Gary With the Tea then unpacks Kelly Clarkson’s clash with Brooklyn novelty shop Art of Play after she said an employee treated her as though she could not afford a $15,000 singing-bird automaton. The store says its wall-mounted mascot was not for sale and that it offered alternatives, while silent security footage confirms Clarkson’s visit lasted less than five minutes but cannot resolve what was said or how it was said. Also, six-time NBA All-Star and 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Amar’e Stoudemire graduates from Miami Dade College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy, fulfilling a childhood goal inspired by his family’s law-enforcement tradition. After receiving the Harry “Coach” Everett Award for his contributions during training, he is preparing to continue training with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department. 

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On What’s Trending, Rickey and the crew talked about things they used to do when they were young, like partying all night and going to work. Now they would have to be paid to do those things again. What are some things you did when you were younger that you would no longer do? 

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The show also turns up the classic R&B anticipation as Case and Carl Thomas prepare for an October 22 VERZUZ showdown, matching Case favorites such as “Touch Me, Tease Me,” “Happily Ever After” and “Missing You” against Thomas staples including “I Wish,” “Summer Rain” and “Emotional.” Plus, the crew keeps the laughs coming with a debate over everyday habits adults have left behind. 

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Six-time NBA All-Star and 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Amar’e Stoudemire graduates from Miami Dade College’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy, fulfilling a childhood goal inspired by his family’s law-enforcement tradition. After receiving the Harry “Coach” Everett Award for his contributions during training, he is preparing to continue training with the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department. 

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Gary With the Tea then unpacks Kelly Clarkson’s clash with Brooklyn novelty shop Art of Play after she said an employee treated her as though she could not afford a $15,000 singing-bird automaton. The store says its wall-mounted mascot was not for sale and that it offered alternatives, while silent security footage confirms Clarkson’s visit lasted less than five minutes but cannot resolve what was said or how it was said. 

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The team reports on the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old gunman killed three children—ages 5, 8 and 11—and a teacher before a community member followed him inside and fatally shot him; a 7-year-old child and another teacher were critically injured, and authorities said the motive remained under investigation. 

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A packed Thursday show covers the Pentagon's biggest non-nuclear bomb possibly heading to Iran, the Trump administration targeting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's citizenship, and racist cops in Charlotte running traffic stop contests. Gary With The Tea brings the heat on Amy Robach and TJ Holmes' secret Arkansas wedding, John Boyega's Walmart wedding ring, Cardi B scrubbing her grandparents' floors, and Tyreek Hill's $500K domestic violence verdict. Jeff Johnson breaks down the political playbook, Floyd Mayweather stumps for Trump, and Boosie challenges Lil Wayne to a versus battle. Plus, a wedding budget debate, Rock D's Week 6 NFL picks, Halloween spending madness, and a One Voyage Cruise cabin giveaway every hour. Don't miss it!

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A viral wedding debate takes over the show: if you ask someone to be in your wedding, should you cover their outfit and shoes — or is being in the wedding their gift to you? Rickey says he won't be in anybody's wedding if he has to pay for the tux, and Gary reveals he got married at the courthouse and celebrated at Subway. Guess who's renewing their vows on the One Voyage Cruise, and Gary threatens to be the ring bearer. Tune in to hear who's right and who's just cheap!

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Gary spills the tea on Amy Robach and TJ Holmes quietly tying the knot in Arkansas nearly four years after their scandalous GMA3 affair went public — and wait till you hear what their exes did. Star Wars star John Boyega reveals he's been secretly married for two years and bought the ring at Walmart, and the crew goes to war over whether that's romantic or ridiculous. Then Cardi B goes viral for deep-cleaning her grandparents' modest home in the Dominican Republic — is she humble or setting the wrong example? Plus, Tyreek Hill is found liable on two counts of battery, and his estranged wife Keeta walks away with $500K, a $5.5 million condo, monthly support, and a new car after he refused to let her use the Bentley. Find out why Gary says she'll blow through that half a million in a month!

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