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A smoothie shop employee with butterflies in his stomach and a bleeding right hand sits next to an older gentleman on a bench. “Can I ask you something?” he prefaces. The worker then proceeds to babble about his crush, Maria. Should he follow her to New York City, and leave Florida behind? The older man offers advice—speaking from the heart—and it fills the younger man’s soul, so much that he leaps from the bench and bursts into song. It’s this young guy’s big romantic moment, and he dances away before almost getting hit by a car, and then sings at people inside a mall, in which one patron tries to side-kick him.  

This hilarious sequence, which overlaps cliché storytelling with the unassuming public, is just one of many endearing moments in “Bad Trip,” a hidden camera comedy gem starring Eric André , Lil Rel Howery , and Tiffany Haddish that’s finally coming out on Netflix. Directed by Kitao Sakurai , the previous director behind numerous episodes of “The Eric André Show,” it shows an evolution in the hidden camera subgenre, given its warming spirit about people. Unlike the films that previously defined the subgenre, it’s not so much about creating a freak show from unsuspecting extras, but in noting what one would do when confronted with someone as delusional as André’s character Chris. Natural human behavior can be extremely funny, and Sakurai and André know it’s possible to bring it out of people without being mean-spirited. Footage in the end credits of the real people excited to learn that they’re in a movie—a comfort for us as well—confirms the chaos is controlled physically and emotionally, and that allows it to be a party.    

“Bad Trip” is an excellent showcase for Eric André—it’s more mainstream than his talk-show-in-hell “The Eric André Show” and less watered down than his recent resume-boosting, commercial work like “The Lion King” and elsewhere. This role lets him scream, sprint, crash into things, and show off that he’s a sweetheart who wants to include you his absurdity. It’s no stretch to say that André is going to be a huge comedic force—I knew this when I caught his Legalize Everything stand-up tour in Chicago in 2019, when he had a sold-out Chicago Theater completely wrapped up in his FaceTime-ing with the parents of random audience members. He’s an affable anarchist with Robin Williams-like verve, and this project lets his burgeoning persona run wild alongside what the film advertises as “Real People. Real Pranks.”  

André's hilarious earnest Chris is joined in the movie by Lil Rel Howery, who would have been known enough at the time of filming from his scene-stealing turn in “ Get Out ,” but is disguised as Chris’ reserved friend Bud. They have adorable chemistry as two friends in Florida who decide to drive to New York to reunite Chris with his high school crush Maria ( Michaela Conlin ) after two disastrous brief run-ins at Eric’s jobs. They support each other, like when Chris gets extremely drunk at a cowboy bar, or Bud finds himself inside a Porta Potty. Chris is the wide-eyed dreamer, and Bud is the demure rationalist. Their chemistry is as pure as the Golden Girls, so “Thank You For Being a Friend” is featured prominently in the soundtrack, in between scenes of slapstick pranks that further their road trip.  

When Bud and Chris need a car to get to New York City, they “borrow” the bright pink Crown Vic that belongs to Bud’s sister, Trina (Tiffany Haddish), who Bud fears but is relieved when she's put in jail for breaking house arrest. And yet soon enough, Haddish crawls out from under a prison bus, having broken out and starts looking for her car. When it’s not where she stored it, she hunts Bud and Chris up the Eastern seaboard, making for some incredibly funny, abrasive scenes of her confronting people about whether they’ve seen them or her car that has “Bad Bitch” written on the window. Haddish bulldozes into every set-piece, exemplifying the film’s over-the-top spirit. When talking to progressively uncomfortable strangers, she doesn’t miss a beat and she relishes the opportunity to appear dangerous; when she steals a cop car and burns out of a donut shop parking lot, it’s one of her many triumphant moments.  

“Bad Trip” is a collision of great improvisational actors and authentically bewildered reactions from people unaware that they’re now in Chris’ story—which makes Michaela Conlin’s performance as Maria all the more an essential middle to its Venn diagram. She enters the movie also as an innocent bystander, but that’s a deceptive comic energy that plays out in very funny ways as she pushes back against Chris’ delusions. In Chris’ prank-based daydreams, Conlin matches André’s intensity; that she has to play it straight in later scenes adds to the tension she creates, like when Chris tries to profess his love to her.  

