"Bachelorette" IMPLOSION, Justin Timberlake's Revealing DWI Video, and Shia LaBeouf’s Unhinged Rage

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The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
Episode: "Bachelorette" IMPLOSION, Justin Timberlake's Revealing DWI Video, and Shia LaBeouf’s Unhinged Rage
Date: March 24, 2026

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Overview

In this episode of The Nerve, Maureen Callahan dives headfirst into three explosive pop culture stories: the abrupt cancellation of "The Bachelorette" due to the violent past of its star, the release and implications of Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest video, and the ongoing public meltdown of Shia LaBeouf. Callahan pulls no punches, critiquing mainstream media's coverage, the culture that enables this behavior, and the blurred lines between entertainment and real harm.

With her trademark candor, dark humor, and skepticism, Callahan skewers the sanitized language of celebrity PR, exposes the self-serving mechanics of entertainment corporations, and listens to her audience, making for one of the year’s most biting episodes.

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Main Topics & Key Insights

1. The "Bachelorette" Meltdown: Taylor Frankie Paul's Violent Past Catches Up

Context & Media Reaction

• Premise: ABC canceled the entire upcoming "Bachelorette" season after footage resurfaced of its chosen star, Taylor Frankie Paul, engaged in domestic violence—with her child present ([03:40]-[08:35]).
• Callahan criticizes the entertainment press for using euphemistic language ("endearingly messy", "drama", "encounter") to describe frank abuse:
  • “This is US Weekly... it says she’s not that innocent. This is a violent, violent woman. She’s not that innocent. It’s not cute. The most unpredictable Bachelorette ever. Sure, you could say that.” – Maureen Callahan ([11:09])
• Outrage at networks (ABC, Disney, Hulu) for knowing about Paul’s behavior and still making her a reality star:
  • “You want to tell me they didn’t fucking know? Disney has a suite of top shelf lawyers who indemnify themselves from all of this. They knew. Trust me, they knew.” – Maureen Callahan ([08:39])
• Dismisses the cultural impulse to sanitize or rehab abusers through PR, magazine features, and talk show appearances.

The Disturbing Video & Fallout

• Callahan walks listeners through the disturbing footage:
  • “She just threw another one after he said, your daughter is right here. Here comes chair number three. And there’s the baby crying. I mean, that’s a baby’s cry. That’s maybe a two-year-old.” ([08:35])
• Media complicity: Reality TV and its enabling producers pursue emotionally unstable, even violent people for ratings:
  • “Casting looks for emotionally unstable, physically violent, personality disordered, unhinged people because they make the best television… You got an arrest record? Once upon a time, that would be a legal liability. Now you’re hot shit.” ([33:23])

Reality TV’s Track Record

• Callahan draws parallels to other reality TV misdeeds (referencing Bravo shows, the Golden Bachelor, Jax Taylor), showing an ongoing pattern of corporate tolerance for toxicity if it’s profitable:
  • “All of these producers, all of these executives, crew—everybody knows… all lizards. They’re lizards.” ([19:07])

Quotes & Moments

• “She is a criminal. My estimation, at the very least, she is a cultural criminal. She should be eradicated from our screens, from all of these publications.” – Maureen Callahan ([13:23])
• “Soft swinging is apparently when you’re just fucking each other’s husbands and everybody knows… I weep for the culture.” ([14:52])
• “They are setting back domestic violence and the rights of women and children who are victims of this shit by years. Years.” ([41:03])

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2. Justin Timberlake DWI Video: Celebrity Privilege on Display

Arrest Details & Public Reaction

• Focuses on the recently released body cam footage of Timberlake’s 2024 Hamptons DWI arrest, noting the typical behavior of the rich and connected who view drunk driving as harmless sport ([44:10]-[49:18]):
  • “It’s a scourge out in the Hamptons... Really wealthy, entitled people… driving drunk. They just think it’s their right.”
• Notes that Timberlake got his charges reduced—bolstered by money, lawyers, and his stature.

The Video Breakdown

• Timberlake attempts to leverage his fame, to no avail:
  • Officer: “What are you doing?”
    Timberlake: “I’m on the world tour.”
    Officer: “Of what?”
    Timberlake: “A world tour?” ([46:15])
• Friend arrives at the scene, more concerned about appearance and celebrity than substance:
  • “No, he’s not [coming with you].”
    Officer: “Yes, he is.”
    “Why, what’s he being arrested for?” – “DWI.”
    “No way.” ([49:18])
• Callahan underscores how the rich often escape consequences, and the role media and public sycophancy play in enabling them.

Celebrity & Entitlement

• Recalls Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s wedding video, which mocked homeless people for laughs—another example of privilege and tone-deafness ([52:58]).

• Parallels to Reese Witherspoon’s notorious “Do you know my name?” DWI arrest from 2013 ([54:32]):

  • Reese: “I’m a US Citizen, I am allowed to stand on American ground... Do you know my name, sir?”
  • Officer: “Don’t need to know… not real worried about you.”

• “That is celebrity entitlement at its apex.” – Maureen Callahan ([55:31])

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3. Shia LaBeouf – Ongoing Public Meltdown

Recent Violent Altercation

• Details LaBeouf’s arrest in New Orleans for battery and homophobic slurs ([59:57]):
  • “This guy was in an altercation, a fight on Feb. 15, 2026... yelled homophobic slurs... lunging at people before New Orleans arrest... This is an exclusive published February 19 by Elizabeth Rosner and Sarah Jones.”
  • “He was arrested shortly after midnight on two counts of simple battery. And then he went out on Feb 17 with his jail release paperwork... dancing with it in his mouth.” ([61:12])
• Callahan highlights LaBeouf’s longstanding instability and wonders why Hollywood continues to enable him, warning he may eventually seriously harm someone.

Media & Legal Implications

• Notes: LaBeouf expected in court on March 19, but no confirmation if he appeared ([62:38]).
• “It’s a matter of time before he seriously hurts someone. Hollywood props these people up.” – Maureen Callahan ([62:54])

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Notable Quotes

(with approximate timestamps)

• “You cannot lie your way out of video. You cannot lie your way out of video.” – Maureen Callahan ([07:54])
• “The wood chipper got the day off. It’s still recovering from Oscar night.” – Maureen Callahan ([04:52])
• “[Reality TV] is just getting fucked by a bunch of strangers... Who’s the best in bed? That’s what it comes down to.” ([29:47])
• “These people are all lizards. They're lizards.” ([19:07])
• “If you’re going to go out partying, just hire a car service. Just get an Uber. That’s it. Leave your car overnight. You’ll get a ticket at most.” ([46:55])
• “That is celebrity entitlement at its apex. Don’t you know who I am?” ([55:31])
• “He’s a total fucking loser. You’re a loser, sir. That’s it. We don’t need to see any more than that.” ([61:13])

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Segment Timestamps

| Topic | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Intro & agenda overview | [01:03] | | "Bachelorette" implosion - context & video | [03:40]–[13:00]| | Mainstream media and PR critique | [13:00]–[19:10]| | Reality TV’s ongoing violence problem | [31:45]–[41:03]| | Justin Timberlake DWI: arrest, privilege | [44:10]–[52:50]| | Reese Witherspoon “Don’t you know my name?” | [54:32]–[55:31]| | Shia LaBeouf's recent altercations | [59:57]–[62:54]| | Listener feedback & lighter wrap | [64:20]–[73:20]|

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Audience Interaction & Listener Mail

• Callahan reads emails from fans, discussing topics such as the new Elvis film, books on obesity and culture, and couples bonding over the show ([64:20]–[73:20]).
• Includes appreciation for fan art inspired by the Oscar episode—a nod to the robust, engaged listenership.

