No Filter With Zack Peter

Episode: Taylor Swift Replaces Blake Lively with Selena Gomez, As 'Smear Campaign' Allegations Crumble
Date: December 8, 2025

Episode Overview

In this spicy, holiday-tinged episode, Zack Peter brings his signature wit and insider tea to discuss the shifting alliances within Taylor Swift’s famous friend circle—namely, the high-profile replacement of Blake Lively with Selena Gomez. He then navigates the latest unravelling of the Blake Lively legal “smear campaign” drama, follows bizarre celebrity lawsuits (including a wild claim of being Miley Cyrus’ "real mother"), and openly analyzes reality TV’s latest villainy. Loaded with audience banter, snarky humor, and receipts, this episode is essential for pop culture enthusiasts tracking the juiciest celebrity and reality TV updates.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Banter: Christmas Trees, Audience Shenanigans, and Holiday Humour

Timestamps: 00:01–25:00

• Zack sets an energetic, playful tone, riffing with his live audience about holiday decorating, fake vs real trees, and humorous confusion between Christmas trees and helping the homeless.
• Hilarious audience stories about acres, BMWs, and suspected tree “theft.”
• Zack emphasizes his own minimalist approach: “I was happy with buying one tree. And everybody's out here with their acres and their trees and their homeless people.” (22:35)
• Calls to his frequent guest, Donna, to determine whether Jewish homes also host Christmas trees, mixing inclusivity and his sharp comedic improvisation.

“I apologize that I'm not quite there yet. We should all send Zach Christmas decorations. Listen, I love you all, but some of you, we don't have the same styles.” (23:22, Zack Peter)

2. Taylor Swift’s Inner Circle Shakeup & The Mystery of Lena Dunham

Timestamps: 27:30–40:50

• The major pop culture headline: Taylor Swift is now publicly seen with Selena Gomez and Lena Dunham at a Chiefs game, rather than previous BFF Blake Lively.
• Audience opinion: Lena’s presence is “a bit of a strange choice”—Zack calls Dunham “the epitome of toxic feminism” and “a bit scary.” (40:15)
• Discussion of Taylor’s heightened security at games, with theories flying: Was she dodging process servers or just being ultra-private?
• Chatter about whether Taylor and Blake’s “friendship break” is permanent or if there’s a comeback possible after legal drama.

“To replace Blake Lively with Lena Dunham, even I'm kind of like, huh? Like, Selena Gomez is a flex. Lena Dunham...she’s just kind of there digging through her purse.” (28:45, Zack)

“I don't look at Lena Dunham and I'm like, yeah, she's the biggest champion for women. She's annoying. When I look at Lena Dunham, I get annoyed. But I don't necessarily think feminism.” (40:16, Zack)

3. “Smear Campaign” Lawsuit: Allegations Fall Apart

Timestamps: 40:53–57:50

• New developments in Blake Lively’s lawsuit over the alleged smear campaign with Justin Baldoni and attorney Melissa Nathan.
• Key point: No evidence connects Norwegian reporter Schersty Flå to any coordinated PR plot, or to Baldoni/Nathan—the infamous “baby bump” video went viral organically.
• Zack mocks “Dr. Leslie”—who falsely claimed there was a suppressed video version—calling out internet and legal manipulation.
• Dismantles rumors about Boldoni’s PR using bots, explaining standard industry practices (like WeTransfer).

“If anything, Schersty Flå was behind the smearing that took down Blake Lively’s reputation for that time. It was...a viral moment of negativity that has now ballooned into an entirely astronomical bomb of Blake Lively’s reputation.” (50:44, Zack)

“Everything we're seeing is starting...to get dismantled. They have no evidence of bots. They have no evidence of a smear campaign.” (56:10, Zack)

4. Celebrity Lawsuit Madness: Miley Cyrus’ “Real” Mom?

Timestamps: 58:00–01:10:15

• Zack covers the bizarre court claim by Jaime Lee, who insists she’s the real biological mother of Miley Cyrus, stating she was only 12 when she gave birth and that Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus staged a secret adoption.
• Audience and Zack quickly debunk: the story has no credible evidence, DNA testing was denied, and a judge tossed out the case.
• Zack dives into humor and skepticism about “repressed memories” and reality stars leveraging trauma stories.

