I personally have never been much of a fan of Blake Lively, that being said, this complaint is truly abhorrent. I think that we need to remove our feelings about someone and listen to their statements with an unbiased ear. Thank you for covering this Peter!
@EmilyOutdoors With the way Blake has repeatedly conducted herself, making up that people were doing things in her paranoid little mind when they were not doing anything wrong, in fact were being nice, and going at them hard and viciously, people are indeed being unbiased when questioning if things happened the way she claims. Blake is great at being nasty to people to dominate and beat them down. She's repeatedly for years a dominating, nasty person.
Unbiased is recognizing dominating and abusing people because of imagined slights is a pattern with Blake and needing to be in control at any cost to others is a pattern through the years to others.
I am stunned by how cruel and at the same time how naive people have been in their reaction to this controversy. It's entirely possible for Blake to be an unlikable person -- but at the same time to be correct in her allegations against Baldoni and his production company. So many people seem to believe that truth can only come in strict black-and-white terms: IF Blake is not a nice person, they seem to argue, then she has no right to be offended by a hostile work environment. I find that utterly disturbing. It is entirely possible that Baldoni and his co-producers created a toxic and hostile work environment AND that Blake Lively is not a nice human being. BOTH things can be true. Her supposed character flaws does NOT excuse HIS obligation to have her work in a non-toxic work environment. As her director and producer -- as her boss -- he had certain obligations. Did he fulfill those obligations? Baldoni has marketed himself as a champion of feminism since his career began to take off about half a dozen years ago. If it turns out that his persona is simply a mask -- that essentially would sink his entire career and his 'brand'. So it makes sense that he would go on the offensive if he felt that Lively's complaints might tarnish his image. Understanding his motivations does not mean one endorses his actions: IF he did create a hostile work environment, then this needs to be exposed. Equally true is the idea that Blake Lively might very well be a "mean girl" in real life and an unpleasant person. I don't know. I don't care either way: But it is possible that she is on the right side of this issue here: It is entirely possible that her complaint has merit. I wish people could disengage from their gut feelings about these two people as media personalities and instead look at the evidence dispassionately and then make up their minds. FYI: The fallout has been swift: * Justin Baldoni Vital Voices Award Rescinded * Justin Baldoni's co-host leaves “Man Enough” podcast * Justin Baldoni Dropped From WME William Morris Agency
She's also apparently not the only one who complained starting literally on DAY 1 of the production. so that whole narrative of her deserving it is a little bonkers actually.
People aren't saying that since Blake is a "bad" person that therefore means its didn't happen. I think what people are saying is that Blake has a credibility issue, and people don't trust all of the claims that she is making. This is still a one-sided narrative, let's see what Baldoni has to say in response. When the movie came out one of the "rumours" that was leaked to the media was that Baldoni had body-shamed Blake and had asked what she weighed (in a derogatory way)... well, it turned out that Baldoni has a bad back (which he receives treatment for) and he had asked the trainer what Blake weighted because there is a scene in the movie where he needs to lift her up.
@@nilnil7325It's not a one-sided issue. The entire cast and the author of the book have corroborated with Blake's claim about Justin making everyone feel uncomfortable on sets and him actively creating a hostile and unsafe work environment
@@nilnil7325 I believe the messages in the complaint cannot be “saved” by any context. Plus, the entire cast and the author have a credibility issue as well? They all sided with her
@@gamovi11 In Hollywood having the cast agree with you doesn't mean much. Hollywood is the same place that gave Will Smith a standing ovation for winning the Oscars after he had violently assaulted Chris Rock. The place is full of lemmings, they go along to get along. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have the power in this situation, if a cast member publicly disagrees with Blake they will be blacklisted and ruin their career. The talent agency that dropped Baldoni, WME Agency, is the same talent agency that represents Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar, and Jenny Slate. Its not a coincidence that Brandon and Jenny have issued public statements in support of Blake. Lets wait to hear both sides of the story before we jump to conclusions.
@@TracyEscobedo I disagree - people only need to see the interviews where she displays her mean spirit and they won’t doubt that she is trying to ruin his reputation with these law suits. So desperate but not surprised with how obsessed she is with deceiving people into thinking she’s not awful
@saysomethingIGUOY I saw the interviews at the time. The female journo was inappropriate mentioning the pregnancy. Imagine she had just had a pregnancy loss and was keeping it private. Such comments are inappropriate to a stranger - famous does not mean public property. She was clapping back as a woman. Not a celebrity and I personally saw nothing wrong with it.