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Tone & Style

Callahan’s delivery is bracing, sarcastic, often explicit, with a refusal to indulge celebrity gossip’s soft spots. She uses direct language (“these people are all lizards”), scathing humor, and a willingness to call out both individuals and the systems that empower them.

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Summary Takeaways

• "The Bachelorette" Scandal unmasks the calculated risk networks take for profit, and the media’s willingness to repackage violence as “messiness.”
• Justin Timberlake’s arrest highlights celebrity impunity and the luxury of being able to “scrub” damaging content—unlike the average person.
• Shia LaBeouf continues as a “public menace,” illustrative of Hollywood’s tolerance for destructive (and self-destructive) stars.
• Reality TV’s dirty secrets: Violence, mental instability, and substance abuse are not accidents, but features, not bugs.
• Maureen Callahan’s The Nerve stands as a rare place for no-nonsense, non-glamorized truth-telling in pop culture podcasting.

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Transcript

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The rest of the mainstream media has been covering this story with kid gloves and there's a lot of therapy speak, there's a lot of self help garbage language that we can all thank the likes of of Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty. And now Jim Curtis being pushed into the culture by his girlfriend Jennifer Aniston. Not happening. Not on the nerves. Watch. This woman is a piece of garbage. ABC and Disney knew all about it and they didn't give a shit. You think they care that she once hit a child by throwing a metal chair? A heavy metal chair, Allegedly. You think they give a shit? They do not. My opinion then JT Justin Timberlake life is not going well for him. And you know we're gonna talk again about the arrest footage that has just been released. Despite Timberlake attempting to block its release. And we're gonna talk about why it's important that it gets released. And again, we're gonna, we're gonna talk about this story real talk about fake people, okay? None of the bullshit. You're gonna get on Access where Mario Lopez is going to go from camera one to camera two and say, wasn't JT polite? Not the point. Not the effing point. We've got other celebrities who are just making all kinds of like, just offenses in the culture and they're getting taken out of the woodshed, then the wood chipper, then the stump grinder and then the burn pile. Gave the wood chipper the day off. It's still recovering from Oscar night. Then of course, we've got troublemaker feedback. We've got some new artwork from our favorite house artist, the one and only Paul from New Zealand. And then after that, we've got a celebrity essay that has run in the New Yorker. And I'm taking it out back. Taking it out back. Are you ready? Are you ready? Let's go. Do you know that the condition of your hair, skin, nails, mental clarity and energy all starts with gut health? Adding quality colostrum to your daily routine can help with all of this. 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Never seen her before in my life, okay. And I consume a lot of culture. But she is a big deal. She's got 7 million followers across Instagram and TikTok. She is a star of the runaway Hulu reality series the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. We'll get into that in A moment. And then she was plucked by ABC to become their new Bachelorette and she was making franchise history because she was the first person they had chosen from outside the ecosystem of the Bachelor and the Bachelorette. Usually it's a runner up that they pull out or a fan favorite and they give them the next season. She was also on the red carpet at the Oscars. And last week, the only story that people were talking about was ABC pulling not just the premiere of the Bachelorette or trying to re edit it, but they have yanked the entire season, which was already in the can. Entire season will not be airing. This is a very rare thing to happen. Why? Let's take a look. If you haven't seen this, brace yourselves. I'm going to tell you. This is very disturbing footage. This is Taylor attacking her then boyfriend Dakota while her small daughter is in the room on the couch. And she's going to grab a very heavy chair and throw it and you're gonna hear the child crying. This is really, really disturbing stuff, but I really do think it's important that we all look at it because you cannot lie your way out of video. You cannot lie your way out of video. Here we go. Yeah, yeah.

[Guest/Commentator]

Look at you. Look, look.

[Maureen Callahan]

Dakota's filming this. Full abuse. Yeah, he's got him in a headlock.

[Guest/Commentator]

Yeah.

[Maureen Callahan]

See, Taylor, this is all you do. It's the only thing you know how to do. Holy. Let me go. Stop. She's kicking him. Dude. Leave me. Coming at him.

[Guest/Commentator]

Oh, my gosh.

[Maureen Callahan]

There goes the chair.

[Guest/Commentator]

Daughter is right here.

[Maureen Callahan]

She just threw another one after he said, your daughter is right here. Here comes chair number three. And there's the baby crying. I mean, that's a baby's cry. That's maybe a two year old. I'm. I'm guessing it's like a two year old. That video, by the way, didn't just break last week. That video has been circulating for the past several years. You want to tell me that abc, which is owned by Disney, Disney also owns Hulu, where her show the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is a major hit. You want to tell me they didn't fucking know? Disney has a suite of top shelf lawyers who indemnify themselves from all of this. They knew. Trust me, they knew. Take a look at. I'm also. Let's take a look at Taylor's interview with the police who responded to a neighbor's call about a domestic disturbance that was so loud they could hear it. And they made the calculation, they better call 911 and you know what this wound up being? This wound up being the hottest scene. This scene was so hot that the producers of the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives embedded it in the premiere episode of season one. That's how you hook people, right? Little domestic abuse, child in the house. Who gives a shit? It's hot tv. Here we go.

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

And I was going at him, I guess, hitting him. And then he pushed me into the kids dump. And then I went ballistic because I blew her.

[Maureen Callahan]

He's so hard. And then I flew back. And then we were just standing and

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

I just want him out.

[Maureen Callahan]

Here come the tears.

[Guest/Commentator]

And then do it on camera. And then trying to think. Damn, everything happened so fast. She was launching those metal chairs at me left and right, holding the wall. Like I was. Like. I was actually a little bit scared for my life there because you're heading and her daughter's right there on the couch. So I'm freaking out about that. One of the chairs did hit her a little bit, and so that. And I was trying to help her, and she was still going after me. Dad being problematic.

[Maureen Callahan]

Please come to my house, you know, to push me in my garage. And the police are saying that I

[Guest/Commentator]

can't talk about it. No, that's not what we're saying at all.

