The NFL Coach-Reporter Scandal Explodes, and Blake Lively Wants $300 Million of "Mean Girl" Money, with Jesse Kelly and Zack Peter | Ep. 1303

April 24, 2026

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Megyn Kelly discusses exploding scandals in sports and Hollywood, joined by Jesse Kelly for the NFL coach-reporter story and Zack Peter for celebrity updates, amid a mix of ethical lapses, legal battles, and tone-deaf profiles.

Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel and Reporter Diana Rossini Affair Allegations

Photos surfaced of New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, 50, and NFL reporter Diana Rossini, 43, in intimate settings: holding hands and dancing at a Sedona, Arizona resort in late March, sharing a private rooftop accessible only from two-person bungalows, and kissing at a New York bar in 2020 while both were married to others. Rossini, formerly ESPN and then at The Athletic (New York Times affiliate), resigned April 14 amid an internal ethics review after denying any affair and calling photos "misleading." Internet sleuths uncovered her 2021 tweet pondering top NFL "Mikes" while staring at her newborn son, named Michael—six months after the 2020 kiss, during her marriage to husband Kevin. Clips showed her flirtatious interviews with Vrabel, like borrowing his whistle on his 50th birthday while wearing revealing clothes and asking about ping-pong with his wife Jen (whom he called "used to be" athletic); public jabs at her husband's looks and their "disconnected" marriage; and innuendos like "shove Vrabel down your throat." Vrabel acknowledged "difficult conversations" wi

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1 (00:58) **Show Intro and Topics Preview** - Megyn Kelly outlines Friday episode with Jesse Kelly on NFL coach scandal and Zach Peter on Blake Lively lawsuit
2 (04:09) **Jesse Kelly Joins for NFL Scandal Deep Dive** - Hosts discuss Vrabel-Rossini affair origins from Sedona resort photos
3 (10:32) **Timeline Escalates with Resignation and Investigation** - Rossini resigns from The Athletic amid ethics probe over covering Vrabel
4 (15:04) **Vrabel's Press Conference Response** - Coach admits difficult family talks, vows better decisions amid NFL draft distractions
5 (16:27) **Kissing Photos from 2020 Emerge** - Page Six reveals intimate bar photos predating her marriage
6 (18:10) **Baby Naming Bombshell** - Rossini names son "Mike" in 2021, tweets about NFL Mikes while staring at newborn
7 (22:00) **Rossini's Flirty Clips Surface** - Videos show her in revealing outfits asking personal questions about Vrabel's wife

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly is joined by Jesse Kelly, host of "The Jesse Kelly Show," to discuss the latest twist in the scandal involving Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini, newly-resurfaced 2020 photos which makes the timeline start years earlier, the relevance of Russini's son's name, resurfaced comments from Diana Russini trashing her husband, flirtatious behavior toward Mike Vrabel in interviews, why her job as a journalist matters to the story, allegations involving 79-year-old Congresswoman Alma Adams and an alleged "inappropriate relationship" with a female staffer, and more. Then Zack Peter, host of “No Filter with Zack Peter,” joins to discuss Lauren Sanchez Bezos bragging about gratitude and happiness in a new New York Times profile, why it comes off as tone-deaf given her extreme wealth with billionaire husband Jeff Bezos, Blake Lively alleging a “mean girl” smear campaign against her is worth $300 million in damages, what's likely to happen at next month's Justin Baldoni trial, a resurfaced viral interview clip of Lively, what the “mean girl” moment reveals about the type of person she is, Meghan Trainor’s dramatic weight loss, how it contrasts with her past body positivity messaging, and more.

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