“She remembered at the big age of 45 that she gave birth to Miley Cyrus. This is why you can't trust everybody's memories.” (1:05:17, Zack)

“So she just fell out of a coconut tree, basically. 12 years old. Find the parents.” (1:06:34, Zack)

5. Reality TV & Defamation: The Demi vs Marciano Saga

Timestamps: 01:10:16–01:17:40

• Zack briefly pivots—you can’t sue just because someone says outlandish things about you on reality TV; legal standards of malice and actual harm rarely work out for defamation plaintiffs.
• Compares the Blake/Justin legal battle to this, noting how media amplification and legal definitions rarely align.

“Demi, on the other hand, just seems reckless...she’s continuing to double down and push that narrative. And that's what I think is really scary.” (1:13:45, Zack)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Christmas Trees and Keeping Up with the Audience Joneses:

“How are you guys affording all these damn Christmas trees? I just bought a Christmas tree and it wasn't cheap, and I only bought it because it was on sale. And now we have 12 Christmas trees. How big is your lawn again? I thought we were in a recession.” (12:25, Zack Peter)

On Taylor Swift’s Friend Group Switch-Up:

“To replace Blake Lively with Lena Dunham, even I'm kind of like, huh? Like, Selena Gomez is a flex. Lena Dunham…and she's just kind of like, if you really look, she's just kind of like sitting there digging through her purse.” (28:45, Zack)

On the “Smear Campaign” Drama Against Blake Lively:

“At the end of the day, there were no lies told about Blake Lively. Every clip is her own words and actions. She needs to do some reflecting.” (57:20, audience comment acknowledged by Zack)

On Miley’s ‘Real Mom’ Lawsuit:

“At 12 years old in 1992, I was trying to find a lawyer to help me get visitation of Miley, but I was brutally attacked and placed in a state of trauma until recently remembering how I came to be the parent of Miley Cyrus.” (Imitation/paraphrase of the legal claim, 1:02:17)

“She remembered at the big age of 45 that she gave birth to Miley Cyrus. This is why you can't trust everybody's memories.” (1:05:17, Zack)

On Pop Culture’s Obsession with Trauma:

“Everybody has trauma these days. Everybody has trauma. And I'm just like, what happened to the days where we just, you know, grow and move on now?” (1:07:35, Zack)

Segment Timestamps

• Holiday Banter & Audience Chat: 00:01–25:00
• Taylor Swift/Blake Lively/Selena Gomez Friendship Swap: 27:30–40:50
• Blake Lively Smear Campaign Lawsuit Unravels: 40:53–57:50
• Miley Cyrus “Real Mother” Lawsuit Story: 58:00–01:10:15
• Reality TV, Trauma Storylines, and Defamation Law: 01:10:16–01:17:40

Summary Takeaways

• Zack’s episode is overflowing with snarky, sharp, and unfiltered pop culture discussion.
• The Taylor/Blake/Selena friendship drama gets dissected, with Zack calling out Lena Dunham’s odd addition to the girl gang.
• The Blake Lively “smear campaign” scandal continues to crumble for lack of evidence, with legal developments favoring the defense.
• Absurd celebrity lawsuits (like the Miley “real mom” claim) are both ridiculed and analyzed for what they say about fame and memory.
• Zack engages his audience as co-conspirators, giving the show a community feel—full of in-jokes, live reactions, and lightning banter.

"Boy, oh boy, oh boy..." (often repeated catchphrase for dramatic effect, throughout episode)

This is a must-listen (or read) for anyone invested in 2025’s hottest celebrity scandals and the messy, ever-evolving world of reality TV gossip.