[Maureen Callahan]

What are you saying? What are you saying? Okay, that's enough. That's enough. That's enough of that. It's enough of that. She was arrested. She was booked. Her mugshot has made the rounds. It's all over social media. I don't know if that audio was sped up or not, but you look in her eyes, in her mug shot, and she looks fucked up. She is on something. She is either drunk or on some kind of stimulant. I don't know what. Now we're going to look at the way. This is, the way the entertainment media complex covers for each other, because everybody benefits, okay? Us Weekly, which is dying at the newsstand, benefits Vulture. New York Magazine benefits. They updated their piece, I believe. But before that, it was like a huge feature on Taylor, Frankie, Paul. And I'm just gonna also say these names are driving me nuts. It's very difficult to keep. If you're coming into this cold, you're like, who's the dude and who's the woman? Her name is Taylor, Frankie, Paul, and the boyfriend is named Dakota. It's hard to keep it all. Why does she have three names? You know what I mean? This is US Weekly. We're gonna look at the Us Weekly cover together, and it says she's not that innocent. This is a violent, violent woman. She's not that innocent. It's not cute. The most unpredictable bachelorette ever. Sure, you could say that. Who edits this thing? Who is the fucking editor? I don't even see a masthead. They probably have to sacrifice the masthead because they don't even have enough ads. Whoever is running Us Weekly should be fired. Everything's coming up roses for Taylor Frankie Paul. You've never seen a bachelorette like her before. Again. Sure. Say that again. Taylor Frankie Paul is doing things on her own terms this season. Good luck not getting sucked in the lead. Taylor Frankie Paul is changing the reality TV game again. In 2023, she was arrested for assault and other charges stemming from a fight. A fight. That was an assault. That was. It's not a fight. You have to read every single fucking word in these things. This is so. Such bullshit. This is so dangerous. And you know how this woman got famous? This woman who. I'm sorry, I'm going to be a bitch about it because. Let's just talk about it. This woman got a face at a plastic surgeon's office, okay? It's the reality TV 101 special. You get the face, you get the nose job. You get the hair extensions. You get the. Like, the whole thing. Okay? But she's just looking for love. She's just looking for love. They ask. Oh, oh, here's. Here's a. Here's a key part of the graph on the second page. While some. While some viewers may tune in for the anticipated drama, they'll stay to root. This is not. This is not an interview or a feature. This is an advertorial for the Bachelor. They'll stay to root for a woman who is endearingly messy. This is bad writing. Just say messy. Endearingly messy and disarmingly candid and is redefining what a Bachelorette can be. Not anymore. People magazine. Taylor Frankie Paul speaks out after ABC poll's Bachelorette premiere alleged this is what happens when you get in bed with assholes like this, with pieces of shit like this. Alleges she's suffered, quote, extensive mental and physical abuse. That's a plot twist, isn't it? Published in People on March 20 by Brenton Blanchett and Shawn Mandel. A spokesperson for Paul says in a statement obtained by People, quote, this. This reads like Meghan Markle being like, everything's great at Netflix. I'm not saying Meghan Markle is anything like this woman at all. This woman, Taylor Frankie Paul is in A class of her own, okay? She is a criminal. My estimation, at the very least, she is a cultural criminal, okay? She should be eradicated from our screens, from all of these publications, these major publications. People take what they say as legitimate. Not so. A spokesperson for Paul says in a statement obtained by People, which means people went to them for a statement, okay? It's not that hard. You shoot off an email, you say, hey, does your client have a statement? We're running a story either way. And they give you a statement obtained by People. Quote, taylor is very grateful for ABC support. That sounds like a veiled threat to me. That sounds like a veiled threat to me that Taylor knows how ABC runs the Bachelor, and Taylor knows how Hulu again, ABC and Hulu, both owned by Disney, also knowns how Hulu runs their reality TV shop. This is a woman who got famous because she was part of a group of women under this Mom Talk umbrella. These moms on TikTok who were, quote, unquote, soft swinging. A terrible new addition to the lexicon. Soft swinging is apparently when you're just fucking each other's husbands and everybody knows everybody else, and everybody knows everybody who's doing it, you know. See our Lindy west piece on last week's Nerve for our take on ethical non monogamy. She got famous off of that. I weep for the culture. I weep instead of people being like, oh, that's disgusting. I mean, even just the hygienic disgustingness of it. Even just the, like, having to get, like, go to your doctor, like, every other week for an STD panel. Or like, your kids knowing that you're fucking their best friend's father while daddy's off. Like, instead of the culture being like, that is sick. That's fucked up. I don't want to see that. The culture was like, give me more. I can't get enough of this woman. Taylor. Taylor. Frankie. Paul can't get enough of her. As she prioritizes, the quote, continues, her family's safety and security. Is this trick kidding? She fucking kidding. After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse, as well as threats of retaliation. Oh, we're layering on the victimhood. Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm. The New York Times ran a piece that went on their homepage. And this is rare for the New York Times because, you know, the New York Times likes to think they're above this stuff, but, you know, they too, they need clicks and eyeballs, they know. It looks again like they turned the comment off. New York Times, if you would like to actively be part of the conversation, have some guts and put your comments on. Always the chaotic downfall of the Bachelor empire, published on March 22, 2026 by Reggie Oogwu and Shivani Gonzalez. The network needed a ratings win, though. This. This is. This is while saying that ABC knew. ABC knew in this New York Times piece, when ABC, I'm reading directly from it, agreed to cast Ms. Paul in September, that September of 2024, it knew. It shouldn't say it knew. It should say execs knew. Personalize this shit and find out what executives were like, hey, I'm cool with this. Did just Bob Iger sign off on this shit? I bet the shareholders would love to know that she was on probation after pleading guilty. Okay, keep that People magazine quote in your mind. Pleading guilty to aggravated assault in the 2023 encounter the new York Times calls what we all just saw with her little child sitting on that sofa. Dakota says that chair hit that child. That child started crying. An encounter. Fuck off. Fuck all the way off. This is so dangerous and damaging. I cannot. I cannot believe this. You have to read every word. Which involved Dakota Mortensen. Involved. He was assaulted. Who is now the father of one of her three children. You know, these are people making great life choices. On Wednesday, when she was promoting the new season of the Bachelorette, I mean, this is how quick this happened. Last week, she was making the media rounds. On Wednesday, I believe she was on Good Morning America on abc, owned by Disney. That morning, the network was aware, they say, when she was promoting a new season of the Bachelorette on a morning talk show. New York Times, why don't you have. Which morning talk show do you not want to piss off? Abc. Are you afraid you won't get access to the likes of Bob Iger if you really go deep on this shit? This is a dereliction of duty here. Dereliction. Dereliction of duty. The network was aware that both Ms. Paul and Mr. Mortensen's. Mr. Mortensen, excuse me. Were the subjects of a domestic violence investigation by the police in Draper, Utah, after an encounter. Oh, another encounter last month. New York Times, you guys. These reporters, Reggie and Shivani. Find another word for encounter in your Google bar search. Thesaurus. Search encounter and thesaurus. Search assault and thesaurus. Every word matters. So after establishing that ABC knew the network needed a ratings win, though, the story continues. And Ms. Paul had more than 7 million followers across Instagram and TikTok after starring in Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Then TMZ published the video of the 2023 assault on Thursday. Again, this is not something that TMZ just got on Thursday. This assault video has been making the rounds for at least a couple of years. Over at New York magazine's Vulture. Let's take a look over there. This is their updated version, I believe. New phone footage leaked to TMZ appears. This better be a legal note. And if. You know what? If legal came to me, I get legaled all the time. In books, in columns, and sometimes my editors will come to me and say, legal would prefer this. And there are times I absolutely push back and say, why? And there are times I win those fights. Appears to show Paul putting Mortensen in a chokehold. Hey, if Taylor, Frankie, Paul hasn't said that's the work of AI. That video shows her putting Mortensen in a show called Grow a Spine, New York Magazine and hurling metal chairs at him. A child cries. A child cries. It's been established that that child was her child. A child? What did they get a child from central casting? That's her child. Are her children at risk? ABC doesn't give a flying fucking. Okay, they don't. They don't give a flying fuck if her kids are at risk. These people are all lizards. They're lizards. In a statement on March 19, a spokesperson for Paul. This is before ABC yanked the Bachelorette. A spokesman for a spokesperson. Excuse me, for Paul told Variety it is sad to see the latest installment of his. I'm assuming this means Dakota Mortensen of his never ending, desperate, attention seeking, destructive campaign to harm Taylor. This is what's known as Darvo. It's turning everything around so the attacker becomes the victim to harm Taylor without any regard for the consequences for their child. Releasing an old video which conveniently omits context on their son's birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior. You know what? I don't give a fuck. We all saw that video. Taylor then went over to call her daddy. This video was posted on September 10, 2025, and to date it has 2.6 million views. And host Alex Cooper, who likes to posit herself as, you know, a millennial slash Gen Z feminist, a new kind of feminist has basically invited this woman onto her show so this woman can do reputation rehab. Why? I have no idea. I mean, is it just clicks and likes? Is that it? Is it that simple? So Frankie is seated across from Alex on her Millennial pink set. And Frankie is unironically wearing one of Alex's Unwell branded sweatshirts. That's her little media empire, the Unwell Empire. You could say that again. These people tell on themselves all the time. She's wearing an unwell sweatshirt. She's got an unwell water bottle next to her. Let's take a look at what passes for conversation amongst these two reptiles. Just my opinion. Here we go.

