EXCLUSIVE Diddy Update, Nolan Wells Mystery Deepens & Behind the Headlines

Summary

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The Breakfast Club

Episode: EXCLUSIVE Diddy Update, Nolan Wells Mystery Deepens & Behind the Headlines
Date: July 28, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, with guest-host and lead segment from Lauren LaRosa

Episode Overview

This episode blends deeply personal reflections with hard-hitting pop culture and headline news. Lauren LaRosa leads with an intimate check-in about family caregiving, then breaks exclusive updates on Diddy's legal troubles, and dives into the latest developments (and controversy) surrounding the Nolan Wells case. The focus is on delivering both breaking news and thoughtful context, with Lauren’s firsthand perspective driving the narrative.
Note: Advertisements and sponsor messages have been omitted.

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[00:33-08:57] Behind the Scenes & Family Reflections with Lauren LaRosa

Key Discussion Points

• Balancing Work and Caregiving: Lauren opens with a candid account of managing family responsibilities, especially as her grandmother undergoes a medical procedure.
• Role Reversal in Aging Families: She reflects on how caring for older relatives feels like “the roles reverse,” comparing it to parenting, and discusses the emotional complexity of cherishing time with loved ones while accepting mortality.
• The Blessing & Difficulty of Aging: Lauren shares the beauty and challenges of watching her grandmother age, emphasizing the importance of helping her find joy ("If she wants to play cards, hey, let's have a card party. If she wants to travel somewhere, yo, let's do it." [04:45])
• Blending Life and Media: Lauren notes that her podcast has become a “secondary vlog” (08:19), inviting listeners into her real-life journey, not just industry gossip.

Notable Quotes

• "[When] dealing with older family members, it’s weird. It’s like the roles reverse … I always feel like I’m a mom balancing kids during a school week." – Lauren LaRosa [04:12]
• "These days of her life should just be all about enjoyment … But it’s rough, because, you know, she’s getting older. She worries about a lot more." – Lauren LaRosa [05:10]
• "Older people have such a different spirit and mentality about the fact that life doesn’t last forever. There are times where she talks about death so easily, and it scares me." – Lauren LaRosa [06:20]

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[11:42-15:08] EXCLUSIVE Diddy Update: Behind the Headlines

Key Discussion Points

• Breaking the Story: Lauren discusses her role in breaking the news of Diddy being placed in solitary confinement after an alleged altercation with another inmate.
• Media Validation: Entertainment Tonight uses Lauren’s reporting. She expresses pride in her growing influence and impact ("…feels good to know that you’re making progress and you’re breaking the bubble…causing conversations that shake the room is literally the tagline of my production company" [14:24]).
• Reporting Ethics: Lauren faces the dilemma of when to share incomplete information—wanting more from Diddy's team before going public, but realizing the value of timeliness in media.
• Behind the Report: Lauren recounts her discussions with DJ Envy, Jess, and Charlamagne on trusting her gut when sharing developing stories.

Memorable Moments

• Diddy’s alleged choking incident recapped with direct audio from Lauren and ET:
  "The phone call was, hey, Diddy choked the man out. He was placed in solitary confinement and he'll be there for at least 30 days, is what I was told." – Lauren LaRosa [13:33]
• Discussion of how this could impact Diddy’s early release:
  "If prison officials determine he violated their rules, Diddy could lose good behavior credits, potentially pushing back his scheduled release date" – ET Anchor, Michelle Turner [13:43]

Notable Quote

• "For me in media, causing conversations that shake the room is literally the tagline." – Lauren LaRosa [14:24]
• "They’re like, you don’t have to have everything completed. Just take us along the journey." – Lauren LaRosa [19:13] (on learning to report evolving stories)

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[19:19-31:50] The Nolan Wells Case: Mystery & Controversy

Case Summary

Lauren provides in-depth coverage of the developing case of Nolan Wells, a young Black teen who died on a Fourth of July boating trip with mostly white friends. Questions remain about how he died, and the event has stirred national attention around race, autopsy transparency, and potential foul play.

