The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Joy Taylor Interview, Porsha Williams Ex Breaks Silence, No Charges Dropped Against Diddy + More

Episode Date: June 26, 2025

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radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Good morning, how y'all feel out there? I feel blessed, black, and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. What's happening? That's right. The weekend is almost here, damn it. Yes, it's Thursday. What do you want to say, Envy? I'm still at dance.

I come back today. Yesterday was their last performance. No, actually today is their last performance. They do this opening number where they have all the big awards and sometimes your kids are invited to do the opening number where they learn an actual dance right then and there and they have to perform it so that is this afternoon and then I will be back on my way home and Nationals is officially over for me.

That's what's up. Ain't nobody got no lighter? All these weed smokers in here? My lighter not working. Just got one. I know it's at the bottom of my first three. Man, I like this candle man. Gotta set the mood. This candle done right? I was gonna say it ain't even no more candle in there You see you see we load it we load it man How y'all feel out there? I feel good man. It's good. The holidays about to come. Yes. You got your shorts on baby He got on these apricot shorts. I do. Yeah, that was an apricot short. I mean the color That was an apricot short. I mean the color apricot. Yeah No, that's like a cuspid I don't know what the hell you talking about

Maybe you know something. I don't know it could be Baltimore was a Socks with the slides then and shorts, which one man my feet are cuz you know something, I don't know, it could be Baltimore, what's Ed Custer? Why do you have on socks with the sliders done and shorts? What you want me to have my feet out? Because you know yesterday I got a manicure, I didn't get a pedicure yesterday, I didn't need one but I got a manicure because I had a split nail. You ever had your nail, you see how you know the nail, like the actual nail split? Yes, at the top. Yeah, I had that yesterday. It's so interesting watching nail techs put it back together because you know your nail

be split but then when you watch them do the gel and the glue and everything, it's really a science. I know that's right Joe. So you got a Joe Manny? On just one finger. Oh okay! That's the right finger too. Okay. Yo Jess, when I say Charlamagne is always in the nail shop and they love him, when Charlamagne walks in they be like, oh that little man is here. They love Charlamagne.

They don't say little man. They say little man., the little man is here. They love Charlamagne. They don't say little man. They say, oh, the little man. The little man is here. You know, they're all Asians, so they think and they got the accent. But the reality of the situation is, people love me everywhere I go. Yeah, they do. They do.

Because you actually have conversations with them. I talk to them. I wanna see what's going on. Y'all going there, don't even look at the people in the eye when y'all talk to them. Oh, no. My daughter's gone. Tell them what to do.

My wife goes. And they be so excited. I'm a came in today I'm like how many times a show I'm gonna go to the damn nail. They don't call me So they because they listen they think that we don't know that they talking about us sometimes That's why you should have conversations with them how if if I don't understand, man? They speak English too. I know, but then it's the English part and then they'll turn their head over and be like, I ain't going to do that. They only do that when you extank with them.

I don't. I never do. I be trying to make jokes. Maybe they be saying that joke was bad or something. I don't know. Damn. Well, let's get this show popping. Who we got joining us this morning?

Joy Taylor, the co-host of Speak on FS1 and she's got her podcast, the two personal podcast that's out right now. Season two's already started so Joy will be here to talk to us this morning. Nice. Alright and then we got front page news. She'll be breaking down everything that's happening so don't go anywhere. We'll be back. It's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Morning everybody. It's DEJ, Envy, Jess, Hilarious, Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off some quick sports. First round of the NBA draft was last night and as expected, Cooper Flag was picked number one by the Mavericks.

Of course he is leaving Duke so congrats to him. Big night for white Africans man. You know what I mean? Drop on the Coups bombs for all the white Africans out there. Cooper. Cooper Flag. You know his actual name is Cooper KUPA Cooper flag went number one. Yes His name is Cooper COP. No, he's original from Nigeria his family's from Nigeria. He's a white African Cooper flag Why you keep saying that the Spurs be the Spurs picked up Dylan Harper 70s pick sixes picked up VJ edgecombs

I don't know. It's not you just named. It sounds like you named the XXL Freshman list. I know Cooper Flagg that's it. What else we got Morgan? Hey, hey, well, it feels good to be back. And how are you feeling on a Thursday? Let's black and hot. Great. Let me shout out Mimi for holding it down for me yesterday. I really appreciate it.

But let's get into some front page news. OK, so President Trump is back at the White House after attending the NATO summit in the Netherlands. Now Trump doubled down on his claims that Iran's nuclear program has been destroyed after US airstrikes and said it was a total obliteration. Now Trump has been pushing back against multiple reports that say early Pentagon intelligence suggested

Iran's nuclear program was only set back months. Now the president also claims Iran was not able to move nuclear materials before the strikes happen. Trump went on to say he doesn't see Iran getting involved in the nuclear business anymore, and he doesn't seem to care whether there is an agreement with Iran or not. Let's take a listen to his comments. We want no nuclear, but we've we destroyed the nuclear. In other words, it's destroyed.

I said Iran will not have nuclear. Well, we blew it up. It's blown up to me. I don't think it's that necessary. I mean, they had a war they fought. Now they're going back to their world. I don't care if I have an agreement or not. Yes.

So elsewhere at the NATO summit, President Trump says he spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky as they continue working towards ending their issues with Russia, their war with Russia. And he went on to say a ceasefire was not discussed between him and Zelensky. Let's take a listen to those comments on why. Vladimir Putin has been more difficult. Frankly, I had some problems with Zelensky. You may have read about him. And it's been more difficult than Frankly, I had some problems with Zelensky. You may have read about him.

And it's been more difficult than other wars. So Trump went on to say he will be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. And the president said he had a nice conversation with Zelensky and believes that the Ukrainian leader does want to end the war as soon as possible. It's not like he asked for it anyway. I would think you would still need an agreement though, because I mean, if they're not sure that they got rid of what the uranium that can still make the weapons and if the program has only been set back a few months, you would think that you would still want an agreement unless you just are letting them know, I don't need an agreement. Because even if you all start again, I'm going to just drop another bomb on y'all. I kind of okay. And that's just my sentiment on a personal note. I feel like that's the sentiment Charlemagne is that, he's probably upset with Israel and the way that things went with the strikes.

So- I mean, Iran you mean? Both. Okay. He expressed that he's upset with both. Okay. Yeah, so in that, it's kind of like, well, I don't feel like I might need an agreement

because at this point it could be like all bets are off. You make an agreement and you see what people are doing with it. Oh, gotcha, gotcha. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, he is set to hold a press conference this morning at 8 a.m. President Trump took to Truth Social to say the major news conference will defend BTB-2 bomber pilots' dignity after a leak suggested the pilots attack on Iranian nuclear sites were not as serious as mentioned now Trump went on to say it will be both interesting and irrefutable Hegseth claims news outlets are reporting a leaked analysis in an attempt to smear President Trump. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt pushed back on reports saying Iran's nuclear program has been delayed but not destroyed.

She said there are more unseen reports that show Iran's nuke sites are buried under mountains of rubble. And of course, all of this is as a result of this, the Trump administration says it will limit the sharing of classified information with Congress. So lawmakers are also expected to be briefed today. The Senate receives a classified briefing today with the House set to follow on Friday. But didn't that intelligence come from the Trump administration? Didn't the Trump administration tell us they weren't sure if they got rid of the facilities?

They are denying that. They are saying that the facilities, they are doubling down. They are saying that the facilities they are doubling down. They are saying intentos on it's destroyed. It's obliterated it's done whereas there seems to be a leak and Congress doesn't well there are members of Congress who don't think it came from Congress But there does appear to be a leak in some of that intelligence and they're trying to figure out who leaked that information so it's not clear as to who leaked that early intelligence information as to you know the status of those nuclear sites. But yeah well I'll continue to keep you guys posted as to what takes place or what develops regarding that. So y'all stick around more front page news at 7.

Alright and everybody else get it off your chest 800-585-1051 if you need to vent phone lines are wide open again 800-585-1051 get it off your chest call us up right now it's the Breakfast Club good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-1051 we want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Yo, what's going on?

It's Malik from Brooklyn. What's up, Malik? What up? Get it off your chest, brother. On the last dollar, me, Envy, Miss Jess. How you doing? Well, I want to say our God is good, man. I just won a long custody battle with my daughter and my one-year-old, Melody.

Congratulations. Congratulations, brother. Congrats, brother. How you feeling? Yeah, I want to thank you for coming. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy.

I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I good, man. I just won a long custody battle with my daughter and my one-year-old, Melody. Congratulations. Congratulations, brother. Congrats, brother. How you feel? Yeah, I want to say, man, I feel amazing. I want to tell all the single fathers out there, man, stay in the fight.

It's going to get better later. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. And look, quick question for y'all. You still going to let her be around the mom, though, right? Yeah, for sure. For sure. For sure.

I'm not one of them. I actually could have her on child support, I ain't gonna be that nasty with it. Or? Yeah. I want to know can I put my cash up out there right quick. Good bro. You better you gonna need it. Okay look it's Rich Fatherhood 1 Rich Fatherhood 1 make sure the one behind it.

Appreciate y'all. Appreciate you brother. Good luck brother. Congratulations again man. Hello who's this? Hello. Hey what's up brother. Congratulations again, man. Hello, who's this? Hello? Hey, what's up, brother? Get it off your chest. Yeah, hold on, hold on. Man, you're funny. I want to get off my chest. Jim Jones got to be the biggest bozo in New York City.