When I went against the Army for covering up SA, it turned into a popularity contest very early on. In the most disciplined institution in the world, it became something gross and ugly and childish. It shows how much society favors charisma and likeability and how that harms people when an abuser can take advantage of narratives to escape condemnation for their own actions. I'm also interested in following this case! I want to see this kind of smear stuff brought to an end and the public educated on it because its usually a working class injured worker or a mom or a single dad living in an apartment that this stuff happens to. I'm glad she's using her money to make this very public. I think she can be self-centered but still far less than just everyday men as a part of their personality and biology and I love them so see no reason to throw her to the wolves for being rich and self-centered. Also as a note, I'm sure most women here know how humiliating it is to stand up for ourselves and then have to ask our husbands, partners, or lovers for help to protect us when our correct attempts to set boundaries have failed. That broke my heart a little. We need things like this to be litigated to a conclusion so our boundaries stand on their own. This production company and Baldoni and his PR firm managed to hurt the cast, and her, and Reynolds and their family. It's so messy and sad when her first firm rebuttal SHOULD have been enough. Men really need to help men behave like civilized humans and not some species in the wild. It's so frustrating since we all know for a fact men get it so why is this still a problem we let the animalistic ones get away with. Really sad and frustrating.
@@liquideyesart Thank you for your thoughts. They help. What used to be denial that supported coverup is now empathy and I deeply appreciate that. Thank you and we are all doing much better now. It still happens but now the Army doesn't cover any of them up and that proves hope is worth the effort! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Honestly the impression I get from most people is really wish women would just keep sa to themselves and never speak up or burden anyone else with the details of the abuse so they shame women snd stick up for men every single time because no one wants to deal with actually punishing the huge amounts of abusers out there also men always stay on code and stick up for men even if they know they’re guilty
The lady that took her one interview for this movie also had a bad experience with lively and chose to show that interview that she never published. So the second interview is old and Blake is still a dick in it.
You dont talk about someones pregnancy especially when it was still a secret. Its rude so she sassed back. Girl code was broken by the interviewer. @charyaka
@@Downthewell707exactly! You never know what’s happening in a persons life, you don’t ever bring that kind of thing up unless they do, it’s just common sense.
@@Downthewell707 Actually, Blake Lively announced her pregnancy at the Met Gala took place before that interview for Cafe Society. This is why her reaction to the interviewer’s sincere congrats on her pregnancy seemed unnecessarily and inexplicably rude. Furthermore, to assume that Blake’s wishes were that she wanted to keep her pregnancy quiet AND that the interviewer was aware of this and chose to disregard it is such a reach in and of itself for which there is no evidence! If this wasn’t bad enough, Blake goes on to speak with her costar, Parker Posey (who was marching Blake’s mean girl energy), like the interviewer wasn’t there while implying that the interviewer is asking them questions aimed at upholding patriarchy which again is such a weirdly negative accusation that isn’t justified by what was said. Basically, there’s zero excuse for her and her Parker’s behavior which deserves a callout and an apology from the two of them but don’t hold your breath because it’s already been eight years.
@banana_loaf1046 yeah but the people in the chat were correcting him when he hadn't said anything wrong. So even though we knew it came from the chat, it was confusing.
I think the people in the chat were joking because Blake always jokes with Ryan Reynolds about Ryan Gosling (saying happy birthday to Ryan R with a Ryan G photo for example) I believe the chat was doing that joke too (I could be wrong)
Two things can be true - 1) Blake Lively is a tone deaf, egotistical, rude person - evident in her past interviews and promotion of her hair products during press release - all of these behaviors uncoerced. 2) Justin Baldoni and others could have done some inappropriate/terrible things during filming... Hopefully time will tell.
@stephaniekeeping I don't think people are making him a hero, people just don't know anything about what really went on and we do know she has a bad history that has gone on for years and he doesn't seem to have the same history. She has a history of randomly inventing being offended for no reason and people are suspicious. More than anything, I think people are trying to rein it in and get some balance. Either way, he is not the reason people dislike Blake Lively. I've found her repulsive for years. She's rude, obnoxious, abusive, handsy, as in she is always physically grabbing people and pushing them around.
I’m interested in seeing how this plays out. The complaint on its own is pretty damning, as to be expected. If most of what she alleges in this is true, then what he and his team did to her during and after is disgusting. But I’d like to see corroboration for her claims.
