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August 26, 2025 21 mins

Blake Lively is praying explosive private texts will be enough to mend her fractured friendship with Taylor Swift. Sam Asghari is reeling after Britney Spears branded their two-year marriage a “fake distraction.” And in a more spiritual twist, Kelly Clarkson has quietly turned to a psychic for comfort and guidance after the sudden death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, left her searching for answers from beyond.

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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Scalle advice for sure. It's time nice and lower low.
Welcome to the Naughty but Night Show. I'm your host,
Rom Shooeser. It is Tuesday morning. We tried to get
Miss d on the phone and God bless her, she
was getting a bally. We were all ready to do it.
There were some technical issues. I'm still in London and
so we couldn't pull it off. But don't worry noughteas

(00:30):
We've got a ton of celebrity news of celebrity gossip
to get into today. What time is it? My friends?
It is tea time big story at their top of
the show. So beg Lively is hoping these new bombshell
texts that have been revealed will win back Taylor Swift
and that friendship that she has lost. So new court

(00:52):
filings that had been recently revealed unsealed. They are showing
just In Baldonia's camp allegedly plotted a thirty thousand dollars
a month smear campaign against Blake using burner phones or
that's shady, to change the narrative and swamp social media

(01:14):
with a tax on Blake. One insider revealed to me
quote they were terrified that Taylor would jump in, and
no one in PR wants to fight the Swifties. That's
why the budget kept climbing. So let me explain here.
Justin knew there was trouble with Blake. He knew that
him and Blake were not getting along while they filmed

(01:35):
this movie. He also knew He also knew that her
best friend, Blake's best friend was Taylor Swift. Well, knowing that,
knowing that this is going to explode, he decided before
it all detonated, that he would hire an amazing, powerful,
really aggressive PR company to fight back. And now, because

(01:56):
this document has been unsealed, we see that he was
paying thirty thousand dollars a month. You heard that right,
thirty thousand dollars a month to wage this war. They're
gonna claim that they were just waiting and if anything
happened with Taylor Swift or Blake Lively, they were ready
to pounce. But you don't pay thirty thousand dollars not

(02:17):
to use it. Blake is thinking that these receipts, the
fact that Justin was paying such a crazy amount of
money on PR, that's her smoking gun. I was a
publicist for a long time and the feedback. Then we're
talking twenty years ago, was anywhere between four to six
to eight thousand a month. I think bigger stars paid
about ten, so it's about ten thousand a month, maybe

(02:38):
a little bit more now, but it's not thirty thousand.
I've also done a lot of crisis pr This is
when people get arrested, when they're get in trouble, when
they have fives with their maids, when stuff happens, they
hire a crisis publicist. I think the most we got
paid was fifteen or twenty thousand a month, not thirty.
That is almost double thirty thousand dollars a month, and

(03:00):
Blake feels vindicated. A source tells me, for months she
was painted as the difficult one, and now the truth
is out that she thinks she was being targeted and
she wants Taylor to see that. A music insider did
tell me Taylor did not want to be dragged into
the mud. She had her own empire. She has her

(03:21):
own empire to protect. But Blake has always missed her.
She feels terrible about it. This She misses her friend,
she misses that time together, and she gets it. It's
really controversial. This lawsuit with justin Baldoni Blake Lively, it
is nothing but ugly. But then Blake is hoping. Blake
is hoping that this exposes the cold smear machine against her,

(03:46):
and she wants Taylor to know that she was not
the villain here, that Blake was not the villain, and
she's hoping maybe this opens up the door for a reunion.
We've been hard on Blake on this podcast. Hopefully we've
been fair, but there's been a lot of stuff about
Blake that has come out that has not been that flattering.
I know personally from being in the entertainment business for

(04:07):
so long, Nobody on my staff ever really wants to
interview Blake. If a Blake Lively interview comes up, nobody
really wants to do it because she's quite difficult. Normally,
when a big star, a big celebrity is going to
be interviewed, and I ask my team who wants to
interview them, everybody raises their hands and I sort of
have to share the wealth. I want everybody that works

(04:28):
for Naughty but Nice to get exposure to interview in
big stars. It's fun meeting a big celebrity. Nobody on
my staff ever raises their hands when I have a
Blake lively interview, which should tell you everything. However, this
is a legal document that has been unsealed, and it
does show that Justin Baldoni was willing to pay thirty

