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May 5th, 2026: Lively And Baldoni Settle, A Shooting In DC And An Open Mic · The Daily Sarcast

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  Today's episode is sponsored by $12 Lattes, fueling ambition,
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  status, and bankruptcy.
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  I'm not here to start drama. I'm here to serve elegance.
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  Venus Williams at the Met Gala. Insert theme song here. This is the Daily Starcast.
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  I give you the news and maybe a laugh.
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  I'm Lindsay Vernick, and today is May 5th, 2026.
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  Happy Cinco de Mayo, or Cinco de Drinko, as we used to call it in college.
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  In real news, the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes are out, and the theme this year is pretty
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  much everything is chaotic, but at least someone is taking notes.
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  The Washington Post won for public service reporting on the Trump administration's
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  overhaul of federal agencies and the real-world fallout.
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  The New York Times won for investigative reporting exposing conflicts of interest
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  in how political power gets turned into personal gain.
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  The Associated Press won international reporting for a global investigation
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  tracing tech from Silicon Valley to China and back into the U.S. government.
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  In photography, winners captured Gaza's devastation and a family experiencing
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  new life and imminent loss at the same time.
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  Podcast winner went to Pablo Torre Finds Out for investigating NBA salary cap
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  workarounds, proving sports journalism is just crime reporting with better branding.
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  And in the arts, winners range from a novel written in a single sentence to
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  memoirs of devastating loss, meaning literature this year was about feelings
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  being optional, but suffering is not.
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  In Hollywood news, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have officially settled their
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  legal dispute just days before they were set to go on trial in Manhattan federal court.
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  If you remember, this all started back in 2024 with It Ends With Us.
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  It started as a professional collaboration and quickly turned into a very public
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  legal fight involving accusations of harassment, retaliation, and a smear campaign.
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  Obviously, both sides had strongly denied each other's claims.
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  Blake Lively had alleged inappropriate behavior on set and said she faced retaliation
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  after raising concerns.
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  Baldoni's team denied any harassment and said he was responding to what they
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  called exaggerated accusations, even arguing that reputation management efforts
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  were about protecting himself.
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  It was not about targeting her. The trial was expected to be a major Hollywood
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  spectacle, with both actors set to testify and even other celebrities potentially involved.
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  Instead, the case ends with a joint settlement. and no terms were disclosed.
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  In a shared statement afterwards, both sides acknowledged the process was very
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  difficult and said they hoped the resolution allows everyone to move forward
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  and work in a more respectful environment.
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  That is the most bullshit PR statement I've ever heard.
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  Who came up with that one? Honestly, it sounds a little bit like Chad J.B.T. wrote it.
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  So after two years of legal back and forth, it looks like Hollywood did what
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  it always does best, settled it quietly right before the dramatic courtroom finale.
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  Breaking news out of Washington, the Secret Service shot an armed man near the
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  White House yesterday afternoon after he allegedly fired toward officers.
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  Agents first spotted a suspicious, oh my god, I cannot say, suspicious individual,
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  and went after him when he ran away.
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  While they were chasing him down, the agents say the guy took out a gun and
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  fired at Secret Service agents, who then started shooting back at him.
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  The suspect had been taken to the hospital and his condition has not been released.
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  A bystander, who's apparently a minor, was also struck and hospitalized with
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  non-life-threatening injuries.
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  Police say it's still under investigation whether that kid was hit by the suspect
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  or during the exchange of the guns.
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  I think they know who it was, but they don't really want to admit it.
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  The White House briefly evacuated its North Lawn as agents secured the area
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  with heavy police presence.
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  J.D. Vance's motorcade also passed nearby moments before this all went down,
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  though officials say it wasn't targeted at all.
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  The local police department will now lead the case on this, and there's no confirmed
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  link yet to any broader threat, including recent assassination attempts,
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  but they are still investigating motive.
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  So for now, this is an active investigation and a very tense afternoon in D.C.
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  And another reminder that a routine day on a Monday is basically a myth.
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  In Lindsay life, I did my first open mic last night for the first time in like three weeks.
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  It really takes something to be the only girl in a room and talking on a microphone
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  about dating men and my weight.
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  Lindsay lessons, a lesson my lens. If a first date brings up their ex-girlfriend
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  within five minutes of the date, it's really never a good sign.
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  Cooking tip of the day. You don't actually have to take the measuring cups out. You do have eyes.
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  Feedback, comments, questions, a nice Jewish boy looking for a date,
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  email me at lindsay at thedailystarcast.com.
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  Thanks so much for listening. Have a great day, and maybe I'll talk to you guys tomorrow.