Kash Patel SUES The Atlantic, D4vd Arrested, and Katy Perry Allegations, with MK True Crime Hosts, Plus Terrible CA Dems | Ep. 1302

Summary

The Megyn Kelly Show – Detailed Episode Summary

Episode 1302 | April 23, 2026
Topics: Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic, D4vd Arrested, and Katy Perry Allegations, with MK True Crime Hosts, Plus Terrible CA Dems

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Megyn Kelly Show delivers a fast-paced mix of political commentary and true crime, blending sharp analysis of the latest polling data, the state of the Republican Party, and California’s messy Democratic primaries with in-depth legal discussions of high-profile cases: Kash Patel’s lawsuit against The Atlantic, the sexual assault allegations against Katy Perry, and the shocking murder and abuse case involving pop singer D4vd (David Burke). Megyn is joined by an all-star lineup of legal analysts and true crime podcasters as she launches new shows under the "MK True Crime" banner, bringing listeners into the heart of legal battles and morality tales dominating the headlines.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Political Roundup: Trouble for the GOP & California Primaries

• Trump & GOP Polling Disaster (00:40–07:45)
  • Trump’s approval is at an all-time low, fueled by the unpopular Iran war and economic woes.
  • “You cannot win elections like that, Democrat or Republican. You got 80% of the independents against you. You’re effed. You need to adjust something ASAP.” (Megyn Kelly, 03:00)
  • Independents now favor Democrats by a much bigger margin than during the “blue wave” of 2018.
• California’s Democratic Field – A Mess (10:57–17:56)
  • Despite being a Democratic stronghold, California’s candidates (Javier Becerra, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer) are criticized for lackluster appeal.
  • “It’s 40% Republican. They just don’t have any representation. So they should have powerhouse, plentiful, smart, savvy, attractive Democrats... But this is what they have to choose from instead.” (Megyn Kelly, 10:58)
  • Entertaining discussion of Porter's viral staffer video and debate performance.
• Racial Profiling, Licenses, and Debate Absurdities (18:00–27:31)
  • Candidates debate English proficiency for truck drivers; sharp contrast drawn between Democrats’ and Republicans’ positions.
  • “Let’s stop with this whole racism thing and racial profiling and all of this garbage. You either violated the law or you didn’t.” (Chad Bianco, 23:16)
• Homelessness Crisis and Newsom’s Grade (25:01–28:36)
  • Becerra gives Newsom an “A for effort,” which Megyn mocks: “Everyone gets a trophy on effort... Just say it. He sucks. He stunk up the joint. California's a mess.”

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2. Kelly’s Court: MK True Crime Launch & Major Cases

2.1. The Predator of Seville — Study Abroad Sexual Assaults

Guests: Mark Iglersch & Janice Bilboer (Positively Legal Podcast)

• The case of Gabby Vega, an American student sexually assaulted by a tour guide in Spain, which became the Netflix special Predator of Seville.
• Audio from Gabby’s harrowing account and the process of getting Spanish authorities to act.
• “Had you not given her that format to show the world, that she said unlocked the government folks over there.” (Mark Iglersch, 40:53)
• The wider pattern of predatory behavior, multiple victims, and difficulties securing justice.
• “Seasoned predators always have a plan, right? This guy did not just wake up one day and decide that Gabby was going to be his first victim.” (Janice Bilboer, 42:21)

2.2. Katy Perry Sexual Assault Allegations (Australian Case)

Guests: Ashley Merchant, Dave Aronberg, and Phil Holloway (MK True Crime Show)

• Actor Ruby Rose alleges (20 years ago) Perry sexually assaulted her at a nightclub.
• Discussion on the credibility of historical claims, evidence, and the lack of corroboration.
• “If you see Katy Perry literally take her vagina out in a public place and rub it on a drunk lady’s face, someone’s going to see that.” (Ashley Merchant, 57:09)
• Examination of Perry’s alleged pattern, including old video incidents.
• “This all feeds into a narrative that Katy Perry just thinks that she has the privilege to grab people’s butts and ...perhaps put her vag in someone’s face at a party. I can’t believe I said that. I went to law school.” (Dave Aronberg, 64:39)

2.3. Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic — Defamation or Rhetorical Hyperbole?

• Patel’s lawsuit claims malicious defamation, accusing the magazine of fabricating stories about his drinking.
• “If you sue someone for defamation, you open yourself up to a deposition and discovery about your drinking.” (Dave Aronberg, 71:26)
• Consensus: Hard for Patel (a public figure) to prevail; standards for “actual malice” are high.
• “This is a manipulation of the narrative that he’s trying for here. Like, I don’t think it was necessary ... Who cares? Don’t waste your time and energy.” (Megyn Kelly, 79:36)

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3. MK True Crime: Additional Cases and Launch

• Introduction of new “MK True Crime” podcasts: Positively Legal, MK True Crime Show, and In the Well.
• Each show brings together legal experts for accessible, dynamic coverage of trending criminal cases.

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4. D4vd (David Burke) Murder & Abuse Case

Guests: Mark Geragos & Matt Murphy (In the Well Podcast)

• D4vd, a young singer, arrested for the murder and sexual abuse of a 14-year-old found dismembered in his Tesla.
• “He’s 21 currently, so by any measure, having sexual relations with a 13-year-old would be illegal... she was never seen again.” (Megyn Kelly, 87:42)
• Extensive legal breakdown of the investigative grand jury, possible evidence (child abuse material on phone), and defense strategy.
• “Juries, if you get in child pornography, that case base, you're basically on third base and all you need is a base hit... the jury will hate him so much.” (Matt Murphy, 95:12)

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Selected Quotes & Timestamps

Political Segment

• “You cannot win elections like that, Democrat or Republican. You got 80% of the independents against you. You’re effed. You need to adjust something ASAP.” (Megyn Kelly, 03:00)

California Debate Highlights

• “It’s 40% Republican. They just don’t have any representation.” (Gabby Vega, 10:57)
• “If we can't have both Republicans in the final runoff, please consider 'Get out of the fucking shot.' Because she may be angry, but she's entertaining.” (Megyn Kelly, 30:44)

Sexual Assault Case (Predator of Seville)

• “Had you not given her that format to show the world, that she said unlocked the government folks over there.” (Mark Iglersch, 40:53)
• “Seasoned predators always have a plan, right? This guy did not just wake up one day and decide that Gabby was going to be his first victim.” (Janice Bilboer, 42:21)

Katy Perry Allegations

• “If you see Katy Perry literally take her vagina out in a public place and rub it on a drunk lady’s face, someone’s going to see that.” (Ashley Merchant, 57:09)
• “This all feeds into a narrative that Katy Perry just thinks that she has the privilege to grab people’s butts and pull people’s pants down and perhaps rat put her vag in someone’s face at a party. I can’t believe I said that.” (Dave Aronberg, 64:39)

Kash Patel Lawsuit

• “If you sue someone for defamation, you open yourself up to a deposition and discovery about your drinking.” (Dave Aronberg, 71:26)
• “This is a manipulation of the narrative that he's trying for here. Like, I don't think it was necessary... Who cares? Don’t waste your time and energy.” (Megyn Kelly, 79:36)

D4vd (David Burke) Case

• “He’s 21 currently, so by any measure, you know, having sexual relations with a 13 year old would be illegal... she was never seen again.” (Megyn Kelly, 87:42)
• “Juries, if you get in child pornography, that case base, you're basically on third base and all you need is a base hit prosecution wise, because the jury will hate him so much just for the child pornography.” (Matt Murphy, 95:12)

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Notable Moments

• Mic Drop: Megyn pushing back on poll numbers (“You’re effed. You need to adjust something ASAP.” 03:00).
• Viral Video Relived: Katie Porter’s (pre-2026) infamous “Get out of my fucking shot” moment, and her debate answers (14:22; 15:53).
• True Crime Impact: The power of media exposure—Gabby Vega’s story helping spur a conviction in Spain (41:44).
• Unfiltered Language & Humor: Unvarnished reactions to debate absurdities, and Katy Perry’s alleged conduct.

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Conclusion

This episode showcases Megyn Kelly’s signature blend: hard-hitting political diagnostics, merciless roasting of left and right, and a vibrant turn to true crime with the debut of new legal analysis podcasts. The mix of credible legal insights, cultural scandals, and Megyn’s no-holds-barred commentary make this a must-listen for anyone wanting to stay sharp on news, politics, and law in post-2024 America.

Transcript

[Megyn Kelly]