Just how funny is “Bad Trip”? After two viewings, it’s one of those comedies with a stable laughing average and high replay value, even if it doesn’t always hit you as hard. It knowingly plays a hit-and-miss game, and some scenes don’t entirely work (like a grocery store drug trip that plays out like a soft tribute to “The Eric Andre Show”), while other pranks go for discomfort more than big laughs (like when Chris gets gas springing all over a gas station). But the movie has speediness on its side, with pacing that takes the plotting from one prank to the next, often including crowds of people in the latest big dramatic confrontation that comes from Bud and Chris’ expected emotional arc. (A sudden car crash sequence is particularly well planned out, with cameras and extras ready nearby.) It’s a steady build to its ultimate destination of NYC, and every major set piece is constructed to bubble with discomfort before then skyrocketing over the top. An early scene at Chris’ smoothie shop job only begins with him making the drinks without spoons—it escalates to awkward tension with disgusted, annoyed customers, and then boom, a laugh-out-loud, gory finale that hits with impeccable, unexpected timing.  

If certain parts of “Bad Trip” aren’t as out-and-out cry-laughing as the work put into them desires, the story is still involving as it adds the dimensionality of unscripted human behavior. And it doesn’t continue the hidden camera movie’s waning intention of dunking on dummies, a factor that also makes this story more fluid than the start-and-stop traps, primed for reaction shots, in something like “Jackass”-spinoff like “Bad Grandpa.” That’s the true sweet spot, in how its pranks are engineered to get the unexpected to interact with Bud, Chris, and or Trina, and see if strangers try to help. (“You turned on us!” says Chris, after a golfer starts swinging a club at Chris and Bud while their penises are enjoined by a Chinese fingertrap.) An amazing scene comes at a tense mid-point, when Trina appears at a restaurant, spreading around fliers with Bud and Chris’ dopey faces on them, advertising her desire to kill the two. She leaves. Bud and Chris then show up at the same place minutes later, and everyone’s response, with some people trying to warn them, and others not wanting to get caught in the middle, is incredible. “Bad Trip” knows how to stir things up, and its funniest scenes often involve real people getting in the mix, tested by the brilliant skills of André, Howery, and Haddish. The ways that some people react to their pranks might shock you in some ways, and absolutely will not in others.  

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Nick Allen is the former Senior Editor at RogerEbert.com and a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

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‘Bad Trip’

Eric André, Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rey Howery pull increasingly wild pranks on unsuspecting members of the public with the help of some hidden cameras in 2021’s Bad Trip . In less than 90 minutes, André manages to include a bloody blender incident, a full-frontal moment at the mechanic and an impressively disgusting projectile vomit scene in a bar filled with real (unlucky) patrons. And that’s just skimming the surface, really, of what Esquire once called “somewhat of a snuff film,” thanks to the near-death experiences André encountered filming Bad Trip . All that being said, you’ve been warned: it’s one crazy ride, so buckle up.

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Funny but crass hidden-camera prank comedy; drugs, violence.

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Friends stick by each other through thick and thin

Trina bullies her brother, steals, escapes from pr

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Parents need to know that Bad Trip , a hidden-camera road trip comedy starring Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish, has language, nudity, sexual references, and violence that make it appropriate only for older teens. The film combines a scripted story involving an impromptu road trip with hidden…

Positive Messages

Friends stick by each other through thick and thin. You can learn from unrequited love. Sometimes it's important to follow your dreams.

Positive Role Models

Trina bullies her brother, steals, escapes from prison, and threatens and intimidates people, but she also cares about her brother and wants him to be strong. Chris and Bud steal Trina's car and get into all kinds of trouble on a misguided road trip. They "accidentally" destroy property and scare innocent people, but they're devoted to each other and their friendship. They often behave like impulsive kids, but they generally seem to mean well and treat people kindly. Bystanders involved in this film also often act with genuine kindness. The film is mostly set in Black communities, and the characters are cognizant when they're the "only Black people" in a place. When they dress up as White people, they tell each other to "think White thoughts."