Key Discussion Points

• Autopsy Findings & Suspicion:
  The Wells family’s independent examiner reports unexplained red discoloration at the back of Nolan’s head and missing throat tissue, raising concerns about possible foul play.
  "Dr. Roger Mitchell said that the focal area of red discoloration in the soft tissue … is significant because he cannot determine why you have that red discoloration in the back of his brain." – Interview clip [20:56]
• Emergency Dispatch Audio Analysis:
  A recently released emergency call is dissected for background voices potentially indicating there was prior concern or knowledge about Nolan’s state (is he dead? oh my god, nolan).
• Controversy Over Police Narrative:
  Official local investigators maintain there’s “no foul play,” but the family, advocate Ben Crump, and many in the public voice skepticism.
• Delay and Grand Jury Process:
  The official autopsy report is still pending and will be presented first to a grand jury, as is (reportedly) standard in Jackson County.
  "Every death in the county except those of natural causes and non criminal car wrecks are presented to your grand jury ... Nolan's case is being handled the same way, with the same care and the same commitment to the truth that we handle with all death investigations." – Lauren quoting county official [28:41]

Social & Racial Dimension

• Lauren and other commentators assert that race cannot be discounted as a factor in both the death and the slow-moving investigation.
• Ms. Rachel, a white children’s content creator, receives online blowback for stating the public and media would react differently if races were reversed.

Notable Quotes

• "There’s been a discrepancy about whether he was fully clothed or not fully clothed when his body was found." – Lauren LaRosa [25:18]
• "Race always plays a factor when you’re a Black person in the world." – Lauren LaRosa [26:30]
• "That woman hurt… Like, that family is without their child, their nephew, their brother… there should always be a line that is drawn regardless of how you feel about how things happen when someone’s life is taken." – Lauren LaRosa [27:34]

Memorable Moments

• Lauren’s direct compassion for the Wells family, and her insistence that “People have no… like there should always be a line that is drawn regardless of how you feel…” [27:40]
• Frustration at the pushback Nolan’s mother receives online during her search for truth and justice.

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[31:50–32:33] Episode Wrap & Call to Action

Key Closing Moments

• Lauren acknowledges her audience and the importance of community support:
  "You guys choose to be right here with me … I appreciate you guys. Keep talking about the show. Keep telling a friend to tell a friend." [31:58]
• Hip hop question prompt:
  "What’s a hip hop lyric that changed the way you saw music? Because that’s really what the Sprite Living Track List is all about." [32:31]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Family & Caregiving Reflections: 00:33–08:57
• Diddy: Solitary Confinement & Exclusive Update: 11:42–15:08
• The Nolan Wells Mystery (Autopsy, Race, Justice): 19:19–31:50
• Wrap-up & Audience Engagement: 31:50–32:33

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Episode Takeaways

• Personal & Powerful: Lauren’s openness about family, anxiety, and care humanizes the news cycle and connects with listeners beyond the headlines.
• Ethics in Fast-Paced News: Her struggle with when to break evolving stories highlights the tension between responsible journalism and the race to be first.
• Race & Justice: The Nolan Wells coverage is notable for centering race, transparency, and fairness within a shrouded legal process.
• Audience as Community: The episode closes by affirming the role of listeners in amplifying and shaping ongoing cultural conversations.

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Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Lauren LaRosa's Guest or Co-host]