Okay, where you calling from? New York. I'm calling from the BS. Okay. The reason why I say Jim Jones the biggest bozo is because he's 48 years old and he's talking about going viral. Leave that for the young boy. Now he's got a legacy. Look at that for the young boy. Now he's got a legacy. You're talking about going viral. Now he's got a legacy. It is interesting, but you know, Jim is doing all of this just for,

I mean, just for the virulence of it all. He said that already. Absolutely, listen. He said that. Listen, I have no problem with that, but that's for the young boy. You know, he's 48, you know, he need to go up and, you know, and speak a little something different.

You know, now he's got a legacy, you know, you can't do that. I tell you now I'll go ahead him I will say now, you know people listen and be like it's kind of crazy The first thing you did when you woke up at six o'clock in the morning It's called a breakfast club about Jim Jones when there's so many other things going on in the world Yeah, so I saw the SO and Heine, I saw I saw the SO and Heineken. I saw the clip from SO and Heineken. Yeah, I saw the clip too.

Absolutely bad. You're absolutely right. You know, we got other things going on in the world, but it is interesting. I'm in New York City. I'm worried about the mayor race, too. You know, let's go Mondani. It is interesting though, because I mean Jim does have the right to his opinion. But here's the thing about your opinion.

People have the right to disagree with your opinion, too. So clearly a lot of people Yeah, absolutely, I'm just saying you know Slow your roll, you know, that's all. All right, brother. Have a good one Thank you so much, all right, brother, I don't even know where that conversation started from it. Just it's just a weird conversation to Compare Nas and Jim Jones. It just doesn't even make sense I will say though what's so interesting it you know, it makes you go do some real research cuz I like damn Maybe I'm missing something. I mean just just off my you know culturally and just as a rapper You know Nas is light years ahead of Jim, but I just like let me go see what's going on

Stat wise he'll make you feel like that. Yeah, but it's still not even close. Damn. It's not even close stat-wise. I even looked up who's been, after Jim said that yesterday, I literally went to go look up who's more searched on the internet, Jim Jones and Nas, and it's Nas by a long shot.

Now you know how people can look and see who's searching for artists? It's Nas by a long shot. Like you can, there's who's searching for artists. It's Nas by a long shot. There's metrics for this people. Yeah, of course. And Nas' catalog is dumb and long. Yeah, even the streams. I think on Spotify, Nas does like 10 million a month

or something like that. Jim is in the hundreds of thousands. I'm just saying. And I like Jim. I think Jim's music is dope. But when you start talking like that about somebody like Nas, I just gotta go see for myself. Yeah. Well, right.

Well, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club. Evie, what up? Are we live? This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, an outdoor pool. We wanna hear from you on The Breakfast Club.

We can get on the phone right now, he'll tell you what it is. We live? Hello, who's this? Good morning, Breakfast Club, it's J.A. J.A. J.A. from N. Dave, hey hey. Hey, good morning, Chris Charlemagne, we got beef.

Why we got beef? You didn't know it? We said, what? While you was gone, they had a guest come up there that was a witch doctor. It's Jeff's fault There's some dude named dr. Thomas. He came home here and said if you work out one day a week We got to work out no more this week. I know you want to tolerate it that dr. Morris Charlie man is your fault Yeah, something. It's your fault Charlie man. Are you calling a witch doctor though? Well, it's not a witch

Salute to dr. Chuck Morris. He has this It's not a witch doctor. It's not a witch doctor. Salute to Dr. Chuck Morris. He has this machine or device that if you work out one day a week for about 30 minutes a day, it's the same as working out for five days. Now, I tried it. Jess has been doing it. So after about four weeks, I'll let you know how it is.

It's very effective. It's how it feels. It cost $58,000 and it's $150 in 10 seconds and $ six hundred dollars for a member sister Charlemagne if you wasn't here They wouldn't have been I'm screaming you from now What I was going to him before just been going for him for about three weeks four weeks now I did say the other day just look diesel. I did say that You know why because you saw them I smoothie and you do look diesel No, I'm definitely not

You've done harder drugs Hello, who's this? Yes, this is I had a quick suggestion. Oh What I'm sure here this uh, I won't cause suddenly the greatest hits Brother got a little stuff Yeah, anyway, oh yeah, yeah here are some say the biggest hits the two songs I recommend is where did the feeling go and Here are Selena's two songs I recommend. Where Did the Feeling Go and Dreaming of You. Where's the feeling?

Are you saying you're a rapper? No, he's requesting a song. No, no, no. I'm just saying a listener. Yeah, a listener. You wanna hear a song? He just requested two of them. Now you confusing the man.

Yeah, man. Which song? I'll talk about, okay. The best one I recommend is Selena. Where did the feeling go? Yes. Selena, okay, what's the other one? Dreaming of you. Who sings that?

Selena. Oh. Selena. Selena, where did the feeling go on Selena dreaming of you? Classic records right there, my brother. Yes, sir. Selena, she's the one that passed away back in 1995. I know, and let's all disrespect me, okay?

And by the way, Envy better know that, cause he Dominican. I'm not Dominican, nor am I Latino. I had no idea of the songs he was talking about. I bet you can sing those songs without stuttering, can't you? That's the beauty of music and the power of music. Oh yeah, yes, yes. And by the way, where did the feeling go? It's a good song. It's like a whip when you survive.

Listen, I'm with you, brother. I know them records. I know Selena way to the feeling go. I love that. All alone, nothing to do. It's lonely here without you. OK, the candlelight is burning. OK, anybody can blow up GeniusLords.com.

Anybody can blow up. He definitely has genius up. He has genius on the high battery. I love to see Selena movie with J-Lo. That's a classic. You better know what I'm talking about. You're not talking about the movie, sweetie. You're talking about the actual catalog of Selena.

And you don't think those songs are in the movie No No, she does well not Tina Turner hits are in the those are classics though. Like those are those are two like any I mean, you know I'm gonna say casuals, but just casuals. Say it, say it. I just did. No, no, no, you said it, say it.

The candlelight on the radio, the such burning low, the candlelight on the radio. He's a reading genius, Jess, come on. Definitely reading. Why you, don't get mad at me, because you Dominican and you don't know nothing about your culture. I'm not Dominican.

And you Mexican and don't know nothing about yours. No, no, no, I'm married into the Mexicans, don't play with me like that. I'm not Dominican at all, but get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Now, we got the latest with Lauren coming up. We do. Back in court yesterday and we got some clarification on these charges that were not dropped against

Sean Diddy Combs. So, we're going to break it all down. All right. We'll get you that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren be coming with straight facts. Tell us. Tell us. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details.

I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything. She be having the latest on you. The latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of a sense of what you're doing. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of a sense of what you're doing. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of a sense of what you're doing. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of a sense of what you're doing. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit about everything. She'd be having the latest on the latest with Lauren LaRosa.

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Well, what's the latest? On The Breakfast Club. All right, so Diddy is charged, Diddy is being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Now those charges were not affected yesterday by that letter that was sent by the prosecution to the judge, but now what will happen is the jury will have fewer predicates or theories that they have to consider when they're doing deliberations. So there were no actual charges dropped against Sean Diddy Combs, but theories to think on as you're figuring out what you want to do or decide were backed away from.

And that is what we spent hours in court going through yesterday, how the jury is going to be instructed to think on everything that they've seen, all 34 witness testimonies. Yeah, I had no idea what any of that meant yesterday. That's why I'm glad I got attorney friends because I had to ask one simple question yesterday. What does streamline the instructions that will be issued to jurors mean? Yes. And they mean that you just took away a couple

of the predicates. So it was the arson and the kidnapping, right? It was the arson, the attempted kidnapping, and the aiding and abetting of the sex trafficking because the sex trafficking, there are a couple of different elements there. And they didn't even go into what exact theory under that they wanna move away from,

but they did mention that. But- And it's crazy, right? Cause they say they withdrawn, but it's like, you're literally just asking the jury not to consider them, but the jury can't unhear what they heard. Yo, and the theories that they have for the arson

was the kid cutting car situation, and then the attempted kidnapping, specifically they mentioned when Capricorn Clark said that she was taken or let she was taken for this lie detector test and held against her will and then when Cassie said that she was unless she was held at the London Hotel we've heard these stories so many times from so many different people so many different ways it's like how do you unhear that? Yeah how can you be a juror sitting there hear Capricorn Clark say that hear Cassie say that and then not consider it?

Yeah, that don't make sense. I don't know how that, I really don't know how that works. And I think, not think, but when Diddy's attorney Shapiro was arguing for that acquittal, I mean, if I'm a judge and I'm not, but if I had to make a decision, I would only say to this kind of fair that they don't even have to think about those even charge wise when it comes to certain things and you drop certain things because you can't unhear all that stuff. It's in your mind now. But that's what the instructions are for. And yesterday we were in court, supposed to start at 12, then it got pushed to two, then it got pushed to three, and we were in the court and at three o'clock they told us that they wanted 30 more

minutes and then Diddy said no, need 45 more minutes so then it got pushed at 345. So around 4 o'clock court started we didn't leave there until like man it was probably like 6 37 o'clock. For what? Because they go through there was like 66 70 pages of different instructions that the jury will be giving on how they're supposed to go through their deliberations you go through it's every count they they're literally going word for word line for line and they battling it out with this part boring Oh, it was it was boring. It did get a little spicy. Don't like online at the end of it It got a little spicy woke us all up. They started arguing about Commercial sexual acts and how they will be defined in this instruction

Did he seem was arguing like well y'all have been saying this whole time that a commercial sexual act is something that is a completed act. So you actually got to do the things. But now your instruction, you're like- You mean like completion, like the whole ejaculation? All of that, like you actually physically engaged in something and then you got to that point. But now, according to what was written in the instructions,