Violence & Scariness

Chris and Bud suffer all kinds of "accidents" played as real to shock bystanders. These include getting a hand stuck in a blender, falling from heights, flipping a car, crashing through a glass door, and being raped by a gorilla, threatened with a knife, doused with gasoline, hit with a golf club, and electrocuted by car jacks. They get sprayed with gorilla semen, Porta Potty poop, and chunky vomit. In one scene, Chris suggests he wants to kill himself and offers to sign up for the military and go to the front lines of Iraq or Afghanistan. Trina threatens to kill Bud and Chris for stealing her car. She threatens multiple other people for snitching on her as she commits crimes like escaping prison and stealing a cop car. She hangs Chris off a tall building and steals money from Bud. Chris daydreams about an outing with Maria where they beat a blind man and steal his wallet.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Discussion about sexual acts and nudity includes a man's bare bottom and two penises stuck together and stretched out with a toy, and language like "make love," "condom," "cum," "jizz," "suck your d--k," "hairy p--sy," and having sex with different "genders and genres." Chris sees his high school crush and falls in love with her all over again. In a daydream, a priest makes out with the bride and groom after marrying them. Trina tells a cop he's "beautiful" and asks if she can kiss him.

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"F--k," the "N" word, versions of "s--t" and "ass," as well as "bitch," "damn," "hell," "suck," "crap," "c--ksucker," "d--k," "poop," "retard," "p--sy," "cum," "hell," "idiot," "nuts," "booty-hole," "pee," "piss," "fart," "Jesus," and a poster of a hand giving the middle finger.

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Adults smoke cigarettes and vape, and Chris and Bud drink shots at a bar until Chris gets so drunk he vomits all over the place and other people. They take pills they find in Trina's car thinking they are mints and end up on a hallucinogenic drug trip, waking up in a compromising position without knowing how they got there.

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Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Bad Trip , a hidden-camera road trip comedy starring Eric Andre , Lil Rel Howery , and Tiffany Haddish , has language, nudity, sexual references, and violence that make it appropriate only for older teens. The film combines a scripted story involving an impromptu road trip with hidden-camera pranks and scenes involving unsuspecting real-life people. Some of these pranks get violent or destructive: The point is to shock with "accidents" (only Howery and mostly Andre get "hurt") involving blood, semen, poop, accidental drug trips, drunken vomiting, and nudity (male behinds and parts of penises are shown). Sexual references include some explicit language. Characters swear profusely, including the "f--k," the "N" word, versions of "s--t," "ass," and more ("bitch," "damn," "hell," "suck," "crap," "c--ksucker," "d--k," "retard," "p--sy," "cum," and "hell," for example). The film is a buddy movie and the main characters learn how much they love and appreciate each other over the course of the action, and Howery's character comes to a new understanding of his relationship with his tough-as-nails sister (Haddish) as well. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

Buddies Chris ( Eric Andre ) and Bud ( il Rel Howery ) are stuck in dead-end jobs living in the same Florida town where they went to high school at the start of BAD TRIP. When Chris runs into his high school crush, Maria Li ( Michaela Conlin ), he convinces Bud to drop everything and drive to New York City, where Maria lives, so he can declare his love for her. Lacking their own wheels, they decide to borrow Bud's sister Trina's ( Tiffany Haddish ) car. She's serving time in prison and won't miss it anyway -- or so they think. Soon after they take off on their road trip, Trina escapes from prison. When she discovers the boys have taken her car, she vows to hunt them down and get her car, or kill them in the process. Meanwhile, Bud and Chris will get into all kinds of trouble as they drive north from Florida.

Is It Any Good?

This film has several laugh-out-loud moments, many meant-to-shock sequences, and even some tender scenes of friendship between its two male leads. But like the Borat and Jackass films before it, Bad Trip will turn many audiences off with its over-the-top vulgarity, violence, and gross-out scenes, mostly involving bodily fluids (go ahead and imagine the worst because it's all here). The actors are all convincing in their roles: Howery as the sweet underdog Bud, Andre as the misguided but well-intentioned Chris, Conlin as love interest Maria, and especially Haddish as the hilariously unhinged bully Trina. A perennial comic tool, the male characters seem stuck in a prolonged adolescence. You can tell the cast and crew had a blast making this movie, but even if it's sometimes a fun ride, it definitely won't be for everyone.