Hey, y'.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is another episode of the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. So y' all know, we kick off the Latest with Lauren LaRosa with a check in behind the scenes of the grind. Let's do it. So checking in behind the scenes of the grind. I am feeling. Feeling all the way or almost through. It's only Tuesday, but the week is also a great start. I think last week I was battling for my life as far as sleep, but this week I'm feeling a lot more rejuvenated and energized. This week, my grandmother has a small procedure that she'll be doing, so we'll be heading down to just be there with her while that happens. And so I've been making sure that I'm, like, getting a lot done work wise, but also, like, personal life wise, so that that day and potentially the day after outside of work, I can kind of dedicate the time to just be there with her, calm her nerves a bit. I think it's. It's like the. It's the most beautiful thing to watch someone be able to get older because it's such a blessing to be able to get older, but it's also like such a. A weird feeling as well, too. And when I say I'm feeling almost through the week, I mean, like, a lot of times dealing with my mom and my grandmother and y'.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor (Michelle Turner)]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let me know if y' all experience this too. Anybody dealing with older family members, older mom, older dad, you know, whoever, it's weird. It's like the roles reverse. Like, I always feel like I'm a mom balancing kids during a school week. Even when I'm all the way in Jersey and they're in a different state now. I will say being in Jersey with them in a different state does make things a bit easier because when I need to, like, lock in work focus, I can literally just answer the phone real quick, make sure everybody good, you know, be like, hey, I'm gonna call you back. I gotta work. I don't gotta worry about trying to find a room, a quiet place, you know, anything. But when I'm like, home, oh, baby, they don't care nothing about what I be talking about. And I'd be like, I wonder if this is what it's like with people who have kids that are just trying to, like, balance real life and, like, living their own life as people, but also, like, as parents. So that's always like, a very weird feeling. It's like, love watching her be able to get older and just enjoy, you know, her life. Like, I. I want my gr. Like, my main thing with my grandmother right now is just like, relax, please. Like, just enjoy. So I try to do things like, if she wants to play cards, hey, let's have a car party. If she wants to travel somewhere, yo, let's do it. Like, I think these days of her life should just be all about enjoyment. But it's rough because, you know, she's getting older. She worries about a lot more. So, like, this procedure coming up. She's a little worried about it, and I'm telling her, like, you know, there's nothing to worry about. It's a small procedure, not really invasive. I plan to get on the phone with the doctors on my way down the day prior to, just to talk back over some things, ask some more questions, because I know she's going to have them for me. And then, you know, as soon as I get off work that morning, I will be there with her as well. Family will be there, just everything to make her more comfortable. But I think as you get older in age, small things worry you because you're older in age. And I think, you know, you are coming face to face with, like, your immortality and the fact that, like, life doesn't last forever. And I think older people have such a different spirit and mentality about the fact that life doesn't last forever. There are times where she talks about death so easily, and it scares me. Like, I literally will tell her, like, let's not talk about that, because I don't want to will anything into fruition. But, you know, I think as you get older, you know, your. The spiritual journey is like, fully locked in. You know, God, you know, God got you.

[Lauren LaRosa's Guest or Co-host]

You.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know, you just think about it differently. And that becomes the weird part because it's like, as happy as I am to have her and all the wisdom and the age and all the years, I know she has to come. And, you know, I'm like, thinking about the fact that, like, once I have a. A grandkid, because she already has my niece and my niece is like 11, 12 years old. So once I have a grandkid and they're like, young. My grandmother is going to be dang near, like, 90 years old. But, I mean, she don't act 90. Oh, she's still going to play in space and doing all the things. But I always think about, you know, just how different things are for her now than they were when I was, like, 14, 15 years old. Like, you know, the good, the bad, the ugly. Like, she talks to me a lot about being lonely and feeling lonely, and, you know, she's lost a lot of friends because, you know, they get older and they're not here forever. But she also talks to me about, like, just loving her life and, like, the life that she's been able to live. It's just a weird place to be in when you have to balance, like, you're in the middle of the two and have to, like. Like, you have to love and enjoy the time that you have with the people on this earth right now, while also understanding that, like, this thing don't last forever. And as you get old enough to realize that, that is a real fact. Because when you're a kid and you think that your grandparents and your parents are like, superheroes and they're going to last forever, when you get older and you start dealing with your own immortality and the fact that everybody got to go someday, no matter the age, you start to think about those things, like in.

[Interviewee or Guest on Breakfast Club Segment]

In.

[Lauren LaRosa]

In what that looks like. So it's just a weird place to be in. But nonetheless, I'm getting through the week, and I'll keep you guys posted on how grandma does and her procedure. I feel like, you know, the podcast has become a secondary vlog for me. I take you guys through everything. Not just the latest in pop culture, but the latest in life and journey here with me on the latest Alaroza as well. So send some prayers up for her, all my prayer warriors out there. I'll keep you guys updated in our next episode. Or next. It'll be a few episodes from now because that's later in the week. I'll keep you guys episode in episode. I'll keep you guys updated.