@@paigehaywood5993 That's what I find weirdest about all this. The presentation in the filing makes the PR team response sound pretty disgusting, but... it's not. It's so mundane as to be boring. Not only do Blake and Ryan do the same, but every notable corporate, business, or governmental body in the world does. The algorithms that build your feeds do the same thing, largely. If it's disgusting, it's a disgusting we are all covered in.
@@Oops_All_Crazy@Oops_All_Crazy It IS disgusting. To lie on your colleagues is disgusting. To harass women is disgusting. To pay $30K for a company to put out fake information about someone to hide your harassment is disgusting. To manipulate the people into buying your product is disgusting. To try to destroy someone's career is disgusting. To hire people to spread nasty comments about someone online is disgusting. Telling a woman who has had a baby less than 4 months ago that she is fat is disgusting. To be telling your staff that they are talking to their recently deceased father when they don't want to hear about it is disgusting. There is a lot to be disgusted about and you wouldn't expect a shop worker, office worker or any other worker to put up with this from their boss so neither should she. There seems to be a lot of TAG team employees in the chats of all of these videos reading this complaint saying the exact same talking points and still trying to influence people against Blake getting the same protections every other person at work should get automatically
1. The comments are to be expected but the fact that people still feel like if they don't like the person coming forward for whatever reason, it means it's a lie or doesn't matter. 2. If this can happen to someone with this much name recognition, then what does that say for those who are just starting out or without the name recognition?
He could be a monster it doesn’t mean she is not a bully. Very little in this world is black and white. If he did something wrong he should pay, but it doesn’t mean I’m going like BL after seeing her behavior towards costars and interviewers over the years, or her using the promotion of this movie to plug booze and haircare lines… I also find one thing to be very strange. On average, keyword average, a hallmark of these types of cases is a power imbalance, but arguably she was the more powerful person between the two of them. She had everything at her disposable to be able to leave and if they sued her for breach of contract then file this suit. People screaming “you’re blaming the victim” - we don’t know if she is a victim yet. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
@@les0101s Her bringing her husband as the chosen additional party in a legal business meeting rather than, I don't know, A LAWYER is a rather intentional message from her about the power imbalance.
I don’t know even how to trust these comments. Most of them probably were exposed to this astroturfing campaign and subconsciously affected their feelings on the matter. Or there could be astroturfing accounts in these very comments.
@@Hummingbird25 updates keep coming out in favor of Blake. They had the same publicist WME and they dropped him because it's not the first time they have to clean up his mess
@ FALSE. They dropped Justin bc their WME clients Blake and Ryan are way more lucrative and wealthy than Justin. And NO this was the first time Justin had a scandal. THIS IS NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Here’s what really happened: During a birth scene, they showed Blake some birthing videos, and she twisted that into claiming Justin sent her “nude videos of women.” As for “improvised scenes on set without consent,” it just means Blake is a control freak-improvisation is normal for actors, but she wanted to dictate every second. She emasculated Justin and was trying to take over as director. And “criticized her body”? There was a viral video where Blake lashed out at a journalist just for complimenting her baby bump. This shows that Blake’s reaction is coming from her own insecurities rather than any actual fat-shaming by Justin or the independent journalist.
@ I’m a lawyer and I’ve read the entire complaint. If the sexual harassment allegations are false then of course any man should have the right to defend his character and reputation
I wanted to chip in as a follower of Justin's for a few years that I actually find Blake's allegations quite believable. Justin has devoted a lot of time and effort to discussing gender in a healthy way, but he also often approaches that conversation from an extremely personal and intimate space. Sometimes that makes for somewhat awkward exchanges and vibes, something I notice both in his podcast and book. Seeing as all of these projects are his work just as this movie was, it's more than plausible that while navigating such a minefield of a script that his same over-intimacy could make an uncomfortably unprofessional work environment. Combine that with him being a relatively inexperienced director while Blake is used to A list treatment, and rubbing each other the wrong way bumping along these sensitive topics and interactions seems likely without them both being incredibly patient with each other. It's worth noting that the allegations she make also seem to parallel topics he speaks on elsewhere, which adds a layer of believability. For example, he proselytizes for his religion somewhat unnecessarily in his book, so him bringing it up on set would sound like quite the bizarre and implausible allegation to most people if they didn't know he already had shown a pattern of that. Same with working with friends, his relationship with his wife, etc. It all sounds very "him" and not "generic wild allegation pulled from a hat".