The hidden-camera genre always offers some insights into human behavior. It's eye-opening to see how regular people react in completely abnormal circumstances, like a man getting raped by a gorilla, a woman escaping prison or threatening to throw a man off a building, and two men emerging from a spectacular car crash. Some speak out, others ignore what's going on, and some offer advice or assistance -- even in committing a crime. Most pull out their phones and begin filming. This movie is set primarily in Black neighborhoods and businesses up the Southeast corridor between Florida and New York except for some notable exceptions, like an all-White cowboy bar. A final, racially-tinged sequence is reminiscent of Borat at the Conservative Political Action Conference and pays homage to the Wayans brothers' 2004 movie White Chicks . Stick around for the end credits to see how some of the unsuspecting bystanders react when they're told they've been pranked.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about the ethics behind films like Bad Trip , which involve unsuspecting bystanders in pranks and unscripted scenes. Do you think the people involved gave their consent to be included in the film? How do you know?

Do you think the film goes too far at any point in its vulgarity or antics? If so, when and why?

A man appears to help Trina escape from prison, and another suggests Bud not tell the police that the car he has just crashed is stolen. Do these men seem to be willing to aide in crimes? What do you make of this?

How does this film compare to other similar movies, like the Borat films or Jackass ?

Movie Details

• On DVD or streaming : March 26, 2021
• Cast : Eric Andre , Tiffany Haddish , Lil Rel Howery
• Director : Kitao Sakurai
• Inclusion Information : Black actors, Female actors
• Studio : Netflix
• Genre : Comedy
• Topics : Friendship
• Run time : 84 minutes
• MPAA rating : R
• MPAA explanation : crude sexual content, pervasive language, some graphic nudity and drug use
• Last updated : February 18, 2023

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Bad Trip Reviews

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Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 22, 2023

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Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Nov 23, 2022

Bad Trip is a raucous road trip comedy that gives stars Eric André, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish the space to show off their side-splitting skills.

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Full Review | Sep 14, 2021

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Full Review | Sep 9, 2021

Perhaps the most shocking thing about Trip: it's a surprisingly sweet, sympathetic film.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Aug 27, 2021

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Full Review | Jul 19, 2021

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Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 22, 2021

Yeah, it's not a good movie, but you'll probably laugh a couple of times...

Full Review | Jun 14, 2021

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Full Review | Jun 6, 2021

This movie is as gross-out and low brow as they come. It's also really, really funny.

Full Review | May 26, 2021

A hidden romantic comedy that is actually another one of these bromances I love so much and a needed relief today. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 17, 2021

Kitao Sakurai's hidden-camera comedy may seem shallow at the outset, but it has more to offer than cheap laughs and gross-out humour... These brief glimpses of humanity broaden the film's emotional range and elevate it within its genre.

Full Review | Apr 28, 2021

Sophomoric fare...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 23, 2021

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Ex-attorney for Daniels and McDougal testifies in Trump trial

From CNN's Kara Scannell, Lauren Del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Kaitlan Collins in the courthouse

Here are the key takeaways from day 9 of the Trump hush money trial

From CNN's Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle

Catch up on the key takeaways after the ninth day of Donald Trump's historic hush money trial wrapped.

Trump is fined – and faces more later this week: Before the jury was called in Tuesday morning, Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump for nine violations – $1,000 each, the maximum allowed by law – of the judge’s gag order barring public discussion of witnesses in the case or the jury. This came after prosecutors had filed a motion to hold Trump in contempt over his social media posts and public comments about Cohen, Daniels and the makeup of the jury pool.

This won’t be Trump’s last run-in with Merchan’s gag order. Last week, the district attorney’s office cited another four comments from Trump that allegedly violated the order. Merchan has scheduled a hearing on those violations for Thursday. In his order, the judge warned Trump that he could be imprisoned if he continues to willfully violate the gag order. Merchan could jail Trump for 30 days for finding him in contempt.

Daniels’ lawyer takes the stand: Keith Davidson, an LA-based attorney, represented both Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels when they were shopping stories about their romantic relations with Trump in 2016. He described in detail his conversations with American Media Inc.’s then-chief content officer Dylan Howard – aided by text exchanges between the two rich in detail to help freshen up Davidson’s memory – as he cut a $150,000 deal with AMI for McDougal’s story and then struck a $130,000 deal directly with Trump's then-fixer Michael Cohen for Daniels after AMI backed out.