Diddy team is like, y'all moving the goalpost because now y'all saying it doesn't have to be a completed act. But y'all done set this whole case up on completed acts. And Shapiro start going off. She was naming or listing things that they've said in their opening statement. She was going off to the point where even a judge,

and he don't get flustered. He was like, yo, I need a 10 minute break. We'll be back. The judge needed a break. Yo, they were going at it. She was very upset. Diddy's attorneys yesterday did a great job of like, yo, I need a 10 minute break. We'll be back. The judge needed a break. Yo, they were going at it. She was very upset. Diddy's attorneys yesterday did a great job of like, they're protecting their clients

to the point where they wanna make sure everything is very distinctly defined because if anything is vague, it's almost like the government can, we might not have everything on it, but like we got you there, so boom, it's our win. And they're like, nope, not happening. So the moral of the story is,

he's still charged with sex trafficking racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution but this they now they have fewer predicates they're considered during deliberation. Yes that is exactly it. So none of the charges would drop like everybody was saying yesterday? No. So that means he'll probably be found not guilty on the RICO but probably guilty of the sex trafficking and engaging in Prostitution that's what it sounds like. I feel like that's what the yeah if I'm having a guest what is his demeanor? What was he like yesterday? Oh, he was what worried does he look in the beginning? He was just very involved like I told y'all he's the one who asked for the additional 15 minutes this started 345 He was sitting in his chair. He had a earpiece in his ear like almost like the air pod

But then once he they were getting through it He's nodding as things are happening and Jory's not in the room so he could do so. But then there was a moment where he was talking to his kids and I was like, man, the regular Diddy came out. And so he was very at ease, but he's talking to his kids and he's like low key kind of giving them like love. It's like motivation a little bit, like, but letting them know that he loved them. He appreciated them being there.

And he seemed really at ease yesterday, I guess as much as he can be, but he's very, very involved, like extremely involved. The pictures, when people are sketching, do he look like that? Yeah, very much a lot of gray, salt and pepper vibes. He looks like a man that no shades or coals, but he very much looks like a man that shops at Kohl's with crew neck sweater.

What the hell is wrong with Kohl's? I said no shades, no shades. I have no issue with Kohl's. He looks like a man that shop at Kohl's but that's close to me. What's wrong with y'all? This week, you're looking at H&M Zara Kohl's? Y'all know what I'm saying. B-La Rosa? No. What's wrong with you?

Don't do me because I got on Zara H&M right now and I proudly wear mine. You look like a man that shop at Kohl's. But what I'm saying is that- You look like a man that shop at Kohl's. man out of cold. But what I'm saying is that. Show me how good it can get today God and show the rest of the world what we already know. It can't get no better than being hella black, hella queer and hella Christian. My name is Joseph Rees.

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People think that Diddy is coming in their tailored suit, Balenciaga suit. They're imagining Diddy take that take that and it's not no we're not we see the sketches people still ask me every day how what is he wearing is he really coming in court like that are those sketches real and I'm like yes he looks like a regular guy that man that you looking to walk you down the aisle is probably right now in Coles buying a fire crew neck y'all want to be so bad this is crazy Burlington Coat Factory and they're more hoes, man. I can't believe you would say that.

Oh my god. Ross, TJ Maxx, Audrie. Did you not learn anything from B. Simone? That's crazy that she would be able to say that. But that was wild. And you're going on trial here, Diddy or me? What is happening? You're a fowl.

I got a Sour H&M right now and I said no shit. That's why you single. That was wild. I'm down. How you know what I am? Embi said that's why you single. Embi how you know what I got going on? All them brothers from Cole trying to holla at you. You just playing them?

No Lauren ain't single. I got a video. What? Damn. But listen, Lauren shot a crazy scray. What? Crazy scray to Cole just now. What is happening over here?

This is the baby loyal gym. You better change the subject. Yeah. All right. Well that is the ladies with Lauren and Simone. The ladies with Lauren and Simone is crazy. I be in close. Don't do that. I know a lot of places you be. Uh uh.

Who is she with? I don't be. Envy. What? You want me to rap now, with what I grow? Envy. What? I'm never least cleared up. You want me to rap now Lauren? What up? I don't know nothing. Yes, I want you to rap.

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Morning everybody it's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news Now the NBA draft was last night From Duke Cooper flag was picked by Mavericks the first pick of the night the Dallas Mavericks looped all the white Africans out there Man, we do not give the white Africans the credit they deserve They came over here a couple of months ago and they had some good few months You know Cooper flag went number one last night in the NBA draft and

I don't know why we're not respecting that That's your white African brother Cooper flag. Hey, you pay why you keep saying He's a white African He's a white African explain why that white boy can play basketball the weekend He's white African. His name is Koopa Flagg. All his family is from Nigeria. That is... okay.

People are gonna believe you. So if he ever comes over, you're gonna be like, nice to meet you Koopa. Yes. Yo, an idiot. What's up, Morgan? Hey, y'all. Hey. All right.

So listen, in a Black Information Network exclusive, I spoke with Asha Castleberry Hernandez. She's a seasoned US Army veteran, national security strategist, and a foreign policy expert who has served in the Middle East and advised on international security at the highest levels. And it doesn't hurt that she's black. So we want to get some perspectives from somebody who's been there to look like us, right?

She wrote the book on why national security matters. And in our conversation, she encouraged Americans. You know, we spoke about the tensions in the Middle East and what was going on and how it impacts us here at home. And in that conversation, she encouraged Americans to change how we look at presidential candidates going forward and the way they deal with foreign affairs. You know, so many times we look and think about

what they can do for us here domestically without considering the bigger picture, which when they represent us on a world stage prior to us voting for them. Let's take a listen to her comments from that interview. It's not just about domestic policy. It's also about foreign policy. And we are experiencing that right now

as far as a hard lesson of, oh yes, when I want to vote for Kamala Harris or President Trump, I had to take that into account, not just abortion, but also how do they manage their troops? How do they work with our allies and partners? How do they represent themselves globally, especially at international institutions? There's more to it when it comes to the presidency, not just all solely about domestic issues. And we need to break out of that single issue voting behavior that's not working out when it comes to the presidency.

Just a little word, but you could catch more of that interview this Sunday, 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on the Black Information Network's Black Perspective,INnews.com. You better get the day exclusives, girl. Thank you. Meanwhile, President Trump is trying to get his big beautiful bill over the finish line. He's scheduled for an event for the spending bill today at the White House at 4 p.m. The measure passed the House and now sits in the Senate where Republicans can only afford to lose three votes. Democrats say the bill cuts Medicaid and other social safety nets by billions of dollars. Republicans say they are much needed reforms to the programs that will cut the deficit. Of course, that deadline that they're trying to get that bill on his desk is July 4th. In other news,

Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is pleading not guilty to three federal assault charges. Those charges stem from MacGyver's inspection visit last month to Delaney Hall, which is an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, in the district that she represents. Now there was a rowdy protest going on outside and the feds are accusing the congresswoman of assaulting ICE agents. Charges could mean eight years in prison if convicted. Outside the Newark courthouse on yesterday, McIver told reporters she's certain she'll be vindicated. She was also joined by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was also arrested at that same protest, but his charges were later dropped. Let's take a listen to their comments. MacGyver and Baraka. But we look forward to the next time in court. We're going to take this all the way through.

They know they're wrong and we're going to prove them because the facts are on our side. These people have no grounds to arrest the congresswoman. If you look at the video, she will be vindicated. So the congresswoman's trial is tentatively set for early November and she is being represented by former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman. So I'll keep you guys posted as to what takes place with that. And my last story about 2 million Americans, this is going to impact a lot of people, maybe even me, are at risk of getting their wages garnished due to unpaid student loans.

TransUnion reports, six million borrowers are classified as newly delinquent as of April, meaning a borrower is 90 days behind on their payments. Not something, but even, nevertheless, about a third of those newly delinquent borrowers could enter default as soon as July. So they're talking about garnishing pay as a result of not paying

your student loans. And I know a lot of people, you know, will put them into ferment. I mean, things are already hard as is with, you know, tariffs and all these other things, you know. So just keep an eye on your student loans. Try to put them into ferment or forbearance if you can. Just a word of advice. But that's your four page news. I'm Morgan Wood. Y'all can follow me on socials at Morgan Media for more news coverage follow at black Information Network download the free I heart radio app and visit us at BIN news.com. Thank you all so much Thank you so much now when we come back Joy Taylor will be joining us co-host of speak on FS one and season two of the two personal podcast is out right now

So we're gonna talk to Joey talk to them. We're gonna talk to Joy Taylor when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Hi, guys. How are you, Joy? I'm great. What an honor to be here. Happy to have you.

Do you ever get tired of talking just because you do it for a living and then I see you on podcasts and interviews? I do talk a lot. Yeah, of course. Of course, we all get tired. But you have to reset. I'm like, I'll go home in total silence, not listen to any music, like sit in the dark like a weirdo. And then, you know, just reset and then we're back to it. What's it like usually being the only female in the room? match the masculine energy, which can be its own kind of exhausting thing.

But I think it's important, right? It's important to bring different perspectives into conversations. We see what happens when you bring a bunch of people in the room that don't have any diversity of thought. It's a dangerous space to be. So I actually think it's an honor, you know, even if it is tiring sometimes to have to fight the good fight. But, you know, that's a role that is important.

So I appreciate it. How do you balance holding your own in male-dominated debates without constantly being forced to just prove you belong? Well, I think you always have to prove you belong if you're in a male-dominated space. But it's about earning the respect of your dominated space, but it's about earning the respect of your counterparts too. Like when people really respect what your perspective is and they know that you're not being combative with them from a personal place, then it's a different way of speaking. But also, like I always say, sports fans, our love language is animosity. Like when you talk about sports, you probably argue. Like you just all the time.

Even if you are a fan of the same team for the same amount of time, you have a different perspective and we just like to argue about sports. So I think when we're talking about other things, personal things, relationships, family, religion, politics, that's different. But when it comes to sports, you're probably always going to disagree with someone about something. What made you want to do communications? What got you into that doing?

