Daily Dose of Dana

On Dylan's 14th birthday, Dana recaps last night's Beverly Hills premiere of *It Ends With Justice*, Andy Signore's docuseries on the Baldoni–Lively case. Then she covers the growing number of allegations against Russell Brand ahead of Netflix's *Open Secrets*, and the lawsuit claiming Kanye West locked musicians in a band room to finish his opera. The show wraps with Vivienne Jolie-Pitt opening up about her eating disorder, teens and body image, the new Bachelor, and a *Love Is Blind* star's account of emotional abuse.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Dylan's 14th birthday, birthday banana bread, and today's lineup
04:00 – A chaotic drive across LA to the *It Ends With Justice* premiere in Beverly Hills
16:00 – Russell Brand: a journalist describes her own experience with him from 2005
26:01 – Brand's circle: the David Walliams radio clip and the 2009 Diddy plane video
30:00 – Kanye West sued by a performer over his *Nebuchadnezzar* opera
36:43 – Variety's "#OscarsSoWhite 2027" prediction headline
38:42 – Casting stories: diversity quotas and how Wendell Middlebrooks won his *Suite Life on Deck* role
42:40 – Vivienne Jolie-Pitt reveals she was hospitalized for an eating disorder in her art exhibit
49:21 – The new Bachelor: quarterback Sam Hartman
51:21 – *Love Is Blind*'s Sarah says her marriage was emotionally abusive
53:22 – Wrap-up and goodbye
## Links & resources mentioned
- *It Ends With Justice*, Andy Signore's docuseries
- *Open Secrets*, the Netflix documentary on Russell Brand
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Dana gives a first look at Chris Harrison’s new dating show The Vow, then goes deep on the Sofia Franklyn and Alex Cooper split described in Daddy Issues. She also reacts to Dave Portnoy telling The Toast he “hates” Sofia. Later she covers the H3 divorce filings, why the Nancy Guthrie family wants people to stop talking about her, Brandon Sklenar on body dysmorphia, Chris Watts’s reported prison relationships, and a shocking Dancing with the Stars elimination.
Timestamps
0:00:00 – Intro and today’s lineup
0:06:09 – Daddy Issues: Sofia vs. Alex, and why “two things can be true”
0:16:44 – Alex cutting Sofia out of the deal and ghosting her
0:26:40 – Dave Portnoy on The Toast: “I hate her guts”
0:42:46 – H3 Podcast fallout: Ethan Klein fights Hila’s request for spousal support
0:50:24 – Nancy Guthrie’s family asks people not to talk about her (Ashleigh Banfield clip)
1:00:25 – Brandon Sklenar opens up about body dysmorphia
1:03:29 – Chris Watts’s reported prison relationships (Daily Mail report)
1:10:17 – DWTS: Jenna Dewan eliminated, and Carrie Ann Inaba’s “sister to lover” comment

Links / resources mentioned:
The Vow, Chris Harrison’s dating show (Fox Nation), premiering today
Daddy Issues by Sofia Franklyn
It Ends With Justice, the documentary directed by Andy Signore (premiere tomorrow)
The Toast, the podcast where Dave Portnoy’s interview aired
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Dana starts with justice for Sandra Birchmore: former Massachusetts officer Matthew Farwell has been found guilty in her murder. Next she explains why she believes the Russell Brand accusers but still doubts the claims against Justin Baldoni. The rest of the show covers this week's celebrity memoirs, led by Sofia Franklin's *Daddy Issues* about her split with Alex Cooper. It also covers Halle Berry's custody fight and ends with a joke about Blake Lively's "share clothes with your husband" post.
Timestamps
0:00:00 – Intro
0:05:44 – Sandra Birchmore trial: Matthew Farwell convicted (clip from Brian Entin)
0:19:43 – Russell Brand: "where there's smoke, there's fire," and why his case differs from Baldoni's
0:27:56 – Brand's first days in Wandsworth prison and his planned appeal
0:30:29 – Allegations against David Walliams and Variety's piece on why celebrities fear exposés
0:35:36 – Halle Berry's ex, Olivier Martinez, asks for more child support (plus Jeff Lewis and Gage Edwards)
0:39:12 – *Daddy Issues*: Sofia Franklin's memoir about Alex Cooper and Call Her Daddy
0:49:30 – Dustin Hoffman's memoir *Look at Me* and his response to #MeToo claims
0:57:10 – Ryder Strong's *Boy Book Meets World* and the Boy Meets World pay fight
1:00:49 – Kerr Smith on the Dawson's Creek love triangle off camera
1:02:50 – Blake Lively's "find a husband you can share clothes with" post
## Links / resources mentioned
- *Daddy Issues* by Sofia Franklin
- *Look at Me* by Dustin Hoffman
- *Boy Book Meets World* by Ryder Strong
- *I Don't Wanna Wait* by Kerr Smith
- The Guardian's exposé on David Walliams; Variety's article on celebrity exposés
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Dana opens by thanking viewers and shares a fan tribute video. Most of the episode covers Russell Brand’s 10.5-year sentence: the judge’s sentencing remarks, his father’s defiant interview, life in prison, and statements from his victims. The rest of the show covers the trailer for the new Netflix Karen Read documentary, former Little Rascals star Bug Hall’s controversial GoFundMe, Dane Cook’s documentary Funny Money, and a couple-by-couple breakdown of the chaotic Love Is Blind reunion.
Timestamps
0:00:00 – Intro, today’s rundown and a weekend recap
0:08:17 – Russell Brand sentenced to 10.5 years: Dana’s take on the verdict
0:14:22 – The judge’s sentencing remarks (graphic content warning)
0:22:37 – Brand’s first weekend in prison: inmates’ chant and overcrowded conditions
0:26:00 – Wife Laura Gallacher, Gemma Goldstein’s statement and the victim’s impact statement
0:35:33 – 2002 clip of Russell Brand and his father: “learnt behavior?”
0:38:55 – Sandra Birchmore trial update and the Karen Read Netflix documentary trailer
0:47:07 – Little Rascals star Bug Hall’s GoFundMe controversy
0:55:56 – Funny Money: Dane Cook’s Netflix documentary (plus a quick take on the Natalee Holloway doc)
0:59:18 – Love Is Blind reunion breakdown, couple by couple
1:10:16 – Wrap-up and thanks

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