[Alex Cooper]

Dude, I think it's so hard. And I think a lot of us have been in those type of relationships where it ends so poorly. There's still a part of you, when you were the one that was, like, hurt and done wrong, where you're like, I want to still, like, have a couple last moments with you because, like, I wish this didn't end the way that it did.

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

Yeah.

[Maureen Callahan]

You know what I mean? Yeah. Like, it's hard to let go.

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

Like, it is. Like, I. Oh, I want. I wanted this. Like, and it's not that easy, but. Okay, F you. Yes, you do say that. But, like, it still was not easy. And I did have those back, you know, those setbacks. And I. I won't lie about them like, I had them.

[Maureen Callahan]

You are lying about them, in my opinion. You're lying about them. She's. She's threatening ABC right now. She's gonna. She's threatening them with a lawsuit. Can you believe it? They'll probably have to wind up settling with each other because everybody knows where the bodies are buried and these bodies are diseased. It's like. It's cultural leprosy. It's cultural rot. This. Alex then asks about her arrest, and instead of just leaving that question open ended because we all saw her beating up her boyfriend. If you think women don't beat up men, they can and they do. And she's, like, half the size of that guy. Like, half the height, half the weight. She's got that guy on the back fucking foot. She's hurling metal chairs at him. Three that we counted. Three. You know what this reminds me of? This, like, little Venn diagram we've got going on at the nerve. Nerve Awards 2026. The Way that Love Story. John F. Kennedy, Jr. And Carolyn Bessette left out the entire scene from Michael Bergen's the Other man, in which Carolyn Bessette chased him home, barged her way into his apartment, destroyed his apartment, threw heavy candles at him, heavy votive candles, chunked out, like, part of his wooden floor, ripped his tv, smashed it to the floor, smashed his dvr, like. Or his VCR like chase her. Like why are we admitting this shit? Let's look at Alex asking her about her Taylor's fears. Taylor's fears that her bachelorette contestants. Her. Her. The men might have seen her at her lowest moment. And that is a bullshit question, okay? Because these are all fucking fame whores. They don't care that they're gonna. They've signed up for a season with a deeply disturbed. My opinion, very physically violent woman whose children I believe are in danger. Her small children are, are in danger. Nobody gives a flying fuck. So your question Alex is. Has no validity. None. But let's take a look at it because it's out there. So let's take a look at it.

[Alex Cooper]

There has been a lot of moments that we've seen. I know that we saw one of your lowest moments play out on the show the night of your arrest her. When you do look back at that version of yourself like what do you feel?

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

That'll never be a topic. That's like not that doesn't like obviously I feel like a, like a lump in my throat because it's just such a. She does not a hard time in my life. And so all I resort. I never really even think about me in that situation. Obviously it's like my kids,

[Interviewee/Subject]

they were

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

in the house and I never, the charges were all dropped. I never had hurt my daughter. I never intentionally did anything with my children. I never have intended. So that was like the hardest time. Just because like I am such a

[Maureen Callahan]

passive feeding through this thought and like

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

really good to my kids. So to be known as something like that was like that is like the worst time. But in that moment.

[Maureen Callahan]

Cut it, cut it, cut it. I can't, I can't, I can't. A lot of passive garbage language. A lot of garbage self help speak. A lot of I, I, I, me, me, me. Oh right, I've got kids. I gotta make sure that like I say, I've never done anything like that. I've never been through anything like that. Listen, you see that stuff? That's not somebody who did that for the first time. Anybody who has ever experienced any level of physical abuse knows it doesn't just, it doesn't just arrive that way. It's an escalation until it becomes normalized. But let's listen to her give herself another out with Alex's help. Alex just wants to carry her dirty filthy bath water help her get through this moment so she, they can all continue to make a ton of money together and get famous together. Let's look at the end of this interview with Taylor and her insistence that this was just a mere aberration on her way to, you know. And let's like, why don't we just call the Bachelor and the Bachelorette what it is? It's running drainage. It's just getting fucked by a bunch of strangers. And then at the end of it, you're left with three contestants. And this is. This is the thing that they. They disguise as a fantasy suite thing. They just. Basically, what this comes down to is a competition. Who's the best in bed? Who's the best? Fuck. Here you go, Taylor. Let's hear it. Let's hear it.

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

I never been through anything like that, so I didn't have the tools. And they were like, but you have to give yourself grace, because you didn't know and you didn't have it. And I was like, but that you could have. They're like, so you did the best that you can. And they're telling me this in therapy, but I'm like, no, I wasn't, though.

[Maureen Callahan]

I.

[Taylor Frankie Paul]

Like, I wasn't for my kids. Like, I think I was being very selfish, and I've accepted that I was selfish at that time, but I've learned from it, and I've been trying to, you know. Oh, that's make up for it, obviously. Amounts of a therapy. Stop, stop, stop.