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More polling has just come out for President Trump and the Republicans and it's more potential trouble. It's important to talk about it now when we're several months in advance in the midterm. Maybe something could be done. We told you earlier this week that President Trump had his worst poll of his second term with the AP showing just 33% of Americans approving of his job performance. When you look at the cross tabs in the all important independent voters, Trump has cratered. I mean cratered not. It's like not even present tense anymore. It's done. Just 23% approve of his overall performance. That ticks up to 30 when it comes to how he's handled immigration. And then from there it is all downhill. 21% of independents support this war on Iran. 21. You've got 79% of independents who are against folks. You cannot win elections like that, Democrat or Republican. You got 80% of the independents against you. You're effed. You need to adjust something ASAP. 19% support him on the economy. 19. And listen to this. How many independents approve of Trump's job performance when it comes to the cost of living? 12. 12. The problem is he was underwater with these folks on the economy and cost of living inflation prior to the Iran war. They were already suffering and they were blaming him. And then we launched a war of choice that was not necessary. And their gas prices went up and energy prices are going up. It's already happening in Europe and elsewhere and it's coming to a city near you. The delay in pain is just that A delay, it will come our way because the economy is connected, the world economy is connected. And these, you know, the Strait of Hormuz is closed right now thanks to the Iranians. And you know, they're pissed we won't lift our blockade of the Iranian ports. The strait is closed right now. And what's happening, unfortunately, is that all those, you know, millions and millions of barrels of oil are just stacking up and you get to the point where there's nothing, there's no place to put them. They stop then producing because there's nothing to do. They can't get them on ships, they can't get them out of there. They run out of storage room. They, they stop producing. And the lag on that could be truly catastrophic for the global economy. So the clock is ticking. This actually is a very serious worry for the world, including us. Even though we don't buy our oil from countries that deliver it to us out of the Strait of Hormuz, that's irrelevant. We're all connected. So this pain is likely only to get worse. And this war needs to come to an end right away. At least now President Trump seems to want it. He does seem to want to end the war. Unfortunately, as the old saw goes, it's very easy to start a war and very difficult to end one. The Iranians get a say and they're not rolling over. It's not just President Trump. The numbers are bad for the entire Republican Party. Look at this poll from Fox News yesterday. One that has Trump doing slightly better with a 42% approval rating shows Americans prefer Democrats to Republicans on the economy for the first time since 2010, first time in 16 years. They're favoring Democrats on the economy. Democrats are the reason we're in this economic mess. The American public is so short sighted, but it's just their frustration. They feel like they gave Trump a year and a half. He's done nothing other than make things worse. This is how they feel if you read the polls. And so and they're, they're not feeling pro GOP right now for a variety of reasons. They don't tend to like the tariffs. I still am open minded to them, but I don't speak for the independents, even though I am one. They don't like the war, they don't like what's happening in their bank accounts, and they're starting to think the Democrats might be the better option. On the economy. 52% say they prefer Democrats compared to 48% who say they like the Republicans. When it comes to who should manage the economy. And the highly respected Cook Political Report is out today with new analysis ahead of the midterms. I'm just going to read you their opening sentence. It reads, quote, for Republican candidates running in competitive House districts. Okay. Republican candidates running in competitive House districts. The Cook Political Reports battleground district project, project, I should say, is a flashing red warning light for the fall. Flashing red warning light. In their exclusive poll of battleground districts that President Trump won by an average of 2% in 2024. Democrats now lead by 6%. So President Trump won. Won them by 2%. Democrats now lead by 6%. So that's arguably about an 8% swing on the generic congressional ballot. The Dems are ahead on nearly every important issue. But the numbers are particularly bleak when it comes to the economy. Again, I mean, this is every poll and it's every political report. It's everything. The economy is the, is the driver more than anything of these economic, of these approval ratings. And there's precious little time to turn things around, but there's time to make it look like you are trying to turn them around. And that, at least should be done. Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet and now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers are under attack and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system to benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday Americans. 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Cook reports that Democrats in Congress are actually more underwater, with a net negative rating of -23% than their Republican counterparts. And 1 in 5 Democrats think their own party's out of touch. So what Cook is saying, I'll give you a line from the report. Republicans are hemorrhaging support from independent voters. And he goes through some of those numbers that we went through. And then he points out that, okay, right now they've got driving all these numbers with independent voters are they're disgust with the economy. They give the president a 70% disapproval rating. And then he points out, cook does. In 2018, the last successful midterm election for Democrats, independent voters opted for a Democratic candidate by a 12 point margin. Okay, so by 12 points, independents went for the Dems. According to exit polls today, Democrats are winning independent voters in the generic ballot by 25. More than double what happened in 2018 when independents went for Democrats by 12 points. Democrats gained 40 seats. It was the largest House seat gain for a minority party since 1974. It is when Nancy Pelosi became Speaker. Pelosi. That was when Dems were favored by independents by 12 points. As of today, independents favored the Dems by 25 points. Okay, so there is a massive red flag over what's happening this November for Republicans. They better get their shit together asap. One silver lining around the gloomy cloud for Republicans right now is the actual candidates who appear to be running in these races in a lot of them anyway. And by the way, one of the big victories back in 2018 was amazingly, notwithstanding those losses in the House, Republicans gained two seats in the Senate at that time, but they lost the House by a wide margin and they lost the gubernatorial races, the state House races across the country, which do matter. They matter for, among other things, looking at the way elections are conducted and what the protocols will be and who will be ultimately in charge if a massive challenge has to be filed, like Bush v. Gore, the governors and the secretaries of states in Florida, you know, the places like that really matter. So the one good silver lining for Republicans right now may relate to one of those state houses in particular, the one in California. Okay, because you're thinking, okay, I'm sick of Trump, I'm about the Iran war, I hate the economy, I'm voting Team Blue. Whoa, whoa, there you look at it. What happened in California last night, you pumped the brakes hard if you are a normie. California, the home to the two front runners for the 2028 Democratic nomination, Governor Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris, should have the deepest Democratic field in the country, right? Shouldn't it? This is where you breed Democrats. It's easy to come up with lots of Democrats there The whole state is Democrats, or so we're told.

[Gabby Vega]

It's not really.

[Megyn Kelly]

It's 40% Republican. They just don't have any representation. So they should have powerhouse, plentiful, smart, savvy, attractive Democrats. You know, they should be running, running cup renathel over with them. But this is what they have to choose from instead. Take Javier Becerra, a Stanford grad. God, the older you get, the more you realize those credentials mean absolutely nothing. Former congressman, former Attorney General of California. And not for nothing, but he was President Joe Biden's Secretary of Health and Human Services. Remember when everybody freaked out on rfkj like he's not even a doctor. He has no experience in the medical field. That second part's not exactly true. He spent his entire adult life suing Big Pharma and other companies that polluted our lakes and our oceans and our waterways. So that's medical related, at least. And you do become a bit of an expert when you file those lawsuits and see them through for 15 years as he did. But this guy was the Attorney General from California. Javier Becerra had zero experience in the medical field. And they were fine, these people who objected to RKJ when he was elevated to run hhs. It's just if your name is Kennedy and you've got some skepticism around Big Pharma that they give you a hard time for not having that credential. In any event, you look at that resume from Javier, right? Sounds like a serious guy. Until, that is, he starts speaking. Watch.

[Javier Becerra]

I remember when my parents would tell me the stories of when they came with $12 in their pocket. They had to make a life here. They needed to make sure California could work for them. Let's make sure Donald Trump is not starting reckless wars to keep the prices of gasoline down by up to $2 a gallon. We could reduce the price if that war in Iraq that Donald Trump started would go away.

[Megyn Kelly]

Well, Iraq, well, wait, right, that war. Trump actually did oppose Iran. Iraq. Tomato, tomato. And what about my favorite candidate, Congresswoman Katie Porter, who I'm totally rooting for just so we can get more content? Some things are about us. First of all, she clearly is on the shot. There's no doubt in my mind she's taking Ozempic or one of the GLP1s, and I applaud her for it. I. This is the last thing I needed on my Katie Porter. She needed to get slightly better looking. And she's working on it, my friends. Look at the difference. Look at the before and after. Come On. You gotta admit, she looks better. Californians, if you're gonna go Democrat for this role, for the love of God, just give me this one. Just make a Katie Porter. She'd be so fun to cover. Javier Becerra is a bore. Tom Steyer is a billionaire elitist prick. You don't want them. That guy from San Jose? Yeah, he seems fine, but also boring and really doesn't have the credentials for this job. This is your only option. Come on, She's. She went in the shot for you. Quite clearly she slimmed down, she got her hair did. And just in case you need a pick me up today, because why not? Here's one of her greatest hits From July of 2021, when she was berating her poor staffer who got in her live shot as she was on TV or doing a taping, that we're going to lose more than half a million

[Katie Porter]

Californians dying prematurely to air pollution and other problems. And the state could lose. Get out of my fucking shot.

[Gabby Vega]

I wanted to tell you that that's actually incorrect. It's not that it's electric vehicles. It's that if we don't meet the

[Megyn Kelly]

commitments under the Paris Climate Accord.

[Katie Porter]

Okay, it does. Okay. You also were in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot. Okay, I'm going to start again with electric vehicles. Saving us money.

[Megyn Kelly]

Perfect.

[Katie Porter]

Okay.

[Megyn Kelly]

Okay. I don't know how many times I have to tell you. I'm on Team Team Porter. Like that gal should not have been in the shot. When you are doing a taping with somebody for an interview and you have a staffer who thinks you've said something wrong, they're. They. It's tough. It's. The horse has left the barn. I've been with Abigail Finan for 17 years. Never once has she popped up behind me to interrupt a hit to say, oh, I think you made. You meant to say X and instead you said why? She'd probably get a comment from me along those like, actually, no, she wouldn't. I'd be like, Abby, what the hell? Anyway, it would never happen. But I. Katie, you gotta come on this show. I can rehabilitate you on your anger. I can. I can. And California's. You gotta soften on this lady. If you're not gonna go with Steve Hilton or Chad Bianco, please, please do us all a favor of giving the angry lady a shot. She was asked about that video last night. Here's how that went.

[Interview Moderator]

Ms. Porter, you've acknowledged that your interactions with an aid and with a reporter Captured on videos which went viral were, in your words, a bad look and that you could have done better. What have you done to address those concerns? And as a person who frequently speaks about being a parent on the campaign trail, what would you tell your own kids if they ever faced a boss like that? You have 60 seconds.

[Katie Porter]

I apologized that day to that staffer four years ago. And I took responsibility then and I have taken responsibility since, acknowledging that it was not the right way to treat someone.

[Javier Becerra]

Someone.

[Katie Porter]

And I would say that if somebody is treating you rudely, you should speak up. And that's what I would want my children to do. And that's what I did when I was being pushed again and again and again to cow, to kowtow, to give in and defend Donald Trump when he was engaged in despicable action.

[Megyn Kelly]

That was a reference to the. The interview she had with that reporter. Let's play that one too. Just so people are reminded of what she was talking about in that second one. It's SOT 10. So fun. Love, Katie.

[Gabby Vega]

Do you think you need any of

[Megyn Kelly]

those 40% of California voters to win? And you're saying no, you don't?

[Katie Porter]

No, I'm saying I'm gonna try to win every vote I can. And what I'm saying to you is

[Megyn Kelly]

that, well, to those voters. Okay, so you.

[Katie Porter]

I don't wanna keep doing this. I'm gonna call it. Thank you.

[Megyn Kelly]

You're not gonna do the interview with us?

[Katie Porter]

Nope, not like this I'm not. Not with seven follow ups to every single question you ask.

[Megyn Kelly]

Every other candidate has answered hearings.

[Katie Porter]

I don't care. I want to have a pleasant, positive conversation which you asked me about every issue on this list. And if every question you're gonna make up a follow up question, then we're never gonna get there and we're just gonna swivel around. I have never had to do this before, ever.

[Megyn Kelly]

You've never had to have a conversation

[Katie Porter]

to end an interview.

[Megyn Kelly]

Okay, but every other candidate has done this.

[Katie Porter]

What part of I'm me, I'm running for governor because I'm a leader. I don't want to have an unhappy experience with you, and I don't want this all on camera.

[Megyn Kelly]

I don't want to have an unhappy experience with you either. Too late. Too late. I also would like to have a positive, pleasant experience in doing my interviews, whether I'm on the receiving end of the questions or the one asking them. Go, Katie. I feel you. She was annoying with the seven follow ups. Katie Porter is misunderstood, my friends. She's misunderstood. She should be given a fair chance out there in California. It's amazing. It's so fun to watch. I like the. I love it all so much as Piers Morgan may say woke is dead, but not inside the Democrat party. Okay, the most absurd part of this debate last night, the most absurd by far, was when they got to the topic of whether cops are racist if they pull over a Spanish speaking truck driver for possibly violating a road sign. If they ask them if they can understand the road sign, okay, like to 99.9% of humans on this earth, the answer is very obvious. No. They're doing their jobs. They're protecting the community to make sure how the if the guy doesn't understand S T O P it endangers us all. It endangers our children. It's yield. Take your pick. It's a relevant inquiry, especially this year when we've seen multiple Americans killed by foreign born Spanish speaking drivers who are here, often illegally, who get these commercial driver's licenses and then are reckless, either intentionally or because they don't understand. So who's gonna enforce all these revisions like TSA or you know, what's the exact organization? It's like Highway Patrol, I guess, but it's Sean Duffy and CHP basically in California. But they've been pushed by the feds to make sure these people can speak English before they're granted a commercial driver's license. But who actually enforces that? I mean, Sean Duffy doesn't have a little independent force out there pulling people over. It's cops. And they know very well that one of the requirements to get one of these licenses now is that you, you be able to understand the signs. You don't have to be fluent in English. You don't have to dazzle at an English speaking cocktail party. But you need to understand the basic signs. Merge, no U turn. That's how one of these guys killed some American drivers. Stop. And so on. So here's Javier Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer's answers. This billionaire Townsend is so fucking out of touch. This guy, he's, I'm sure he's driven around in some fancy black car, you know, some town car or some Mercedes by some driver. He doesn't ever have to even think about this stuff. But here's Becerra and billionaire Tom Steyer's answers on because they showed him a video of a cop asking so politely, this one driver, Spanish speaking, if he understood a sign that the cop was holding in front of him. And they got into Whether this was racist. So the question was, should there be English proficiency tests for truck drivers and is this racial profiling that this cop did? Watch. Should the CHP be giving English proficiency tests to truck drivers? And if not, would you, as governor, push back against the Trump administration on this policy? You have 60 seconds.