A lot of the things he said could be fine depending in the context he said them in. I could totally hear him say some of these things in his podcast and it not be weird. Many adults are okay having these kind of conversations. There is also a difference between someone saying things that are a bit awkward and him just not reading the room, versus saying something that could plausibly be interpreted as harrassment. I'm not sure which one of the two it is but I'm not cancelling him just yet.
Yes Peter, please continue to cover this case! I ran straight to your page when I heart about it, so great job getting out ahead of the coverage :) Long time member here--I return to your page all of the time for case coverage. Thank you for taking the time, idk how you do it while also maintaining all of your work in your Tragos Law practice 💪🙏
I found you while looking for this case! Im active on Reddit and it suddenly feels like every sub is filled with PR narratives. Thank you for giving a balanced take.
I agree. After listening to the whole thing, Blake Lively’s side also sounds legit. Who knows what exactly actually went on, but it truly seems like the whole business and their associates are so calculated, sometimes we underestimate Hollywood and its power.
I just watched a couple of interviews where Ryan was interviewing the other costar in the movie. It was all very weird and sexual and even bought his mother into it. Just weird.
@gracejones2831 it would be weird for her to lie about this so publicly when everything could be easily disproved publicly as well. Her reputation is in shambles, and if all this is a lie, it will completely ruin her. So, I'm not sure about that lying claim.
An actor commented (have no idea if it’s true) that if BL pulled the pin, the movie would be shut down and everyone would be unemployed because of her 😢. Plus they already hadn’t worked for a while because of all the strikes. Obviously BL could afford to drop the movie but possibly not all the behind the scenes staff, so image how guilty you would feel making 100’s of people unemployed 😞
Right! I've seen so many comments saying why didn't she just quit. As if you can just up and change the lead part way through filming. So many people would have been disadvantaged if she left.
Oh Peter, sexual harassment in the workplace happens in the open all the time. I worked in a film studio where HR would literally come on the PA and remind producers they weren't supposed to have bikini posters of women in the editing suite. You can't just leave because it's your job. As far as this case goes, i would not be surprised if sexual harassment occurred, but she has to take accountability for how she behaved during the pressers. I don't think the two should be conflated.
Exactly this! Years ago (not that many) I was a master student at a uni in Germany and talking about sex, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail were so common, I couldn't wait to leave that hellish place! Our prof was watching porn with the postdocs, they were having inappropriate discussions about female students, the prof was firing any male phd student or postdoc that started a relationship with any female student he liked, we were asked about our sexual preferences, we were showed junk pics and so on, and so on. Not to mention that he was stealing money from projects and drinking until he couldn't walk anymore and his students had to bring him home. And do you know what happened to him? He became a rector. That is how the reality looks like! And people dare to say women have equal rights nowadays? Please... We are far from it!
“It’s easy to ask, especially as men, ‘Why do women stay?’ But the real question we need to ask is “Why do men harm?’” - Justin Baldoni. Blake shouldn’t be asked why she chose to stay on the project despite Justin’s sexual harassment, and apparently Justin himself would agree.
I think you only need to know Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, they’re the main people because they’re the celebrities and there’s the most information about them out there (not that this whole story is out yet, now with this lawsuit). Blake Lively is an actress in tv and movies, and her “claim to fame” was the TV show Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, and Green Lantern. And Justin Baldoni was in a few TV shows and a couple movies before this movie they’re talking about. His “claim to fame” was the tv show Jane The Virgin. This movie they’re talking about is based on a book, Andy understanding is that the book is about a woman experiencing domestic violence and getting through that. And Justin plays the abusive partner and he’s also the director. Interestingly I don’t remember it being said in this lawsuit but Blake was supposedly a producer on the movie as well which may be another factor in why she didn’t just leave the project.
Go read the PR ladys response on socials. 😂😂she admits the texts are real and they were ready to go after BL but of course 'didnt need to ' yeah right babe 😂
I do not like Blake and honestly I have enjoyed seeing people finally see the bully she is….however….this is pretty messed up if this is true. People have been just dogging the crap out of her and if this is the reason, if he planned all of this….that is messed up !! It doesn’t change the fact that I don’t like her, but dang…this was brutal. I guess we’ll see !! It doesn’t look good though.