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[Gary Valenciano]

We've all been there. We've had seasons that have shaken everything. The question is, what remains when the shaking stops? Hi, I'm Gary Valenciano, and on my podcast Unshaken with Gary Vee, I sit down with amazing personalities and we talk about the seasons that nearly broke them, the lows that carried them to their highs. Listen to Unshaken with Gary Vee on the I Heart radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Bill, why is my eye twitching? Does this mean I'm in perimenopause? Maybe I have adult adhd. I need to look this up. Where's my phone?

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Juliana, your phone is hot to the touch. I think it's asking you for a break.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

You know what? Maybe I should just ask ChatGPT.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Or maybe we can ask an actual human.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Yes, like a couple sex therapist.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Whoa, that escalated quickly.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

But okay, because I have questions.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

We have questions.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

And I bet everyone has questions like, is it normal to sleep in separate bedrooms? We do that.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

How about this one? Is bribing your kids bad parenting or just negotiating?

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Oh, and I still do need to know, why was my poop green that one time?

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Hypothetically, Right? Okay, well, instead of letting the Internet guess, we've got actual people answering these

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

exact questions and laughing with us has got to be better than spending three hours down a rabbit hole online.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Listen to Bill and Juliana, the podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now as we shift gears a bit, just speaking about, you know, things being different now, y' all know I. I really pride myself on making sure, if I can, to tell the world things first, if even a small detail. So we recently broke some exclusive details about a story here on the latest With Lauren, the rose of the podcast, which we then took over to the Breakfast Club about Diddy and the fact that Diddy was placed in solitary confinement. So. And again, a lot of this conversation is still up for debate about, you know, what happened, why it happened, how long he'll be in solitary confinement for. Diddy's team has yet to be able to zero in on some details that they are feeling comfortable to release. I've actually been reaching out to them for the past 48 hours, kind of, you know, around the clock because I was, I was told that, you know, details were close. Like they were close on getting some more details. But the story that we broke, for those of you guys who don't remember, or the story that we broke, some exclusive details around, was featured on Entertainment Tonight. Shout out to Entertainment Tonight for using us in their package. Let's take a look.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor (Michelle Turner)]

A star in legal trouble. Diddy, who was reportedly thrown into solitude after allegedly choking a fellow inmate out. Now his early release could be in jeopardy just after 19 year old twins Jesse and Delilah broke their silence about his life behind bars.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is his spirit still up?

[Interviewee or Guest on Breakfast Club Segment]

Yes, he's been very focused, you know, like being a better person for his family.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor (Michelle Turner)]

The breakfast club's Lauren LaRosa was tipped off about the alleged altercation, which she says occurred Yesterday at around 4pm Literally.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The phone call was, hey, Diddy choked the man out. He was placed in solitary confinement and he'll be there for at least 30 days is what I was told. I said, why? They said, you know, sometimes people think that they can play with him.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor (Michelle Turner)]

Diddy's rep tells ET they have no information about the alleged assault. If prison officials determine he violated their rules, Diddy could lose good behavior credits, potentially pushing back his scheduled Release date of February 23, 2020, 2028.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

That release is contingent upon good behavior in custody because you don't want the appellate judges having concerns about his ability to safely reintegrate.

[Entertainment Tonight Anchor (Michelle Turner)]

Jesse and Delilah just launched their clothing line and told me they want to forge their own path away from all of the negativity surrounding their dad.

[Interviewee or Guest on Breakfast Club Segment]

His press is his own press. Our press is our own press. It's honestly just made us push and work harder.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So that was me talking about the story on the Breakfast Club and that was Michelle Turner, who is one of the lead anchors. Her and Kevin Frazier are like the lead anchors over there at Entertainment Tonight. So shout out to them for utilizing us in the package. It just, it always feels good to know that you're making progress and you're breaking the bubble. Because for me and media causing conversations that shake the room is literally the tagline of my production company, which is brown girl grinding. And when I first started out to do so, I think it was a lot easier to claim and to do when you're under the umbrella of someone else's name and brand. Now that you it's like when things Yo.