This is the life that I want. This is the career that I want. So I have the same origin story. I was doing the news with the hairbrush in the mirror thing as a kid. Because of your brother? No, no, I just, I was always like, you know, a spicy little individual on the run of my family. And you sound like Angie Martinez a little bit.

Every time I hear you talk a little bit, I hear a little Angie Martinez. Real calm, comfortable. I hear it a little bit. What an honor. I love Angie. He's trying to see if you Spanish. I'm not. He Dominican.

He's trying to see if you're Spanish. I'm not No, no. I hate it here. I hate it here. I hate it here. Are y'all hiring? I want to leave. Go ahead. No, we're not. I'm not in charge. I've always loved radio. Radio to me, Howard Stern, has always presented this really interesting space that you can

bring people in the room who are not there. Obviously now we all have cameras and stuff, but the origin of radio, like listening to a great radio show, you felt like you had the room who are not there. Obviously now we all have cameras and stuff, but the origin of radio, like listening to a great radio show, you felt like you had a group of friends or a family. And the way that the noises in the room could just like bring people, like I wanted to be a part of that. And I love being able to be a personality over, you know, a traditional journalist. But I do think studying journalism and studying communications really gave me a good base

for how to do this job. How difficult was it for you to finally break through and break in? Well, yeah, it's really hard. It's hard. It's hard. I mean. Because nowadays, people think they just do one internship

and all of a sudden they pop and they should be getting millions of dollars in retirement. Are we being those elder millennials? Yeah. We were traumatized. And we feel like we need to pass that trauma to the next generation. Nobody wants to work anymore. No, I think we've swung a little bit too far in the other direction. I think that it's more about the process.

Every step that I've had in my career, every internship, every part-time job, every producer job, every freelance job taught me something about what I do now. I'm really grateful that I started as a producer because now not only do I think I hire amazing producers and I know how to source that kind of talent, but I respect what they do. I'm not going to pop up five minutes before the show and expect them to have changes ready for me or stats ready for me. It helps me prep for shows better because I have that background.

So I think the process is lost a bit. That's a recipe that we've lost is the process. And it's exhausting, right? It's hard to work really hard and not get the job that you think you want or be passed over or, you know, do 20 years in a business. But we all know for the most part, it used to be, and maybe in some ways it still is, this overnight success was really 10 or 20 years in the making. Like everybody has a breakthrough point in their career. And if you've been doing the work when you do breakthrough, now you have a lasting career because you did the work.

And I don't think that it's a bad thing that people can pop off like that. But if you want to have lasting power and if you really want to turn it into your career in a business, you have to understand the nuances of all of this. Like this is a business. It's not just coming in here and talking on a microphone and being entertaining. There's so much that goes behind the scenes of making a great lasting show. And when you put in the work, I think it's easier to do that. But breaking through is hard for everybody.

I haven't seen anybody escape the process yet. Like, you know, everybody always talks about these people that just came out of nowhere, but if you go and look at their origin story, they was doing something for a long time before they took off to that next level. I haven't seen nobody just come in and say, okay, instantly, boom, you won't.

That's what they want. That's what they want, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, that's, I mean, social media makes everything seem like it's right so easy But even influencers like when people talk talk trash about influencers That are making a bunch of money or have big followings and like are you gonna make six videos a day? Yeah, cuz yeah, they're not digging ditches, but these people are making content. They're being creative They're spending time online like all of that is energy and effort

So I wanted to diminish what they're doing just because, you know, it's not hard work, but it is work. And some, you either want to do it or you don't. So I just think the business has changed in some ways for good and some ways for bad, as it always does, it's always evolving. And, you know, evolve or die.

Is there a stereotype about women in sports media that you feel like you've personally broken? No. Maybe that I can hang in some intense conversations and not get emotional, but I think that's just my personal makeup. Obviously there's this idea that women are more emotional than men, which I think our current administration has done wonders to disprove. But you know, there's this idea, particularly in the opinion side, that you women can't be in these like really intense debates or conversations because we either don't have a strong opinion or point of view or we'll take it personally if someone comes at us.

And because I work in the opinion space specifically, I feel like maybe that is a stereotype that I've helped to dispel because that's a thing that keeps women out of the opinion space is like, it's gonna look weird if you're like yelling at me or something like that. And I feel passionate about what I think and my point of view. And if you don't have to agree with me or disagree with me, as long as it's about keeping a level of respect to like whenever you guys are having intense conversations, there's a line that you don't cross. Even if you feel very passionate about it,

you're not gonna take it to a space where like we can't, okay. Oh, not in here. We be like, shut the. Shut the. Shut the. We're going crazy. Dumb ass. Cause we waffle.

Dummy. Keep it like dummy. Cause we Latino, Dominican, dumb, shut up. No, that's being an insult. But that's how we talk. Boy, bitch, like we go on. But you have a level of respect for each other that you can do that then.

Sometimes. Sometimes. But whatever it is, it works. We got more with Joy Taylor. When we come back, don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. We are the Breakfast Club.

We're still kicking it with Joy Taylor. Charlamagne? We live in this world where everybody's just yelling out hot takes, right? What role does empathy play in your broadcast and stuff? I think it's very important I think it's what it's I don't believe in being humble like I think that's a thing people use to Dim your light keep you small So I don't like humble but I do think empathy is very important and you know having seen the other side of it

You know, I've seen my brother get traded. I've seen him retire. I've seen him deal with injuries, deal with family things. We all do a job where you might not be having the best day, but you still have to come in here and be funny. You still have to come in here and be entertaining. You can't just call off because it's not going your way today. And athletes deal with that too. And we have such a high standard for professional

athletes and college athletes too, that we sometimes remove the human element of what it is they're doing. They're competing at the highest level. Like I do it. I'm like, make your free throw. What are you doing? But like, we don't know what's going on in their head. You don't know if they woke up today with a panic attack. You don't know if they're injured. You don't know. We don't know these things that are going on. So it's, it's, it's about keeping a level of composure that these are not robots. These are people they're dealing with things. When you get traded, you move to a new city. Probably your family didn't come with you right away. You don't know how to get to the stadium. You're

dealing with new rehab people and a new massage therapist and new coaches and new teammates and everything's new. Maybe it's in a city that you went from somewhere where it's hot and now it's cold, you're adjusting to that. There's so many different things and human elements to all of this that actually affect the outcome. And I just think it's important to keep that in mind. It shouldn't keep you from doing your job, but it should keep you, it should keep a level

of sanity to what it is you're saying. But when you look at the accolades that you've accomplished and how you got to where you are, do you feel like people don't see that part of it and they just see where you are at now and it does that bother you at all? I don't care. Because the people who sign checks know what I, what I do. Damn! So, and the people in the checks know what I do. Damn! And the people in the business respect what I do. My peers respect me.

People who are far more accomplished than anyone in the business see what I do and know what I do and know what the path was and what it requires to do what we do every day. So I think it's important to remain grounded. It is because you can get caught up in what people say about you and diminishing things and you know, whatever is happening on social media. But when the work has been done, it's been done. And I've had the real honor of working with some really amazing people in the business

who saw me come in every day and do the work and knew what it took. And so I have their respect and that's what matters to me. I was gonna ask you to take on Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Lord, Lord, Lord. Did you put her hands up and death? Lord give me strength. Um, it's, you know, it's a really nuanced situation. I think that Caitlin brings out this real like, how do I say this and not get canceled?

She brings out this energy from people that she needs to be protected. And I don't think she feels that way. I doubt she likes being talked about that way because she's a competitor and she's amazing at what she does. The pinning of Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, it sometimes doesn't even make sense. They'll be talking about Caitlin Clark and just bring up Angel for no reason. There's no affiliation to it. We were talking on the show the other day about if the league needs to protect Caitlin Clark or like the violence against

Caitlin Clark. Like, listen, if you're new here, that's fine. But the WNBA is a very passionate, very aggressive league. Like they are fighting. It is not, it is not, it doesn't look like the NBA and it's not refereed like the NBA is. So I think the whole conversation with Angel Reese and Katelyn Clark has gotten way out of control. Angel is a great player. She's, Katelyn is also a great player.

They're not the same type of player and they've, they're starting their careers. Yeah. Angel really upset, upset people with how she taunted Caitlin after the championship as she should. And if a man did it, we wouldn't have even talked about it. People didn't like watching Angel in Caitlin's face and we know why. If she's black and we know why. Because she's black and Caitlyn's white. Because she's black and ends because she's unapologetic and this idea that you got to show up and be all demure and there's some level of sportsmanship that women are required

to match that is a standard that we don't even have these conversations about men. Like we would not even be talking about. I can't even imagine a producer coming to me like we're going to talk about the trash talk that went on in the game last night. Like in an NBA game, in an NFL game, we're talking about trash talk. But they want to do that with the WNBA. It's like they're competitors. I mean, I'll tell you, I don't even think they do it with the WNBA.

They just do it with Kaitlyn and Angel. Cause I've seen like that game between the fever and the Connecticut Sun Nights night was way more chippy, way more wild shit happened in that game. When Angel was playing, I forgot who they were playing and the girl pulled her hand and she pushed her. None of those stories was as big as Kaitlyn and Angel's little kerfuffle from earlier this year.