[Javier Becerra]

I would definitely push back on the Trump administration administration on, again, a reckless policy. I would make sure that that officer understands that he cannot discriminate against any driver without having a basis to do so. We have to be very careful that we're not profiling consumers in California. Drivers in California.

[Phil Holloway]

But what I can say is this racial profiling is illegal. And in fact, picking on people based on the color of their skin in the state of California is illegal.

[Megyn Kelly]

Racial profiling is illegal. By the way, look at Tom Steyer's feet. Look at this. You're so cool, bro. You have a gubernatorial debate and you just want to telegraph I'm the cool millionaire billionaire. Excuse me. I don't need to wear shoes. I don't need to wear, like, a suit to debate. I'm going to wear my sneakers, my trainers, because that's just how casual I am. Okay, it looks disrespectful. Now contrast Becerra's and Stiers answers with the two Republicans on that stage last night. Our pal Steve Hilton and another great guy, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who I must say, did very well in that debate. Watch.

[Steve Hilton]

So I've discussed this with someone called Marcus Coleman from Bakersfield. His beautiful daughter Delilah was put into a coma by someone driving a truck. An illegal immigrant didn't speak English and his daughter now disabled for life. That's what we're dealing with here. It is completely ridiculous that we have people driving on our roads who can't understand road signs and can't speak English. So, yes, of course, and I've discussed this with my friend Sean Duffy, the Transportation Secretary. We will not be issuing commercial driver driver licenses when I'm governor to people who are illegally here and who don't speak English. That is obvious. Common sense.

[Kash Patel]

Let's stop with this whole racism thing and racial profiling and all of this garbage. We have to get over this. You either violated the law or you didn't. End of consequence, end of story.

[Megyn Kelly]

He's a sheriff, so he knows what he's talking about. Must just be such a breath of fresh air for Californians to hear. This is completely ridiculous. What are we doing debating whether this is racial profiling? The man couldn't fucking speak English and he's driving a semi tractor trailer. We have the right to know if he can read the signs, which are in english. Grow up, Ms. Moderator. All right, what about California's spiraling homelessness crisis? I mean, have you been to California in the past couple of years? Good luck going two blocks without having to literally stay, step over a homeless person or a homeless encampment or tents, et cetera. I mean, it's, it's everywhere. It gets worse and worse and worse. California is ranked number one when it comes to homeless people. Number one has the most homeless people in the country. According to US News and World Report, California alone accounts for over 24% of all homelessness in America. At least based on the 2024 estimates. Over 24%. How about that? Gavin Newsom became governor in 2019. And it was just last week that City Journal revealed California now provides sex change procedures to homeless illegals. Illegals. Think of it. You're, you come here unlawfully, you stay here unlawfully, you then can't get a job, can't support yourself, you become homeless and you, you want California taxpayers to, to pay for your, you know what to be cut off to, to have sex change procedures for us to sterile sterilize you. I mean, it's insane. And Gavin Newson says yes. I mean, this is what's going to come back to haunt him if he actually becomes the nominee. I get the hairline. It's good. He's an attractive man. He's tall. He is freaking backing this. Can you imagine this on a debate stage when this gets exposed to the American public? As City Journal reported, quote, when most Californians think about homeless services, they imagine that their tax dollars are going to support veterans, families and those who have fallen on hard times. The reality is that some homeless shelters have apparently turned into havens for transgender identifying illegal aliens who can receive gender affirming care, which is a misnomer on taxpayers dime. Here's okay, on the homelessness issue, which is a nightmare in California, again, they're number one when it comes to worse in the nation. Here's Becerra's grade of Gavin Newsom on that issue.

[Interview Moderator]

Mr. Becerra, we haven't seen you issue a letter grade on Governor Newsom's overall performance. What grade does he get on homelessness and what, if anything, would you do differently? You have 60 seconds, Frank.

[Javier Becerra]

I would say that the governor has made efforts. We've seen him come down to Los Angeles, actually go out and try to clean some of the streets on effort. I would give him An A. Oh, my God.

[Megyn Kelly]

Everyone gets a trophy on effort. I mean, what is that? Might be even worse. At least if he hadn't tried. You could be like, well, he has different priorities, and if we could get him focused on the right priorities, he would know what he's doing. That's not what he said. He's like, he tried super hard. He's just totally incompetent. He's completely ineffectual and doesn't know how to do things, get things done. I mean, it's. It's almost worse. But I mean, what, you know, as, you know, not. Not afraid to swear. But I really don't like the P word. But if I were to use it, I'd be using it about Javier Becerra right there. What a P word. Just say it. He sucks. He stunk up the joint. California's a mess, especially on this issue. Own some piece of it. So you've got just a modicum of respectability with the voters listening to you. All right, but we've got to end this. Back on Team Sanity again with Steve Hilton explaining what's really going on. Watch Mr. Hilton, you've given the governor an F on his overall performance when it comes to homelessness. Has he done anything right? You have 60 seconds.

[Steve Hilton]

My goodness.

[Katie Porter]

Of course.

[Steve Hilton]

Of course it's an F. It shames our state, the situation with homelessness. We have about 10% of the US population, around 50% of the country's homeless population. And as for Javier praising Gavin Newsom for the photo op where he tried to pretend he was cleaning up a homeless encampment. Literally. Gavin Newsom did that three times in a row. Nothing changed, and nothing will change. If you have one of these Democrats. Democrats in power, it will be more of the same.

[Megyn Kelly]

Steve, you're doing great. Keep going, Keep going. And Hilton even had a great answer on why Californians should like that he was endorsed by President Trump. The moderator knew exactly where to go to who. Why is that a good thing? California. Everybody hates him. And here, watch how he handled it.

[Interview Moderator]

Mr. Hilton, you said you were deeply honored to recently receive President Trump's endorsement. That's despite the fact that 62% of Californians disapprove of the job he is doing. Are those Californians wrong? You have 60 seconds.

[Steve Hilton]

One of the proudest days of my life was the day I became an American citizen. It happened in a ceremony right here in San Francisco. So it is a deep honor for me to be endorsed by the President of the United States. And here's the Thing that's going to help every Californian when I'm governor is that we will have a constructive relationship and partnership with the federal government, which would be the case, I would hope, for any party in that situation so that we can make things better in California, work with the president and his administration. It will benefit every Californian to have a governor. Mr. Hilton is a partner on these issues. Mr. Hilton with the president and his team.

[Megyn Kelly]

So good, right? So good. He. The president's endorsement will help, Steve. With the 40%, 39 of Californians who are Republicans, long suffering Republicans, and with the others which still make up the majority, you know, 60 plus percent. He's telegraphing. The reason I was proud of it is because I'm proud to be an American. And it's a wonderful thing to have a president endorse you. That was a very clever way of explaining why he's so happy to have the endorsement. It's no wonder he still leads in the RCP average of all polls in this race. The June 2 primary, you know, is now not far away, but the early voting is like a week away. So this thing's heating up. So just so we're clear, Steve Hilton still leading. Thrilled. It would be a miracle and so great for California if they would just elect him. Please, please, my friends in California. And by the way, our show has a ton of viewers in California. We can see where our viewers are. And I know you're out there, and I know you're listening. And you do have to make sure you vote. It's like not the national election, but this one actually does matter. You have a shot. He's leading. If you can keep him, and God love you, if you could keep Chad Bianco also in the top two, then you're guaranteed. Right. Republican rule, which would be great for you guys. Great. Um, in any event, pay attention. Please vote. And if we can't. If we. If we can't have both Republicans in the final runoff, please consider. Get out of the fucking shot. Because she. She may be angry, but she's entertaining. And if any one of these Democrats is going to ruin California even more, let's be honest with you, we might as well go with the entertaining one. All right, up next, Kelly's Court is resuming. It's back in session. And we've got some great cases. My gosh, there's a lot going on. Here's a question for you. How many brokers does it take to insure your business? If you're like most business owners, the answer is too many multiple policies, multiple applications, and no clear view of how it all fits together. And when questions come up, it's not easy to get the clarity you need at all. No one's there for you. But super sure changes that. A one stop shop for all of your business insurance backed by a team that works with you year round, not just at renewal. You are not a burden to them. They will take care of you. They want you to be happy. And if you've ever stared at a policy wondering what it actually covers, super sure has a fine print facts tool that translates the legal jargon into plain English so you know what's covered and what's not. It's not some shell game that they seem to be enjoying playing at your expense right now. You can go to super sure.com and get a full report on your current policies with no obligation. Find out if you're overinsured, underinsured or somewhere in between. Go to super sure.com one super agency. One powerful platform. All your policies and in one place. Imagine it. Go to super sure.com Megan today. That's super sure.com Megan paid for by Super Sure Insurance Agency, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. This episode is brought to you by Nordstrom. Ready to refresh your wardrobe? Nordstrom has all the latest styles for spring.

[Gabby Vega]

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[Megyn Kelly]

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[Phil Holloway]

It is an honor to share.

[Megyn Kelly]

No, it's our honor.

[Phil Holloway]

It is our larger honor.

[Katie Porter]

No, really, stop.

[Megyn Kelly]

You can really feel the respect in this battle. Pick a meal to pick a side and participate in McDonald's while supplies last. Now it's time for Kelly's Court with our favorites from the MK True Crime channel. That's a podcast that you should go subscribe to called MK True Crime. And we've got some other options coming up your way because everybody loves True crime. On the docket today, Kash Patel versus the Atlantic. The sexual assault allegations against Pop Star Katy Perry and whether we should be suspicious of one sailor's quick return to the US While the search continues for his wife in the Bahamas. First in the lineup today, Mark Iglersch and Janice Bilboer, hosts of Positively Legal, which is one of our new shows that we are officially launching on MK True Crime. You will see it in your podcast feed. Well, you should Google it. Guys, welcome.

[Mark Iglersch]

Great to be here.

[Megyn Kelly]

Megan, thanks for having us. Congrats on Positively Legal. I love the name, and this describes you perfectly. We're going to have a lot of fun.

[Mark Iglersch]

We're going to have a lot of fun. It's going to be unique. I promise her. I ain't doing it.

[Janice Bilboer]

Yeah, you definitely know Mark picked that name, Megan. That. That wasn't my name. But we are going to have a lot of fun.

[Megyn Kelly]

Mark is, like, the only lawyer we know who's like, choose happiness. The rest of us are like, what?

[Phil Holloway]

Get out.

[Mark Iglersch]

When misery. When misery is okay for the New Yorkers. Yeah, go ahead. Enjoy your life.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, it's true. He's exposed all that Florida sunshine, which made him happy. All right, so we've been. I mentioned this to the audience the other day when we announced the new shows on MK True Crime that you guys are Kelly's Court, Kendall's Court, ogs. Back when my name was Megan Kendall at Fox. And so every iteration of whatever show I've had, you guys have been coming on. We've been doing crime analysis and legal analysis. And that takes me back to 2018, when I was on NBC. And, Mark, you came to me and said, I've got this unbelievable story involving my client who went over to Spain as a student, and something terrible happened to her. And not just her, but we need to get the word out because this is happening over and over, and they can't really get the story out. So I'm gonna play the trailer for what has now become a Netflix special involving your client. We did have her on. We'll show a little of that. But do you wanna just set up, like, the. The story and, like, how it first came?

