGA letter, which came back bitter in the ass. So let's just remind everybody, 10 claims dismissed against Justin Baldoni. So also to be clear, Justin Baldoni is now no longer personally part of this litigation. Okay. No longer personally part of this litigation. He has been relieved. Jamie Heath has been relieved. Steve Sarawitz has been relieved. Jennifer Abel has been relieved. It's now come down to just. It ends with Us Movie llc. So just the production company that produced the movie and just tag pr as Taylor Swift says his own words. Well, girl, guess what? Her own words are eating her life in court. Absolutely. You know, she is so spiraling. But again, the claims that Blake Lively had dismissed. Sexual harassment, hostile work environment, aiding and abetting sexual harassment, retaliation in part defamation, false light civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. So judges even saying you weren't even distressed. I don't even believe that you were emotionally distressed. And of course, some of the contract related claims as well, so. So this again, I repeat, has just been reduced to just a breach of contract. A contractual dispute. Not harassment. Not even really Retaliation. Right, like you can say that. Sure. This is a case about the smear campaign and the retaliation, but only in the context of this agreement that they made. And whether or not this agreement stands when it comes to the promotion of the film. We'll get to Stu in just a sec, but I want to get to your. Your super chats. Uh, this one comes from Nicole Keegan. 5310. I still would rather have watched her go down at trial. Here. She can speak, spin it. I'm a victim, but lost due to a technicality. After all this time, I wanted to stand by a jury that Blake is a liar. Yeah. I will say, as much as this is a win for Baldoni. It is, but it isn't. And I say that as somebody that's been championing for the truth to come out and for Baldoni to prevail. It's not the biggest win for him because it's not a court, it's not a jury making this determination. It is because, you know, there were legal issues that, I mean, the judge did make it clear. I feel like his own words kind of helped in a lot of this, but for the most part, it would have been a lot more damning and it would have been a lot stronger had this gone before a jury and they made this conclusion. Whereas. And I always said this was her best case scenario, that her judge. That the judge completely gutted her case and threw out the sexual harassment, which I wasn't even fully thinking would happen, but it did happen. And judge was clear about how her claims would have failed in court or before a jury. So I would have liked to have seen her gone down, go down at trial. I don't know if she will still go to trial. Part of me thinks her ego is so focused on that, and they're so focused on the PR spin of it, and they want to make sure that they can prove that, you know, retaliation was absolutely the thing and the. The main issue. When I don't know. She also said it was about victims. Clearly not. It's all about her ego and her reputation. Nicole says since the SH was dismissed. Can Baldoni appeal his defamation suit? His was dismissed early on, and now it's pretty obvious there was malice. Not necessarily. Okay, so this is where people are not going to like what I have to say about this. And I promise we will get to Stu in just a sec. But here's the thing. Because it wasn't necessarily determined that it was the evidence that Justin Baldoni prevailed on. It was more of these technicalities, which, yes, there was law. That there were laws. There were jurisdiction issues. There was the issue of her being an independent contractor versus an employee. She still has room to argue that that claim would still. Or that her allegation still stands. Right. She believed that she was harassed. I know we don't like that answer. I trust me, I wish. And that's why I say it would have been a better outcome if he had prevailed at trial, because then a jury would have determined that she's a liar. Whereas in this case, even though the judge kind of said, yeah, she doesn't really have a strong case and harassment doesn't really apply in this instance, there are other reasons as to why her case was being dismissed. So he did cite what the reasons were as to why she, her case would have not prevailed come trial. But also he dismissed it for a jurisdiction issue and a, you know, employee versus contractor issue. So technically, her team can still argue, well, she believed that she was harassed. You know, so it hasn't necessarily been proven that harassment didn't take place, if that makes sense. Which is why it would have been better had this gone to trial and a jury made that determination that no harassment took place, if that makes any sense to anybody. So I don't know where he stands with his appeal. I assume he will go to trial if trial still stands. I don't see him wanting to settle. I could see her possibly wanting to settle. And even if he does lose at trial, it's going to be something so minute. Right. It's going to be a slap on the wrist because again, you're battling a contract dispute and not even a direct contract dispute, a breach of implied covenant dispute, which, I'm sorry, damages are not going to be that strong for breach of implied covenant or even breach of contract, because you really have to explain the damages. You really have to determine, well, how strong is the contract? What quantifies damages over that contract? Like, it really doesn't feel like it's worth it outside of getting a PR win, even if she does decide to take this to trial. So we'll see what happens. We still have the Stephanie Jones case. Yes, absolutely. I wonder how this affects Baldoni and Wayfair's litigation issues with the New York Times. I mean, again, it still kind of has that same issue. It has not been determined by a jury that no sexual harassment took place, but it also hasn't determined that sexual harassment did take place. Right. So it's just, it's. It's a bit of a murky situation, which I don't think helps his opportunity for appeal. Now, if he does appeal, it could be on the fact that he didn't have an opportunity to present his evidence because his case was dismissed before it went into discovery. So I don't know. We'll. We'll see. Isaac says she can't prove a single damage. I don't think she can. If anything she's making it seem like her career is thriving in spite of it. She's a strong woman. Whatever. Okay, let's get into a reality a recap now. Thank you guys for bearing with me through that whole explanation of everything. We got Friedman statements. We got Sigrid statement. We went through all the. The dismissed claims and the remaining claims again. As of right now, trial is set and scheduled for May 18. We will see if that decides to move, if they decide to move forward with the trial or not. She can settle at any time. She can even settle in the middle of the trial if they really don't think it's going to go anywhere. But we will have to wait and see. All right, now we have lots to get into with the reality TV tea, so I hope you're ready for a little watch or skit. All right. Look at that. Claudia says, so thrilled for Justin. Yes, we are also thrilled for Justin. This is a big win. I hope that all made sense. Okay, let's welcome on one of your favorites here to break down so much going on in the reality TV world. Please welcome back to no Filter with Zach, Peter, chef Stuart o'. Keefe. Hi, Stu.