No, but like that's, it's all about the positioning. I mean, personally, I think it's amazing for the league. The moment that that happened. I was like, this is the magic Johnson, Larry bird moment for the WNBA. And it has absolutely been that is it racially charged? A hundred percent. There's no way to deny that. Has it brought a ton of new eyeballs and conversations

to the WNBA? Yes. And to me as a storyteller, I think that's important. Because we will find our way through the race, racism and misogyny and all of that of the conversation. But people talking about the league, people paying attention to it, actually having a point of view on it, I think is important. So, you know, people paying attention to it, actually having a point of view on it, I think is important. So, you know, people come at me because I say that Caitlin Clark would not be, she would not be as talked about as she is

without that moment from Angel. And that's just the facts. I do this every day. We were not doing whole topics on our show about the WNBA before Angel did that with Caitlin. That doesn't mean that Caitlin wasn't a great player. It doesn't mean that people didn't know who Caitlin was. But I've been doing this a long time, almost two decades.

That moment created the conversation that we're having now. And yes, it was about people not liking watching Angel, this black woman, in this white woman's face. That was a part of it. And now it's created this whole conversation, which overall I think is a good thing. I mean, it's the same thing that happened with Magic and Larry. The NBA was failing and they positioned them as such. Now we're having whole conversations and the Lakers are selling for 10 billion dollars So it's all you know a convoluted nuanced conversation, but in the ends. I just wish

that People would now adjust to watching the game for what it is Rather than positioning the two of them against each other, but they'll probably deal with that their whole careers I also don't have a problem with the WNBA protecting Caitlin, and I'll tell you why I Remember in the 90s when they had there was the Michael Jordan rule. It wasn't ever anything that people confirmed but the NBA had kind of changed. Show me how good it can get today God and show the rest of the world what we already know. It can't get no better than being hella black, hella queer and hella Christian.

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Yeah, we don't need to know about it if they do. We don't need to know. I agree. Let's find out 20 years from now if they do that. But what's not going to happen, what what is not gonna happen is the other players on the other team are gonna see Kaitlyn walk on the court and be like, we need to be very gentle with her. Just gonna make sure that we don't, you know, this is the product. That's not gonna happen. And it's very silly the thought that it would.

All right, we got more with Joy Taylor when we come back, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning everybody. It's DJ, NB, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Mcguide, we are the Breakfast Club. From Fox Sports, we're still kicking it with Joy Taylor. Charlamagne? You're very unapologetic when it comes to talking about politics, race, gender, sex. Do you ever feel pressured to just stick to sports?

Are those days over? No, those days are over. But I also think I don't want to force those things into a sports show. That's not the product that people came to me for. If they're watching a sports show, it needs to be about sports. It can be entertainment, we can add personality,

we can have our jokes and stuff, but they're coming to us because they want to talk about game seven. I don't need to put my opinion about what's going on in the world into the show just because I have that platform. I have other platforms for that. I think I have to respect the audience in that way. I think that's important to do. If you create a platform where they come to you expecting you to talk about you know activism and politics or relationships and sports then you can do that but it's a sport show and I respect that.

I know you do the pod by yourself now but that why you and Taylor started the pod together to have that space to just talk about I guess other things? Yeah I mean we're all multifaceted people know, when you're building a brand and you're ascending in a specific lane, I think it's important to really dig in on that for success, you know, to be hyper focused on doing that. But you know, I've reached a point in my career where people know what it is that I do when it comes to sports. So it was time to get a little bit more.

And like I said, I started on the radio side and when you're talking for four hours on live radio, you tend to venture outside of sports, particularly locally. So it was an opportunity for me to get back to that. What happened with that podcast? Cause I mean, you don't know, but you and Taylor are very popular in male group chats.

Are we? So when that podcast was launched. I had no idea. That was the thing. It was like literally, I remember the day it launched, I had like three or four different group chats all sending that one link. Good.

Yes. We love when the men support us. Taylor is a very, very busy woman. And that's all it is. She has Amazon, Thursday Night Football, she's now doing the NBA with them, she has her show. It's a big commitment to do a podcast as well. So that's, we had long conversations

about how we were gonna make it work and she just has way too much on, good thing, of course, booked and busy, the best in the business, but she just has too much on her plate. Yeah, I mean, it's something you gotta be committed to. Like if you're not committed to it, then- No, and her and I both are, you know,

we believe in excellence, and if you do something halfway because you don't have the bandwidth, then it's not gonna be what it needs to be. So yeah, I mean, I had the bandwidth and wanted to continue doing it, but yeah, she just, she doesn't have the, there's only 24 hours in a day. Do you feel pressure to show people

that you're not just a pretty face? No. People who think that are going to think that no matter what kind of what comes out of my mouth they're they've already decided that that's what it is and you know if I was just pretty I'm the most beautiful woman in the world. There are literal models, there are supermodels that don't do this job. Like there are people who are considered to be literal walking angels on this planet and they don't do this job. So you either have the skill to do it or you don't.

And if people think that I'm here just because I'm pretty, like I must be very beautiful. So I take it as a compliment. One thing I love about you, Joe, you did not shrink when she got hyped. Was that intentional? You're like, I cannot let them see me sweat or shrink right now.

Yes, it was intentional to show up as I did. I'm not an unintentional person, particularly when it comes to what people see from me publicly. But when you know yourself, it's easier to continue to show up as you are. And there's always going to be things that happen in life, that happen in this business, that happen when you're a front-facing person. And when you get into the business, that is the risk we take of putting ourselves in front

of the camera, of putting yourself out there, that things at some point might not be the best for you. And yeah, I mean, what's meant for me is still coming. So I won't say that there were not dark times, but I'm very blessed to have an amazing family and amazing friends and mentors and an amazing team and people that know me and have known me for my whole life, reminding me of who I am and what I deserve. And I'm really grateful for that because Because even when there are moments of doubt of what it is you deserve or what it is you're capable of

or what it is that you, you know, how you should show up in the world when people are there reminding you, it's important. So I'm grateful to have an amazing group of friends, an amazing group of like, just support around me. But yeah, everything is intentional. Is it hard not to address? No. I've never felt compelled to litigate that genuinely. Did you feel betrayed at all when everything happened? I have felt a lot of

different emotions. I think it's a grief process when something like anything like that happens. I'll say I've been through a lot of traumatic things in my life, a lot. And I think anytime you go through a trauma or a grieving period of something, you can't decide who you are when it's happening. And that's when the biggest thing for me is I'm like an extremist. Is this or that? I'm working on it. But it's this or that. And I know years from now I'll look back and I will feel differently than how I feel right

now. And I'm trying to be patient with myself in that way. Because it's a lot to adjust to. It's a new reality. And I'm trying to choose myself and be gentle with myself. If that makes sense. Now, if you could talk to 22 year old Joy, entering sports media,

what's the one survival skill you'd give her that you had to learn the hard way? Had to learn the hard way. Probably patience. You have to be patient. And I do preach that to young people in the business hard way. Had to learn the hard way. Probably patience. You have to be patient. And I do preach that to young people in the business because you start to get, okay, I'm not making this money or I'm, you know, I'm not getting this opportunity.

Like if, if you want to be successful, you cannot quit. Like that's a, that's like the main part of what success is, is not quitting. And it's a long journey. Like it takes time to come up in this business. It seems like it's easy because of social media, but you've got to put in the work. You have to continue to put yourself out there. You have to continue to network. You have to continue to go to events. You have to continue to tell people what you want to do. And the advice that I give everybody, which is something that I, for some reason,

just knew very early in the creative space, there's so many different jobs, right? Like there's different things that people do. There's so many different spaces you can get in. Take a time to know what you want to do. It doesn't mean you're going to do that forever. You have all kinds of different businesses that you do. But at some point, you, like a doctor, put your head down and worked for a specific goal. And the creative business is so easy to get distracted.

Okay, I'm going to take this job. Okay, this is, this pays more. Like it's going to take you off your path. And then if you're a doctor, if you're a lawyer, if you're a teacher, or your accountant, these are like jobs where, okay, this is the next step. So it's, it's clear it's hard, but it's clear. This is not that kind of business. And now more than ever, because it's clear. This is not that kind of business. Now more than ever,

because there's so many different platforms. So I always just tell young people, be patient and decide what it is your goal is. Because you can get swayed into a million different spaces and having a goal is important. That's right. Does anybody ever tell you you look like Laura Golding? God damn it, is she Spanish? Let me look at her. No, no. Just ask her if y'all don't wanna know she's Spanish. Does anybody ever tell you look like Laura Golden

Thank you, she's little sister. That's why I asked. Yeah, I know. I um. You're not of any Spanish descent. I have no Spanish descent whatsoever. Yeah. Joy Taylor, new season of her two personal podcast is available now and yeah man, thank you for coming and don't be a stranger Joy. Anytime. It's the breakfast club. Go ahead Jess. Girl yes go ahead. I cannot wait. Jesus. Because I have time around. Morning everybody it's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the breakfast club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren becoming a straight face. She gets into somebody that knows somebody. She gets into details. I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything. She be having the latest on this. The latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes she have facts, sometimes she have details, sometimes she have a little bit of everything.

Well, it's the latest. On The Breakfast Club. Talk to me. So, Simon Gwabadia. Yes, okay. You heard me? Yes, yes, you're right. You said it right. Okay. Because I was like, just say it because I always get this last name wrong.

Jess. She said yes. She does it well. Gwabodia. Exactly. Thank you. Very on T. Period. Simon Gwabadia, the ex-husband of Portia Williams has sat down with Page Six and he says that he regrets marrying Portia and it was nothing but a $5 million rehab project. Damn. Take a listen. Do you regret marrying her? Absolutely. Because she didn't respond because I kept asking why did you file for divorce?

Why did you get? And she wouldn't say anything. I tried to reach out. Her mom, her mom would not respond either. I later figured out this felt like a coup. I was totally blindsided. I was no member of her family, whether on the mother side or the father side. Reached out to me. I

essentially sent her a text message. I said this was a five million dollar rehab project that I took on. She never shared her concerns or issues with me before filing for divorce. You discuss issues and say, hey, if this does not change or something does not happen, this is what might come of it. We never had those discussions and I'm happy to share with you text messages where I was essentially blindsided by the divorce fight. I'm not going to say, you know, he lying. That may be true.