[Sprite Living Track List Narrator (Alternate)]

I was scrolling through the Sprite Living track list the other day and immediately started arguing with myself. It was wild because records like California Love still not a player and back then are so much more than words and songs. They're moments, they're memories, they're snapshots of where hip hop was and where it's going. That's what Sprite gets. They spent over 40 years celebrating artists who define the culture, and now they're turning the conversation over to the fans. And if you're like me, the real fun is getting into the why. Why did this song matter? Why did this line hit? Why did it change hip hop forever? Now, I can't promise you any answers, but with Sprite, you have a good time figuring it out. Check out the full Sprite Living track list and break down the stories behind your favorite bars@livingtracklist genius.com this is the sprite Living track list. Obey your thirst.

[Gary Valenciano]

We've all been there. We've had seasons that have shaken everything. The question is, what remains when the shaking stops? Hi, I'm Gary Valenciano, and on my podcast Unshaken with Gary Vee, I sit down with amazing personalities and we talk about the seasons that nearly broke them, the lows that carried them to their highs. Listen to Unshaken with Gary Vee on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Bill, why is my eye twitching? Does this mean I'm in perimenopause? Maybe I have adult adhd. I need to this up. Where's my phone?

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Juliana, your phone is hot to the touch. I think it's asking you for a break.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

You know what? Maybe I should just ask ChatGPT.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Or maybe we can ask an actual human.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Yes, like a couple sex therapist.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Whoa, that escalated quickly.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

But okay, because I have questions.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

We have questions.

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

And I bet everyone has questions. Like, is it normal to sleep in separate bedrooms? We do that.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

How about this one? Is bribing your kids bad parenting or just negotiating?

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

Oh, and I still do need to know why was my poop green that one time?

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Hypothetically. Right? Okay, well, instead of letting the Internet guess, we've got Actual people answering these

[Bill (Podcast Co-host)]

exact questions and laughing with us has got to be better than spending three hours down a rabbit hole online.

[Juliana (Podcast Co-host)]

Listen to Bill and Juliana the podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your podcast.

[Norah Jones]

Hey, I'm Nora Jones, and I love playing music with people so much that my podcast called Playing along, is back. I sit down with musicians from all musical styles to play songs together in an intimate setting. Every episode's a little different, but it all involves music and conversation with some of my favorite musicians. Over the past two seasons, I've had special guests like Dave Grohl, Leve, Mavis Staples, Remy Wolf, Jeff Tweedy. Really too many to name. And this season, I've sat down with Joshua Homme, Sarah McLachlan, John Legend, and more. Check out my new episode with Finneas.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I went home and I asked Billie if she wanted to sing it. She immediately made it her own thing. No fair. You really know how to make me cry when you give me those.

[Norah Jones]

So come hang out with us in the studio and listen to Playing along on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's wrong on the Breakfast Club? In my segment, it's about what Lauren got wrong on the Breakfast Club. It's a bit different when, you know, you're leading conversation for real. I enjoy the responsibility, and honestly, I think it's more about the challenge that I enjoy. Although sometimes, like, I'm in my head about, all right, did this go well? Did this not? You know, even with this story, I'm gonna be honest with y'. All. I was like, let me not report it, because I want to hear more back from his attorneys first. And then I was like, no, let me just go. And I got a tip that TMZ was also working on the story as well. So I was like, we just gotta go. We gotta go with this, and we gotta go now. And we did. And shout out to the guys like, Charlemagne, Envy. Like, I'll go to them and be like, y', all, here's what I got.

[Sprite Living Track List Narrator (Alternate)]

I don't have everything.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What do y' all think? And they'll be very honest with me, like, yo, just tell the story that you have. Just, you know. And, yeah, so I shout out to them, because that kind of helps me feel like, okay, in my mind, I need to complete it, and I need to have every question answered. But for them as a listener and for people who know their listening audience, they're like, you don't have to have everything completed. Just take us along the journey. So I'm learning how to do that and learning how to do that, you know, better, especially being here with you guys on the podcast. But thank you, Entertainment Tonight. That was like a really great pat on the back, you know, to, to help me continue get through the week this work week. Now, as we shift gears a bit, you know, we're going to go on over to Nolan Wells. For those of you guys who are not familiar with this case, Nolan Wells is the young black boy who was out boating and enjoying a boat trip weekend, a Fourth of July weekend with his friends, majority white friends, and all his friends in the boats came back and he did not they were he was missing for two days and then his body washed up in the water and he was pronounced dead. Now, police in their early investigations and, you know, they maintained that there was no foul play. You know, there still has not been an autopsy released from, you know, officials down there in Mississippi, Ben Crump and Nolan Wells family did their own independent autopsy. And here are, you know, the results that they talked about recently. Let's take a listen.