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B
Hi. How are you? I just have this, like, he's just falling asleep in my arms or my. My lap here.
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A
Oh, hi, Milo.
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B
He's just like, there. What's going on? There's so much going on in Bravo world.
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A
So much going on.
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I mean, I was good. Like, it has, like, three, like, good shows. How far are we away from reunion on Beverly Hills? Do you think?
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I.
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B
How far?
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Say that again.
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B
How many episodes do you think are left before we go to.
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I think there are two. I think there's next week. And then I think there's a finale. Because they've already taped the reunion, right? Yes, I believe they've already taped. Yes, they already taped the reunion. And usually they tape the reunion when there's about four or five episodes left in the season. And so I think. I mean, it feels like. And usually you have the final cast trip that's the wrap of the season. So I don't even know what we're getting in the finale. Yeah.
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B
Because they're going to some events at the. I mean, even after that blow up at the table, like, I thought, like, oh, the episode's over. He had a whole, like half another episode left. It was crazy. Just kept going.
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So. Okay, so let's start with. Did you watch the Valley?
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B
I've not watched it yet, but it wasn't bad.
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A
It was fine.
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B
I'VE seen lots of recaps and clips and it looked, like, decent.
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Yeah, it was fine. I thought it was, you know, it wasn't too shabby. Okay. Real. I mean, I. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed Lala coming back. Lala definitely feels like a voice of reason this season. Schwartz is nice to have back in the mix.
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B
Yeah. Yeah. I thought it was really funny with the Lala thing, with the spawn sperm donor thing and.
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A
Oh, with Luke. And is Luke. Yeah, I don't think Luke is the sperm donor.
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B
Listen each other, though. It is kind of funny.
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It does. It does look like it. I don't think Luke is the sperm donor, though. I think Lala knows exactly what the sperm donor looks like. You don't just get traits. You get actual visuals of who the donor is because you have to know. Yeah, you get visuals. You get photos. You can get baby photos. You can get family photos. You get all that stuff.
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Oh, my God, it's amazing.
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So we shall see. Beverly Hills, I thought, was a great episode. I mean, the season itself has been a little slow. We're in there. There. Are they in Spain? Italy. Where are they at? Italy.
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Italy. Yeah.
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Yeah, they're in Italy. And so we had this big dinner. Dorit's late yet again, and she's fighting with Kyle because she doesn't think Kyle's been a supportive friend. And then what was cut from the episode, but I guess is in the extended version of the episode because they released this exclusive clip showed that dorit says that she's felt more supported by all the other women than Kyle and Erica. And that's when Kyle and Erica were like, what? Really? And then there's a montage of all the times from leading back to puppy gate when Kyle stepped up to Lisa vanderpump and blew up that friendship to protect Dorit. So they've always been very protective of dorit. But then Erica just lays into her and is like, listen, you are an asshole and a cunt. And she's just like. And dorit tried to throw the C word at Erica, and Erica's like, I introduced this word to this group, so don't think you can call the ogc. And. And so. And so then she's like, well, I'm. And then Rachel comes in to defend Dorit, and she's like, well, you know, Dorit's going through a hard time. And Erica's like, we're all going through a hard time. Which, to be fair, they are. Kyle's going through divorce and having to watch Mauricio make out with every 20 year old in Aspen. She also has the Morgan Wade of it all, where more she wants to be in a relationship with Morgan. Morgan's not willing to, you know, be in her life publicly, but Bose is going through fertility issues. Sutton's having a whole identity crisis.
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B
Yeah, I mean, there's lots going on,
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but, like, Rachel's getting a divorce.