@@michele36618 I personally don’t pay attention to her, so have no opinion on her, but I appreciate this comment. A lot of the comments section seems to be people who don’t like her and aren’t looking at the actual complaint. Even if I don’t like someone, I wouldn’t wish this upon them. As of right now, this complaint is pretty damning, and it seems like she has some evidence on her side to back it up. Messed up if true though.
Idk what to believe but there are articles that Ryan Reynolds wanted to buy Justin out of the “picture” to ensure she can be in the sequel “at any cost”. I wonder if he accepted or declined. I wonder why a lawsuit now. 🤔
@ if this complaint is to be believed, those could be part of the social manipulation they describe. Right now, it appears BL has the evidence on her side, but only time will tell.
@@BayRaeDay we could also wonder if this was another manipulation tactic by Justin to make Ryan and Blake look like horrible people. I am so interested in following this case bc hopefully we’ll get some good evidence to see what in the world was going on behind the scenes. Everyone was praising Justin and being on his side during this entire fiasco and if he was manipulating everyone to get them on his side, he deserves to go down. I still won’t like Blake but maybe it’ll stop Justin from doing this to someone else. No one deserves this kind of dog piling she has received. My real wish is that Ryan will see this drama isn’t worth it and move to my hometown and come live with me !! 😍😍 😂 jk ……kind of ….i 💚 him though!!
How is she a bully? Everyone expects people to be some perfect victim and not ever have a bad day/interview. I’ve seen the interviews and I just think she is dry. I don’t believe she is mean or intentionally rude
Lively could be the worst person in the world and perhaps she is, but if the allegations in this complaint can be corroborated, it is a BAD look for Baldoni. Just because someone sucks doesn’t mean bad acts towards them are justified
It may be a bad look, but it wont fix everything else that came out about Lively. She was just so unlikeable in her interviews. She tries to be smart like Ryan, but it just falls flat.
I do believe there are some truths. reports a while back, that Baldoni made her feel uncomfortable when filming the intimate scenes esp when he would prolong kissing scenes. BL complained to her husband, that's how it all started going down
When I wanted to know about this whole situation I came directly to your channel!! I know here I’ll get the unbiased info. And as always you will help us understand all the legal stuff. Thank u for what u do! 💯
She is doing this because Justin has the rights to the 2nd book. I’m sure if he just signed over those rights to her and Ryan, all this case would disappear. People are upset with her because of her own actions. She had a reputation before Ryan of not being very nice behind the scenes.
I really think so too! There are articles from 2 months ago saying Ryan wanted to buy Justin out “at any cost”. I’m sure he declined to sell and here we are. 🤷♀️
stop pretending/assuming that you know the facts. everybody here seems ready and loaded with their opinion and 'facts'. clearly, the smear campaign was overwhelmingly successful.
She is upset with him because he’s gross. Y’all are just envious hearted people and jumped on a hate train to make yourselves feel better about who you are. Let’s be real
The “I’m not even attracted to you” as a response to being called out for sexual harassment, if true, Is so beyond disgusting and typical of predators.
@@SusanaXpeace2uyes. And inviting his bestfriends on set conveniently only on the day of the intimate pregnancy scene where he says women are topless during labor.. just because his wife was.. to blake that has had FOUR kids!
The complaint at one point alleges that Wayfarer failed to comply with basic employment requirements, and as employer, didn’t give BL a copy of the employment handbook and disciplinary/grievance procedure. One of the grounds of complaint is how Wayfarer handled the HR incidents (and alleged the company failed to investigate them which would amount to a breach under employment law). So, my question is, when actors are hired talent for film sets, are they legally classified and taxed as “employees” or are they “contractors”? Blake was also more than an actress for this film, so I’m interested to know what her legal and tax classification is (as that clarifies how far her rights go). I’m from the UK and our employment law differs widely (you are classified as either an “employee”, “worker” or “independent contractor” for employment law purposes but taxed as either employee” or “self employed” for tax law purposes, so classification plays a huge deal in our legal system).
I don’t think that Blake would go through this if this didn’t happen. Some men just don’t have boundaries. I believe her , and I think she’s a good actress. I truly don’t think she did this for attention or anything otherwise. She has all that she needs in her life.
She mentions that Justin Baldoni tried to get her to cross the picket line but admitted that Ryan Reynolds penned a scene in the movie without consulting the writers and it would’ve been DURING the strike which would‘ve been against WGA rules. So she and Reynolds crossed the picket line anyway! This lawsuit isn’t going anywhere. And I’m pretty sure there’s interview footage of her saying how SHE was the intimacy coordinator because she was a producer and it was her job to make the environment a safe one.