[Maureen Callahan]

Please, Please. Stop her. Please. Thank you. Thank you. I originally was gonna have that run longer because I did watch lengthier parts of it, but I really. I cannot stomach this woman. And, you know, again, this garbage language. Like, I have to give myself grace. Like, I don't think these people understand what, like, the meaning of the word grace is. It's. That is. That's. You know what that's code for? Just let yourself off the hook. You know, slut yourself off the hook. You got arrested. And we're going to see a little bit of what it looks like to get arrested. Justin Timberlake, and he got velvet glove treatment. Sag Harbor, New York. Wealthy enclave. Anyway, she's threatening to sue. ABC Dumois posted their report on March 21, and page six is reporting that the Bachelorette suitors, I believe at least five of them, are considering suing ABC over the canceled season two. Everybody's getting what they fucking deserve here because everybody's a bottom feeder. And I just want to say the way this story is being packaged again in the mainstream entertainment industrial complex is that this is an outlier. This is an outlier. And ABC execs, and really, they should not limit this to abc. This is Disney. This is a Disney problem. Disney is a family friendly company. Allegedly. And this is a big fucking problem for Disney. This is not an outlier. This is not an outlier in the least. Okay? All of these producers, all of these executives, crew, everybody knows here's how reality TV works. Casting looks for emotionally unstable, physically violent, personality disordered, unhinged people because they make the best television. And hey, if you got a substance abuse problem that's like gestating or in full flower, they love you even more. You got an arrest record once upon a time, that would be a legal liability. Now you're hot shit. There were two instances on Bravo in very recent memory, one so recent that we covered it on the nerve. We are 11 months old. We covered this on episode, I believe it was 35. We did a story on, again, reality TV and the Valley, which was a big hit for Bravo. Big hit for Bravo. They were trying to figure it out. Oh, before I forget, I almost scrolled past this. Do you guys remember Gary slash Jerry? The very first Golden Bachelor? Remember that guy? And he was just this guy who's like, oh, shucks, you know, my wife died. But nobody really knows how. It was like, very mysterious. And I was like, I think he killed her. Just my theory of the crime. I think Gary maybe killed her. Gary was looking to, like, level up, you know, and he becomes the Golden Bachelor. And. And he was really into the woman who I believe had been like a backup dancer for Prince. And she was like, he's in love with me. He told me he's gonna pick me. Said this on camera, some in substance, but then Theresa Nist comes in and you could tell he wasn't really, like attracted to her at all. But at their one on one date, she says to him, you know what I'm really good at? Making money. And he picked her. On November 9, 2025, People magazine published this story. Teresa Nist claimed her ex husband, Jerry Turner, Gary slash Jerry. He spells his name G, E, R, R, Y, but he makes us all pronounce it Gary. So, you know, the guy's. He's trouble. Teresa Nist, People magazine reported, claimed that her ex husband, Gary Turner, once told her he would, quote, kill her and, quote, chop up her body. And he said it was a joke. Jax, Taylor. Back to Jax on the Valley. These people not only have camera crews in their homes while they're shooting, obviously, but they had nest cameras or the like. I don't know if they were technically nest in their living room. And those Cameras caught Jax also throwing chairs, at least one at his wife with their small child in the room. Hey, three's a trend. We just need one more unrelenting piece of shit. And Bravo loves Jax Taylor. It was a problem for them because he makes great tv. So he may be assaulting his wife, their small child may be in danger, but he makes great tv. How do they get around this? Let's take a look at how we covered it again seven months ago. Here we go. We're going to begin with a clip of Jack's. And this is one of those scenes that are meant to sort of right the ship so they can just continue filming with every character available and to keep driving story and high conflict. So he's showing her the chair he broke that he threw while fighting with his wife. And again, this scene is meant as, in my opinion, just my opinion, damage control. Take a look what happened the other night.

[Guest/Commentator]

I don't think I've ever gotten that bad in my life. Not justifying it all, but I didn't just fly off for no reason. There was reason why I did.

[Maureen Callahan]

You're justifying it.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

No, I'm not justifying it.

[Guest/Commentator]

But I didn't just do it for nothing.

[Maureen Callahan]

So that's okay. So that's okay. I mean, by Bravo airing that, like they're endorsing that, like they're co signing that. And then they did a whole reunion where Andy sat there, Andy Cohen, a force of darkness in the culture. He sat in between Jax Taylor on his left and Jax's wife Brittany on the right and saying, well, Brittany, don't you think he's changed? Dangerous guy. Dangerous fucking guy. My opinion, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, also a Bravo show. Denise Richards, who is divorcing her husband Aaron and has claimed that she is the victim of domestic violence at his hands. Fists, I should say. I'm guessing allegedly. Reportedly. Here's a scene that Bravo cameras caught and then aired on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. I believe this is season 10. Here we go. I could not believe what I was seeing. I couldn't believe it. You know, just when you think like Bravo or NBC Universal or even a producer is going to hit a level and say, guys, we. We can't do this shit anymore. We've got this guy on camera threatening this woman and it's clearly not the first time he's threatened her. Which means he's probably. Let's be adults here and just say it. Beating that living crap out of her. Watch this clip.

[Guest/Commentator]

We're on the camera, baby. We don't need to do word. Don't totally understand. I'm going to recursion

[Maureen Callahan]

if you're only listening the actually, this is how, this is how diseased reality television is because he was speaking to her through literally gritted teeth, saying, shut up, shut up, shut up. I'm going to crush your hand. They were holding hands because he was, he was controlling her. It wasn't affectionate. He was controlling her. He says, I'm going to. I'm going to crush your hand. They helpfully added, it looks like. It looks like. Unless that was that person who posted it to Instagram. But I remember watching this in real time. I do think Bravo added subtitles because you don't want to miss a thing. When it comes to domestic assault, you really don't want to miss a thing. Real Housewives Cast Member beats Bravo Bid to force arbitration this report March 10, 2026, which was sent to the Nerve directly. Former Real Housewives of New York cast member Leah McSweeney can keep her disability accommodation claims in court after a federal judge ruled Bravo, NBCUniversal and other defendants waived their right to seek arbitration. That case is going forward and the Nerve is going to be all over. Over it. And is there a more fitting closing image to this most upsetting segment than the Bachelorette banner? And this looks like in Los Angeles being taken down, just collapsing like the Mirage. All this horseshit that reality television pumped out by the likes of Disney and NBC Universal is trying to tell us all is just great entertainment. Great entertainment. They are setting back domestic violence and the rights of women and children who are victims of this shit by years. Years. Up next. Up next, jt, that body cam footage, that arrest footage of his dwi, I believe he plug it down to a much lesser charge. We've got that to discuss. Shia LaBeouf, by the way. We've also got him to discuss. The Nerve is just gonna say it out loud. This guy's a fucking menace and somebody's gonna get hurt unless law gets real with this kid. He's not even a kid. He's well into his 30s at least. And. And we're gonna lighten it all up with troublemaker feedback and a lighter C block as well. A lighter end to today's Nerve for you. We are back in a. We all want to feel good in our own skin. That's why Jones Road Beauty's entire line and their new eyeshadow stick should be a go to creamy, high pigmented and designed for real life. No fuss, no brush so easy to use and blend. Launching in eight universally flattering matte neutral shades, these shadow sticks are going to become a must in your makeup routine. And they pair seamlessly with Jones Rhodes Miracle Balm for an effortless, chic and polished look that's always dermatologist tested modern day makeup that's clean, strategic and multifunctional for effortless routines for a limited time. Nerve listeners are getting a free Shimmer face oil with their first purchase. When you use Code Nerve at checkout, just head to Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code Nerve at checkout. After you purchase, they're going to ask you where you heard about them. Please support our show. Tell them the Nerve sent you with

