Elon & Trump Break Up, Bouf Haircare Backlash, Taylor Reclaims Her Masters, Justin Baldoni/Blake Lively’s Legal Twist & Erin Patterson Testifie

 

This week on Spin Cycle, we unpack five stories making headlines—and raising eyebrows.

• Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump: The bromance is officially over. From EV subsidy cuts to Epstein accusations and Tesla’s $150B market hit, we break down the messy breakup, the Musk meltdown, and what it means for the White House, Tesla, and Musk's political dreams.

• Death Cap Diaries – Erin Patterson Takes the Stand: In a move no one expected, Erin Patterson testifies in her murder trial. We go day-by-day through her dramatic appearance in the witness box—her admissions about the mushrooms, her lies under pressure, her strained family ties, and the bombshell photo allegedly showing death caps in her dehydrator. What’s strategy, what’s desperation, and why this trial’s nowhere near done.

• Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni – A Legal Strategy Shift: Blake Lively has dropped two emotional distress claims from her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni—but why? We unpack the battle over therapy records, her public image fallout, and how Baldoni’s information war may be shifting public sentiment. Plus: the Taylor Swift connection, director’s cut conspiracy theories, and the fan theory that Lively’s version of It Ends With Us might never have stood a chance.

• Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Masters: Taylornomics in action. We break down how Swift turned the tables on Scooter Braun, weaponised her fanbase, re-recorded her catalogue, and ended up buying back her original masters—possibly at a discount. It’s a once-in-a-generation play that changed the music industry (and got the rules rewritten to stop anyone from doing it again).

• Indy Clinton’s Bouf Haircare Controversy: Influencer marketing gone rogue? Gab breaks down the backlash facing Bouf Haircare and Indy Clinton over misleading advertising, wigs-as-‘art’, and the ethics of selling hair growth dreams to vulnerable customers.

• What We’re Into This Week: Gab wins a partial refund from HelloFresh (we’ll take it), and Claire is glued to Billionaire’s Playground—the Aussie luxe holiday docuseries with concierge meltdowns, caviar critiques, and $1000 dog day visits.

🎧 Whether you’re here for influencer drama, media spin, or billionaires behaving badly—this episode delivers.

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Disclaimer: Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty and remains presumed innocent. All commentary is based on publicly available court reporting and is not intended as fact or verdict.