[Medical Expert or Investigator]

Dr. Roger Mitchell said that the focal area of red discoloration in the soft tissue, soft tissue of the back of the head, the occipital region, is significant because he cannot determine why you have that red discoloration in the back of his brain. That's significant. He also talked about, Mr. Williams, if you could, just the fact that as it's common practice, he was missing his throat when they received the body and he wants to know why they held it back. He's not drawing any conclusions, but he said he would want to examine it if there were neck fractures or compressions to the neck. And he thinks that's significant to know an autopsy. The reason he says he would hold it back when he was medical examiner, because he thought that there may have been some issues with neck fractures. The last thing that is significant is what we said before about him, the condition of his body when he went into the water. Was he conscious or unconscious? Was he forced or unforced into the water? He said those things are very significant. But he started off talking about this red discoloration in the back of his head is something that was of great concern.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now, some new updates here. There is an audio from an emergency dispatch call. So one of Nolan Wells friends who was on a boat that Nolan should have returned back on their boat began to like sink. One of the pumps wasn't working on the boat. So the person like the One of the friends who was, like, in charge of getting the boat back to where they came from reached out through an emergency line to get help to have someone come over to help the boat. As the pump wasn't working, the things were sinking. Now, the audio you guys are about to listen to, what people that listen to this are calling out and I want you guys to listen very closely to is in this audio, people are pointing out the fact that you can hear someone in the background. And it's not as clear, but we're going to take out a lot of the noise and isolate the voices on the second list, not on the first listen, because what people believe that they're hearing is someone in the background say, is he dead? Then someone else say, oh, my God. Then someone else say, nolan. Now let's take a listen to this audio from this emergency call about the boat sinking. Now, this is not isolated, so this is the call and know it's going to include everything. Not isolate and I apologize. And trigger warning for anybody who, you know, will continue to listen to this. You don't hear screams or anything like that, but the. The words that I just said, people do think that they hear. So just want to give you guys that one.

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Sounds like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

C. Assistance. Vicki speaking. How can I help you? All right, of course. How far is the word coming up, sir?

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All right.

[Lauren LaRosa's Guest or Co-host]

No, we do not need that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now let's take a listen to this same audio, but let's isolate the voices a bit so you can hear a bit.

[Lauren LaRosa's Guest or Co-host]