[Mark Iglersch]

Here's what people don't know. The only reason why I met Gabby Vega, the victim in this case, is because her mother was my kid's teacher at a school here in Fort Lauderdale. So she came to me and I'm like, well, I defend people who do this stuff. I don't really represent victims. But you know what? I'm gonna see what I can do for you. And she wanted to get the word out. I said, Are you sure? Absolutely. And Megan, we made a list. You were the top at the list at the time. And I figured, what are the odds that Megan's gonna have us on? When you said yes, I got goosebumps. I was so excited because I knew things would change for her. At a minimum, the word would get out. This guy would be exposed. But something far greater happened. And that's where the Netflix documentary explains what happened.

[Megyn Kelly]

So Gabby comes on. I'm gonna show that in a minute. But she comes on my show, and she talked about how she was an exchange student or she went over to Spain, Spain to study. And she finds herself in the clutches of this tour guide. And this tour guide wanted to be much, much more than her guide around Spain. She talks in this. In the following clip. This is from. Not from our show, but from the Netflix show called Predator of Seville, describing herself waking up and finding Manuel. Well, I'll let her tell it here. This is sat 27.

[Gabby Vega]

I just remember, like, I woke up at some point and no one was in the room. And I felt like I had never felt that way in my life. I have not felt that way in my life since. Like, it was almost like there was, like, a disconnect with. Between my mind and my body where it was like my brain was working on such a slow level here. And I just remember, like, leaning up against the wall and, like, dragging my feet one in front of the other to, like, get to the bathroom. I went to go open the bathroom door, and when I opened it, Nicole and Ashley and Manuel were on the shower. The three of them, they were in their shirts and underwear, and he was in his underwear. I remember I closed the door. They all came out, like, scurried out. It almost looks like they were, like, all embarrassed, kind of. And so I just went in and I sat on the toilet and I was facing the door. And all I remember,

[Haley McAleese]

It's like the

[Gabby Vega]

thing that's haunted me for years. It's like that memory of just like. Like, the door swinging open and seeing his crotch come towards me, and then him putting himself in my mouth and then me getting hit in the, like, head. And then I just, like, out.

[Megyn Kelly]

Oh, my gosh. It's so disturbing. So she. She had gone over there, Mark, as to study abroad, like so many of us do in college. And she did the thing. I've done this as a tourist, not as a student, but where you're in Spain and then you just pop down to Morocco. And this is her tour guide who's like, now Suddenly in her room at night, wanting to play games with her and other girls. And the next thing she knows, there's a serious possibility she was given a drug and she was sexually assaulted by this man whose name is Manuel. I'll get the last name. You probably haven't.

[Mark Iglersch]

Bella Vega. Vega, yeah.

[Megyn Kelly]

He's got Vella. Yeah. Manuel Vela. So here's the trailer for the Netflix special the Predator of Seville, which without Mark Eiglarsch would never have happened. Watch this.

[Gabby Vega]

When I moved to Spain to study, I was an 18 year old kid.

[Megyn Kelly]

I studied abroad in Sevilla. Sevilla, Sevilla.

[Gabby Vega]

I really loved it. It was like an adventure. I was really excited by the whole thing and thinking about all the traffic. Discover Excursions was recommended and they emphasized safety. The main tour guide seemed like a nice guy.

[Megyn Kelly]

He was handsome. He knew everyone.

[Gabby Vega]

A playful personality. It was the last night of the trip. He was like, oh, well, I can get champagne and we can all hang out in the room. I started getting really tired. I woke up the next morning. That's when I realized what had happened. The embassy said, you shouldn't talk to anyone about this second. He told me, no. I was like, that's exactly what I'm gonna do. I started building an investigation. The story just kept getting bigger. I went on the Today show. I had no idea what I was involved in. You feel like you were in the room with the devil.

[Megyn Kelly]

So, Mark, what were the legal challenges for her in getting this thing to a criminal trial?

[Mark Iglersch]

I was speaking to her today, actually. She told me that they were not very interested in Spain. They were not gonna do anything. And contrary to what you said before you played the clip, it wasn't me, Megan, it was you. Had you not given her that format to show the world that she said unlocked the government folks over there because they care way too much about tourism and they didn't like the way that this looked. That's what did it. You did it, Megan. And also, there's a beautiful part where she gives you credit, where she was freaking out. And I remember those moments and I tried to calm her down, but you. You going over to her and saying, you're going to be fine. You got this, meant the world to her. And she delivered her version of what occurred with courage and dignity and intelligence and passion. And that really opened the floodgates.

[Megyn Kelly]

Well, thank you for saying that. But I'm thrilled that these women found the courage to come forward. Because it wasn't just Gabby, as it turns out. There were others, Jana. And as we've seen in so many of these cases, when one brave woman finds the courage to speak out, all these other young girls who, you know, he was a tour guide, they weren't expecting to get molested by this man, sexually assaulted by this man. But one after the other, they started to come out. So you tell me, like, whether you think the Spanish government did the right thing here or whether they had to be dragged kicking and screaming just based on the fear of tourism losses.

[Janice Bilboer]

Yeah, I think it is the latter because we have all seen this movie, for lack of a better word, time and time again. Seasoned predators always have a plan, right? This guy did not just wake up one day and decide that Gabby was going to be his first victim. So first of all, kudos to her because God only knows how many other women she saved by having the wherewithal to come out, come on your previous show and save so many other people from this particular fate. And when you watch, like I watched the first episode of the documentary, and of course, we see some signs the way they depicted it. Like, for example, he should not. No tour guide should ever go to some young girl's hotel room to want to play games in his underwear. Number one, red flag. Number two. Apparently, like, they show him pouring some champagne. He came with champagne. She doesn't, Gabby doesn't have much of a memory of what happened. It's very, very foggy. So, of course, of course there's a possibility that he drugged her, part of being the predator. So I applaud her very much. I don't know what Spain, how Spain takes sexual predators or sexual offenders of what they intend to do. But then I did hear, even after he was convicted, he's out for now, at least while the case is on appeal. So they're not taking it as seriously as we do here in the United States. And that's shameful.

[Mark Iglersch]

Yeah. Let me add something.

[Megyn Kelly]

So he did get convicted. I mean, that's the other happy ending here, is that he. They did ultimately bring charges. She testified, and he was found guilty. And so that's happened, but as you point out, not yet in prison.

[Mark Iglersch]

So a couple of things. One, Gabby has agreed to come onto our first episode for an in depth interview, not only about the documentary, what didn't make it into the documentary, but importantly what happened after the documentary. Because I was getting a bunch of emails from new victims that I was forwarding to Gabby. There's now more than 10 victims who have come forward, some people who weren't necessarily victims, but people are like, wait, now I recognize him. He's my landlord over in Spain. He's still having contact with young women. So us doing the show and us doing it on our show, Positively Legal, which airs on Wednesday for our first inaugural show. We're gonna get into the weeds with her, and she's gonna tell you. I, amongst other things, that it was the prosecutors who said it was okay for him to remain out on bond while he goes through his appeals. The prosecutors agreed to that, Megan.

[Megyn Kelly]

Unbelievable. Well, some of the women came on that same show that we did on NBC because, you know, she started to realize something had happened to her. The word went out a bit on, this is not a good tour company. This is not a good guy. So these young women. And this was just. Just like as the. The MeToo movement was, you know, has had just come underway. So I think women were starting to realize there was power and safety in numbers. But two other girls came on. Haley McAleese and Carly Van Ostenbridge. And here's a bit of that from our interview on NBC in April of 2018. Watch this.

[Haley McAleese]

We went to his room and realized we were the only people there. And he was like, we're just gonna wait for everyone else to show up. And very quickly, he started being very sexual and asking really personal questions and wanted us to dance for him. And she did, like this, you know, like a dumb dance, like, to cut the sexual tension.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, this isn't like, we've all been there.

[Gabby Vega]

Yeah.

[Haley McAleese]

And then he was like, no, you need to do, like, a sexy dance on top of me. And that's when I was like, all right, no, we're leaving. And at that point, he took us and, like, pushed us against the counter and tried to, like, hold us and make us dance the way he wanted us to dance. And we obviously didn't want to, so we weren't making that easy for him. And then he ended up. He was like, you guys can't leave. And I was like, no, we're leaving. And he held me against the wall and started kissing me and then grabbed her hand and made her touch him. And eventually I, like, pushed through and got out of, like, his. Out of where he was. And I was like, no, like, we're leaving. But he wouldn't let go of her. She went and opened the door, and she told Manuel, the door is open.

[Gabby Vega]

Everyone can hear what you're doing.

[Haley McAleese]

And only then did he let me go.

[Gabby Vega]

And then I ran out after her.

[Megyn Kelly]

Manuel Blanco Vela. But here's the question mark. Is there any liability? So this is criminal Charges we're talking about. Is there any liability for the tour company or anybody beyond that, the school, Anybody who failed to protect these girls?

[Mark Iglersch]

Well, I know that there was an investigation into the schools. For example, my client went to. If you press me, I'll say it. But a very well known, well respected Florida state school. And that's how she picked this company. That's how most of the girls did the Discover excursions, marketed these specific universities and targeted them. And the university seemed to recommend them as vendors. And there's some argument that they knew that funny stuff was going on and continued to recommend them as vendors. And so unfortunately, it's very difficult to prevail in the civil arena and I don't think anyone's had to pay a nickel.

[Megyn Kelly]

So what's gonna happen to this guy now that he's. Why is he out? He's just out pending sentencing.

[Mark Iglersch]

Correct. It's all the way up to the highest court in the land in Spain. In fact, Gabby said, wow, from a Megyn Kelly appearance to now this case being in the highest court in Spain, she was very impressed and also grateful to the other two women who came forward on your show who technically were also my clients. But when I called on my clients was me just being a mentor and a sounding board to help them get through this whole thing. That's really what I did. But, yeah, there's possibly more charges going to be brought against him in Spain. Gabby, you'll learn in our interview, is working actively to make sure that that happens.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wow. It's crazy, John, when you think about this guy who had access to a bunch of 20, 21 year olds, you know, college students, they're young, 19, studying abroad. One of the most exciting experiences in their young lives. Your tour guide might slip you a Mickey and sexually not just harass, but assault you. When I interviewed Gabby, remember this moment, we pulled it. She didn't know that she'd been in the bathroom with Vela for a half an hour because she, she was, she believed she was drugged. This is the moment. Here, watch this. Thought 33. Gabrielle spoke with her friends in the morning and asked if they remembered anything from the night before. One told her Gabrielle had been in the bathroom with Vela for half an hour.

[Gabby Vega]

It's difficult talking about it just because I've talked to a lot of girls now who have dealt with this

[Dave Aronberg]

at

[Gabby Vega]

his hands and I could have done something and

[Megyn Kelly]

I couldn't. Oh, so now it's like that's an important thing to see because you see her feeling like really great about the result, you know, and she's feeling more cocky, as that happens to a lot of women when they find their voices. But that is all born out of like a deep, deep, unsettling pain that being sexually assaulted against your will, especially while under a drug, possibly can do to a young woman. Oh, absolutely.

