About this episode

The episode discusses Justin Baldoni's legal team's response to Blake Lively's legal fee request and features insights from Wayfarer Studios chairman Steve Sarowitz, along with updates on the Amy Griffin saga and a preview of Peacock's 'Five Star Weekend'.

Justin Baldoni's legal team responds to Blake Lively's $8 million legal fee request, calling itbloated, poorly documented, and stretched far beyond the actual defamation claim —including hundreds of thousands in redacted charges and expenses with no receipts. Plus,Wayfarer Studios chairman Steve Sarowitz breaks his silence in a new podcast interview,addressing the toll of the legal battle. Then, the Amy Griffin saga takes new turns: sworndeclarations from Griffin's ghostwriter and a new witness surface, conflicting localaccounts from Griffin's hometown emerge, and Billy uncovers the surprising reality-TV pastof Dominic Price, the man at the center of the alleged story-gathering scheme. Plus, Billypreviews Peacock's "Five Star Weekend" and the moral dilemma at its core. Hashtags:#HotMics #BillyBush #BlakeLively #JustinBaldoni #AmyGriffin #TheTell #podcast

People in this episode

Host: Billy Bush

Topics covered

• legal battles
• defamation claims
• ghostwriting
• reality TV
• entertainment news

Keywords

• legal fees
• defamation
• ghostwriter
• reality TV
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wayfarer Studios

Books & works: Five Star Weekend

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