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[Maureen Callahan]

We are back. Now, before we get to your emails, we have if the Nerve. If the Wood chipper were here, the wood chipper would be like jumping out of its chair, like Hoda when Savannah's mom went missing. Oh my God, I'm back on national morning television. Holy shit. The Nerve would be out of its mind with glee. Okay, first we're gonna talk about Justin Timberlake, because this video of his arrest is just all it's in everybody's feed. I don't care who you are, it's in. You could be. You could be a mo, bro. You could be the straightest dude, like welding some shit somewhere. You've seen the JT arrest footage in your feed, okay? He was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York, as part of the Hamptons, driving drunk in the summer of 2024. It feels like ages ago. I thought it was last year, but it was 2024. And I remember. I'll tell you a little bit about it, but I'm just going to preface this by saying this is a scourge out in the Hamptons. This is what goes on every summer. Really wealthy, entitled people, some household names, some just titans of industry or whatever. It's a sport and a pastime. Driving drunk. They just think it's their right. They go out partying and they're gonna drive home. Maybe they'll get caught, maybe they won't. They can hire a really expensive lawyer to get it plugged down, as Justin did. Okay, we're gonna look at part of the arrest footage. And then what I think is the real meat on this bone, which, again, the mainstream entertainment industrial complex is not going to cover in this way. That's fine. We love having this lane all to ourselves at the Nerve. And we're going to talk a little bit about why I think some of this was successfully, at Timberlake's request, redacted. Here we go. So the reason for the stop is

[Guest/Commentator]

because keep veering off to the left, and then you're not stopping at the stop signs.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yeah, sorry about that. What are you doing? I'm on the world tour.

[Guest/Commentator]

Of what?

[Maureen Callahan]

A world tour?

[Advertiser Voice]

Doing what?

[Maureen Callahan]

Hard to explain. The cop had no idea who this was, so you could tell. Justin was like. And the cop says, what are you doing? He doesn't mean, like, with your life, Justin. He means, what are you doing in a car rolling through a stop sign and swerving into the left hand lane. What are you doing, asshole? That guy was drinking at a place called the American Hotel, which is a restaurant and a hotel that and a bar that celebrities out there love. And he was doing, allegedly, reportedly, what a British friend of mine described to me as minesweeping. And I had never heard this phrase before when you're. If he was out drinking at a bar and it was taking too long for him to get his next drink, so other patrons who, like, turned their backs on him, he would pick up their drink and just down it. These people have so much money. If you're going to go out partying, just hire a car service. Just get an Uber. That's it. Leave your car overnight. You'll get a ticket at most. Now his friend shows up. The friend was a former employee or current. You know what I'm Saying she allegedly worked for them is like, a stylist. Then she started designing their home. Like, I don't know. She's a friend, and you can tell she's a friend. She. She's not a friend. You can tell she's not a friend. She's a supplicant. Okay? She's a fan. She's a fan who works for them. And I'm just going to say it right now. I think the reason that part of this video was redacted, just my theory is that Justin had another woman in the car. What? Why else do you need to redact it? We've already seen him drunk, failing his field sobriety test, The friend shows. And also, you know, this is like, an employee slash fan slash supplicant. Because, like, she got a call in the middle of the night, and it's like, hey, you want to, like, roll out of bed, get dressed, get in your car, drive to pick up some loser, you know, who just got collared for drunk driving? I'd rail. I'd really rather not just arrest him. Let him call his lawyer. Here. She. Watch. And listen to this woman. This is classic, okay? She's already up for a Nerve award. Already up. Nerve Awards 2026. And she enters the frame like any good performer, saying, listen, I know my hair isn't up to par for being on cam, but, you know, we're gonna work with what we got. Here we go. I know my hair sucks here, but, like, I usually look good.

[Guest/Commentator]

So at this point, he's coming with us, okay?

[Maureen Callahan]

No, he's not.

[Guest/Commentator]

Yes, he is.

[Interviewee/Subject]

No.

[Guest/Commentator]

Why was being arrested for.

[Maureen Callahan]

Stop it.

[Guest/Commentator]

Dw. Yes. No way.

[Maureen Callahan]

Yes. Don't say it.

[Guest/Commentator]

Yes. Just come back with us. Okay, so you look. You're okay to drive, okay? I don't see any. Your eyes look perfectly fine. Your speech isn't slurred. Stop it. Yes.

[Interviewee/Subject]

Why?

[Guest/Commentator]

Being drunk.

[Maureen Callahan]

This is everything that's wrong with celebrity culture. And by the way, this will never be mocked on Saturday Night live because, like, JT's a friend of Lauren's and their protected class. I mean, this woman is. She should be mortified. She won't be. She'll be like, holy shit, I'm famous now. Everybody knows my name. Stop it. We're arresting this guy because he's driving drunk. Stop it. You're kidding me. No. It's like, half off at the Row. Stop it. No, you're kidding me. You're arresting Justin Timberlake. The Justin Timberlake? Yeah, lady. The Justin Timberlake. So that Summer there's this little art gallery, like, a couple of doors down from the American Hotel. And some local artist did a rendering in like, an oil painting of Justin Timberlake's mugshot. And I remember walking by it and stopping and laughing out loud. And some woman who stopped next to me and was looking at it as well said, that's not funny. Don't laugh at that. I feel sorry for him. There are assholes like this all over the East End of Long Island. I turned to her and I was like, first of all, don't. I said, you feel sorry for him? I said, you should feel sorry for us. He was a menace that night. He could have killed somebody. Do you feel sorry for him? That's misplaced, sister. Justin Timberlake outed himself as an asshole years and years and years ago. He successfully, largely got this video scrubbed from the Internet. That takes a lot. You got to hire somebody who costs a lot of money, who's really good, and. Or have friends at all the big tech companies, which I'm sure JT does. And I'm gonna. We're gonna show you some of this. I did find it. A fucking dog with a bone with this shit. When Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married, and I believe they had like a super, super luxurious, expensive destination wedding. Wedding, I think in Italy, wherever it was, they commissioned. Now, they've. I think they always denied that they commissioned this, but you know people. This famous stuff doesn't happen unless it really gets cleared by them or their teams. You know, I'm saying they. An artist, a visual artist or filmmaker of some kind, went out on the streets, I believe, of Los Angeles and asked homeless people, like, the first guy you're going to see is missing most of his teeth. Black guy missing most of his teeth. If they would like to convey their well wishes to the happy couple upon their wedding and what they would gift for them as a. As a wedding present were they not destitute and homeless. Let's take a look together, shall we?