Jurors hear about the Stormy Daniels payment paper trail: Cohen’s former banker Gary Farro returned Tuesday morning to walk the jury through Cohen’s bank activity around the payment to Daniels. Records show it took Cohen less than 24 hours to open an account for a shell company and use it to wire the money to Daniels’ attorney. The banker also said First Republic Bank closed all of Cohen’s accounts, leaving only his existing mortgages with the institution, after news of the Daniels hush money payment became public.

Trump videos played for the jury in court: Prosecutors used records custodians to enter several video clips into evidence Tuesday morning.

• Three C-SPAN clips of Trump speaking at public events were played for the jury.
• Two clips from October 2016 campaign events showed then-candidate Trump vehemently denying allegations from women who publicly accused him of sexual assault after the “Access Hollywood” tape was released earlier that month.
• In a clip from January 11, 2017, President-elect Trump praised Cohen.
• Snippets from Trump’s October 2022 deposition taken for his E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuits were also admitted into evidence and played in court.
• Prosecutors also played a clip from the deposition where Trump described that Truth Social was a platform he opened as an alternative to Twitter.
• In another clip, Trump responds to questions confirming that he is married to Melania Trump, since 2005.
• Jurors also saw Trump identify himself as the speaker in the  “ Access Hollywood ”  tape during that deposition – although no video clip was played in relation to the question about the  “ Access Hollywood ”  tape, nor the tape itself. (The judge previously ruled only a transcript of the audio could be admitted into evidence  –  not the video footage.)

Trump allies in court: Trump's son, Eric Trump, attended the trial – the first family member of the former president to appear during the trial. Others present included: Susie Wiles, Trump’s senior campaign adviser, Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, and David McIntosh, who has cofounded conservative political groups including the Club for Growth.

Trump can attend his son's graduation: Before the trial began, Trump's attorneys had asked for May 17 off so that Trump could attend his son Barron’s graduation. The judge had said he didn’t know yet if that was possible – but on Tuesday, Merchan said things were moving quickly enough that he was comfortable having no court that day so Trump could attend graduation. Trump had previously attacked the judge for preventing him from attending Barron’s graduation, even though the judge had only previously said he was withholding a decision on the request.

Trump is also facing charges in 3 other criminal cases

From CNN’s Devan Cole, Amy O'Kruk and Curt Merrill 

The hush money criminal trial against former President Donald Trump is one of  four criminal cases  he faces while juggling his presidential campaign.

The former president faces at least  88 charges  over the four criminal indictments in Georgia, New York, Washington, DC, and Florida. Trump has pleaded not guilty to every charge in these cases. 

Here's a recap of each case: 

• Hush money:  Trump was first indicted in March 2023 by the Manhattan district attorney on state charges related to a hush-money payment to an adult film star in 2016. Prosecutors allege Trump was part of an illegal conspiracy to  undermine  the integrity of the 2016 election. Further, they allege he was part of an unlawful plan to suppress negative information, including the $130,000 payment. 
• Classified documents:  Trump was indicted in June 2023 by a federal grand jury in Miami for taking classified national defense documents from the White House after he left office and resisting the government’s attempts to retrieve the materials. The National Archives said in early 2022 that at least 15 boxes of White House records were recovered from the estate, including  some that were classified . The charges were brought by special counsel Jack Smith. 
• Federal election interference:  Smith separately charged the former president last August with four crimes over his efforts to reverse the 2020 election results. The indictment alleges Trump and a co-conspirator "attempted to exploit the violence and chaos at the Capitol by calling lawmakers to convince them ... to delay the certification" of the election. That case is currently on hold  as the Supreme Court  weighs Trump’s claims of presidential immunity in the matter. The court held a hearing on the issue of immunity last week. Now the clock starts ticking . Every day the court doesn’t issue a decision will play into Trump’s strategy of delay, jeopardizing the likelihood that Smith can bring his case to trial before the November election. 
• Fulton County:  State prosecutors in Georgia brought a similar election subversion case against Trump and others. An Atlanta-based grand jury on August 14, 2023, indicted Trump and 18 others on state charges stemming from their alleged efforts to overturn the former president’s 2020 electoral defeat. A trial date has not yet been set in that case. 