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B
We're just getting it on camera. It's fucking annoying. Like, there's loads of stories.
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No, but we are, though. Bose's fertility issues are on camera. Rachel Zo's divorce is on camera. Kyle's issues with Mauricio. We're seeing her cry when she went to go visit her old house that Amanda Francis is now living in. And she's sitting there with Mauricio and she's to going crying and he's like, like not really being there for her.
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B
I know. I just feel like it just wasn't like, like enough for some reason. It just was very soft. Do you know? It just was softy.
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A
Yeah. You know, and so. Well, it's because Dorit's taking up so much airspace with her divorce and she's like making it seem like she's the most important thing with this divorce.
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B
She, it's. I don't know what it is about her. She just, I, I guys can't get on board of ever liking her. I feel like she's so performative. She uses everything that's going her life and she just blows it up, like to 100, you know, and that's what, like, Erica said yesterday. She was like, yeah, you're putting us all through it. Like, you, you're loud, you know, and it's like chic and wants to be seen. And like, look, I've always said this. Kai just doesn't want to be friends with her and that's it. And Kyle just is friends with the other ladies. Whatever. Dorit's not in the mix anymore, probably because of the PK thing and the divorce and they just don't hang out like they used to. And there's just. Yeah, you know, and like, like Dorit's exhausted. She just is.
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A
I think that's what it is, is she's exhausting. Right? And, and listen, understandably, she's going through a lot, but when Rachel came in and Rachel's like, well, Dorit's going through a lot and Erica's like, we're all going through a lot. And then. And Dorit responds to Erica and she's like, oh, really? You're going through A lot. And Erica's like, are you kidding me? Erica's life has imploded for the last five years. She has several lawsuits. She's still. Still battling. She has a whole trial that she's facing, a 25 million dollar trial ahead of her. Her husband was just sentenced to prison. You know, like, her life has been a complete disaster. And she's had her own messy moments. And guess what? When she was having her messy moments, all the other women were calling her out and getting on top of her. And this is the first time you really see them on top of getting on or anyone getting on top of dorit. I feel like Kyle's been really delicate with how she's been critical of dorit because she hasn't directly come at her and put her in the hot seat. Understandably, you know, she doesn't want to make it seem like she's attacking dorit. And Dorit's like, well, then you're going around and talking shit behind my back. And I was like, it wasn't talking shit. It was concerned.
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B
That, like, that fucking angle is. Drove me crazy. And she said it like, it was said like three times last night. It was like, everybody is talking about it, but, like, everybody's like, oh, Kyle is like, people are annoyed by Kyle. And I get that as well. But it's like they are all talking about it.
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And it doesn't matter how they are
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B
talking about it with Bose or with Rachel or with. They're still collectively talking about it. And that's what girls do and women do. They talk about things. And it's like. And Dorit's unfucking unbearable to talk to because she doesn't want to listen to anything.
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A
Yep. She doesn't want to hear it. And I get it. She's.
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B
Yeah.
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A
But it's not like these women are judging her life. It's like, I do believe that there's genuine concern of them being like, what are you doing buying four Gucci bags in Italy when your husband, like, you haven't even settled the divorce. You don't even know what money's your. And even if she gets an advance, right? And we know how book advance. You and I have both written books before. We know how advance works. You know? We know. And it's like a finite amount of money and it's a lump sum and usually it's paid out in chunks. But also, like, it's not over. You don't know.
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B
I can tell. I can tell you that it's definitely not over 100,
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A
maybe collectively, by the end of it, it will be over a hundred. But in the lump sums that you get usually get. You usually get a lump sum at signing. You get a lump sum with the do when you turn in your manuscript and then you get, you know, a lump sum once the book is published.
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My first book was, I think 50 up front. 50 up front. 25% when you handed it in with the photographs and everything when I did mine, and then the 25 when it was accepted, like when they signed.
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I believe that we got everything.
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B
Yeah. Or something like that.
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A
Yeah, yeah. And I believe that's how mine was too. And then when it comes to royalties, which are percentages of the book that you then collect, you. You. Well, because they pay you the advance. And the advance is what is the. The revenue that gets come in from the book so in advance is they're giving you the money up front. And so it's not until you make that advance back up that then you get additional percentages in royalties after they've been like.
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B
The thing of it is, like, like, I mean, my first book was 150k, right. That's what I got. Like. And so I remember just being like, oh, like, you know, because we. It's. We sold like 23, 24,000 copies. Right. I think we printed 25.
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And.
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And so I was like, God, I must be getting like a royalty or some kind of check. Like, we've sold this many. And so. But it's like, no, it's not just the 150, because then they're paying for your flights to New York to promote the book. Then they're paying for hotels. All that shit is added on too. So that all the stuff that they did or they sent. I think we sent 100 or we sent 300 books to the Talk when I went on to promoting. And the Talk they give to everybody in the audience that comes off like, it's not just the 150. It probably was 200.