[Guest/Commentator]

Jessica and Justin. Justin. I haven't seen y' all in a long time. My gift is in the mail. You like to tell them good luck

[Maureen Callahan]

and watch a man.

[Guest/Commentator]

You going to put your shirt on?

[Maureen Callahan]

No, I say you go. Skins.

[Guest/Commentator]

Jessica, it's me, Robert.

[Maureen Callahan]

That was played for laughs. That was so that everybody in that room could laugh at those people. This also reminded me of Reese Witherspoon, who has successfully memory hold this from the culture. But the nerve exists to remind us all it's real. Talk about fake fucking people. It's a double header for Reese. Today, in April 2013, she was arrested. Little Miss Southern prim and proper with her Draper James line and her hello Sunshine that she sold for a lot of money. I mean, good for her and her book club and her Apple TV morning show, you know, arrested for disorderly conduct. And in Atlanta, Georgia. She sounds drunk. Here, her husband, talent agent Jim Toth. They have since divorced. Was also arrested. He was arrested for driving under the influence. And her arrest was for, I believe, just interfering with police business and disobeying the cops. I cannot do this. There's no intro I could give that'll do this like, again. Andy Warhol. I wish he were still alive. Let's just look at this piece together.

[Interviewee/Subject]

Ma', am, what did I just tell you to do? I'd like to know what's going on.

[Guest/Commentator]

He's under arrest.

[Interviewee/Subject]

If you don't get that I'm a US Citizen, I am allowed to stand on American Crown. And actually, one question I want to ask. Go ahead. Come on. You better not arrest me. Yes, ma'. Am. Are you kidding me? No. I told. I'm an American citizen. I told you to get in that car. Staying there, didn't I? This is beyond. This is beyond. You fight with me. I promise. This is harassment. This is harassing me. As an American, I have done nothing against the law. Yes, you have.

[Guest/Commentator]

You didn't obey my.

[Interviewee/Subject]

I have to obey your order. Yes, you do. Tonight, Reese. Absolute nothing. Reese. I now being arrested and handcuffed.

[Guest/Commentator]

Y.

[Interviewee/Subject]

Do you know my name, sir?

[Guest/Commentator]

Don't need to know.

[Interviewee/Subject]

You don't need to know my name. Not quite yet. I. Okay, you're about to find out who I am. That's fine. I'm not real worried about you.

[Maureen Callahan]

That is celebrity entitlement at its apex. Don't you know who I am? He's like, I. I don't care to know who you are. That's what he said. That chef's effing kiss. I don't care to know who you are. Her husband, he's standing there like, just like, totally neutered his hands by. He's going like, reese, Reese, shut up. Shut up. And she's like, I'm being arrested me. This is beyond. It's beyond again. It's like there's. She just heard there's a sale at the Row. This is beyond. Turning now to Reese's great pal Amy Griffin, who has reported on the Nerve, is now the subject of a lawsuit. The Nerve was the first outlet and really the Only one to raise our hand and say, hey, this woman who wrote a quote unquote memoir alleging that she had been violently sexually assaulted as a child in her school by a teacher who everybody knows is still walking around, and she doesn't seem to give a shit about it. Like, we think she's lying. Just my opinion. I think she's a fucking liar. And now she's being sued by a woman who appears in the book named Claudia, who says, hey, Amy stole my story. That stuff happened to me. Amy's been posting all over Instagram with all of the famous friends she's purchased with her billionaire husband's money. She has not a care in the world. She knows famous people. That's all that matters at the end of the day, right? You know, and you would think that the people she likes to show off, like her trophies. All credit to Mark Bowden for that phrase. The Reese Witherspoons of the world, the Gwyneth Paltrows, would be putting, like, the Oprahs. Oprah's another one, like, arm's distance. Like, stay away from me. No, no, no, no, no. So Amy posts this Instagram message to again, remind us that she knows famous people. It's Reese Witherspoon's 50th birthday is the ostensible occasion for this braggadocious post. Amy writes next to a photo of herself in a bathroom with Reese Witherspoon. We have lived a lot of life together, raised children together. Have they known each other that long, really? Because Rhys has two adult children, held hands in celebration and in heartbreak. Through it all, you've taught me, M Dash, never waste a moment to create a memory, especially when there is good lighting, even in a public bathroom. I don't know, Amy. Do you mean like, in the public bathroom that you claimed Mr. Mason brutally raped you in as a child and threatened to knock out all of your teeth? Like a public restroom like that, where nobody saw a fucking thing, where you didn't emerge with, like, bruises or tears, where there was no physical evidence of such a thing left. Like that. Like that kind of a public restroom. Lastly, Shia LaBeouf, who is a public menace, okay? This guy was in an altercation, a fight on Feb. 15, 2026, in New Orleans at the Royal Street Inn and R bar in the French Quarter. Via people magazine. Shia LaBeouf, the unemployable, thank God, yelled homophobic slurs. So you know what's really going on there. Drunk people who start yelling homophobic stuff are usually grappling with something within Themselves that they've got issues with. I'm not saying Shia LaBeouf is gay. I mean, I'm just saying. Was lunging at People before New Orleans arrest claims alleged victim. This is an exclusive published February 19 by Elizabeth Rosner and Sarah Jones. The People magazine headline Jeffrey, Dammit. Oh, come on, guy. Born Jeffrey Klein. Is everyone on the hustle? Is everyone on the hustle? Tells People the actor hurled homophobic slurs during the confrontation, which began around 5pm on a Monday. Get your life together, Shia. Jesus, this is pathetic. You're that drunk. You're that shit. Faced at 5pm on a Monday at this. At the bar that we just mentioned. Here's the quote. I walked in waiting for the bartender and I got smashed into from behind pretty hard. Damn. It. Says when he turned around, he claims LaBeouf immediately escalated the situation. He cuts. This is the quote. He cuts into. Fucking push me. I'll kick your fucking ass. And I'm like, dude, I've been standing still, Damn it. Alleges LaBeouf, 39, then used a homophobic slur. And he's like, you fucking F a G G O T. And there's more. He was arrested shortly after midnight on two counts of simple battery. And then he went out on February 17 with his jail release paperwork and looks like he filmed himself or had someone filming himself dancing with it in his mouth. We're looking at that. Here we go. Showing the proper respect to

[Interviewee/Subject]

the law.