(04:51):
thousand dollars a month. He was not willing to pay
that because he's rich or he's bored. He wanted to
make sure that he came out the po winner here.
That's a lot of money to throw at a problem,
and you don't throw it unless you believe it is
going to explode. So these new texts are bombshells. They

(05:12):
really do help Blake Lively's case here. They do not
look good for Justin Beldoni. But our question of the
day is really not about Blake and Justin. It's about
Taylor Swift. If you saw these texts, if you finally
figured out, wait a minute, here, Blake is not the villain.
Maybe Blake is not the enemy here. Maybe Blake was

(05:34):
the victim of a smear campaign. If you were Taylor
Swift and you saw these texts, would you pick up
the phone? Would you call Blake? Could this friendship be fixed?
What do you think? Hey? Go vote on our Twitter
page at Naughty Niz rob our facebook page is naughty
gossip and be sure to check back tomorrow to hear

(05:55):
your results. Okay, moving along, Sam, Asgari, Britney Spears's X,
was blind sided by her new bombshell. So his camp
are saying that he is a supportive or was a
supportive husband, not a fake distraction, which is what Britney
just called him. So Sam is reeling after Britney stunned

(06:16):
fans by branding their their two year marriage as quote
a fake distraction. Oh what a cruel thing to say
they were together, they were married for two years, They've
been dating long before that. And to say that he
was a quote fake distraction, really painful, really ugly. I
hit the phone. Sources close to Sam are telling me

(06:39):
he's hurt, he's blindsided. He stood by Brittany through some
of the hardest years and now to be written off
as fake it's just crushing. Britney, who's forty three, shocked
her millions of followers on Instagram by posting a confession
about her twenty twenty two wedding that she felt weird

(07:00):
more like a distraction from the heartbreak of being cut
off from her sons. The raw admission blind slighted everybody,
even in her inner circle. So Brittany's been really really
honest here. We should celebrate people when they are honest. Brittany,
it was really hurt when she lost her sons and
she was cut off from her sons. It wounded her

(07:20):
deep as a mother. It absolutely destroyed her and she
was looking for happiness. She was looking of ways to
make herself happy, and now she's revealing one of those
ways was to get together with Sam, to marry Sam.
It feels like a rebound relationship. She lost her sons
and she gained her husband, not the same. Didn't work out,

(07:42):
but it's still a very harsh thing to say. His
camper pushing back. They're very strong about this. They were
telling me friends. In his inner Cirtle quote, he was
a loving husband. He moved heaven and Earth to support Brittany.
He gave up jobs, he changed his life. People can
say whatever they want, but he really believed in that marriage. Initially,

(08:05):
it was easy to write Sam off as somebody that
was after Britney's power, after her money. When you look
at Brittany and how troubled she has talked about her
own struggle with mental health, it's not a secret. We're
not telling anybody something naughty here. It's quite public. And
so he fell in love with Brittany, and I think
a lot of us, including me, were like, Oh, you're

(08:26):
after a money she's really rich, she's really powerful. That
is not the case. He loved her, He protected her.
She was still in the conservatorship. When they got married,
he signed a prenup and so he was there every day.
He wasn't out with other women, he wasn't out enjoying himself,
he wasn't out boozing it up, partying with friends. He

(08:46):
was with Brittany for all that time. He was her protector,
he was her lover, he was a confidante. And now
for him to hear from Britney herself, not from sources,
not from friends, not from people inside her, from Brittany
that he was fake and a distraction, painful, really really painful.
I want people to tell their truth, but sometimes the

(09:09):
truth can really hurt. Okay, Kelly Clarkson, We've spotted Kelly Clarkson.
It's the first time since her ex husband's death, and
now insiders are saying she's turned to a psychic Ooh
for guidance. Kelly Clarkson is seeking answers from beyond the
grave following the sudden passing of her husband Brandon Blackstock.

(09:32):
The superstar singer has quietly enlisted the help of a
psychic and spiritual healer in the weeks following Brandon's death.
He lost a very private battle with cancer just a
few days ago. Sources tell me quote, Kelly is desperate
for clarity. Their divorce was ugly, and she's been carrying

(09:56):
so much guilt now that Brandon is gone, guidance on
how to move forward for herself and her kids. Let
me remind you that their twenty twenty split was really ugly.
It was a messy custody battle, and she ended up
paying two hundred thousand dollars a month in spousal and

(10:19):
child support two hundred thousand dollars a month. Now, the
psychic reportedly has reassured Kelly the Brandon is at peace,
that's good, and urged her to focus on raising their
two children, River and Remington, with love, not regret. Adding
to this intrigue, we just spotted Kelly at Lax Airport

(10:43):
in la wearing a twenty thousand dollars carrot card pendant.
A piece of jewelry signifying renewal and hope. It is
so easy to dismiss these psychics, people that think they
can tell the future. I don't know where I am
on it. I don't know if I believe in it.