Hey, we're at the west tip of Horn, and our village pump stopped working. We're going, we're sinking. Can y' all please come? We have a membership.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now, there have been questions raised in this case from the very beginning because you got a young black boy with all of his white friends goes missing body, you know, comes to shore. They're saying no foul play, but autopsy reports potentially could. Could point to other things. You know, there's been discrepancy about whether he was fully clothed and or not fully clothed when his body was found. I saw a report today, following this audio that there are sources close to the investigation that are claiming that authorities have evidence that Nolan was on Mississippi barrier Island after the boat departed on the fourth of July. Now, this will be a huge update because people have been trying to figure out, number one, just the timeline of, like, where he was, what time he was there. There was a friend that was talking about, you know, the last time somebody would have spoke to him would have been around like 6 o'. Clock. But also, you know, people are trying to figure out whether that places him on this boat or not. Like, there's a lot of unanswered questions here. And there's a family, you know, without their baby. So people are trying to figure out what is going on. Of course, race comes into play. I think that it is insane for anyone to say that race does not come into play here. I saw shout out to Ms. Rachel, the kids content creator. She be going in. Okay. And I hate to because there's so many other people that do as well. Like, there's so many other people that have been champion. Championing for Nolan Wells for justice to be served. I told you guys, Ben Crump is on the case. Like, I've seen so many people that are speaking out and fighting about this. I'm pointing to Ms. Rachel, though, because she, as a white person, because there's a lot of non black people who are like, why is race coming into play with this? And it's like, hello. Yeah. Like, let's not. Let's not ignore the fact that, like, there's always concerns when a young black child is injured or missing amongst all white people. Like, even if I, like, you have to prove to me that that is not a factor through hard evidence before I will just take it off the table voluntarily, let's put it like that. Because people are like, well, there's nothing here that points to this being about race. And, you know, argue all of that with whoever wants to hear it. Because for me, you got to prove to me that that ain't a thing. Because what I am naturally inclined to know and think, feel and believe is that race always plays a factor when you're a black person in the world. But anyway, Ms. Rachel, I saw her getting a lot of pushback because she was talking about how this would have been. The case would be handled a lot differently if this was a white teen who went missing and then turned up, you know, dead and it was all black friends and, you know, y' all know how that go. But yeah, so this. This audio has sparked a lot of conversation. And to me, honestly, I think it's. It's caused a lot more confusion as well. A lot more confusion. I just feel so bad for Nolan's parents and Nolan's family. Like, I saw too, his mom was getting, like, reviews on, like, her job's page of people saying that, like, just throwing nasty things her way and giving her bad ratings. And you can obviously tell that these are people upset that Race has come into the conversation and she don't deserve that. Like, regardless of what you feel believe happened or did not happen, that woman hurt his f. Like that family is without their child, their nephew, their brother, their. Like somebody's life was lost here. People have no, like there should always be a line that is drawn regardless of how you feel about how things happen when someone's life is taken. Like if you don't have nothing nice to say, don't say it at all. Okay. One of the first lessons we learn as children but, you know, as this case progresses, because it will. We are still waiting for the, you know, Mrs. For Mississippi to release their autopsy reports. Autopsies can take around six to eight weeks typically. But I, I did, I was, I was listening to talk radio this morning, heading into work as I do every morning before our show hits air. And I heard them, I heard, you know, and I think Mimi Brown played this too in her coverage on the Breakfast Club as well. I heard, you know, one of the officials from down in Mississippi saying that like they're not going to release. So even after the eight weeks is up, which I think would have been around this week there, that's not going to, it's immediately released to the public, which normally can happen, but they're going to because there's been a grand jury that's been convened. It'll go to the grand jury within that investigation first. But here's what I see online. So I'm, I'm reading the Clairolyn Ledger and they have a section in here on some reporting on Nolan Wells, why the Nolan Wells case is headed to a grand jury. So they talk about a meeting that was held and they say in the meeting that the district attorney shared information on Nolan Wells to his family and victim services resources explained that the case will go to a grand jury. Now they say, according to this report, that that is standard for many kinds of death. And in Jackson county that is not an indication the crime is suspected. So here's a direct quote. Every death in the county except those of natural causes and non criminal car wrecks are presented to your grand jury. Many people don't know that we have handled death investigations in this manner my entire career. This is a representative from the county speaking. Nolan's case is being handled the same way, with the same care and the same commitment to the truth that we handle with all death investigations. Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have worked around the clock since Wells was reported missing on July 4th. And I told you guys, his body was found two days after on July 6th. And then they go into understanding. You know, the DA says, you know, that they understand the public's urgency for clarity, but they're taking the time required to complete the work that is necessary for the investigation. So there'll be, there will be more here from, you know, once they get through with their grand jury investigation. And hey, look, I know they're saying a grand jury normally takes place because that's how all cases in Mississippi are within this area are handled. But I'm not mad at the extra step being taken. I do want the family to have a bit more transparency and clarity. But I'm not mad at the extra step. I just hope that in these extra steps it's a neutral, thoroughly done investigation and. And nothing. Lacker. Now that has been another episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa. I tell you guys every single episode, y' all could be anywhere with any old body talking about all of the things. But you guys choose to be right here with me, my low riders. I appreciate you guys keep talking about the show. Keep telling a friend to tell a friend to tune on in so we can get more pickup and voices like Entertainment Tonight. I'm Lana Rosa and I'll catch you guys in my next episode.

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