Read more about  the four criminal cases  Trump faces.  

Here's a timeline of key events in the hush money case

From CNN’s Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Annette Choi and Gillian Roberts 

Prosecutors and the defense have been zeroing in on key moments related to the hush money case.

Keith Davidson, the former lawyer of Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, on Tuesday testified about the negotiations that led to the tabloid deals with both women.

CNN compiled a timeline of the events leading up to the historic trial. Read up on the moments below:

• September 2016: Donald Trump discusses a $150,000 hush money payment understood to be for former Playboy model Karen McDougal with Michael Cohen who secretly records the conversation . McDougal has alleged she had an extramarital affair with Trump beginning in 2006, which he has denied. 
• October 7, 2016: The Washington Post releases an "Access Hollywood" video from 2005 in which Trump uses vulgar language to describe his sexual approach to women with show host Billy Bush. 
• October 27, 2016: According to prosecutors, Cohen pays Stormy Daniels $130,000 through her attorney via a shell company in exchange for her silence about an affair she allegedly had with Trump in 2006. This $130,000 sum is separate from the $150,000 paid to McDougal. Trump has publicly denied having any affairs and has denied making the payments. 
• November 8, 2016: Trump secures the election to become the 45th President of the United States. 
• February 2017: Prosecutors say Cohen meets with Trump in the Oval Office to confirm how he would be reimbursed for the hush money payment Cohen fronted to Daniels. Under the plan, Cohen would send a series of false invoices requesting payment for legal services he performed pursuant to a retainer agreement and receive monthly checks for $35,000 for a total of $420,000 to cover the payment, his taxes and a bonus, prosecutors alleged. Prosecutors also allege there was never a retainer agreement. 
• January 2018: The Wall Street Journal breaks news about the hush money payment Cohen made to Daniels in 2016. 

See the full timeline.  

Catch up on everything that happened in court on Tuesday

From CNN's Elise Hammond

The hush money trial against Donald Trump started Tuesday with Michael Cohen's former banker Gary Farro back on the stand . At the end of last week, jurors saw the paper trail for a shell company and corresponding account Cohen opened to pay Karen McDougal and later a second account intended to pay Stormy Daniels.

Prosecutors then called Dr. Robert Browning, the executive director of C-SPAN archives, and Philip Thompson who works for a court reporting company. 

Keith Davidson , the former attorney for Daniels and McDougal, then took the stand. He walked the jury through the negotiations that led to Daniels' tabloid deal and hush money payment, which is at the center of the case against Trump.

Here’s a recap of what happened in court:

• Farro testified there was no indication that Essential Consultants LLC — the account opened by Cohen intended to be used to pay Daniels — would be related to a political candidate or used to pay someone in the adult film industry . "There would be additional scrutiny” and the account may not have been opened at all if the bank knew those things, he said.
• The jury saw emails showing a bank transfer of $130,000 from Cohen's home equity line of credit into a checking account. That money was then transferred to the Essential Consultants account. Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal charges connected to this bank activity.
• Prosecutors then showed a wire transfer authorization for $130,000 from Essential Consultants to Keith Davidson, who was representing Daniels. Farro testifies that Cohen listed the purpose of the wire as a "retainer.”
• On cross-examination, the defense sought to establish that Cohen did not say he was working on behalf of his employer , Trump. The defense had Farro reaffirm that Cohen on the paperwork indicated he was not “acting as an agent” for anyone when he opened the account .

Robert Browning

• Browning said C-SPAN received a subpoena to testify and to turn over its archives of Trump.
• Prosecutors played three video clips to the jury that featured Trump, including one in which the former president says he had “no idea who these women are,” in response to stories of women alleging sexual assault after the "Access Hollywood" tape was released in October 2016.

Phillip Thompson

• Thompson's company, Esquire Deposition Solutions , was subpoenaed for the video and transcript of Trump's October 2022 deposition taken in the  E. Jean Carroll defamation case .
• The jury was shown a clip of the deposition where Trump is asked about the “Access Hollywood” tape. "That's you in that video, speaking?" Trump is asked about the tape. "Yes, correct," Trump said.