[Janice Bilboer]

And a lot of these women, probably for a period of time, if not forever, feel, I believe, that somehow, some way, they're the ones who screwed up. That somehow they're to blame. And we have to let women in their position know that. No, you're not to blame. Right. The world is supposed to be a nice place. You're not supposed to get molested by your tour guide. You not supposed to get molested by anybody, especially somebody who tries to eliminate resistance by secretly drugging you. And this guy, you know, you have to think about it. He didn't just meet these women by becoming their tour guide. I'm sure you have to fill out your name, rank and serial number when you apply to be on this tour. He could have targeted them before they ever, ever met him in real life. Like this. This type of predator plans this out, executed it perfectly. And if Spain doesn't do better and put this guy behind bars so that other people do not also get hurt by anybody who's got the same idea, then shame on them.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, then they're going to get some more Megyn Kelly show treatment. The, the, the whole situation reminds me of the, forgive me, but like the perverted boy scout leader who goes and works at the boy Scouts because he wants to molest boys like they. They insert themselves into certain circles where they know there'll be the victim pool will be plentiful. And it's no accident this guy was offering tours to college co eds, which was obviously the exact target route he wanted to get. Guys, thank you both so much. Positively Legal is available on the MK True Crime YouTube channel and podcast feed. Go subscribe and you won't miss Gabby's interview on their debut show next week. If your dog is scratching more than usual, licking their paws or shaking their head, it might seem like normal dog behavior. But it turns out those can actually be signs that your dog has allergies. And a lot of those issues start in the gut. When a dog's gut health is off, it shows up in their skin digestion, even their energy levels. But here's an option for you Better Wild Allergy Relief Soft juice. They're designed to help balance your dog's gut health to support their immune system. This is the first and only chew with ancestral advantage Wolf probiotics in it with natural ingredients. Okay. Better Wild says this is proven to help reduce itching and support gut, immune and skin health. Plus, Better Wild uses clinically studied veterinarian approved ingredients. Consider giving it a try. Right now, Better Wild is offering you up to 40% off your order at betterwild.com MK that's betterwild.com MK for up to 40% off your order betterwild.com MK Katy Perry, now under investigation by police in Australia after claims by Ruby Rose, who's an actress, that the singer sexually assaulted her in an Australian nightclub nearly 20 years ago. According to TMZ, Perry would not be shielded by any statute of limitations in Australia if police do indeed find evidence of a crime. A spokesperson for the Office of Public Prosecution in Victoria telling tmz, quote, there is no statute of limitations on prosecuting indictable serious crimes in Victoria. The law at the time of the alleged offense was committed applies to criminal proceedings and sentencing for historical offenses. Here to weigh in is Dave Aronberg, Phil Holloway and Ashley Merchant. They are all lawyers and hosts of the MK True Crime Show. Go and subscribe@mk true crime.com so just to be clear for our listening audience, you got Mark and Jonna, they've got a show. You got my three friends here, they've got a show. And then you're going to have Matt Murphy and Mark Garagos, who also have a show as part of the MK True Crime podcast feed and YouTube channel. So you don't have to subscribe to three different shows. Just go to your podcast, you know, search button, type in MK True Crime and hit subscribe. And then you can listen to all or any of their programs. Whichever one you're in the mood for, whatever time of day it is, will determine which one's available. So it's all going to be on the same feed. Just in case you didn't understand because it's the way I said it before I think was unclear. Okay, guys, welcome. Great to see you all. Congrats on the launch of the new show. Thanks.

[Ashley Merchant]

We're excited.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

Great to be here. Thank you.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, me too. Okay, let's kick it off with Katy Perry. So this is kind of a wacky story where I didn't know this Ruby Rose. She's stunning. She, I guess was in Orange is the New Black and she's claiming 20 years ago that she was at this nightclub in Australia with and she's Australian with Katy Perry and That, I mean, it's graphic. But I talked about it with Katy Perry's ex husband yesterday. That Katy Perry went over to Ruby Rose, whose head was on the lap of a friend. Sounds like she was not feeling well, she'd been overserved. And that Katy Perry allegedly pulled her own underwear aside and rubbed her vag on Ruby Rose's face. It wasn't even just like an exposure. It was a touching, which in any world would be sexual assault, assuming it's unwanted. Right. And Ruby Rose is saying it was 100% unwanted. And then adds another detail which I have to say, I don't know. She then claims that she then threw up on Katy Perry. So disgusted was she now? It's starting to sound a little unbelievable to me. I don't know. But she was drunk, so it could. It's possible she. She threw up because she said she was overserved. So now she's telling the story. I don't know why. Now Katy Perry posted a comment under a Justin Bieber meme or post about his appearance at Coachella, and Katy Perry posted something online. And this. This Ruby Rose saw it and didn't. She just had a negative reaction to it. And the next thing you know, she's telling this story and has dredged up this whole thing saying, you basically, you assaulted me. I'm not gonna file a police report. But you know, you did it. And Katy Perry's team came out and said, no, no, she didn't. She didn't do it. That you're. You're a liar. You accuse people all the time and they always deny it. And she was like, girl, it's on. And now she did file a criminal complaint. And Katy Perry's being investigated. And Ruby Rose, in the original statement, Ashley had said she has some sort of proof. I don't know what the proof exactly is. So what do you make of where we are and how we.

[Ashley Merchant]

I feel like they're gonna get into a mud wrestling pit and, like, fight it out. Like, that's what we have here. It's like, you were a hoe. You did this 20 years ago, but you did this. I mean, it's just crazy to me that this is happening. But so what we've got is 20 years ago, she was apparently at this nightclub. This is one thing I want to pay attention to. She says Ruby Rose says she was in her best friend's lap when this happened. So I'm really curious what this best friend says, because if her best friend saw her being sexually assaulted, she's Vulnerable. She's on her lap and she sees this happen, she's gonna say something. I mean, that doesn't make any sense, why she wouldn't say anything. So I'm really curious what her story is. And also the nightclub. I think it was the manager or the owner. They talked to him, and I know it's been 20 years, but he didn't see anything. I mean, if you see Katy Perry literally take her vagina out in a public place and rub it on a drunk lady's face, someone's going to see that. Like, someone's going to see that, right?

[Megyn Kelly]

And someone take it out.

[Ashley Merchant]

It's not normal.

[Megyn Kelly]

Like a set of keys and just rub it around.

[Ashley Merchant]

Like, this is not normal activity. Someone's going to say something. So, I don't know, 20 years later, I'm just not thinking that it's going to get very far. But it's definitely hurting Katy Perry. I mean, now we've got other people, you know, talking about, hey, she. She molested me. She did this stuff to me. But Ruby Rose has a history of saying that other people have sexually assaulted her and just throwing it out, you know, hey, I was raped by a ton of men on the set. She said of her last. Her last program, you know, when she left it, she said, I was sick of being raped by all these men on my show. But she didn't make any allegations. So I don't know. Something's really fishy here.

[Megyn Kelly]

Megan, here's the manager, the club manager statement. It was a place called Spice Market. He's spoken out about the wild night, saying as follows, quote, they were drunk. They were not paralytic or anything, just like any other person drinking at a nightclub. He told the Herald sun he claimed he did not see any alleged sexual assault take place or any vomiting, referring to Rose's allegations that she threw up when this happened to her. Ruby Rose is now saying that she's finalized all her police reports. She also does seem to say, though, that she's got proof, Phil, that she's got. She's got. I think she suggested she might have photos and maybe even contemporaneous notes and a witness. Hold on. She says, after it, I threw up on her. I told the story publicly, but changed it to be a funny little drunk story because I didn't know how else to handle it. So I kept it a secret. But she says she's more than welcome to sue me if this is not true, but she won't, because it happened. I have photos, and it was literally in public and witnessed by multiple people. Plus there's so much more that happened in the years leading up to her silly song that she won't want me discussing. The psychological manipulation was strong with that one. Okay, so your thoughts on her alleged proof in how she can make this case?

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

Well, Megan, maybe she's got a hotline. 1-800-If you've seen Katy Perry's lady parts, call this number. You know, I tell you, this whole thing on its face just. It doesn't have the ring of believability to me. I'm sorry, it just doesn't. I understand that sexual assault is a terrible thing and nobody's denying that. But another thing is terrible. It's also terrible to falsely accuse somebody of it. And this person has a history of it. Look, we gotta start with the fact that she's drunk, admittedly drunk. And when you're drunk, you're unable to perceive things accurately when they occur. And you're unable to oftentimes recall them accurately. Later when you're called on, called upon to recall them and she's admitted that she was so. And she threw up. Which suggests to me maybe that's more about the amount and quantity of the alcohol because even the manager there says that they were under the influence. So maybe that has something to do with the fact that she threw up. If she did in fact do so. And then you have prior inconsistent statements. Now the things where she's claimed misconduct against other third parties, you know, it's going to be very hard to prove or disprove those because like this one, it's going to come down to being a swearing match. But setting aside the fact that she's probably made false claims against other people and is a drama queen, you have a situation here where she, this woman has made false claims or prior inconsistent statements. And in the law that is something that cuts directly to a witnesses credibility. And you add to that, guys, the fact that a witness, this manager, remembers it and doesn't, doesn't. Cannot corroborate any other details other than that they were there and they were drinking. You put all that together and what you've got is a big ball of nothing. You got probably a false claim, certainly one that's not able to be substantiated to the point of making any kind of claim in court, even a civil claim in my view.

[Megyn Kelly]

I mean, you definitely the, the girl whose lap was holding Ruby Rose is critical. You know, you're right, Ashley, that that girl's gonna remember you don't forget if Katy Perry, you know, take. Takes out her badge, as you put it, and rubs it on your friend's face right in front. I don't even know how you do as a woman. Like, what do you don't, like, gotta. Gotta get straddled. You got to like, hold on, let me whip my leg. Right.

[Ashley Merchant]

It's so weird. Like, it's just so odd. And then she's throwing up. Like, it's just the whole thing seems bizarre. And now someone has a camera during all of this. I mean, they're taking photos of it. Like, it makes no sense. Right? Right.

[Megyn Kelly]

It seems like those photos would have leaked by now.

[Ashley Merchant]

Think about how much those are worth.

[Megyn Kelly]

Dave raises an interesting. Or Phil raises an interesting point, Dave, on prior inconsistent statements. Because even Ruby Rose is saying, after I threw up on her, I told the story publicly, but changed it to be a, quote, funny little drunk story because I didn't know how else to handle it. Later, she agreed to help me get my US Visa. So I kept it a secret. But I did tell y' all she wasn't a good person. I was in my early 20s. I'm now 40. It's taken almost two decades to say this publicly. And she's talking about how she's grateful she's found her voice and so on, but she appears to be steeling herself for on camera statements in which she's already told this story, Dave, in a way that, yeah, it certainly sounds like it's not going to be, I was sexually assaulted and I threw up in disgust at her.

[Javier Becerra]

Right.