(11:04):
I want. Had to tape a segment for my morning
show with a psychic, and I wasn't totally convinced, but
I wasn't anti it, And I think ultimately what I
came away with is if a psyche, if somebody can
give you hope, give you, give you feelings that something
might succeed, give you optimism, then maybe it's worth it.

(11:25):
My mother's quite religious, and she really does find so
much comfort in the church, and so who am I
to doubt whether or not that works for her. You
can make the own decision for yourself, but for other people,
let them make their decision. You know, if listening to
Liza Minnelli records make you happy, knock yourself out. If

(11:49):
your therapy is going and going to a Donnie Osmond
concert fantastic, Who am I to say what is good
for you? And not? Would I see a psychic after
somebody really close to me died? I don't think so.
But if it brought me some closure, if it brought

(12:09):
me some comfort, then yes I would. And so let's
give Kelly here a lot of grace. She's juggling a lot.
Not only has her ex husbands passed away, but now
we found out that he had hooked up with her
ex assistant. We don't know exactly when that relationship started,
but we know they met when she was working for Kelly,

(12:30):
and so she lived in the same house as Kelly
and her husband during the pandemic, so they got really
really close to the three of them. This has really
hurt Kelly. Kelly knew about all this. She doesn't know
exactly when they started dating, but she has a suspicions
there's a lot going on here. Kelly is overwhelmed with work,
she's overwhelmed with private personal stuff. And if a psychic

(12:53):
can help, if a glass of wine can help, if
hanging with your friends can help, if listening to you
my favorite pop star can help, knock yourselves out. Life
is full of obstacles. It's a difficult, difficult battlefield sometimes
that it feels like we are fighting alone. And so
if somebody can help, whether or not it's a psychic

(13:14):
or a best friend or a family member. Who are
we to judge that? Okay, a little bit of bragging here.
We told you first. Remember a couple of days ago
there was rumors the Austin Butler, the very handsome guy
from the Elvis movies, was dating Zoe Kramitz. I told
you absolutely not true. They were not dating. They've got
a movie together. They're promoting a movie. They're Liam Neeson

(13:36):
and Pam Anderson. They are promoting a movie. Their relationship
is not real. This pr movie is as old as Hollywood.
Well we now know Rob's right, thank you very much,
because we just spotted a kissing Harry Styles. So sources
say they were photographed of roaming through Rome Boom Boom together,
Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz. They did, they did have

(13:57):
a little bit of a kiss. You're going to read
some reports it's about a love triangle. Oh my goodness,
Austin Butler, Harry Styles, Zoey Kravitz. There's no triangle because
she never ever was with Austin Butler. Is she with
Harry Styles? I asked friends and they said it's all
so casual. They wouldn't call it dating. They wouldn't call
it boyfriend girlfriend. They don't have a term for it yet.

(14:18):
They're not named this relationship. It's a little tricky because
Zoe Kravitz is very close friends with Taylor Swift. Taylor
Swift once dated Harry Styles, remember that when they were
a couple. So she's got to sort of figure all
that out very early on in a relationship. They're friends.
They had a little snooch. We did see that, so
obviously it's heading in the direction of a little bit

(14:39):
of romance. But they are not boyfriend and girlfriend. They
are not dating, they're not exclusive. They're young people having
some fun. Okay, quickly, before we go to break, there's
some new fears for Amanda Bynes. So Amanda Bynes had
disappeared from the Spotlight and we hoped she was doing better.
Remember the meltdown, It was really really ugly. She had

(14:59):
a con servitorship that ended just in twenty twenty two,
so only a few years ago. Well, now she's back
on social media posting some picture. She's had her lips done,
she's had some fillers put in her face. It makes
me also nervous. It makes her friends, her family so
so nervous. Hey, Amanda bynes. We are sending you our best.