Maybe Portia never asked him things, but not going to tell me that both of them, like I feel like, okay, it was your money that got her and it was the way she looked they got you to be honest But does that mean he has to give up so much money and and like think about it 14 months And he's giving up five million dollars for a 14 month marriage. That's not crazy to nobody You gotta think about what Porsche gave up you giving up your vagina. You know you got that man sweating on you You know what I mean? No for real like we don't think about that. Wife duties, wife gotta do things. A lot of things. And honestly our reputation taking a hit because of what people may think and with all the speculations leading around it but it's like yo if the argument is oh you know

Porsche took that lady husband or whatever he went right over there you know what I'm saying it takes you to do that like what what speculation are you talking about because he left the girl because it was so many speculation you was in here she might have swung tell me Jessica I don't know nothing what's the speculation you talking about no because envy is he watches the show but I didn't know if you've seen that season, but Simon was married to somebody. Fallon. Fallon, right?

Fallon on the show. And Portia came to their house when they were married. She introduced, Fallon introduced Portia to Simon when she was her husband, when he was her husband. And then next thing you know, you know, little bit down the line, now they married. Simon saw that ice cream sandwich. Exactly, but that's the thing though you was out you was supposedly like supposedly happily married to me you left shorty and you was you know you courted Portia well I thought the speculation I thought Portia was upset and said he was

doing some things that he didn't say to her when they were married like some things that he didn't disclose whether it was business or the fact that he wasn't a citizen. That's the reason why I thought Nigerian you kind of got expected But she did Simon talked about a little bit of what you talk about Jess with the whole filing situation Let's listen to Simon on why he why Porsche filed for divorce What do you think Porsche's reason was to file for divorce? I think I was targeted. I was targeted from day one for financial reasons.

But when I filed for divorce from my previous ex-wife, she was in my DM praying for me. And I think I was in a vulnerable position at that time. And I entertained it. Just kind of snowballed from there, you know, getting engaged in 30 days, you know, I mean, who does that? I was out of my goddamn mind to have done that. And of course I'm paying dearly for it. Yo!

People talk about Ciara's prayer, push it baby, run that prayer. Man! 30 days? We're just sitting here talking about, I was bamboozled and I didn't know. Sierra's prayer push it baby run that prayer I was bamboozled in I would Like stop playing Like he didn't make choices right regardless of how things turned out you made every single one of those choices You decided to get engaged you decided to get married. That was you Nobody else

The fact that they got married is fine and the fact that it is crazy But the fact that the court decided to give give five million dollars after 14 months of marriage. That's not crazy They both signed a pretty much when they both have money, but the judge upheld a prenup that you both agree on correct That's that was a decision that was made by both parties. Exactly. Choices were made. Please stop getting married. Yes. And then Simon, I've been telling y'all guys how this prenup went down. Simon also talked about the prenup as well. Let's take a listen to that. There was some reports stating that the judge overseeing your divorce case has upheld the prenup that you guys signed before entering marriage. Are you able to share a little bit about what those terms are or look like? That she'll receive $40,000 a month in alimony for the length of the marriage, which was 14 months. She gets to stay in the house, all expenses paid, including the mortgage,

up to 36 months. And if she chooses to own the home, she would have to refinance the property in her name and she will have to give me 50% equity in the home. She would have to refinance the property in her name and she would have to give me 50% equity in the home. You're vowing to appeal this decision for sure. 1000% is going to be appealed. I don't understand why adults get upset over choices that they made. That they made, right? And they willingly walked into the church. Man, just because she was in your DMs.

No, I'm hurt. I know, he's really hurt. It's just the math ain't math. It's just, yeah, I get it here. Right and they willingly walked into the man Just a math the math a math and it's just yeah, I get it he created the math problem Was 40,000 a month for the time that they were married right didn't say anything in the prenup that I got to split my asset Which is the house? No, the equity conversation was in the prenup that it was this the 50% equity thing was in that's what I'm saying. And we don't even know what he talking about. I'm listening to what he's saying. I reported on this two times already in here you know listen nothing.

I don't be listening to that. There was an equity agreement that she would receive 50% of equity on the home or she could buy him out of the home that was all of this is outlined in the prenup He's upset that the judge upheld the prenup. Yeah feelings don't matter when there's actual paperwork like so Just because somebody jumped me in DM and pray for you I mean you going proposed to him 30 days later like pretty be I know what you mean. Yeah. Well, yeah. I mean it is what it is. I'm going. Please make that church. We all need some prayer, right, Ray? Stream it on. Not Ray, drop the bomb for the prayer. The boys, man.

Ray, drop the bomb for the prayer. We cancer. We understand each other. Me, Ray, and Portia understand each other. We all cancer. Absolutely. Okay. Listen, shout out to my homegirl that did this interview already, Page Six, Bernie Zillow,

because this was a good one. And we got some insight from Simon Goulbaria. And speaking of divorces and cancers, happy birthday to Iman Shafi. Iman's in Kansas too. Yes he is. Today is his birthday. Yes. Happy birthday. He just said happy birthday to Iman Shafi. Oh today's his birthday. You're still wrapped up in that cancer Porsche brand. Like I don't know what's happening right now. She got all y'all spinning. That is the latest with Lauren. And don forget, coming up, Just Fix My Mess.

If you want to get on the lines, 800-585-1051. You can start calling right now. Now, Shullerman, you got donkey today? I do, man. Four after the hour, man, this man needed some prayer. But we'll discuss. His name is Michael, what's his name? Michael Navrotsky.

And he's a person that I can't stand because I hate people who get mad at obvious truth. We'll discuss. All right. We'll get to that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake up. Wake up.

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He never would say anything. You don't give a damn, don't throw it home. Hey! Charlamagne, give it to him. Give it to him. On The Breakfast Club. In the words of Charlamagne the guy, he's a donkey, that's what he is.

Motherfucker. Don't throw it home. Oh man, Charlamagne, you giving given donkey today to who now? Well Buster rhymes donkey today for the Thursday June 26. Have you hugged the cancer today? Did you help Chris for you left the house? I did not it was way too early. Well, it is our season Okay, you know, we sensitive drop on the clues bombs for us August. Tell us you love us. Don't wish us. Happy birthday early Tell us on our actual date. I had two friends do that already wish me happy birthday early Thank you but no I want to hear it on Sunday June 29th. But back to the matter at hand. Donky today goes to a Wisconsin man named Michael Navrotsky. He is 67 years old and he's

the type of person I hate. Okay the type of person who gets angry who gets defensive and violent because you simply told them an obvious truth. Okay, it's one thing to have an honest opinion. It's another to state an obvious truth. Okay, for example, I'm five, six, three quarters. Okay, sometimes five, seven, if I don't get a manicure, that extra skin at the bottom of my feet can get me to five, seven. That is an obvious truth, okay?

I can't lie to people and tell them I'm 6'5". They can see me. Even if I told them I was trans tall, they would say shorty trippin'. So there is no reason to get mad at obvious truths. Especially obvious truths that you can do something about another example If I smell just hilarious his breath and I say just it's not stink, but if it was okay They just your breath stink. That's an obvious truth that you could fix. Uh-huh. Yes No need for you to get mad or defensive if if if if okay But it's just an obvious truth that can be corrected.

Well, Michael Navrotsky doesn't like obvious truths. See, he was arrested by police in Kenosha and charged with battery, strangulation, and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim. He beat his wife, okay? And the reason he beat his wife is because his wife told him something that a lot of y'all need to hear in this heat and it's two simple words. You stink. Okay? I don't know if it's because folks is trying natural deodorants. I don't know if right God, old spice changed the recipes. I even got caught out there a few weeks ago. I wasn't even doing nothing scriniwess, but I smelled the kush. Okay? Live packed smelling mustard. All right? You ever smell under your own arms and start craving Funyuns?

Yeah, that was me. Okay, and that's also you. But nobody telling you. Okay, see Michael Navarrofsky's wife told him the truth and she had no choice because when police showed up after he beat her, his wife, her name is Kimberly said that her and Michael had been arguing for weeks because Michael hadn't showered in two months. Did you hear what I just said?

Michael hadn't showered in two months. Now she has earned the right to get a divorce. You haven't washed your funky ass in two months and now it's a heat wave and you got the nerve to sleep on my clean sheets? This really happened people. I'm reading the police report. At one point during the verbal altercation, his wife Kimberly told him she did not want him sleeping on her clean sheets until he showered. My wife tells me that after I work out. Okay, you know, sometime you work out then you go in

your room and lay on the bed real quick to muster some energy to take a shower Get your funky ass up right now Okay, so imagine not washing for two months and then going to lay on some clean sheets, bruh. Yes, thank You haven't washed in two months neck dirty behind the is dirty Ass-cracking your gooch filthy and when your wife tells you to do something about it, you get mad and beat her? The same energy you mustered up to choke your wife, you could have mustered up to wash your ass, okay? You haven't washed in 60 straight days? The irony of what you did to your wife is you need your ass beat.

Okay, you would rather beat your wife than beat that funk. Not washing for two months. Donald Trump should bomb you without congressional approval. Okay? You waging chemical warfare on America by not washing for two months. That is an act of war. Okay? You ain't washing two months. You might be better off to cease because you damn sure already smell dead. At this point he's not even musty. he's not even funky, he's historical. That stink got a timeline. That's Smithsonian-worthy stink. Michael, what is your problem?