[Maureen Callahan]

The charges he's going to face. He's a total fucking loser. You're a loser, sir. That's it. We don't need to see any more than that. It's enough. He was expected to appear in court on March 19, but as of now, we've got no confirmation whether he showed up or not. The nerve reached out to his publicist. She has not gotten back to us. I'm going to take that as a no. He didn't show up. I don't understand why he's not been arrested yet again. And here he is on March 19, yelling at a woman outside a cafe in Rome. It seems like he just. Okay, we can stop it there. It seems like he just leaned forward and yelled off. It's a matter of time before he seriously hurts someone. You don't. It's so obvious. Hollywood props these people up. If you're One of the 30% of Americans who wake up with facial pain, toothaches, and a tight jaw from grinding your teeth at night, give Remy a try. Their custom night guards are clinically tested and FDA cleared to prevent teeth grinding, to reduce jaw tension and facial muscle strain, and to improve sleep quality. And here's what's also so great about Remy no dentist appointment required. Their impression kit arrives at your door. You apply two molds to your teeth. It takes about 10 minutes for those to set, then you mail them back. That's it. Two weeks later, your custom night guards will arrive. And best of all, Remy offers the same quality night guard you would get from your dentist, but it costs 80% less. Get your night guard back and start protecting your teeth. Protect them with Remy by using Code nerve to get 50% off your new night guard. You heard that right. Half off, 50% off at shop r e m I.com nerv with code nerve

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now to audience Email Paul from New Zealand outdoes himself every time Inspired by Timothy Shyamalama Ding Dong's Oscar loss and the nerves coverage of same Timothy and Kylie's private Oscar escape room. I am loving this. This was based off of our conversation with Rob in which he broke again the exclusive that Timothy and Kylie Jenner left the Oscar ceremony where he was seated front row place of honor for an hour. My supposition is he couldn't take being made fun of and he knew he was going to lose. And he's a sore loser because he's a little guy in every way possible. He's a little man. Some of this is very Gen X coded so if you don't get the references not to worry about Timothy's Oscar Fantasy island with Mr. Roark and tattoo his smaller like number number like number one guy. And Mr. Rourke is leaning into tattoo asking is he here for a job interview? And there is the plane. The plane in the background. Timothy went to the Osmonds. He mixed up the Oscars with the Osmonds. And Marie's thought bubble says he's not even a Mormon because is he soft swinging? If he's not soft swinging, he's not a Mormon. Timothy goes to kfc. He's the winner of the outfit of the day at kfc. Timothy Oscar Prom night. A side by side of Timothy in 2018 and Timothy in 2026. With some facial differences that don't quite look like aging into oneself, if you catch my drift. Okay, a few quick emails from troublemakers. This one regarding Elvis Epic. Elvis Presley in Concert, the new Baz Luhrmann film made from recently discovered footage of his residency in Vegas. I am going to go see this, hopefully this week because I'm dying to talk to you guys about it. Troublemaker, Lisa writes, you mentioned me that I'm going to see Epic next week. She went to see it in a movie theater last week. She says, it's one of the best things I've ever seen. I absolutely believe it. Baz Luhrmann is a genius. I couldn't. And Elvis I love. I've loved, I've loved Elvis forever. And I love every stage of Elvis, she says. I couldn't stop thinking about the movie afterwards. Afterwards. Excuse me. And I got the book he recommended on a previous show, Last Train to Memphis by Peter Guralnick. To read more about Elvis, Last Train to Memphis is the definitive. Oh, no, you know what? It is. Okay. Last Train to Memphis is volume one of the Goralnik Elvis bio. It's in two volumes. The second volume, Careless Love. I read that first. I read that before. I read volume one, and it remains my favorite of the two volumes. But Guralnik is the definitive Elvis biographer. Definitive. And Lisa, when you're done with Last Train, read Careless Love. Read it. Lisa writes, I can't even put into words the amount of talent Elvis had. Agreed. Priscilla Presley, she says, has been riding on the back of it her entire effing life. Agreed. This is in response. This is Troublemaker Becky to our recent segment on Lindy west and the New York Times, platforming this deeply unhappy woman, my opinion, who insists that despite her morbid obesity and being married to a man who said to her, hey, if you even want to date me, you got to let me fuck other women. And we call it ethical non monogamy here in hipster circle, so get with the program, sister. And she's like, well, hey, if I want to be a progressive, all leftist feminist, what better Thing can I do for myself, you know? While listening to the most recent episode, Becky writes, she picked up a random book by the author Jennifer Weiner called the Breakaway. Now, Jennifer is a larger sized woman who writes a lot in the New York Times about the joys of said sizing. In Jennifer's book, the character this troublemaker writes is overweight and still really fit and desired by the hottest man ever. And the book is chock full of woke language. It is painful. I finished it hoping the worked in. I guess she means this feels like jackknifed in abortion story didn't happen. I guess it did. Becky says she messaged JW on Facebook and told her that while she is a good author, people read books to escape. Stephen King has fallen prey to the same thing. People read books to escape politics, novels. You know, why add it in? No response. Becky writes, and she blocked me. That's so weak. You know, if you're gonna put stuff into the culture, engage with people, engage with people. Not everybody's gonna like what you do. Blocking them. That's so childish. A similar email on the same segment I watched your segment on Shrill writes, this troublemaker, I will leave you nameless as an ex obese person. This troublemaker writes, as soon as I saw the title Shrill, I could tell straight away what it would be about and was so disappointed that there is another show like this. No one that big is truly happy. And the trope of the Shrill fat girl is part of what makes you unhappy. I've lost 40kg GLP because of type I forget diabetes. It's not mentioned here. One or two, but good for you. Good for you. That's what GLP1s are for. Really good for you. Congratulations. I'm sure it's a lot of work still. And this troublemaker writes, I have never been happier. I'll bet I've never been shrill. And shows like that need to be expelled from our culture. Thank you for prosecuting this show. You are welcome. And lastly, dear Maureen, subject line, I love these husband was secretly watching Troublemaker. Lauralee writes, I was watching your show and laughing. Thank you. We love to hear that. When her husband said, how can you watch this stuff? So Laura Lee writes, I started watching in the bedroom after a few weeks. I heard him outside the bedroom door laughing. So Laura Lee says, I bought him a Nerve mug for his birthday and wrote in the card quote, there's no shame in liking the Nerve. None Indeed. And now that you know your husband knows that Dana Carvey and David Spade allegedly reportedly just my opinion. Also like the Nerve. Perhaps it'll give him a little ego boost. Now she writes, we watch and laugh together. This loves the Nerve. Loves hearing stuff like this. Married couples, straight guys working on roadsides, skyscrapers, listening to the Nerve. Please keep your feedback coming. Email me at maureenvilmakehairmedia.com or DM me on Instagram at Maureen Callahan, writer or at the Nerve Show. Remember to subscribe to the Nerves Substack. That is our weekly email that goes out every Friday afternoon. After the week's last full Nerve, just go over to thenerveshow.com, you will see a prompt. Would you like to subscribe to the Nerve Substack? Put your email address in and voila, there it is on Friday afternoons. Now we went so long that Marlena is telling me we cannot simply go any longer. And so what we had planned for the later part of the show we are going to get to in another Nerve this week. Fear not my fellow troublemakers. Until then and until tomorrow. And the Nerve at night. That does it. That does it for our Tuesday edition of the Nerve. We will see you hopefully tomorrow on the Nerve at Night. And that's it. Oh nerve merch. Nerve merch. Just like Lauralee. Grab something for yourself. Or maybe your husband who's like, what are you doing in there? What are you listening to? Get something for a fellow [e-mail] we will see you back here very soon at the Nerve, where you will never guess what we're about to say next.

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