(15:21):
It's a tricky one because I want to tread carefully
with people that really really struggle, and clearly Amanda is.
But there are some new pictures of her with new lips,
new fillers, makes me nervous. Okay, work, We're gonna take
a quick bread and we will be right back. Welcome
back to their naughty but nice show. Thank you but listening. Hey,

(15:42):
let's get to the polls that are dull. Last show,
he talks about Christopher Schwartzneker that is Arnold and Maria
Schreiber's son brother to Patrick. He is not thrilled about
all the chatter about his quote impressive way to last.
Our question was quite simple. Should we talk about people's wait. Hey,

(16:03):
thank you Dawn for your email about this. I love
love getting your emails. Now I've got to say again,
thank you so much for the messages that you've sent
my dad. I'm back in Britain because my dad is very,
very sick. He's in hospital and so we're going to
go and visit him later on today. The Naughty Gossip
at aol dot com. The Naughty Gossip at aol dot com.
I have been flooded by these emails Nate, Christy, Jennifer, Jessica, Mary,

(16:30):
thank you, Donna, thank you so much for these really
beautiful messages. I'm reading them to my dad his bed.
He's in a hospital bed, he's bedbound, and so I'm
sitting by his bed each day for a few hours
and we chitter chatter, and then I read him all
these lovely messages. He can't believe that his son from
Great barb Birmingham, a rough town in the middle of Britain,

(16:52):
has a podcast, a successful podcast, and he's lucky enough
to have you in my life. And these really lovely messages.
So thank you so much. From that. Oh did we
give you the poll number? I lost my mind here?
Should we talk about people's way or good grief? I
went off. I'm quite a tangent. I get very emotional
about my dad. But should they talk about people's weight?

(17:13):
Eighty percent said no, not when it is good or bad,
whatever that means. Not when you are fat or thin,
whatever that means. We should not be talking about people's weight.
I agree. Hey, don't forget to vote on today's pool.
Go to our Twitter page. I have naughty nice ram
our Facebook page is Nordy gossip and be sure to
check back to mar Rau to hear your results. And

(17:35):
now it's time for the nicest of the day. And
nicest of the day are the Beckhams for their speeders stunt.
Let be explain. So Cruz Beckham, who's twenty, uploaded a
now viral snap showing him lounging and is tighty tight

(17:55):
blue speeders and who's next to him His dad David Beckham,
who it's fifty and a pair of sleek black speeders too.
So within hours the post exploded with really thirsty comments.
People were zooming in, zooming in to see what all
the business was about. It looked pretty impressive. And then
sources told me they know exactly what they are doing,

(18:16):
cruising David didn't dig their toes in the water. They
are making waves. Insiders are telling me. This is a
pr response. This is a classic Beckham distraction. If you remember,
there's a lot of drama going on with their brother Brooklyn.
He's twenty six, so he's no longer speaking to his
mom or his dad or his family, and so what
do the Beckhams do. They don't want to talk about Brooklyn,

(18:39):
so they put up a really thirsty, really naughty, really
delicious picture. Thank you for the pictures. We know what
you're doing, but we don't buy. You're still and nicest
of the day, And now I not. He's the day, Noddy, naughty, naughty,
and not his. The day is Snoop dog So Martha
Stewart is allegedly disgusted with Snoop Dogg's homophobic viewers. Martha

(19:00):
is livid over her longtime friend Snoop Darl who just
made some really awful, awful comments so that the rapper
said he was watching a movie with his grandson and
it featured a same sex couple and he said they're
putting it everywhere, really really said some horrible things about
the gay community inside this, telling me Martha is disgusted,

(19:23):
She's embarrassed. She's a supporter of gay people. She believes
love is love, and hearing him say something else is
horror fight in a major studio executive when even further
telling me quote it's hypocritical. He built a career rapping
about gang life, sex and drugs, but suddenly two moms

(19:43):
on screen. That is too much boom man or She's
the day. Let's end with a moment of rub. You're
gonna rub, you rub your rub. A positive mindset isn't
about ignoring the bad. Having a positive mindset doesn't mean
you pret hen the bad stuff doesn't exist anymore. It
doesn't mean that you sugarcoat reality and slap on a

(20:06):
fake smile to cover the pain. What it means is
you acknowledge the challenges, the setbacks, the stress, but you
don't let them take over. Instead, you deliberately look for
what's working, what's possible, and what's worth being grateful for.
That's the shift. Positivity isn't denial. It's discipline. It's training

(20:33):
your mind to see the good even when life hands
you the hard. Hey, that is it for today? Goodness gracious,
That moment of Rob meant a lot to me today.
It's training your mind to see the good even when
your life hands you the hard. It's hard today, But
thank you Naughtie's for listening to the Naughty but Nice

(20:54):
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