Did the soap in your house file a restraining order against you? Why are you staying away from it? Two months, no shower? You gotta start seeing a therapist. Because you're clearly going through some type of depression. But two months, no shower, that that's not depression it's biological terrorism. Listen sometimes people sometimes sometimes the obvious truth stinks but Michael not as bad as you do. Okay if somebody loves you enough to tell you that you smell like a roaches funeral the least you can do is hit the shower

and not hit them. Don't punish people for being honest Especially when the only thing more offensive than your attitude is to smell your ass Please let Remy Ma give Michael Navarrochki the biggest he-ha Why she wait two months though Yeah, two months. Yeah, that is crazy. But a roaches You know smell roaches funeral, no, I never smelled a roach really so you don't you never had a roach trap in your house No, not a you ain't never pick up a dead roach and sniffing. I'm sorry. That's different No, I never did this. I'm sorry

Y'all didn't have toys in South Monks corner. Of course, but we all I'm sorry. I'm better than me. Y'all didn't have toys in South Monks corner What you are you playing with their roaches you come on sniffing you ain't never study a dead roach just as Not a person I didn't do that I feel judged That's only you you ever had a fear for one of your roaches That you grew up with? Did your roaches have names? Hold on, so time out, time out. All jokes aside, y'all ain't never took a dead roach and put it in a matchbox and buried it outside?

No. No, I never really got to know none of them like that. No. How do I say goodbye to a roach? Aw, Kelly, I miss you. Nothing? Really? No.

None of that. I'm with Jesha. I didn't have toys out there when you were growing up. That's what I'm saying. Y'all just played with roaches Did y'all roaches? I don't know about they I don't know no they I'm just telling y'all about certain social science experiments that I did as a child social science All right, that I still ain't ever played with no roach. I played with limes.

I ain't ever played with no goddamn roach. Hey, yo. I smoked cocaine too though. Yeah, exactly. This, where we going? Stop, please, stop, stop, please. And what did you do? By accident.

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the breakfast club home fixed it Fixed it. Fixed it. Fixed it. Jess gon' fix your mess, cuz my advice is real. Hello, who's this? Yo, Envy. Big Chalk with the Toe Sucker. What up, kid? Not today, brother.

I need just to fix my mess. What's that? What you got going on? And it better be some real mess or I'm hanging up on your ass. What you want? Yeah, yeah. So Jess, listen, man. I got this neighbor, right, that I'm trying to get with.

First, let me tell you, you look great in your booty shorts on a while now so Do I just walk up and knock on the door or I usually see her at the pool and try and get with it What do you suggest? I think you just let it happen organically has she ever given you an eye or like, you know Did you get any inclination that she might like you? I give her a little, you know, massage at the pool and stuff, you know, suntan lotion and rub the toes and all of that. So if she's allowing that you could have just made your move right there. Like, yeah, you I think don't go over there and knock on her door and ask how because

it's gonna be like, ah, what are you doing? You know, but wait till the next time you see her at the pool. Next time you rub it down, getting her all glistened with the SPF. You know what I'm saying? And then you'd be like, what are we gonna do? I'm gonna kick this bitch in the high gear. Like, what's up? What you wanna do?

I appreciate that, Jess. You know, I'd also like to see you on a game show. I think we need you on Family Feud in the future as a host. Absolutely, thank you. Let's give it a big nose, Steve Harvey, and give a woman a chance of family feud. Are you white? I'm a brother. Okay I was going to say you better not be talking about nobody big nose if you ain't got one. Alright cool that sounds good to

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Hello, who's this? Hey girl, how you doing? What's wrong? Quit Where To the point where I I'm getting a monkey picture put in my locker, I'm getting all the N-word, I'm getting banana pills put in my locker, and I want to quit, but I don't want to give them what they want, and I want the money. Do you make good money? Yes.

Okay, so all you got to do is start committing, you got to reverse it, you got to start committing these acts back to them then they gonna fire you but okay and then you file for unemployment with your black ass and that's it because if you quit you ain't gonna get no money that's all you got to do all you got to just leave leave jars of mayonnaise in their locker you know what I mean what is what else they like char you friends with a lot of them what do they like crackers what don't okay we crack I mean if you're trying to be racist back you leave crackers and they lock us I would don else they like char you friends with a lot of them? What do they like crackers? Okay? We crack I mean if you're trying to be racist back you leave crackers and they lock us. I would don't they like yeah Cranberry that's not even that you just want symbol is like they leaving banana pills because they calling her a monkey

I like that. Uh-huh. You leave her crackers just leave them random crackers. You know, I'm saying that's all Or hot dog water They smell like that sometimes. Yeah, yeah. White champion hoodies. There you go. Something. They got the cone head, look like the KKK joints. That's too expensive. That's too expensive. That is too expensive. Yeah. I think crackers. Crackers and jars and mayonnaise work. Yeah. Okay. So basically, you have to retaliate. You want to say something? Yeah, she's got to retaliate. But what happens when she retaliates and then they say they never did that and then she gets in trouble and she gets fired for racism? Well you can put Black Lives Matter stickers in there locker.

Absolutely, there you go. Like do something like that. But look, obviously are you keeping note of what they're doing to you? I hope you are. I am. Okay good. So she has the receipts to prove it. Like they will have the receipts to prove it.

So they started it, you finishing it, they fired you, it's still a win-win because you filed for unemployment period. And then if they, that's it. Yeah, that's you, it's still a win-win because you file for unemployment period. And then if they, that's it, yeah that's it. That's the only way to do it. When, when? She should report first. Did you report first to Human Resources? They don't care.

I did report it and they told me to basically don't talk about it before I order it right to you. Yeah, they don't care. So they have to make them fire you. You don't quit. Because one thing we are are strong black people pretty so That's what you do you go in and you give them the same treatment that they giving you and so they fire your ass And then they have to pay you period

And then you can sue I'm gonna be honest with you. I don't think that's gonna work for you, but Are you the only black on the job? Are you the only black on the job? I can do. Huh? Are you the only black person on the job? It's like five of us now. Okay, are they racist toward all five of y'all or is it just you? I feel like they're racist toward everybody but they pick on me because I'm quiet. Girl, you better turn into Django.

That's how much you quiet. You better get loud and yeehaw. I don't care what you do. Don't get quiet because we don't shrink. Black people ain't meant to be little. So go turn up on their ass. That's what they need. Are you telling her to put a silk scarf on and go live?

Period. If we go live, we're courting them right in front of their ass. Period. All right. Well, good luck, mama. Just fix my mess. What?

You OK? Hey, I'm Jackson. 585-105-1. When we come back, we got the latest with Lauren. Don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

Morning, everybody. It's DEJ, Envy, Jess, Hilarious, Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Just got a quick question before we get to the latest with Lauren. Jess, did you work out yesterday? I did work out yesterday. Where were you?

Okay. I just want to make sure. I'll be back next week. I'll be back next week. Oh, you've got to Lauren Jess did you work out yesterday I did work out yesterday where were you okay I just want to make sure I'll be back next week I'm gonna make sure that I work out envy this is my fourth week baby I'm already stronger than you what are you talking about okay you just wanted to go up there I told and I told dr. Morris listen his wife even told him stay home babe so you can do your second week of training he's like no no I'm gonna go with the girls I'm gonna go with the girls and yeah yeah I'll be I'll be back with the girls. I'm gonna go with the girls. And then I like, yeah, yeah. I'll be, I'll be back next week. Let's get to the latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of

everything. Oh, it's the latest. On The Breakfast Club. Talk to me. Now, Fat Joe has released a statement, and this is all in the midst of the $20 million lawsuit that alleges that he engaged in sexual acts with minors. He says, I've been tested these last few months. I've lost my big brother, my father, my mother, and now I'm fighting against these disgusting

lies. But please know I will not break and I will never back down. I've had individuals in my circle take my love and kindness for weakness, but how many times must we forgive them? I've had people steal from me, grow jealous of me, lie on me. Through it all, me and my family are the ones stuck dealing with the consequences of these bad decisions. If you get fired for doing something wrong, just take the L and live with it. But instead they plot on your downfall as they watch you move on with your life.

They decide to go after one of the things you value the most your reputation. They figure they can make up the most insane stories. And if you if they threaten you with a lawsuit, then you'll pay and they'll feel like they finally won. The problem with this theory I've never let anyone on the streets extort me so how would I ever let a crooked attorney and a coward ex-hype man extort me. I'm from the Bronx Mr. Tyrone Blackburn who is the attorney on the case attorney at law since you wanted the clout we will finish you on court. The time of lawyers using their law license as a badge to extort people and destroy families with no evidence is over I'm not the one you've messed with the wrong one this

time and then he signs it Joseph Fat Joe. When are these lawyers gonna get bought up on Rico charges? Didn't he just get arrested? He did but at this point it's just a racket this is the pay me to movement. Because if you literally understand how this works right they'll reach out to you they'll send you a letter they'll reach out to you. They'll send you a letter. They'll let you know Hey, we got this person that's gonna make these accusations about you But you know they it don't have to be public if you settle with us behind the scenes and then when you refuse to settle Then they come out and they make a family a character like this Yeah, and I can't wait for it to start

Yeah, I'm with you and there's no reason that they'll do that because the reason that they do that Let's be honest is they know it it'll affect your advertising and it affects your sponsors It affect the people that have booked you some places won't have you in their arena or some schools won't book you just because of Accusations and it's effed up and salute the fat Joe That's fat Joe's a good brother like fat Joe is probably the only I would say one of the only Celebrities that will call and check up on you to make sure you're okay without a record So salute to my bro fat Joe. To me is just as simple. It don't even got to be fat Joe to me. It's like yo Listen to everybody's story. Everybody has the right to tell their story if they have a story

Uh-huh, but you still got to believe all proof You can't just defame me and put these accusations out and say all of these heinous things and don't have any proof or evidence. And it's like they don't even be trying to wait. They do it all at one time. Oh, we just seen him do it? All right, I'm just gonna say that we're gonna say you did it too. Oh, and we just gonna say he did it.

