# The Strategy Behind Alex Murdaugh’s New Trial, and BOMBSHELL Theory on Blake Lively’s Lawsuit, with Heather McDonald

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Published: 2026-05-15T11:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In The Well hosts Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy join the show to discuss Alex Murdaugh’s overturned murder convictions, what emotions the Murdaugh defense team is feeling right now, the strategies the prosecution and defense will bring to the new trial, questions about whether Alex Murdaugh will take the stand and testify again, Heather McDonald, host of the Juicy Scoop and Juicy Crimes podcasts, join Mark and Matt to discuss her theory behind Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, what the “dailies” from the film “It Ends with Us” captured, why Lively may have allowed her emotions to escalate into legal action, the real legal reason Lively settled right before her trial was set to begin, if Lively can save her reputation and make a comeback, and more. Mark Geragos: https://geragos.com Matt Murphy: https://www.mattmurphylaw.com Heather McDonald: https://heathermcdonald.net Follow MK True Crime on all social platforms: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MKTrueCrime X - https://x.com/mktruecrime Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mktruecrime TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mktruecrime

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