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A
Yeah. Because they have to factor in all the expenses. Yeah. That they invested in to promote the book.
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B
So there's five me everywhere. But it's like, actually it's your pocket.
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But so. But the thing too, when it comes to Dori and her book advance is like, that's one chunk that you're getting right now. It's unlikely that you're going to make a lot in royalties, but you don't know how long that chunk is going to last. So when you're buying four Gucci bags, which are a few thousand each I mean, depending on the type of bag that you're buying, you're buying a kelly. That's what, 20, 30 grand? 20, 30 grand? Yeah, because it's a small one. 20 grand. Like, are you. How much is a Kelly bag? I want to say it's like 30.
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B
Always been the woman that wants to keep up with appearances.
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A
Yeah. And that's her priority. So I understand why the women are just like, that's probably not. That's not. That shouldn't be your priority.
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B
You know, like, stop with the printed, like, designers. Like, or maybe she's renting them. Maybe she's renting these things pieces. That's the smart thing to do. I'm sorry. If you're a housewife show and like, you know, you have all these looks, like, get on to Rent the Runway and rent a bunch of outfits and like, if no one cares and just say it on camera. Like, listen, like, I love this. I can wear it once and send it back. It's brilliant. It's like, what a great thing. And people are actually going to like you even more because you're more relatable. And even if you do live in the big house and stuff, like, hey, I love spending money, but to spend five grand on one outfit and just to be able to wear it once or twice, just. I think that's kind of a waste.
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A
Just. Yeah, people are like that.
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People value different things and stuff. But she's like, about the flash, flash, flash, flash, flash. Like, you know, the crinkled Hermes bags at the beginning. The second.
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Yeah.
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B
Terrible. But they wore. Everybody was commenting on it.
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Yeah.
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I don't know. I wish her the best. I hope, like, she just doesn't go into the toilet with all this thing and become poor and like, living in, like a one bedroom apartment with three kids. Like, you know what I mean? I hope all that. But she needs to wake up. It seems like she just does.
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Yeah. With.
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Yeah, go ahead.
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I mean, I don't think she'll end up in a one bedroom apartment because I think she'll fight PK for at least child support. And she'll fight. Like, she'll find ways to milk money out of him. The issue is if he runs, if she milks him dry and he runs out of money, then they're both screwed.
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That's my thing. It's like, where's his money? Because I'm sorry, Zach, how do you. How do you strike up $800,000 worth of mortgage payments or something like that, Whatever it was, like, who? Like, someone should Be paying something. Yeah, it's weird. I, like, his whole financial situation to me, is weird. I just. I don't. I don't know.
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A
I don't either. I really, like. I'm like, I. I don't know. But it was a good episode. I think Erica really laid into her or, like, laid it out for her, and dorit was not being receptive. So I understand why Erica was going harder at her. And then she got up and she left, and she's like, I'm not going to deal with this ambush. And that's kind of like the narrative of the pro dorit crowd is that, like, this was an ambush. This was an. It wasn't an ambush. They all collectively have been dealing with these frustrations with dorit that she has not been receptive to.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Yeah.
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B
And Erica was like, you know what? No one else is going to speak up because they're all. I'm just gonna say it. And she just went to her. Like, I felt like. That felt so real as well. At the table, everybody, like, did, like. Like, the tension was so, like, how palpable. You know what I mean? It was like, wow, this is real. Like, this is not manufactured. This is great.
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It was great. It was so good. But, yeah. And then dorit walks off, and there's no resolution. The night ends. Then we see that next week is dorit's book cover release party. And I love how in. In the show, she's like, listen, people take the. The book cover so early, and then they release the COVID and they put the picture out there. Because that's a. What did she say?
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B
Marketing strategy or something?
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A
A marketing strategy. And I was like, what? Like, who the hell. Like, do you think you're the only person that's ever written a book that you're like, this is a marketing strategy that I'm shooting the COVID What? Like, it was just so.
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That doesn't work anymore, like, as a marketing strategy. Like, they. Like eva, I think. What did it say? Even, like, publishers, like. Like, don't say. Like, you want to tease it as close to the book release as possible because people just get tired. And then you're like, you have to remind them again. Remind. Like, everything moves so fast now.
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Like, you know, well, also, when it comes to the. The. The book cover, if your book cover is interesting or captivating or hooks you in some way, like, your book cover was great, the one you did with Amy, because it was like a parody of housewives. Like, it was fun. It was exciting. Dorit's cover Is just her looking fierce. Like, it's not like anything exceptional. That's gonna be like, oh, my God, she looks so fierce. I'm gonna buy that book even more because I love her hair. I like.
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B
What, no titles of the book by any chance?
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A
Unburdened. You know what?