He did it. Like all at one time. They not even planning this out ahead of time. Not even gonna let the dust settle from the last time they lied. Well, Envy mentioned Tyrone Blackburn, the attorney in this case, and he's been known. He's also the attorney that filed the Rodney Jenkins. I didn't mention him. What are you talking about? You just mentioned, or someone mentioned that he was arrested in New York. Who mentioned that?

Jess. I mentioned that. I heard that he got locked up. What happened? I'm sorry, Envy, I've got nothing to do with that. I want to know. I want to know. Yeah, so he was arrested in New York for allegedly Hitting a process server with his car in New York, New York City The process server was actually a process server related to the fat Joe case What's the process server somebody come and give you the paperwork when you're being? Suited yeah, so he hit them

Allegedly there was something where he might have hit him with the car. So what if he was serving papers for Tyrone Blackburn? there was something where he might have hit him with the car. So what if he was serving papers for Tyrone Blackburn? Right. That would be crazy. And then you hit him. I think he was suing him, and he had to be served. And I guess he tried to blow up a ledger. Tyrone was getting sued.

Yes. Yes. OK, so this is what happened. The process server is a 66-year-old messenger. He was serving Tyrone Blackburn with a complaint in this Fat Joe case because remember, not allegedly, but originally Fat Joe sued Tyrone first because of the things you were talking about, like the defamation allegations and things of that nature. But they are claiming that Tyrone Blackburn allegedly slammed his car into reverse and

backed up and then he hit the process server allegedly in the leg, causing a minor injury, and the victim went and reported the incident to police. So he was arrested after that. And you trying to get these people out of here. You know, a lot of this would stop too if they realize how many times these lawyers don't win these cases. Crazy. You know what I mean?

Like you hear the case go out, but you don't hear, oh, such and such got paid. Right. Every case ain't the ditty case, y'all't hear, oh, such and such got paid. Every case ain't the Diddy case. What is the success rate of these lawyers? Who got paid in Diddy case? That's my point. Cassie's the only person.

Everything ain't the Diddy case. Yeah, but most people, a lot of celebrities will settle out because they don't want this to go on. So we don't know the amount of times that a celebrity did settle out. They don't want the negative publicity. Right, exactly. Whether it's 30,000, 50,000, 10,000, $100,000 where you're saying you might lose millions

in advertising so sometimes a celebrity might feel like or somebody with money might say you know what I'll just pay this $30,000 let it go away but it got to stop. I'm with you Charlotte. It's the pay me too movement at this point. Pay me too. Yeah definitely. But y'all like getting paid. Nobody getting paid.

Nobody getting paid. But speaking of that it's Shayna Shaw's birthday, y'all. So happy birthday. Okay. Kansas season, happy birthday, Shayna Shaw. That's right, it's his birthday. We're gonna give it up. What else, Lauren? That's it?

Uh, Selena, ain't nobody playing girls, that man birthday. It is his birthday. And it was a good time, I thought of him since why we was talking about all this. Happy birthday, candles and all. I have one more, Selena Gomez, she sat down with complex the what they do the gold talk and she talked about Her celebrity crush. Let's take a listen. No rap. Can I tell you my first one that I had a crush on?

My god, but he's amazing. I know. I had the biggest crush on him. Really? I was like five. I love that. It's so weird, but I just thought he would protect me. But I would never say that I didn't have a crush. Yeah, I'm just only saying it's simply based on my childhood. Okay, oh look who she has.

Wow, play that again real quick because I want to hear that that girl's response to her saying ice cube Go rap. Can I tell you my first one that I had a crush on? My god, but he's black. Okay Wow Crazy she said but he's amazing Well, she wasn't expecting ice cube to come out of Selena Gomez's mouth, honey. And by the way, please, nobody waste their time and ask Ice Cube what he thinks about that. No, no, no.

I don't want to tell y'all now TMZ, anybody that sits down with Ice Cube, please don't waste your time asking Ice Cube what he thinks about that. No, that's right. She said Ice Cube. She was talking to Carol G and then sit down. And she also did mention too that, because they're talking about Gold Rapper, she said that she was a big fan of Eminem because her dad was a DJ

and used to play Eminem all the time as well. Yep, and that's why he's one of my favorite rappers as well. I resonate with her with that cause my dad is a DJ and he was the first and only actually white rapper that my dad played blasted throughout the house. So that's why Eminem was one of my favorite rappers as well. Oh, but in Vanilla Ice, but he not my favorite rapper. But my dad played Vanilla Ice too.

What's up with your dad and the white rappers? Is the DJ? No, he played a lot of black rappers, but he played a little bit of Ari Biden or whatever. I'm shocked Selena would know that though. She said she was five. She said she was five. Do you remember who your first celebrity crush was?

She was born in 92. Ice Cube dropped a predator in 92. Yes, I was born in 92 as well. That was your celebrity crush? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Ice Cube? I'm saying who was your first celebrity crush, do you remember? Lorenz Tate.

Absolutely. Mine was Bow Wow. No, actually no, Omarion. And then it's like I owe the Lorenz Tate. I feel like a lot of us girls had like the Bow Wow, Omarion spring tour era of like celebrity crush. And people were sleeping on Jay Bug. I was like, okay, Jay Buggy. No, they slept on Lil Fizz. Lil Fizz was, you know, he was cute. I guess I'm still asleep.

But yeah, no, no, Jay, I mean, you know, Fizz is cool. He cool, but no, I always liked the Brown Brothers. Yes, I did. All right. Rats being, you know, Rats being. Okay, all right, guys, all right. Oh no, I'm sorry, Envy. Who did you have a crush on?

Which one, you liked Rats being? DJ Clu, DJ Clu was Envy's first celebrity crush. Charlamagne's first crush was Michael Bivens. Michael Bivens, Envy. Who did you have a crush on? Which one? You liked Rans B? DJ Clu was Envy's first celebrity crush. Charlamagne's first crush was Michael Bivens. Michael Bivens? Oh yes, it was! And you was little, because you said that nigga was cute. You know when your sister was in the room, your father walked up to her and said, That's what happened. I was around all my girl cousins, because all the women were all the women. Don't make an excuse now!

I've always been around all the women, and they were going around the room saying all of them was cute, and I was just trying to be down. They had nothing to do with how I really felt. I was trying to go down. So you've been gay for a long time. Happy Pride. Clu was your first celebrity crush. He taught you how to DJ by coming up behind you and putting his hand on top of your hand and going bricker, bricker, bricker. Now this is the bomb I dropped. I'm telling my child. And Happy Pride.

He became over the idea for the question mark logo. That was not true. I am shy. Oh look before we get out. Shout out the clue though. This has nothing to do with the clue. Oh now you're going to say shout out the clue? You know he don't like that. We believe. Talking about my segway, that was crazy. Listen, did you hear that Offset said that his crush was Sabrina Carpenter?

Yes, she's so fire first of all. By the way, speaking of Offset and Fire, can we play that new record from Offset with Jig? That record's hard. Told y'all. But he said he got a crush on Sabrina Carpenter, honey. So let's see her come out to the woodwork and see what she can do. We got that Offset record in there?

She's a stage. Definitely don't, but I got it in the mix. You played it in the mix? Yes. That record's hard. Offset got one with that. Oh my God, he dropped the banger. The visual, I think he just dropped the tease of the visual

too. Another tease for the visual too. Like it's fire. His lip. Yeah, what? Yes. That's nice. Yeah, I don't know. Don't say it's fire now, Lauren. Don't try to get on the good side now. I said it was fire from the day I brought it in this room. I told you all that. I'm trying to get on the good side now. I told you all that. All right, you got a good song. You got a good song. Whatever label Offset signed to need to put that money behind that record. Absolutely. That is a good one. That's a tough record. All right. Well, let's get to the people's choice mixed out the latest with Lauren.

Lauren, you're going to court today, right? Yes, sir. The opening statements start today. Okay. All right. Well, I mean not opening, closing. Closing statements. It's been a long six weeks, seven weeks.

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Mm-hmm. And also, you're gonna be weird this weekend. We had two Joy's read in this week, that's crazy. Yeah, Joy Anne read and then Joy Taylor. Yeah. Yeah, that's what's up. One Dominican, one black. She not Dominican.

Oh, what she say? Mm-mm. What she say? We had that whole conversation just. Oh, okay, okay. She not Spanish, she black and white. White, yeah, all right, sorry. Mm-mm. What you's black and white. Oh, black. White. Yeah.

All right. Sorry. What you saying? I said, where you gonna be this weekend? Oh, I'm gonna be in Virginia Beach, the 757. I will be there tomorrow. I got two shows at the Funny Bone Comedy Club and then two shows at the Funny Bone Comedy Club Saturday.

I'll be doing meet and greet at the late shows on each night. And I just can't wait to get there. I'll also be at Venom Night Lounge, y'all, so make sure y'all come party with me after the show on Saturday for about 45 minutes. That's all I got for y'all. Love y'all. Can't wait to see y'all at 7-5-7. And then July 12th, Arizona, start getting your tickets for the Wild Horse Casino Show.

Me and my brother Desi Alexander will be there in your city, Phoenix. I haven't been there in a while and I'm expecting for y'all to treat me great when I pull up so get your tickets jessilariusofficial.com. Alright now when we come back we got the positive note it's the Breakfast Club good morning. Morning everybody it's DJ NV Jessilarius Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club. It's time to get up out of here Charlamagne you got a positive note? I do have a positive note and it comes from the great Don Miguel Ruiz man Don Miguel Ruiz once said we don't have the right to change anyone else and no one else has the right to change us if we are going to change it is because we want to change because we don't want to suffer any longer. Have a great day. Breakfast Club Bitches!

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