Keith Davidson

• The jury saw texts between Davidson and Dylan Howard , the former chief content officer at AMI, in which Davidson said he had a “blockbuster” Trump story and then arranged a meeting between McDougal, who said she had an affair with Trump , and Howard.
• During negotiations with AMI to buy McDougal’s story, Davidson said AMI General Counsel Cameron Stracher suggested he call Cohen. Davidson testified that he thought it was odd and he was trying to avoid it , adding that his last conversation with Cohen was “not pleasant or constructive.”
• Switching to discuss Stormy Daniels, who was also his client, Davidson said he first interacted with Cohen about a blog post in 2011 involving Daniels and Trump. Davidson testified that Cohen was working on Trump’s behalf. He said Cohen was a “jerk” and “hostile” in those conversations.
• In 2016, Howard texted Davidson that Daniels’ manager was pitching her story again . He testified that the “Access Hollywood” tape sparked interest in Daniels’ story. In response to the release of the tape , Davidson texted Howard, “Trump is f**ked.”
• When it came to the deal with Daniels, Howard referred him to someone outside AMI to arrange the agreement. Pecker previously testified that he wanted nothing to do with an adult film star even if it would help Trump. Davidson said after AMI washed its hands, they handed the deal off to Cohen . Prosecutors showed an email from Davidson to Cohen showing the $130,000 agreement, in which they used fake names for Trump and Daniels.
• Davidson described the frustration that followed when Cohen did not send the money by the deadline outlined in the deal. He said Cohen made excuses for not paying until Davidson sent an email letting Cohen know his client considered the agreement canceled and that he was off the case. Davidson said he felt like Cohen was trying to “ kick the can down the road until after the election.” He said he had an assumption of how the deal would be funded.

Gag order violation: Judge Juan Merchan has found Trump in contempt of court for violating his gag order. He is handing down his written decision to the parties. Merchan has fined Trump $1,000 for each violation and warned of jail time if violations keep occurring. As part of the order, Trump removed the posts this afternoon.

CNN's Kara Scannell, Lauren Del Valle, Jeremy Herb contributed reporting to this post.

Trump rails against gag order and trial as he leaves the courtroom 

Former President Donald Trump again criticized the gag order placed on him in his hush money criminal trial, calling it "unconstitutional."

What the gag order says: Trump is barred from making statements about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff and family members of the prosecutors, court staff and Manhattan district attorney. 

This morning, he was fined $9,000 after Judge Juan Merchan ruled he had violated the gag order in nine different posts on social media and his campaign website.

Trump reiterated his claim that there's "no crime" in the case.

Judge is off the bench and Trump is leaving the courtroom

Judge Merchan is off the bench.

Trump is standing and has turned to leave the courtroom.

The prosecutors are waiting to leave.

Cohen was a highly excitable "sort of pants-on-fire kind of guy," Davidson testifies

Before breaking for the day, Keith Davidson described Michael Cohen like the dog who yells "Squirrel!"

Steinglass asks how was Cohen's demeanor during this time on the phone. "He was highly excitable, sort of a pants-on-fire kind of guy," Davidson said.

Jury excused for the day

The jury is being excused for the day.

Judge Juan Merchan told the jury he'll see them Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.

Reminder : A gag order hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. ET Thursday.

Jury shown email from Davidson to Cohen with wiring instructions

The jury is now seeing an email from October 26, 2016, from Keith Davidson to Michael Cohen with wiring instructions.

"This is the fourth or fifth time I sent my wiring instructions to Michael Cohen," Davidson testifies.

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Tom Brady accused of ruining collectibles with shoddy autograph at $3,600 event: 'It's horrible'

Seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady left collectors who paid $3,600 for his autograph disgruntled after they alleged his sloppy penmanship ruined pieces of treasured memorabilia.

"It's the same thing as being in a graveyard or cemetery and knocking over stones or defacing them," memorabilia collector Glenn Gagnon told USA TODAY. "That's what Brady did."

The former New England Patriots footballer was a guest speaker on Saturday at a conference for EXMA , a global marketing education platform, held at the University of Miami's Watsco Center, according to the company's website.

On the flyer for the event, EXMA promoted a photo and signature opportunity with the 46-year-old former pro athlete. The flyer also said the event included a three-hour yacht ride to view the Miami skyline, a VVIP party and a VIP lunch for attendees who paid for a $3,600 ticket. The additional events occurred throughout the weekend.

