Melissa Rivers' Group Text Podcast

Back by popular demand, "Behind the Velvet Rope" host, David Yontef joins me in the hot seat, as he spills the tea on the very latest in pop culture, which includes the never ending Diddy Drama, a saga that has daytime soap written all over it to lovebirds Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet and what we can expect from them next. Plus, what's really going with Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade to the real reason behind Garcelle Beauvai's exit from the Real Housewives franchise.  Grab your popcorn!  You don't want to miss this! The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When news that the bodies of four female sex workers had been found on Long Island's Gilgo Beach, it captured the attention of not only the nation but the world. Director Liz Garbus examines this gripping true crime case in “Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer” (now streaming on Netflix) and shines a light not only on the families struggling to serve justice for their lost loved ones, but also the rampant corruption within the Suffolk County Police Department and DA's office. Liz talks to me about what brought her back to this story after writing and directing a “based-on-true-events” feature film about the crime, how the press was instrumental in keeping the case alive, what it was like looking into the twisted mind of indicted suspect Rex Heuermann, and where things go with the case from here. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alana Thompson, better known to the world as Honey Boo Boo, broke through on “Toddlers and Tiaras” at the age of six, which led to her family life being chronicled on the hit Reality TV series, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” In a new biopic called “I Was Honey Boo Boo” (premiering on Lifetime on May 17th at 8/7c), Alana herself narrates a fascinating recreation played by actors, and details the cycle of pain brought on by her Mama June's extreme penchant for men, money, drugs and fame; the lack of supervision she had protecting her finances; her dreams of going to college for nursing, and the important role her sister played in raising her. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director Alexandra Dean's engaging new four-part docuseries, “The Judd Family: Truth Be Told” airs May 10th and 11th on Lifetime, and it's a must watch! Alexandra, Ashley and Wynonna Judd tell the Judd's family's story truthfully and respectfully - exploring the generational trauma that plagued Naomi Judd, her grandparents, parents and daughters; the extreme neglect that Ashley Judd endured growing up, and how The Judds never brought their personal feud on stage with them when performing to millions of adoring fans. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠⁠Viiahemp.com⁠⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠⁠ or the ⁠⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠⁠ channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In “The Carters: Hurts to Love You,” a new docuseries now streaming on Paramount Plus, director Soleil Moon Frye (TV's Punky Brewster) spotlights the rollercoaster ride of fame and fortune that pop stars Aaron Carter and Nick Carter, and the entire Carter family, embarked on throughout the 1990s. Through little sister Angel Carter Conrad's eyes, and a treasure trove of archival and home-video footage, we see a family torn apart by mental illness, addiction, death, and neglect set against throngs of screaming fans and opulent riches. What becomes remarkably clear is how universal the hardships are that Angel and her family endured. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to ⁠Viiahemp.com⁠ and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to ⁠HurrdatMedia.com⁠ or the ⁠Hurrdat Media YouTube⁠ channel!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Casey Wilson was asked if she'd like to join Zach Cherry, Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood back in the tent for another season of “The Great American Baking Show” (all episodes are now streaming on the Roku Channel), her answer was a resounding, “Duh!” Though she does not cook nor bake, Casey explains what her Signature Bake would be; the intricate application process for the show's contestants; the allure of winning the coveted Bake Off cake plate, and where all those delicious leftovers ultimately end up. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the whip-smart and stylish new Apple TV comedy about the movie biz, “The Studio” (new episode stream Wednesdays), Dewayne Perkins plays Tyler, a young publicist trying to make it big in the film industry. He also stars alongside Keke Palmer and SZA in “One of Them Days” (now streaming on Netflix) and joins me to talk about what it was like trying his hand at both improv comedy and standup; how his hit film, “The Blackening,” came to be, and why being on “The Studio” is one of the best jobs he's ever had. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actress/director Carrie Preston has played attorney Elsbeth Tascioni for the past 16 years – first on “The Good Wife,” then on “The Good Fight,” and currently on her own spinoff, “Elsbeth” (seasons 1 & 2 now streaming on Paramount+). Carrie talks to me about how her character's eponymous show came to be; how moving Elsbeth from Chicago to New York keeps things fresh for Carrie; how she met her husband, Michael Emerson, and how a female lead as the main character is no longer the exception to the TV rule. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this deeply personal episode, Loren Ridinger opens up about her journey of love, loss, and resilience following the sudden passing of her husband, business mogul J.R. Ridinger. She shares intimate reflections from her new book, Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up, offering inspiration for anyone navigating grief and rebuilding their life. Loren's honesty, strength, and wisdom shine through as she discusses finding purpose after profound loss. Don't miss this heartfelt conversation filled with love, hope, and the power of moving forward. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though we may remember French Stewart as the lovable, hilarious, and “squinty” alien Harry Solomon on the hit sitcom “3rd Rock from the Sun,” or the smarmy Chef Rudy on “Mom,” comedy is not the only thing he can do. French joins me to talk about his new movie, “Bob Trevino Likes It” (in theaters now) in which he plays a truly horrible father to a daughter who just wants his love. He shares how hard it was being a good dad in real life and playing a horrific one on screen and what it was like being on one of the highest-rated TV shows of the 90s. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I'm just days away from tying the knot with Steve, and the emotions are running high. I open up about how we met, why this relationship works for us, and why I'm saying 'I do' after swearing I'd never get married again. I also share the chaos of wedding prep—from almost canceling due to the fire to feeling discombobulated while packing. Join me as I navigate the excitement, terror, and overwhelming joy of this life-changing weekend. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Engvall was at the grind of standup for 40 years when he decided to put the mic back in the stand for the last time…that is until now. Bill talks to me about what influenced his decision to stop touring, and then to start back again; how jokes about his real life are better than being “edgy”; the enormity of being part of the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour,” and how being a grandfather is the best revenge on his well-adjusted children. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendi McLendon-Covey is back on Group Text to talk about her return to network TV in the new comedy, “St. Denis Medical” (new episodes air Tuesday nights on NBC and streaming on Peacock). Wendi discusses going from one hit series, “The Goldbergs,” to another; how her new show provides her a rare work-life balance; getting those difficult medical terms correct on-screen, and how the “mockumentary” style of comedy she pioneered doing “Reno 911” has changed over the two decades since that show began. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On March 2nd, producer Michael Jackman will sit in the audience of the Academy Awards ceremony as his movie, “Conclave,” (now streaming on Peacock) vies for Oscar gold. Michael talks to me about his first time being invited to the awards; shooting on location in Rome with an A-list cast; finding out that the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are not public domain, and, of course, what he's wearing to the Dolby Theatre on Oscar night. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of joy, fabulousness and incredible hair, Jonathan Van Ness certainly comes to mind. With nine seasons of “Queer Eye” (now streaming on Netflix) under his belt, Jonathan is hitting the road with his costars for “The Fab Five Live” Tour (for tickets, visit fabfivelive.com). Jonathan talkswith me about his “Queer Eye” origin story, his early daysbecoming famous, being innately curious, and the safe space doing hair provides him. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this emotional episode, I share the heartbreaking story of losing my home and community to the Palisades Fire. I talk about the items I saved, the memories I lost, and how I'm navigating grief, anger, and resilience. This is a raw and honest conversation about finding light in the darkest of times. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Movie star, “Cool Kid” and now-grandfather-of-two Stephen Baldwin stops by in-person to talk with me about his hilarious new podcast, “One Bad Movie with Stephen Baldwin” (available on Apple Podcasts & other platforms) along with his latest reality competition show, “Special Forces – World's Toughest Test” (now streaming on FOX). This self-proclaimed nutcase runs the gamut discussing his favorite bad movies (his own included), how using laughter allows him to deal with really tough times, the elite physical challenges he faced as a contestant on his new show, and whether or not he would jump out of a helicopter for the sake of entertainment ever again. This episode of Group Text was recorded live and in-person before wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area and before I lost my home. I want to dedicate this episode to everyone affected by the wildfires—those who've lost their homes, loved ones, businesses, or communities. My heart is with you. I also want to honor the brave firefighters and first responders who risk their lives to protect us. Your courage inspires me every day. Thank you. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Marcia Clark heard about the little-known story of the 1953 murder of an elderly woman, the “Trial of the Century” that ensued, and the resulting conviction and execution of one of its participants, Barbara Graham, she knew it was far too interesting to ignore. The former lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial joins me to talk about the painstaking process of researching such an old case, how she thinks the crime was actually committed, and tackling a true-crime book for the first time. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alaska Thunderf*ck, who sashayed her way to stardom as runner-up of “RuPaul's Drag Race” Season Five, and was the winner of “Drag Race All Stars” Season Two, has written and stars in “Drag: The Musical,” now playing at New World Stages in NYC (tickets available at dragthemusical.com). Alaska joins me to talk about channeling her inner Joan Crawford for the lead role, being inspired by her amazing castmates, and how Broadway icon Liza Minnelli got involved as a producer. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it was her time as a top litigator, or her experience as a temporary judge in Los Angeles, Judge Rachel Juarez brings her unique brand of justice to “Hot Bench” (check hotbench.tv for listings), the #1 syndicated court show in original production. We break down a full docket of current legal topics: from P. Diddy to the Menendez Brothers to the brutal killing of United Healthcare's CEO, and much more. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jennifer Love Hewitt has been a part of hit TV shows like “Party of Five,” “The Client List,” and “The Ghost Whisperer,” as well as blockbuster films such as “Can't Hardly Wait,” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” just to name a few. With her new Christmas rom-com, “The Holiday Junkie” (premiering Dec. 14, 8/7c on Lifetime), she adds writer and feature director to her credits. She is also the author of a touching new memoir, “Inheriting Magic” (available December 10). Jennifer talks about her own magical holiday traditions, coping with the loss of her mother, and making a movie with both her husband, Brian Hallisay, and her children. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before she was cast on the early-2000s hit series, “One Tree Hill,” actress Bethany Joy Lenz was already in the clutches of a religious group she calls the “Big House Family.” In her new memoir, “Dinner for Vampires,” Bethany describes the calculated isolation a man named “Les” put her through in order to manipulate her and pilfer over $2 million of money she'd earned. Bethany discusses with me how her family dynamics forced her to become independent at a young age, how her aversion to the “small talk” culture of L.A. initially led her to the “Big House Family,” and how ultimately her love for her daughter gave her the strength to leave its clutches. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! Try VIIA! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on MRGT x BTVR, Melissa and David Yontef tackle Teddi Mellencamp's divorce, sharing their own horse-world experiences and asking if she's obligated to address it on her podcast. Then, they dissect Bethenny Frankel's backhanded praise for RHONY OGs and Luann's fiery reaction. Plus, they review the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills return, where Kyle and Dorit's friendship hangs by a thread. Finally, they discuss Diddy's mounting legal troubles, Cher's shocking memoir revelations, and the Kelce family's next big moves in Hollywood and beyond. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The only thing more terrifying than being in the crosshairs of an assassin might be finding out someone you know has targeted you and that your doom is imminent. In his gripping new podcast “Kill List” (from Wondery and Novel – new episodes every week) investigative reporter Carl Miller uncovers a twisted trail to the Dark Web and a list of names and personal information of people seemingly marked for death. Carl breaks down working with a hacker and other journalists to expose the contractors, his desperate attempts to inform the targets of their danger, and the toll the story that he unwittingly exposed took on his mental health. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaleel White is so much more than the lovable nerd Steve Urkel he portrayed in the ‘90s hit sitcom "Family Matters." In his new memoir, “Growing Up Urkel” (on sale Nov. 19), Jaleel opens up about everything from his mom dressing him in too-short, hand-me-down jeans and his dad's geeky eyeglasses for his “Family Matters” audition to the challenges of transitioning from a child star to a successful adult actor, producer, and most importantly, dad. We dive into all that and more in a fun, moving conversation. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new indie movie, “Another Happy Day” (now available on Prime Video), actress and comedian Lauren Lapkus plays Joanna – a new mom faced with postpartum depression and a whole lot of life changes. Lauren explains how the experience of having kids brought her emotions front and center for the role; how the movie strikes a delicate balance between being heavy and funny; how being the class clown led to her working with the film's director, and finally answers the question: “How many podcasts are too many for one person to host?” The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though menopause affects half of the world's population, it's something mothers rarely discuss with their daughters, and even their doctors can be unprepared to talk about it. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, author of the book “Generation M - Living Well in Perimenopause and Menopause” joins me in person to talk about the symptoms (it's more than just hot flashes, people!), the timeline, and the questions you can ask your doctor about treatments, remedies, and Hormone Replacement Therapy. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laverne Cox, who stars as the sinister Dr. Nyah Cable in the new dystopian sci-fi thriller “Uglies” (now streaming on Netflix), first grabbed our attention playing Sophia Burset on another Netflix hit, “Orange is the New Black” 11 years ago. Laverne drops in to talk about the fun she had playing a baddie; the rigorous preparation she did for the role; how she still feels the need to prove herself after all these years, and how she brought fun and vintage fashion back to Awards Season and the Red Carpet. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the role of Esther on the Netflix mega-hit rom-com “Nobody Wants This” (now streaming and renewed for a second season!) Jackie Tohn is many things: a devoted mother and wife, a fiercely loyal friend, and a pot-stirrer extraordinaire. Jackie brings a level of humanity and humor to the role that must be seen to be believed. On this episode she discusses the insanity of dating in L.A.; the intricacies of interfaith relationships; the poetic nature of Yiddish, and reveals the original working title of “Nobody Wants This.” The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the new movie, “Reagan” (in theaters now; available for digital download Oct. 15; Video-on-Demand Nov. 1, and on Blu-ray Nov. 19), Penelope Ann Miller plays the iconic First Lady, Nancy Reagan. She explains how, through exhaustive research, she understood and channeled a woman who was far from submissive yet stood by and protected her husband, Ronald Reagan, throughout much of his life. Penelope also talks about Mrs. Reagan's inimitable style, how the costumes helped her find the character and the responsibility she feels portraying real-life people in her screen work. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the gay disco, Studio One, opened in 1974 in Los Angeles, it was one of the city's first “safe spaces,” and soon became THE place to see a show in its famed Backlot Cabaret. In his new documentary, “Studio One Forever” (available October 8th on all VOD platforms), director/producer Marc Saltarelli chronicles the valiant effort to save the historic hotspot's factory building from hotel developers – a place where the LGBTQ+ community came to party, and where my mother performed the first benefit show to support AIDS treatment and research. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1990s smash hit TV series, “Baywatch,” Nicole Eggert and Jeremy Jackson played Summer Quinn and Hobie Buchannon, respectively. The duo has come together as both producers and subjects in order to revisit their years running slow-motion on the beach in a new four-part docuseries entitled, “After Baywatch – Moment in the Sun,” (now streaming on Hulu). The series is raw, honest and a love letter to a series that was, at one point, the most popular television show on the air, seen by a billion people in over 140 countries. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this month's Reality Roundup with David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope, we dive into the jaw-dropping charges against P. Diddy, who's facing allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering. Is he spiraling out of control or playing a dangerous game of denial? We'll also dissect the latest drama from RHOSLC—Whitney Rose under fire and Mary Cosby's return. Plus, did you catch Nene Leakes' soft comeback hosting E!'s post-Emmys red carpet? And finally, DWTS is turning up the heat with a star-studded lineup of this year's most unexpected contestants! The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kellie Gerardi always had her sights set on undiscovered frontiers. From studying film in New York to a chance encounter at the city's famed Explorer's Club, her journey has taken her to incredible heights—literally. She was part of the Virgin Galactic 05 mission to space and even walked the runway at NY Fashion Week twice. Kellie, also the author of the "Luna Muna" children's book series, joins me to discuss the importance of mentorship, the dawn of a second American “Space Age,” her inspiration for writing kids' stories, and how in space, you can't hear your toddler scream. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose more than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! Best day to improve your health is today! Go to UltraLuxHealth.com Get 20% off your order of Red Mini, UltraLux Clean, or Hydrogen Tablets with the promo code GROUPTEXT at checkout. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Michael Connelly and Director Alison Ellwood have created a new four-part docuseries, “The Wonderland Massacre and the Secret History of Hollywood” (now streaming on MGM+) and it proves that truth is stranger than fiction. In the summer of 1981, five people were found beaten in an apartment in the Hollywood Hills. Four were already dead when the cops arrived, including two members of the “Wonderland Gang,” which often stole drugs from rival dealers to sell or use themselves. Alison and Michael explain what drew them to this tale of modern noir, how the crime played out and was eventually (mostly) solved, and which celebrities were swept up into its macabre and twisted orbit. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose mare than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Executive Producer Nadine Rajabi is back on the pod to dish out all the gossip and behind-the-scenes action on my biggest TV addiction, Below Deck. All of them (episodes are currently streaming on HULU with new episodes of “Med” Mondays at 9pm on Bravo). Nadine has been at the center of all the ups and downs, ports and starboard aboard stunning luxury yachts cruising the most gorgeous waters on the planet, including guests behaving badly, captains behaving heroically, and young, beautiful crew members on shore leave behaving like, well, young, beautiful crew members on shore leave. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose mare than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Feeling drained and ready to get your energy and health back on track? Try Field of Greens! Use promo code GROUPTEXT at FieldOfGreens.com to get 15% off your first order and FREE rush shipping! This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When five women in the Topeka Correctional Facility wrote to singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge describing their lives before and during their incarceration, they never imagined they'd be muses for her. The new two-part documentary, “Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken” (now streaming on Paramount+) follows her journey from writing a new song inspired by those letters to performing it at a live concert at the prison. Melissa talks with me about how her performance inspired change at the Topeka facility, how her family's love held her together in the wake of her son Beckett's death, and how sometimes a deadline is the greatest form of artistic inspiration. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose mare than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, David Yontef joins me for our monthly reality roundup. We discuss Melissa Gorga's ultimatum on RHONJ—will she really leave if Teresa returns? We also dive into the Bieber baby news and the drama surrounding Ben and Jen's potential divorce with no prenup in sight. Plus, we touch on the Taylor Swift rumors—will Travis propose? And what's up with Blake Lively's press tour chaos—could she be the next Hollywood star facing cancellation? Tune in for all this and so much more!  The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose mare than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penn State first-year student Timothy Piazza was the kind of guy everybody wanted to be around. But in 2017, Tim's parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, faced the unthinkable when Tim died after being forced to consume a lethal quantity of alcohol during a fraternity hazing ritual called the Gauntlet. Jim and Evelyn took part in the new documentary “House of Horrors: Secrets of College Greek Life” (now streaming on A&E) and talked candidly with me about the lack of accountability on the part of the fraternity and the university, the legal battle they waged after Tim's death, and the measures now put in place as a result of their waking nightmare. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from mm amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Looking to lose mare than 10 lbs? Let's get you started with 15% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit TakeLean.com and enter GROUPTEXT for your discount. That's promo code GROUPTEXT at TakeLean.com This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not every day you meet someone who is both a successful comedian as well as a champion foosball player. But Kelsey Cook, whose new hour-long comedy special, “The Hustler,” is now playing on Hulu, ticks both of those boxes. Kelsey talks with me about what it was like growing up in a house with not one but two pro foosballers, realizing that she didn't have a backup plan if standup didn't work out, dating and working with another successful comedian (boyfriend Chad Daniels), and finding “the funny” in tough subjects. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Dance Moms – A New Era” has premiered on Hulu and the drama is even more on pointe! Tammi Brudner and Domenica Plotczyk join me to talk about the camaraderie and rigorous training their junior-elite dance daughters (Audrey and Smiley) share under the tutelage of coach Glo Hampton. Domenica and Tammi explain maintaining dance-mom-friendships amidst competition and jealousies, protecting their kids in the cutthroat world of junior-elite dancing, and how being part of a troupe has helped their kids truly find their light. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first met Kim Gravel through QVC's “Age of Possibility” campaign, which celebrates women over 50 by creating a community that helps us face what comes next in our lives. Kim has a terrific podcast of her own, “The Kim Gravel Show,” two bestselling brands on QVC – Belle apparel and Belle Beauty – as well as a wonderful book entitled, “Creating Confidence.” She talks to me about building a successful business from the ground up, the importance of her faith in achieving her goals, and competing as a Miss America contestant back in the early 90s. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode of Melissa Rivers Group Text, I team up with David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope for our monthly reality roundup. We dive into the excitement of the Paris Olympics, where celebrities like Celine Dion, Ariana Grande, Tom Cruise, and Snoop Dogg are making headlines with their appearances and performances. We also discuss Jennifer Lopez's summer in the Hamptons, her birthday bash, and her struggles with paparazzi. On the Real Housewives of New Jersey front, we explore the rumors of a major rebranding and what it means for longtime cast members. Tune in for all this and more from the world of reality TV! The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the summer games get underway in Paris, and all eyes are on the City of Lights, gold-medalists Summer Sanders and Carli Lloyd join me to talk about all things Olympics. Carli, a four-time soccer competitor (in Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo) and Summer, who swam in Barcelona in 1992, discuss what they're most excited for this time around, the toll that competing on the world stage takes on Olympians' mental health, fashion hits and misses over the years, and the unboxing videos that are captivating social media users everywhere. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing up with a grifter for a father had its challenges…and maybe even some perks. Just ask comedian Gary Vider, whose new true-crime podcast, “#1 Dad” (new episodes released every Monday on the I Heart Radio app) chronicles his quest to reconnect with his con artist father, Manny Vider, whose schemes and antics span over four decades. Now a father and a husband himself, Gary reflects on the lies his father involved him in, which tore his family apart, including posing as a Sports Illustrated Kids reporter to get into Rangers and Knicks games for free and the morning U.S. Marshals raided his family's home looking for his dad, prompting Gary and Manny's 24-year estrangement. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Ann Burgess is the subject of Director Abigail Fuller's “Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer” (now streaming on Hulu), and both women join me to discuss their intriguing new true-crime docuseries. In the late 1960s, Dr. Burgess pioneered the use of profiling along with the FBI's Division of Behavioral Sciences. Her research helped the bureau catch some of the most notorious serial killers and rapists in the country despite intense skepticism of the fledgling practice. The two discuss the evolution of victims' rights, Dr. Burgess's experience as a woman in a field made up entirely of men, and how her formal training and years of being a nurse informed this novel approach to criminology and interrogation. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selling high-end luxury real estate may not have been Tracy Tutor's Plan A, but as she shows us on “Million Dollar Listing – Los Angeles” (new episodes air every week starting July 10th on Bravo), the hustle pays off. As the show begins its 15th season, Tracy talks about the ups and downs of working with people you love (fellow agents Josh Altman and Josh Flagg), marketing yourself to clients in order to close the deal, weathering a volatile real estate market, and how her desire for financial independence fueled her quest for career success. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this crossover episode of MRGT x BTVR, Melissa Rivers and David Yontef from Behind the Velvet Rope return for their monthly reality roundup. They dive into the potential reboot of RHONJ and the rumors about Teresa's job amid low ratings. David shares exclusive details about Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest in Sag Harbor and how it skyrocketed one of Britney Spears' old songs up the charts. The duo discusses Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's rumored divorce. They also touch on Travis and Taylor's deepening relationship, highlighted by Travis's on-stage appearance at her London Eras tour concert. Tune in—you don't want to miss this episode! The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

90s “It Girl” and “Wild Child” Amanda De Cadanet made a name for herself by being sentenced to juvenile detention, hosting a talk show at age 15, marrying a pop star before she was old enough to order a drink, and the youngest photographer ever to shoot a Vogue cover. She is the host of the podcast, “The Conversation with Amanda De Cadanet,” and the founder of Girlgaze, a networking platform dedicated to helping women and non-binary individuals. Amanda is a totally open book, and she discusses letting her curiosity be her guide, being raised by her race-car-driving father, becoming an influencer before there was even such a term, and stepping outside of her social-media algorithm. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and comedian Chelsea Devantez took a unique approach in writing her funny and honest new book, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This: She started off with her most difficult story and promised readers that things will get better and funnier as they go along. Chelsea talks with me about how she landed the job of head writer on “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” the daily affirmations she uses every morning, her love of celebrity memoirs (the trashier the better), and finding comedy and peace in the wake of domestic violence. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Executive Producers Melissa Moore and Jesse Daniels join me to talk about their stunning new docuseries, “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” (now streaming on Lifetime). Since that fateful night in 1994, and in the aftermath of everything that came after, Melissa and Jesse aimed to give viewers a look at who Nicole Brown Simpson was apart from being the ex-wife of OJ Simpson and her role as a victim of the highly sensationalized “crime of the century.” Melissa and Jesse explore the ways victims were treated in cases of domestic violence in the 90s, why they believe the murder occurred on that night in particular, whether Nicole knew she was in grave danger, and what her legacy has become. The only way “Group Text” happens is with YOUR support and support from our amazing sponsors! I LOVE these gummies! No joke! Head to Viiahemp.com and use the code GROUPTEXT to receive 15% off + one free sample of their award-winning gummies. (21+). Thanks for supporting Group Text Delicious Factor Meals are my go to for healthy meals at home! Go to FactorMeals.com/GroupText50 to get 50% off! Factor sponsors my podcast so if you support them, you're supporting Group Text This episode is sponsored by LolaVie, an award winning haircare line founded by the fabulous Jennifer Aniston! Go to LolaVie.com and use the promo code GROUPTEXT and checkout for 15% off your ENTIRE order!  That's L O L A V I E dot com with the promo code GROUPTEXT. This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices