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It Ends With (Another Lawsuit): Blake Lively and her lawyer Esra Hudson leave federal court following a court-ordered settlement conference in her civil lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Timothy A.Clary / AFP via Getty Images)
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In tonight’s edition, a second explosive lawsuit has hit the Daily Mail with accusations of discrimination, creating a hostile work environment, retaliation, and more from a former senior reporter who was intimately involved with the outlet's reporting on the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle. In addition, one editor has been directly accused in the lawsuit, after already being named in similar litigation earlier this year.
Also, it's a literal case of “musical chairs” at “60 Minutes” as management and new staff race to get the show back on the air for its 59th season next month, Front Office Sports has snapped up an ex-WaPo reporter, and The Atlantic festival adds to its already bumper program.
Plus, we make Status’ Oliver Darcy our best and final offer to sponsor his upcoming Status Summit.
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Mentioned tonight: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere, Charles Forelle, Nick Bilton, Bari Weiss, Jeff Zucker, Ross Douthat, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, Joe Khan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Beth Lobel, Leslie Sloan, Ed Hammond, Elaine Low, Joe Lewis, David Steinberg, Matthew Goldstein, Lionel Barber, Alan Rusbridger, Alexandra Bruell, Jonathan Roberts, Aaron Timms, Nicole Sperling, Anthony Polcari, Chris Almeida, Bryce Elder, Jeremy Barr, Christopher Williams, Victor Tangermann, Hanaa’ Tameez, Yorgen Fenech, Juliette Garside, Emily Lawford, Arron Banks, Gabriel Pogrund, Nigel Farage, Mark Frost, Erik Wemple, Matt Flegenheimer, Anthony Scaramucci, Sawdah Bhaimiya, Guy Pearce, Clayton Davis, Danny Boyle, Guy Trebay, Mark Maske, Marianne Garvey, Daniel Jones, Diana Cooper, Chelsea Ritschel, Chris Hansen, and more.
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