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B
Just end this show. I'll see you tomorrow. Like, what?
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A
Unburdened? A memoir.
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B
Unburdened. I'm going to be super. Oh, there is the book covered? Oh, that's great. You have it? I mean, that's.
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A
Yeah, she released it. She did her. Her promo and she released it. Look at it.
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B
Script is very like Rena's book, isn't it? Except.
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A
Yeah. I mean, it goes based off of whatever is popular at the moment. Right. And that scripty font right now is really popular. I mean, you look at the books. Yeah. Because. Well, because they all try to copy each other because if they see something works, then they try to replicate that just in a different form. This is a great book cover. Like, it looks great. The gold, I think, is great. I imagine it's like that shimmery, iridescent style when you have the physical copy. But. So it's Dorit Kemsley.
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B
Maybe the unborn, unburdened kind of pops out a tiny bit. Yeah.
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A
Dorit Kemsley has spent years cultivating a Persona that exudes elegance, ambition, and confidence. But behind the designer labels and otherwise picture perfect image lies a story of resilience, transformation, and self discovery. Now, for the first time, she's telling the story in full. Before the cameras started rolling, Dorit was raised in a Jewish home in Connecticut, shaped by her family's traditional roots. But her early interest in fashion soon took her around the world for for school and work, which later brought her back to the New York City to launch her own global resort wear line. Along the way, a charming Brit, the man she once thought was the love of her life, swept her off her feet. With the effortless charm of a best friend, Dorit reminisces on her early seasons as a real housewife navigating new motherhood. In the spotlight, she reveals the true stories behind Pantygate and Puppygate and the ups and downs of her friendships with cast members. Across nearly a decade on the show, she delves into the fears and traumas she has long kept private, including the dissolution of her marriage to Paul P.K. kemsley, the terrifying home invasion that shattered her sense of security, and the pressure of living under constant public scrutiny. With candor, humor, and the kind of perspective earned Only by a woman who has lived as a wife and mother. On screen for nine seasons and counting, Dorit recounts the lessons she learned as the mistakes that she's made and the strength she discovered in starting anew.
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That's exhausting already. Even. Even that was exhausting. And it's just like, I just don't believe it. That's my problem, is just believing her own things. She says, now we have to relive the break in again. I can't. Someone said. What's their name? Her. Beth in tx. Just there. If she is so. If she is unburdened, then what? No, there's another one. There's another. If she's so important and why are things so hard for her right now? It's like,
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yeah, she's very burdened.
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B
She's very burdened.
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A
Yeah.
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B
Unburdened. Like, I think I don't like that title. It doesn't make me, like. Like, Lisa Rena's book cover was great. I thought that was a really great book cover. I think it popped. It looked fun. When you see it, if you want to throw it up if you can. I really liked the style of her book cover.
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A
Oh, over in his book cover.
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B
Yeah, I really liked that. It really stuck out for me, whoever
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A
designed, I really liked it. The colors were fun. I thought the font was fun. Her outfit, her vibe. Like, this is a fun book cover. That to me was very, like, yeah, you know, popped.
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B
You better believe. I'm like, yeah, I thought that's a brilliant cover. Like the other one.
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A
Brilliant title. Yeah.
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B
Like the one that. It's very autobiography. Autobiograph. Like, second autobiography, though, that book over to me,
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A
this one, Dorit's kind of boring. I mean, it's fierce and it's like a pretty cover, but it's not like anything. Whereas Rinna's. You better believe. I'm going to talk about, like, there's color, there's pop, there's. There's personality to it.
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B
And I just. I just don't get fierce when I think of Dorit on that show. I think she wants to be fierce. Like, Eric is fierce, you know?
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A
Yeah. Erica is fierce. Yes. I think Dorit has moments where she, like, appear. Like, she'll serve a look that appears fierce, but it's just not. It's just. It's just. It's. It's not. Like, especially this season, Like, I was actually excited for her book when she originally announced it. I'm like, oh, I think it might be something interesting. Maybe we'll get into her marriage. And after the season. Season. I'm like, I'm not interested in you. I'm not interested in what you have to say. I'm not interested in your book. You know?
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B
No, I. Yeah, I'm not interested at all. Really quickly, just a side note, before I got on here, I got a phone call and. Because you know the backstory, and maybe some of your fans know the backstory too. Remember the car and the cameras?
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A
Oh, yeah.
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B
They literally just called me. They're like, hey, And Drew from Bentley in Indianapolis. I was like, hi. He's like, we're going to be sending you a check for $900. I'm like, wow. I said, that's great. I said, I will fix those reviews. He's like, I said, thank you for doing the right thing. So there you go. Imagine that after a letter to the Attorney General in Indianapolis or Indiana, they. They're sending a check.
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A
Wow. It only took you dragging them for months and months and months.