[Dave Aronberg]

And Megan, it's good to be back on with you and my co host, Phil and Ashley. And this one is a tough one because both sides here have a rap sheet because both of them have made accusations or been accused of things that will harm their credibility. The accuser here has alleged that others have raped her. And it doesn't look like there was any corroboration there. And here, Katy Perry also has been accused of sexual assault in 2019 from this actor, Josh Kloss, who starred in her video and said that she bullied him and pulled his pants down and exposed his genitals to others. I mean, what's going on in Hollywood, right? I mean, this is like these accusations of her to. To go up to people. Like, also, there's a female TV host in Georgia who reportedly she accused Katy Perry of harassing her that same year. And then there's video of Katy Perry grabbing Justin Bieber's butt and looking into the camera saying, sorry, Selena, I have that. Right, so you have.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wait, we have that? Yeah.

[Dave Aronberg]

Okay.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, hold on. Let me show the. Let me show that video with Bieber and then I'll let you finish your point. That's slot 39. She's hugging Bieber. She reaches down, she definitely grabs his ass at her and stays there for a long time. She's a lot older than he is. Poor Bieber. He's been like, poor. He's been through a lot. Keep going, Dave.

[Dave Aronberg]

Well, yeah, he did well for him stuff though. I mean, his. He married well.

[Megyn Kelly]

I know, but he's like clearly so damaged now from obviously his time with Usher and Diddy. This is my own supposition. I don't have proof, but it seems pretty clear. Just like everybody abused Justin Bieber, like on camera on late night shows. And you can see he's like walking around laboring under this. That's my belief. But anyway, keep going, Dave.

[Dave Aronberg]

Well, this all feeds into a narrative that Katy Perry just thinks that she has the privilege to grab people's butts and pull people's pants down and perhaps rat put her vag in someone's face at a party. I can't believe I said that. I went to law school. I went to seven years of school to come on and talk about that. That's really unbelievable.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

My parents, I mean, we've talked about some crazy stuff on our show, but this is.

[Megyn Kelly]

I mean, you can see it was coming at you like a freight train. Ehrenberg can't avoid it. We could see it. Really? Is he gonna do it? Is he gonna say it?

[Dave Aronberg]

So true. I wonder what Justin Trudeau is thinking about all this right now. But the thing is, is that to prove a case, to prove a case in the United States, it would be a non start. I mean, this is a he said, she said. And the witnesses are not favorable for the plaintiff here, for the accuser. But you can maybe do something more in Australia, which has no statute of limitations and maybe they have looser rules of evidence and a lower burden than we have here. But in this country, this case would go nowhere.

[Megyn Kelly]

Well, and look at this one too. Here's Anna Kendrick in 2014, sitting down with Conan O' Brien with her own Katy Perry story. Watch.

[Haley McAleese]

It was a crazy night.

[Gabby Vega]

I've never been around so many Katy Perry finger banged my cleavage.

[Megyn Kelly]

It was a weird night. She's very mature. She just does that. She just does that. I was kind of asking for it. If nobody does, I would have been a little sad. Paint the scene.

[Dave Aronberg]

So you're Standing still in Katy Perry.

[Megyn Kelly]

Why?

[Gabby Vega]

Walks by and I. I have met her before.

[Megyn Kelly]

And, yeah, she's like.

[Matt Murphy]

That's her thing.

[Gabby Vega]

Yeah. You know, she's aggressive. I like it.

[Megyn Kelly]

Okay, okay. So that is creepy. I mean, like, so they don't know each other. She's saying, Ashley, that she just walked by her and stuck her fingers down her dress, feeling her boobs up. We see her grabbing Justin Bieber's bottom and, like, lingering for a long time. She did write and become famous singing a song. I kissed a girl and I liked it. Oh, yeah. So there's. It's obvious, you know, she's got some sort of a penchant that way. And now you got this gal coming forward saying, you know, I didn't talk about it for a long time because I was young. And I'm gonna be honest. She helped me out. I needed a visa, so I kept my mouth shut. But F her. I'm older now. Like, I. Actually, I'm not sure she is lying.

[Ashley Merchant]

I'm not sure she is either. But this is really gonna be a credibility issue because even though we're not sure she's lying, we're also not sure she's telling the tr. And, you know, I'm interested to see what this other evidence is. Maybe some pictures, something like that. But what we really have is. We have.

[Megyn Kelly]

Or the friend.

[Ashley Merchant]

Yeah, well, I mean, the friend would be really key, but why did the friend keep quiet all these years? It's what doesn't make any sense. And all these people.

[Megyn Kelly]

I mean, if you're. If you're not famous and your girlfriend is Ruby Rose, and she's got this allegation against Katy Perry, and Ruby Rose is like, don't tell anybody she helped me get my Visa. You would keep your mouth.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

Can I ask a question real quick of all of three of you? Who among us here can tell you know the world sort of with any specificity, who we might have been hanging out with at a bar or a nightclub 20 years ago? A damn thing that happened.

[Megyn Kelly]

I mean, I feel like if I were there with Katy Perry, I'd probably remember that. Yeah, I'd remember that. I went to a bar with Kid Rock one time. I remember that pretty vividly. I don't remember all the other bar times.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

Who could vouch for you and could be witnesses? That's the thing. It's like, you may remember being there with a celebrity or a star, but as far as everything else, those details, you know, I can't remember sometimes what I had for breakfast. The same day because things get so busy. Go back 20 years and I mean, who knows?

[Ashley Merchant]

But that's why reputation matters.

[Megyn Kelly]

Perry's vag was not at your breakfast table.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

You remember though, as far as I know, that's true.

[Ashley Merchant]

You would remember that. I'm thinking.

[Megyn Kelly]

I mean, I shouldn't presume. I don't like. Phil's led a big life.

[Ashley Merchant]

Mardi Gras.

[Katie Porter]

I don't know.

[Haley McAleese]

I can't.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

I'm blushing now.

[Megyn Kelly]

I'm leaving this segment behind without letting you hear Russell Brand's reaction. He was on the show yesterday to this allegation against his ex wife. They were married for two years. And listen, listen to this. At 38, I must say I feel

[Mark Iglersch]

a good deal of sympathy with the

[Megyn Kelly]

recent allegations around Katie. She's been accused of sexually assaulting Ruby Rose by allegedly like exposing her vag to this gal's face, which she's denied. But there's a criminal inquiry underway in Australia. I read about that allegations. To me, that doesn't. I mean, this is probably the old

[Mark Iglersch]

school man in me.

[Matt Murphy]

I don't, I don't even hear the crime there.

[Megyn Kelly]

What happened?

[Steve Hilton]

I don't even.

[Mark Iglersch]

I can't even hear where it is.

[Megyn Kelly]

Plus I would have to poke me with a stick there. That's the bit.

[Phil Holloway]

There's a crime.

[Megyn Kelly]

No, no. 20 year old girl wants another woman rubbing her vat badge on her face uninvited. That's the crime. There it is. Russell.

[Mark Iglersch]

I got it.

[Megyn Kelly]

I got you. I got you. Are you available for the troll? The pack is coming. Yes, I will come. Well, if the jurors feel as Russell feels, that could work. That could work out very well for Katy Perry. Again, she denies all of this. All right, let's keep going. Cash Patel has filed a defamation lawsuit now in response against the Atlantic because he's very angry about this hit piece they dropped on him on Friday. It was authored by Sarah Fitzpatrick, who's formerly of NBC, who's the one who brought us the Julie Swetnick allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. The most bullshit allegations of the bullshit allegations. The most bullshitty of all. So not, not great when it comes to the track record. But now here she writes for the Atlantic and it's a deep dive on Cash basically allegedly being a drunk. Like he's drunk here, he's drunk there, he's drunk at the office place, he gets drunk at the clubs. One time he was so drunk and passed out and non responsive, they talked about breaching his door with the FBI ramming thing And. And cash. And, like, they've had to move meetings that were supposed to be in the morning back to the afternoon because he's. He's hungover. And he says, literally all of that is. It is all made up. These are all lies. You were told by me that these were lies before you published this. You gave me two hours to respond to this in depth piece. Right. It's multiple pages just as you print it out, which wasn't sufficient time because, you know, in his defense, maybe if you really want to deal with the Atlantic, you find a witness who's like, that's not true. You can find somebody to vouch for you. You put him in touch with the Atlantic, even on background, to say, like, these are lies. No. And now he's actually filed a lawsuit in federal court in D.C. saying, Screw these guys, Dave. This is defamation, and I'm gonna fight back. So what do you make of it? Does he have a case?

[Dave Aronberg]

Well, it's a very Trumpian move to do that. Trump did that against the Wall Street Journal when they wrote about the birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein. And the problem for CAS Patel is that as a public figure, he got thrown out. That's correct. It got thrown out. And I think that in this case, it's not going to even go that far, because I do think that Cash Patel, regardless of what the underlying facts here, probably does not want to go through the discovery process. Because if you sue someone for defamation, you open yourself up to a deposition and discovery about your drinking. And one thing, we saw the chugging of the beers at the US Olympic ceremony when they were backstage, when they were getting the gold medal for the hockey team. And so when he was asked at a press conference, they asked him, is this true? And he said he sort of evaded the question about whether he drinks too much. And I just wonder if he really wants to undergo this type of scrutiny. And if you continue with this lawsuit, not only do you open yourself up to discovery, but you have to show that the other side acted with what's called actual malice. And that's because Kash Patel is a public figure. It's not just a typical defamation lawsuit. You've got to prove defamation plus, which is that they intended to just destroy you, that they knew what the facts were and they went ahead anyways because they had actual malice. It's a high standard, and I just don't think this lawsuit's gonna have much in the term of legs.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah. So they had. They either you have to prove they knew it was false. Or they recklessly disregarded the matter of whether it was true or false. They didn't give a shit. Basically, it was like, I want to publish this, and I'm going to publish it. Here's Cash Patel denying the allegations on Tuesday. I do want to give you an opportunity to respond directly to the allegations in the Atlantic article that your unexplained absences created a national security risk. And beyond that, can you say definitively that you have not been intoxicated or absent during your tenure as FBI director? Director.

[Kash Patel]

I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia. And as when they get louder, it just means I'm doing my job. This FBI director has been on the job twice as many days as every director before me. What that means is I've taken half as many days off as those before me. What that means is I've taken a third less vacation than those before me. I'm like an everyday American who loves his country, loves the sport of hockey, and champions my friends when they raise a gold medal and invite me in to celebrate. I've never been intoxicated on the job. And that is why we filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit. And any one of you that wants to participate, bring it on. I'll see you in court.