Gagnon and other memorabilia collectors paid for the pricey tickets. Gagnon, who lives in Methuen, Massachusetts, felt his items were "defaced" and "ruined" by Brady.

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USA TODAY contacted Brady's reps on Wednesday but did not receive a response.

Glenn Gagnon, son paid $18,000 for trip to EXMA conference

Gagnon, 58, and his 21-year-old son traveled to Miami together and paid $18,000 for the trip, including the cost of Brady's autographs.

"My son never met (Brady) and the whole nine yards," Gagnon said. "It's horrible, I'd rather have (Brady) reject the stuff."

The memorabilia Gagnon brought to the event included a seat back from Gillette Stadium designed for owner Robert Kraft in 2002, Brady's game-worn cleats from the 2018 NFL season and an unused book of New England Patriots tickets from the 2001-02 season he called "priceless" due to only two being in existence.

"These pieces were like the holy grail of my collection," Gagnon said. "... I've been collecting for 40 years. I am a diehard collector."

Gagnon said he did not see Brady sign the items, instead, he and other collectors waited while the retired quarterback went into a room with his reps and Fernando Anzures, EXMA's founder and CEO, to do the autographs.

'This is something like a 4-year-old did'

Gagnon said he's gotten free autographs from Brady at benefits and other free events, but after paying $3,600, he expected better.

"That's a free autograph, (so) that's the risk you take," the collector said. "There's no risk in what we did. Everything was going right, and then we get the stuff and it's like, 'What is this.' This is something like a 4-year-old did."

Beckett Collectibles rejected the signed memorabilia after Gagnon gave it to them for authentication, according to the collector.

Gagnon said he would have preferred a partial refund from EXMA to cover travel expenses.

'Simply inexcusable,' EXMA event attendee says

Greg Nazareth, another collector who attended the event, said Saturday in a Facebook post that what happened the day of the signing was "simply inexcusable."

"Now don’t get me wrong, Tom’s interview and talk was simply amazing….he exuded poise, cursed quite a bit making him feel like one of us, and was incredibly humble…if only that would have translated to what he did just an hour earlier when he signed our items," Nazareth's post said.

The items Nazareth brought in "probably totaled close to six figures in value, and were one of one items in totality," according to the Facebook post.

"All in all, I would have never paid $3,600 to receive the signature I got today on the items I brought," Nazareth said in the post.

Collector Brad Jarrett felt similarly to Nazareth and Gagnon, saying Monday in a Facebook post he still blames "Tom a lot for this." Jarret went to the event to have Brady's 2000 NFL Draft ticket signed, according to the post.

"Tom let his emotions get the best of him and didn’t hurt the promoters he hurt those of us who were there with items," Jarrett said in the post. "He could’ve easily refused to sign, he could’ve signed only items that matched what he was contracted to sign. What he didn’t have to do though was put squibbles on everyone’s items and ruin them, that was a choice Tom made and it was wrong and makes him just as accountable as the shady promoters of this event."

'I'm trying to fix it,' EXMA founder and CEO says

Fernando Anzures told USA TODAY on Wednesday that he's "not an expert" but he welcomed cooperating with fans of Brady who were displeased by the signing.

"If they were there, they are fans," EXMA's CEO said. "I'm going to do my best."

Anzures said he's "not the one signing" the autographs but wants to support the collectors' grievances in "any possible way." Anzures said the disgruntled collectors were a small portion of the 93 tickets he sold to the $3,600 event; about 80 of those attendees said they were "so happy" about how the weekend of events went.

The 2,400 people in attendance were "showing love to Tom Brady" because he helped deliver an "amazing and outstanding conference," according to Anzures.

Regarding refunds, Anzures said he did issue them for collectors who brought trading cards because Brady's contract with EXMA stipulated that the quarterback could deny signing certain items.

"I'm trying to fix it," Anzures said. "I don't know what is the solution because I don't know what is the problem, but I'm hoping to receive every phone call."

Once Anzures speaks to the concerned collectors and others unhappy about the signing, he plans to message the agency repping Brady to solve the problem.

"I'm trying to make this happen," Anzures said.