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B
No, I didn't, like, drag them for months. I literally had, like, two weeks of it. And then I was like, whatever happens, happens. The last email to the Attorney General was like, a month and a half ago. And I was like, if nothing happens, great. I did my bit. Let them suck it. Suck it. Or whatever. And then Attorney General emailed me back, hey, this is their response, like, a month later, right? And so I responded back to it, and I was like, okay. I don't know why this guy, the financial guy, the. The accounting guy is doing is sending an email about this. I said, I didn't even talk to this guy about the car. I said, he literally just did the financial paperwork. So I don't know why he's responding to these. To these. What I'm talking about the cameras thing. So I guess then the Attorney General probably called him, was like, listen, you just need to fix this. Like, it just.
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A
Yeah, good.
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B
It's super. Like, that's great.
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A
Yeah, good. Okay. We did just get a new report that came in that from Variety saying Dakota Mortensen will be edited out of Vanderpump Villa after domestic violence investigation, including Taylor Frank Paul. This is an interesting move. Dakota Morrison will not be part of the upcoming season of Vanderpump Villa. Variety can confirm the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast members storyline will be edited out of season three of the reality series, which is set to debut April 16. Hulu did not immediately respond to comment. The news comes after a slew of headlines about Mortis Mortensen and his ex, Taylor Frankie Paul. A March 16 Hulu paused filming for season five of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives due to a domestic violence investigation between the pair. With allegations made on both sides, no decision has been made about Mortenson or Paul's future on Mormon Wives. Well, that's stupid.
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B
So he was going to be on that show. I'm so confused. So it's just like. So Vanderpump Villa, like, they pull other.
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A
So Vanderpump Villa is, like, below deck. It's like below deck where every. Every. There's a new crew that comes in.
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B
Okay, cool.
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A
Yeah. So there's the. The employees that work at. Season one, it was a. It was a villa. Season two, it was a castle. Now it's a, I believe, an estate in England. And so. Or, I don't know, it's something in Italy.
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B
The villa was.
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A
No, last year was in Italy. Every year it's somewhere different. Okay, yeah. Last year was Italy. The year before that, I believe, was Rome. France. Where was it?
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B
Yes, I think it was France, Italy. And then. Yeah, you're in London.
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A
Yeah, I think it was France. Last season was Italy. This season's England. Oh, yes, Debbie, sorry. We're done talking about the Beverly Hills episode. You can unmute. So. But when it comes to Dakota. When it comes to Dakota. We finished talking about that a while ago. When it comes to Dakota, though. So in season two of Vanderpump Villa, the Mormon wives went and took a trip to the castle to stay at Vanderpump Villa. Now this season, the dads, all the husbands went, and so season three, all the husbands go, and they had a trip to the villa. And now they're saying that, I guess whatever Dakota's storyline specifically was with the visiting the villa, that's been edited out, which now is. I don't know. I think that that really hinders the actual story. And I don't know if, like, it did the thing with Taylor, Frankie, Paul, and the reason she was recalled as the Bachelorette was because there were a number of different allegations and instances, and there's actual evidence that has proven that she is abusive towards Dakota. Yeah, I've not seen any evidence other than now she has new. Now Taylor has new claims that Dakota has been abusive towards her, but we have no evidence of that. Like with Dakota, you have the friends that are calling the cops. You have the scratches on his neck. You have. I mean, even if you go back to 2023, you have the chairs being flown at him on camera. You have his. His car being busted in. So she does have that history, and there are new allegations against her, and she may have potentially violated her probation. So it's interesting. I mean, I get that they're trying to say, oh, well, we don't tolerate this behavior overall. But, like, that's interesting.
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B
It is. It is. Want to answer someone's question here, Special Stu, Is your dog an Irish setter? It's not. It's a West Highland terrier. Somebody else asked as well. So it's a westie or a Westie. It's the one from the Caesar commercial.
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A
Yes. Oh, Milo's a cutie.
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B
And if you want to know where I got him, I have the breeder's information.
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A
He.
- [62:35]
B
He's from Arkansas. He has an accent. No, I'm just kidding.
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A
Hi.
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B
Hey, y'. All.
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A
Oh, my God. That's my.
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B
That's how he talks.
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A
He barks in an accent. Okay.
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B
Oh, he's up. Oh, you heard yourself, did you? You did? Yeah, that. Do you think? I. Do you know the rumors that. Anything else come out about Maura being possibly the Bachelorette and the live version?
- [63:07]
A
No. Oh, yes, I did hear about that, but I don't think that there's no. You cannot, like more is so boring. I don't want to see her as the Bachelorette.
- [63:14]
B
How are you? What's your name? Are you a traitor? Oh, God. Okay. Are you going to get down? Do you want to get down or what are you doing? What else is going on? So is that Rhode Island? I watched a bit of it last night. I'm. I have to get into. I have to sit and just get into it properly. I watched, like, the first 15 minutes.
- [63:35]
A
It's solid.
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B
It's going to be good. And I love the way they talk.
- [63:41]
A
You do? You did watch her. You haven't watched it yet?
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B
I have 15 minutes. The first 15.
- [63:47]
A
I haven't watched it. I don't know if I'm interested.
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B
No, you have to. You know, it's going to be fucking solid. You know, it is really weird. And I like one of the girls on there. She's like. She lives in this beautiful mansion, whatever, right? I can't remember their names because I haven't got there yet. But she has a husband, and the husband is gone, like, four months, a year or something like that. And so we're like, oh, okay. So he works a lot. She's here. She's living the life and stuff. She's youngish girl. I'd say she's like, 32. And then she reveals. Well, yeah, he, like. He has another woman in another city. And then he has another, like, you know, so I'm one of them. Like, kind of. I'm like, wait, what? And she's like. But like I'm living life and it's. She's just sitting there bored in the house and then she's talking to another woman saying like, how do I get out of this? But my life is so good. But I just, I need someone to commit to me. So this guy is just, you know, she's been kept for like whatever, seven, 10 years, whatever it is. I don't know. Yeah, I thought that's cool. That's a crazy storyline. So that'll probably. Something will happen with that. Yeah, it's crazy. Like just. Yeah, they're just so outspoken. It's very Jersey esque. It's very. Because it's the first time these girls are doing a show like this. Right. So it's all very raw and they don't really know. They're just fucking coming out with it. Like Jersey back in the day or New York. Roni back in the day. It's good. Speaking of Roni, what did you think of Bethany seen in Paris with the girls?
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A
I don't know what's happening there. It feels like a brand deal, a promotion.
- [65:25]
B
No, Bethany's definitely filming with them. She's got to be.
- [65:28]
A
No, there were no cameras.
- [65:32]
B
Why was she in New York? Why was she in Paris with Sonya?
- [65:36]
A
I think it's. I think it's a brand deal. I think a brand paid them to be there. I think a brand deliberately tipped off TMZ or filmed it themselves and sent the footage into TMZ because there was no camera crew. And you know, if there was a camera crew, TMZ would have said they're filming like whatever, whatever they were there for. I think it's going to be like a commercial or something. They. It's going to come out.
- [65:56]
B
How odd though, if they do that and she's not on the show.
- [66:02]
A
Doesn't want to be on.
- [66:03]
B
Like a disconnect. Here's the thing. I think, I think you're wrong. I think because it's on, it's on E. She's like. Because she hates Bravo and she burnt every bridge with Bravo, obviously. And I think she was like, you know what? It like, you'll probably treat us better. I don't know.
- [66:21]
A
Probably.
- [66:22]
B
I know she's major fomo, you know, she does.
- [66:25]
A
I believe she does. But I know she asked for, I believe it was 5 million to participate and obviously they weren't going to pay her 5 million to be on the show.
- [66:35]
B
I'd say they gave her a million. If she's. If she is shooting these shows, they give her a million. She doesn't need the money. Bethany doesn't need the money.
- [66:41]
A
No.
- [66:42]
B
But she like, to be on TV is to be on TV and everybody watching and she's back in the spotlight again because, you know, honestly, I'm kind of tired of watching her, like, just stuff her face with, like, cottage cheese and just like, I just like crappy. I just like, with like, ha. Like, just wash yourself. It's a lot.
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A
I can't. It's too much.
- [67:01]
B
I'm gonna see a bit of glam with her. Yeah, it's. The stick is she looked good.
- [67:05]
A
Her outfit. She was wearing, like a burger.
- [67:07]
B
She looked great. It's like a bird. Yes, she did. Oh, and her hair looked at me like, when she's done up right?
- [67:13]
A
It's.
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B
She looks fantastic.
- [67:15]
A
She looked really good when her makeup, her hair and her outfits, like, she. And she also has such a great body.
- [67:21]
B
Yeah, she does.
- [67:24]
A
Here, there. She looks great shot. All three of them look great.
- [67:29]
B
Yeah.
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A
So, yeah. See, it seems like whatever this is, it says witnesses tell us the trio looked like in great spirits, chatting it up and strolling like no time had passed since their Bravo heyday. Naturally, fans are already wondering if cameras are involved. Okay.
- [67:46]
B
Yeah. Okay. Maybe you're right then.
- [67:48]
A
Sources with direct knowledge tell tmz Bethany is not filming E's upcoming spin off the Golden Life. Despite the timing of the familiar faces, this meetup isn't connected to that series. Instead, our sources say that the three are working on something completely separate and it's much under wraps. We're told it's a secret project that's expected to be revealed sometime next week.
- [68:09]
B
Huh.