[Megyn Kelly]

Okay, Phil. So I like cash. I know it's cash. Not incredibly well, but somewhat. My own personal take is this is definitely going to be dismissed. I. I don't think. I don't see it going anywhere. Because when you zero in on what she alleges in the piece, even though I don't have any respect for this author, it's things like this. His drinking has become a source of concern among government officials. She cites sources who worry his behavior has become a threat to public safety. I'm sure there are plenty people within the FBI who can't stand him, who did speak to the Atlantic to say, he sucks, he's drunk, he's a threat to public safety, and that's all she really needs to prove.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

So I tell you what. I think that Dave did an excellent job in setting out a lot of the legal reasons why. You're correct, Megan. This was not really going to go anywhere. His lawsuit and look for defamation. He's got to prove that it's a false statement of fact. And as the judge who threw this case out pointed out, a lot of this might be rhetorical hyperbole. And you know that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Wait, he didn't throw this case out. He flew. He threw there was a different judge who threw out Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal. And Cash had a separate defamation lawsuit against a different guy who raised the issue of his drinking, which also just got thrown out on the paper. So the administration is not doing that great on getting defamation. That's the point.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

You're making rhetorical hyperbole and statements of opinion, things like that do not rise to the level of defamation. But what, what he might have, and this is, you know, I guess we have a longer discussion on this, he might have other claims like false light and things of that nature that, that might survive. But in, in general, he's going to have a very tough time. But I tell you what we can do. Those of us here, the, the MK True Crime show, the three of us here, Ashley, Dave and I, along with our colleagues from the other two new shows that are dropping next week, we're going to be in Las Vegas at the end of May at CrimeCon. So what we will do is I volunteer that we're going to go to the Poodle Room out in Las Vegas because Director Patel says that it's false where he was claimed to said it is also known that he's known to drink to excess at the Poodle Room in Las Vegas where he spends parts of his weekend. So we're going to go out there, Megan, and just for you, we're going to personally investigate and we're going to see if he's there and we'll report back.

[Megyn Kelly]

And also, I expect drinking to excess just so you can see what that's like.

[Dave Aronberg (alternate segment)]

Well, you know, whether you remember it, you can't judge something familiar with it.

[Megyn Kelly]

Right? Exactly. Exactly. It's method. You guys are method. You know how they're method actors. You're method lawyers. In doing your legal analysis, here's one thing I will say is in his favor. It's gonna be. He's not gonna enjoy this process at all. He probably is hoping that it gets thrown out on a 12B6 motion, which is a motion to dismiss before you've had to exchange any discovery, any papers with each other. And it probably will get thrown out on a 12B6, but he's probably hoping it will, because if it doesn't get thrown out on a motion to dismiss, they're going to be able to say, give us all your receipts for every bottle of wine you've had over the past year and a half since you took this office. Give us every single receipt or credit card statement when you charge drinks at the Poodle Room. This place NEDs in D.C. that they allege he goes to. We're going to depose witnesses who have seen you there. We're going to talk to your girlfriend about the level that you've drunk. We're going to actually start subpoenaing bartenders and figuring out just how drunk you were. Like, it's not. It's not going to go well for him because he's a drinker. There's no. There's nothing wrong with being a drinker. They're trying to paint something else, but just the whole process will be a humiliation. Ashley.

[Ashley Merchant]

It is.

[Megyn Kelly]

But I do want to say one other thing. One thing that's good for him is that they only give him two hours to respond. Because generally, when it comes to that, like, giving somebody time to respond, unless you need to get the story on the air, you know, like, they need a hit print on this, you know, like, we've got a scoop that they're about to launch an attack on Turkey, and it's gonna happen tonight. It's sundown, you know, and it's noon. Then you would say you've got two hours to respond, Right? Like, I'm not holding my story, you know, because they can't hijack your story by saying, I need 24 hours. No, but, like, there was no rush to get. He drinks too much. And they had to use a ramming, you know, mechanism one time or thought about doing that. There was no rush. And what that is potentially evidence of is actual malice against him.

[Ashley Merchant]

Right? That's the best fact, Megan. I mean, the fact that they did that, that they only gave him two hours, that is probably his best fact. But honestly, I think both of these people, they've gotten what they wanted out. You know, the purpose is already served with both of them. She got her story out. People now are thinking, oh, well, he's a drunk. You know, we already kind of knew that. But they're saying some extra sources. So they're just, you know, that's valid, you know, validity for what people may have already thought because of the other stories. But Cash also served his purpose. He's filed a lawsuit. It's probably going to get dismissed on the 12B6. Probably. But it serves his purpose. He said it in that press interview. You know, if you come after me, I'm going to come after you. And you can't make that statement and then not follow through. So we sort of had to file a lawsuit. And I think it also serves a purpose of warning other people. Hey, you know, watch Out. Be careful. Do your job. Be a little more careful. Especially smaller groups, you know, maybe don't. Don't do this because you can't defend against a defamation suit. So I think the lawsuit has probably already served its purpose. He probably knows it's going to be dismissed. I'm not sure that he's really worried about the money that he's seeking. I think he's trying to curb this from happening again. And that's. That's probably, you know, the end result of all of this.

[Megyn Kelly]

This is a manipulation of the narrative that he's trying for here. I, like, I don't think it was necessary. Like, we all know Cash that they're gonna do a hit piece after hit piece. Like, no one listens to the Atlantic. I've had so many hit pieces done on me over the past year. Who gives a shit? They've done absolutely nothing to me. Our people, the reasonable people. And I include you in that, Dave Aronberg, even though you're a lefty centrist, they don't listen to this. Like, it's. Yeah, centrist. Centrist. Sorry, I was just saying, like, no one. No one cares. Like, stop. Who cares? Don't. Don't waste your time and energy. One other fact in Cash Defense is the original title of this piece was, Cash Patel's Erratic behavior Could cost him his Job. But at some point, the Atlantic stealthily edited it to the FBI director is mia. They didn't note the change. They didn't apologize for what they clearly believed I think was an erroneous headline. Right. That his. He's been erratic and that his job is in danger. Just that clearly they. They're no longer standing behind at least parts of that. So that's not good for them, that piece of it. And I will say the other lawsuit that got dismissed was by a Houston federal judge. He had sued for defamation, an Ms. Now contributor, Frank Figluzzi, over his claim that Cash was in nightclubs far more than he has been at the FBI headquarters. And that judge, to your point, Phil said that statement is, quote, rhetorical hyperbole. That cannot constitute defamation. So he's failed to state a claim. So we'll see whether this, too, is rhetorical hyperbole or just not defamation. Because she does have sources who say the terrible things about Cash and, you know, seen him drinking here or there. We'll see. We'll find out. And in the meantime, you can get much, much more of our pals hosting the MK True Crime show on the MK True Crime Podcast by going and subscribing. Great to see you all. Good to see you.

[Ashley Merchant]

Thanks for.

[Megyn Kelly]

Great to be here. It's super fun because they sit around, they talk about the news, the legal news of the day. And there's always so much of it, you know, I mean, we don't always get to cover it, but like there's so many juicy cases and you hear three actual trial lawyers, criminal lawyers, talking about why did they do this? What was the highlight? When we get all the news feeds. So if there's video, you see it. It's a super fun channel to watch. And you're talking to the best of the best right there. Okay. Speaking of that, we have two more of them coming up next. Marc Garagos, Matt Murphy. Don't miss them. Let's be honest. America can still be a dangerous place and you cannot afford to wait for help. Sure, you could use a firearm, but in today's America, defending yourself with deadly force could have legal consequences. According to FBI data, 99.99% of all altercations do not require lethal force. And that's exactly why so many turn to burn up. Burna is proudly American Hand assembled in Fort Wayne, Indiana. These less lethal self defense launchers are trusted by hundreds of government agencies, law enforcement departments and private security companies. Not to mention our family. Over 600,000 Burna pistols have been sold. Most to private citizens who refuse to be victims. Wouldn't you like more options in your arsenal? Depending on the danger that comes your way, Burner launchers fire rock hard kinetic rounds and powerful tear gas and pepper projectiles capable of stopping a threat from up to 60ft away. No background checks, no waiting periods and Burna can ship straight to your door. Take responsibility and protect your future. Visit byrna.com right now or your local sportsman's warehouse. That's by r n a.com or your local Sportsman's warehouse. Visit now and be prepared to defend. You turn the wrench. You call the shots when you want the right parts that are the right fit. There's only one GM genuine parts and ACDelco original equipment. Visit gmparts.com to get the right parts for your GM vehicle.

[Phil Holloway]

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[Megyn Kelly]

Hey everyone, it's me, Megyn Kelly. I've got some exciting news. I now have my very own channel on Sirius xm. It's called the Megyn Kelly Channel and it is where you will hear the truth unfiltered with no agenda and no apologies. Along with the Megyn Kelly show, you're gonna hear from people like Mark Halperin, link Lauren Maureen Callahan, Emily jasinsky, Jesse Kelly, RealClear Politics, and many more. It's bold. No BS news only on the Megyn Kelly Channel, SiriusXM 111 and on the SiriusXM app. David Burke, better known as the singer David. It's spelled D4, the numeral 4vd has pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder charge in the death of a 14 year old girl who authorities say was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla. Additional charges against David include continuous sexual acts, lewd and lascivious sexual acts with an individual under 14 years old, and mutilating the human remains of a body. According to the da, David will remain in custody without bail. And in a disturbing new development, he appeared in court for a status hearing today where the prosecutors revealed they searched his phone and allegedly found a quote, significant amount of child sexual abuse material, according to tmz. Joining me now to discuss this and other cases are the hosts of in the well. That's the the third of our new MK True Crime shows, Mark Garagos and Matt Murphy in the well launches next week. And it's very easy to find. It is right there on the MK True Crime YouTube channel and MK True Crime podcast feed. Type in MK True Crime in YouTube or in your search bar of your podcast feed and you will find these guys. Their show is called in the well, your one stop shop for the best true crime content anywhere. Mark, Matt, welcome back. So this is big. They finally arrested this guy. We've been waiting for it since her body was in the trunk of his car. But Matt, up until now they hadn't been able to link him to the crime, at least not in a way that they felt was sufficient for charges to be brought. Do we know what changed?

[Matt Murphy]

Well, what they did is they conducted an investigative grand jury, Megan, which is really interesting. Mark and I were talking a little bit about this yesterday. Essentially there's two functions for a grand jury. One, you can seek an indictment. The other is you can actually use grand jury subpoenas to bring in reluctant witnesses that don't want to speak to the police and essentially force immunity on them and make them talk. And mark knows the D.A. involved in this? I don't know her, but apparently she's a. She's a heavy hitter, according to Mark. And they've been working this case up for a long time. This is advanced prosecute, prosecutorial work. And. Yeah, and they, they apparently have put together this case. The, the complaint itself tells quite a story with lying in wait and the stabbing and killing a witness. And it makes it appear as if they've got the. They got the goods here to show that he killed her because he was engaged in a sexual relationship with her. They knew each other or began seeing each other when she was only 13 years old, which is 288 under the California penal code. And it all kind of fits. I know Mark has some different theories on it. Mark probably has a better inside track on the case than I do. But this is very, very interesting. And he's in kind of an understatement. He's in a lot of trouble.

[Megyn Kelly]

He's 21 currently, so by any measure, you know, having sexual relations with a 13 year old would be illegal. So, yeah, that's the alleged motive. But what we, what we last heard, Mark, was it was April 23, 2025, that he invited her to his home in the Hollywood Hills. Celeste was her name. Celeste Rivas. And she arrived there. She was never seen again. But then on September of 2025, that's when her remains were found in the trunk of a car that was registered to him. And so we kind of knew that they were having an affair. That's. That there wasn't like proof positive of it, but it seemed very clear from their little videos together. They were definitely friends. They were with a lot, with each other a lot. But, you know, getting from that to he's the one who put her in the trunk of that car is. That's, that's where cases are made or fall apart.