- [68:11]
A
Stay tuned. Yeah, I think it's. It's totally a. It's to. Well, it looks like they're.
- [68:18]
B
That would have been so good, though. Like, here's the thing. I don't love Bethany. Like, I think, like, she's very 15.
- [68:22]
A
They're posing.
- [68:23]
B
But it's like, I do love her on that show though, when she's with the other girls. Because the one liners are so funny.
- [68:29]
A
Yeah. This was a deliberate leak because, look, you only get two photos. You have no context other than there's a secret project and they look like they're posing. Like, this scene is not walking down the street.
- [68:40]
B
Camera doing a walking thing for an ad for a commercial.
- [68:43]
A
And this. Yeah. And this lady in orange Here she looks like a photographer or she's filming that. Like she's capturing whatever's happening.
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B
Yeah.
- [68:52]
A
So this was staged. They. Someone with the iPhone took these photos, sent them to tmz. I wouldn't be surprised if that same sources with direct knowledge that is the same person that gave TMZ these photos specifically. And this is a deliberate pr.
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B
Yeah.
- [69:10]
A
All right.
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B
That will get it going. Yeah.
- [69:13]
A
Well, you have a trip coming up, don't you, to Ireland?
- [69:18]
B
I do.
- [69:18]
A
Oh, yeah.
- [69:19]
B
Thank you. Okay, so I'm doing an Instagram live this evening, everyone. I'm making an Irish farmhouse soup. I will also be talking about my trip to Ireland. If you ever wanted to go to Ireland and you want to go with me. Yes, me, for eight days. I'll be with you for the eight days. I don't just off after one or two days. You're with me for the eight days. We travel around the country. There's probably like two, five, or I think there's six spots left. Oh, there it is right there. You only need to put down 25. Now it's September 9th to the 16th. September 9th to the 16th. You get yourself there in Dublin, and then we start from there. You're going to celebrate my birthday with me. We're going to have a night on the town in Dublin for that on the 15th. And it's a. It's a really nice trip. And you get to see the whole country. You really do all like the important parts of it. And we have a tour guide going around with this as well. All accommodations included. All breakfasts are included. Two dinners are included. All transfers are included in that, too. So if you want any more information, shoot me a dm, ask me questions, and I'll be on Instagram Live at 5 o', clock Pacific Standard Time. And I'm going to talk about it there, too. And you can ask questions on that as well. Thank you, Zach, for bringing that up. I totally forgot.
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A
All right, guys, Go. Zach, could you drop a link? Yes, I will. Let's see where. Here is the link. I'll put it in the live chat. That way, if you guys want to check it out and learn more, you can. You can take a trip to Ireland with Stu. And then also, guys, the new merch has officially dropped. Is available now. So we have the new never with teeth shirt, which is this one. It's like a distressed heavyweight shirt. It's really fun for summer. So you have the classic, which was just like a classic black T shirt, but then now you have this Fun distressed gray version. You have the new no Filter investigative team sleuthing since 2015. So if you're trying to help find Nancy Guthrie, then you must be on the investigative team. So where's Nancy? You can hopefully find her. Well, or not. Nanos has her. Probably in his freezer. Who knows? And then we have our new justice for Justin shirt, equipped with florals. We have a lotus flower in honor of DV survivors. We know that our last Justin for Justice for Justin shirts sold out. So you can't get the OG Shirt, but you can get the new that.
- [71:45]
B
The pink one is really cute. I really like.
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A
Yeah, the OG is cute. It's sold out now, but now we have the new one just in time for trial. So if you need a fresh one, you can go right now. Head on over to no filtermerch.com these are the three new designs that are available now. Plus, we have all of the classic Daddy Sleuth, Mommy Sleuth, and OG justice for Justin are sold out, so don't miss out. Get the new ones right now. Head on over. NoFilterMerch.com Guys, get your merch. And remember, for the month of April, 50% of my proceeds will be donated to Homelife Community to support adults on the autism spectrum. So all April long, everything you purchase in the merch store, 50% of my proceeds will be donated to Home Life community. All right, give me a follow. Give me a like, follow me at Zach Peter all over the Internet. Follow Chef Stew. Go check out his island ship. Yeah.
- [72:37]
B
And yeah, DM me if you have any questions, guys.
- [72:40]
A
Oh, yes, Beth. Cameo. I will be fulfilling everybody. I have a ton of cameo requests that I have to do today. Blake Lively has been, like, hijacking my day. But I promise I will get everybody their cameos today. So stay tuned. I will get you your cameos. I promise. All right, guys, have a good weekend. I will talk to you on Monday. There will be a bonus episode for members this weekend, a Q and A episode. Maybe I'll post one more call for questions on Instagram. So if you have any additional questions that you want me to answer for this weekend's members only, please let me know. All right, guys, love you. Appreciate you. Ciao for now. Bye.
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B
Bye.