[Phil Holloway]

Well, Matt's right as usual about a lot of things. And in this case, he's right about the fact that the DA involved. Beth Silverman is a. To say she's tenacious is an understatement. I think, though, that there is a lot more going on here. And let me kind of set the stage for it because I don't know that I've ever seen this all before. Not only did they have a medical examiner we know today or yesterday when the published reports were that the exam was released, and there was information as of December of last year that the medical examiner had come to the conclusion. Conclusion that the cause of death was use of a sharp instrument, that there were fingers that were severed, and they had a toxicology that at least showed the presence of drugs. You combine that with the fact that what's being reported today also, if true, is that there was child porn, meaning images of females who were under 18 on David's phone. All of that would have been known to the DA last year. Which leads you to why was the. Why did the LAPD go in months ago, get rebuffed first and then successfully later muzzle the medical examiner to the point where the medical examiner, something I've never seen before, came out publicly and pushed back against that, put on his website a statement saying, you know, that this is not tr. Transparent, that this shouldn't happen. Not once, but twice did he do that. And then yesterday, after the DA asked that the medical report be released, he thanked his partner agencies. I'm going to wildly speculate here that what happened was they arrested him on Thursday so that. I think the LAPD did that so that they could force the DA to file this case. They did not have a criminal complaint. They did not have an indictment when they arrested him. There's this weird violation, I think, constitutional violation, where you can arrest somebody on a Thursday and not put them before a magistrate until a Monday, which is beyond what the supreme court says for 48 hours. That forced the DA to come in heavy and filed this case on Monday. The defense did something, I think, very astute. They said, that's fine. You can dump terabytes of information on us. We're ready for trial. Which was in contrast to what happened in the Reiner case, where they dumped bytes of information and the public defender said, hey, I need two or three months. I don't have enough time. I think that this. The ball is back in the day, sport, and the DA may go get an indictment at this point.

[Megyn Kelly]

Matt, what do you make of that? That she was dragged to a kicking and screaming by cops who were like,

[Matt Murphy]

it's time, you know, I had a conversation with Harvey Levin on TMZ about this. And of course, that's Mark's. Mark's partner on another podcast, which is

[Phil Holloway]

sort of called me, where Mark is

[Megyn Kelly]

always right, you're always right, and Harvey's always wrong.

[Phil Holloway]

And by the way, Harvey even called me a to his words for doing Megyn Kelly True Crime with Matt. I told him, yeah, I Told him

[Matt Murphy]

in America's cheating on him.

[Megyn Kelly]

Harvey is one to talk. I have another ransom Note. How many 50,000 podcasts can I tease it on, please?

[Phil Holloway]

I was slut shamed. So. So I'll leave it at that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, well, you're. Yeah, I'm honored that you're sliding it out.

[Matt Murphy]

I will be doing all I can to lure you away from that man, just so we can set the record straight. So.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yes, so we.

[Mark Iglersch]

Yeah, we.

[Matt Murphy]

We. Harvey and I went back and forth a little bit on that, and he was actually very pleasant. Megan. I'd never been on the show before, but I took sort of the day I took a counter position. And he agrees with Mark on this. You know, I. I think I've had some dealings with Nathan Hockman, and it's. All of mine have been very positive. This is. It is unusual. I've never seen it done quite that way, but I think you can. And they've got, you know, they've been working on this thing for months and months, and I think that one move certainly is refusing to waive time. But on the other hand, there's a thing in California called Prop 115 where you can just throw on. You can put on hearsay statement to establish probable cause. All the, all the DA needs to do here is basically call the lead and maybe one or two other witnesses regarding what happened in front of the grand jury and they get the ball over the net on that, and then they're just in the discovery phase. That's what I would do if I was them. You kind of, you know what I.

[Phil Holloway]

You want to know what I would do back, Matt, and you and I discuss this. There's this little known provision in the penal code called 866. California Supreme Court said, if you're going to go and try and just put on a bare bones preliminary, the only way we're going to say that that gives you due process is if the defense can make an offer to the court and say, we're going to call witnesses because we don't think you're telling the whole truth. And that's what I would do. If they try to barebones what we call 115 prelim, which by the way, Murphy pioneered down in Orange County. I can't tell you how many times he hoisted me on a 115 prelim. But 866 is if you can convince the judge, then your wit, you can put the witness on. I don't think the DA is ready to put these witnesses on in and Subject them to the cross examination. We'll see soon enough.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, I, I mean maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like that confusing or complicated a case. If she's got child sexual abuse materials on his phone, Matt, he's not getting out. He's going to have additional charges filed against him and I don't know if they can prove murder but it's very, very bad that he was having sex with a 13 year old girl who is now dead and dismembered in the back of his car. That alone would be pretty circumstantial. But I'll bet you there's more. So.

[Matt Murphy]

Yeah, well I read the coroner's reports yesterday and one of the interesting things about this is that she was essentially the decomp was very advanced and so she was basically a skeleton in, inside the car. But they, they left her tube top on and there were cuts in the tube top indicating and I'll bet you anything that there's going to be, when we get the full report there's going to be nicks on the ribs underneath that. So I think they're going to be

[Phil Holloway]

able to prove a murder.

[Matt Murphy]

I don't know if they're going to be able to prove that he was the killer or not but he certainly under the theory that they're advancing was the one that stood to gain. But, and Mark has had this experience and I have too, juries, if you get in child pornography, that case base, you're basically on third base and all you need is a base hit prosecution wise because the jury will hate him so much for just such as the child pornography. And it fits, look, that's corroborative to this idea that they were having a sexual relationship. And also if that's true, and of course we haven't seen it yet, I think that the vast majority of public sympathy for this guy is going to evaporate overnight. If you, if, if that's true, hopefully we'll never see those images if anybody has it. Yeah, but, and hey, can I just do a side thing here? Mark as Mark is in the green room. Mark is a very busy man. He's very important. I was sitting there listening. Mark, you missed it. And I'm not sure what we're getting into because all I heard was Megan Kelly and Ashley Merchant, our friend talking about Katy Perry's vagina. That was with the first segment. So.

[Megyn Kelly]

Which she took out and rubbed on someone. Hey, you're Mark's the one who brought up penal. Yeah, yeah.

[Phil Holloway]

And, oh, and by the way, Dave

[Matt Murphy]

Aronberg and Phil Holloway were sitting there, Mark, saying absolutely nothing.

[Phil Holloway]

Yeah, they were trying to be so careful.

[Megyn Kelly]

Ehrenberg started stuttering. It was amazing. I've never seen him like that before. He was coming right at him.

[Matt Murphy]

And then they start. They go to Cash Patel, Mark, and then you or I.

[Megyn Kelly]

So.

[Phil Holloway]

We talk about Cash Patel in the Poodle Room. I want you to know right now, Megan, in the last 45 days, I have been. I'm not going to reveal names in the Poodle Room where alcohol was served with doj, members of the doj. So I'm just going to leave it at that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Oh, were they hammered? Did they. Did they get extremely drunk?

[Phil Holloway]

I'm not. I'm not going to. I'm not a drug recognition expert. I'll leave that.

[Matt Murphy]

That's a good defense lawyer right there.

[Megyn Kelly]

I was. This is, like, off topic, but isn't it. It's so weird. You know, there's that story in the news right now about the Patriots coach and the ESPN reporter, and there was a picture online of them, like, holding hands at some resort, and it seemed pretty clear they were getting it on. I guess, technically they're denying it, but in any event, she got fired from espn. They're both married. Okay, that makes sense to me because she's supposed to be covering him. And it's. You know, you've sacrificed your objectivity. You can't be sleeping with your source or the subject of your coverage. But now he's stepped away from the Patriots coaching job for a couple of days. He's going to, like some counseling over the weekend. He's going to miss the draft. He's technically going to oversee it from. From afar, but I'm like, has the. The morality police gone a little far? Like, why am I reading about this? Why do I need to know about,

[Phil Holloway]

like, lost our mind? You know? One of the examples I give with great frequency is Casey Wasserman, who's head of the Olympic LA28 Olympic Committee. He's mentioned in the Epstein files as, specifically, he made a comment about Jelaine looking good in leather pants. Okay. I mean, he's now had to sell his business for a billion dollars. I guess there's worse things that could happen. But now they're trying to drum him out of the Olympic Committee, all because he made a comment, I don't know, over a decade ago that now has surfaced. I realize that everything. Epstein is radioactive, but can we just take a step back and take a breath before we just cancel people for everything under the sun. It's unbelievable. To your point, it's morality police on steroids. It's like nothing I've ever seen.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah, isn't it? That's his business with his wife. Like, why is he having to take days away from the Patriots? Because he may or may not have gotten it on with this reporter. By the way, my executive producer corrects me. She worked for the Athletic, which is owned by the New York Times. She. And she was.

[Phil Holloway]

If they were to.

[Megyn Kelly]

She's formerly a vspn.

[Phil Holloway]

If they were to tell me that he took days off to recover from the black eye from his wife slugging him, I would. Okay, I get that.

[Megyn Kelly]

Got it.

[Phil Holloway]

I'm there.

[Megyn Kelly]

Totally. No, but like, there's like a big interview of him mad online where he's like, you know, I had to talk to my team about not becoming a distraction and, you know, not. I'm sorry I let them down. Like, like, those guys would high five

[Matt Murphy]

them in a heartbeat if they, if, if they could.

[Phil Holloway]

That's.

[Matt Murphy]

I mean, we're still talking about a group of American football players in a locker room. Give me a break. Yeah, it's like the, this pearl clutching thing. It's. I totally agree. It's. It's completely out of hand. It really is.

[Megyn Kelly]

Then there was another article. As you guys see this one. As long as we're going down this lane, why not? There's a DHS employee. She's. She's a DHS Department of Homeland Security. And there's some guy who's complaining because she was asking him for a bunch of money. She was like, I want you to pay for my dinner and I want you to pay for my wardrobe and I want a few thousand bucks for this. And was basically treating him like a sugar daddy, right? And like, again, what I don't, I don't understand everywhere, it's like, it's up to you whether you want to do it or not do it. We all know how that works. Like, if you give it up, she's probably going to give it up too. Or you can just say she's terrible. Why am I reading about it in the paper?

[Phil Holloway]

Mark Garagos, you explain that to me. You can also explain the other administration official who's in a yellow bikini who was drummed out of the administration because the media claimed that she was taking a junket or having fun in Vegas. I don't understand it. Cancel Culture actually is too nice of a name for it. It's ridiculous. We have come to a point where People have lost their minds on these kinds of things.

[Megyn Kelly]

Truly. It's like these sort of, of. I don't know, it's, it's, it's its own court in a way, Matt. You know, like the court of public opinion. The media tries you, there will never be due process. You will just lose your reputation right

[Matt Murphy]

quick and it lives forever. Anybody who, who googles it and I mean, these are, these are high profile people. But imagine the, the guy who has one one thing on social media and that comes up over and over again. And it's, it's not just the super famous, there's other people, people that you know are in the lower ranks of notoriety and it can destroy their entire life.

[Megyn Kelly]

Yeah. Where do you go to get your reputation back? Look, it's, I don't condone the cheating, obviously. It's just like, I don't know why it's my business. It's the spouse's business, the kids business, but it's definitely not my business. All right, listen, this is just a sampling of the kind of conversation you can get if you tune into in the well, which is at the MK True Crime YouTube channel and podcast feedback. Again, just subscribe to MK True Crime and you will get all these amazing lawyers that you have heard today. Guys, thanks for being here. We're back tomorrow with Jesse Kelly. We will see you all then. Thanks for listening to the Megyn Kelly Show. No bs, no agenda and no fear.