I rewatched that interview today and she didn’t say she was the intimacy coordinator. She spoke about the need to have them and implied she had tried to have/be the coordinator on the set. It’s interesting rewatching these interviews, unedited now there’s another side to the story.
She got the idea to sue from her also highly frivolously litigious bestie Taylor swift. And she WILL need the money cus she has tanked her own career with her own behavior in promoting this movie. “Grab your friends and wear your florals to my DV movie! So fun!!!”
If you read the complaint they were told to promote the movie that way by him & by Sony. I personally do not agree with that messaging at all (as a dv survivor myself). With the texts from him & his team, along with him only changing tactics & speaking out about DV (like they all should have been originally), after being called out for his behavior by her... is beyond inappropriate too. Who her friends are doesn't matter here, neither do her past interviews/promos for the movie. Yes, she should she have spoken out about DV & such. If Justin Baldoni was indeed inappropriate as claimed he needs held accountable. I don't care if people like Blake Lively or not, no one deserves sexual harassment, SA, or a smear campaign when speaking out & standing up. @jennisizzler
She already has the receipts. The text messages in the complaint are the receipts. There is a New York Times article that says that she subpoenaed to get the texts.
@@Beancounter965-po1uzOn what grounds does she have to get a subpoena. (The NYT is not a reliable news source.) Peter covered this in his video. They have subpoena power now because they filed suit.
@@Beancounter965-po1uzAnd that’s only evidence of his trying to damage her reputation, if they can be verified. Where’s the other evidence of his wrongdoing. It’s her word against his right now until something else comes up.
@@BlueDauntless The author of the book who was involved in the movie supports Blake already which says a lot. But as Blake had no fear showing who was with her like make up artists, and has made known there were other actresses who made complaints and seen what was happening, its highly likely she is confident that her story will be corroborated. She is not stupid. She is not going to say that if the make up artist is going to say I wasn't there or every actresses would say I never filed a complaint. She knows a court case means these witnesses will be contacted and the evidence will be checked for verification. We will see but her and her husband would need to be Hollywood biggest idiots to lie about evidence and witnesses and I don't think they would be so successful in business as well as acting if they were that stupid
Oh wow ! At first I thought Blake was being a mean girl. But if this is true she deserves justice ! No matter if she is a brat no one deserves to go thru this!
That’s kinda where I’m at. She can be at fault for being a mean girl in that one interview, but if she was being sexually harassed on set and felt vulnerable then that’s awful. And if it’s true this actor hired PR to ruin her reputation, that’s awful and unbelievably diabolical.
In terms of why she didn't break the contract: I can understand why a woman wouldn't want to give up a role if she believes it will further her career or if she strongly believes in the message of the film. Also, if she believed that some of his behavior was done intentionally in hopes of driving her out, she may not have wanted to give him the satisfaction of backing down. There is also the element of knowing that if she isn't playing the role, some other actress with less power may find herself in an even more vulnerable position. I'm not saying any of this specifically applies to BL, just that it's not hard for me to think of reasons someone would stay.
Yesss, thank you for sharing because I was really wondering to myself why and I think those are some realistic reasons, even if none of those are what’s happened.
Lots of women are put into positions where they are the ones forced to leave and it is unfair when they are not the problem. If she leaves, it doesn't solve the problem, it moves it onto some other woman to deal with. The attitude of why didn't she just leave is what allowed people like Weinstein get away with it for decades. People who he tried it on with would walk away but not have enough evidence to bring it to light. She did the right thing and saved another actress and may have saved future actresses from going through the same
It would also disadvantage all the other workers involved. If they had the change the lead they probably couldn't afford to reshoot and everyone would lose out
Very intelligent and nuanced comment (so rare for utube). In her complaint, she said some of her assistants and staff had complained to her-- meaning that it became not only a dilemma for her, but for every woman who was working for her. (And from some reports, Baldoni's female assistant supports her, as well) Yeah, she might be a grade A beeotch, but it definitely sounds like she was thinking about other women on the set.
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but the reason there is no service information is this has not been filed in court it's been filed with the California Human Rights Commission. The texts are 100% authentic as they were compelled
The receipts show he had been planning this because she complained about his behaviour and a confidential memo from his pr team that is included in the lawsuit shows them planning on using this exact excuse as one of the things they were going to use to discredit her. Obviously successful if you believed it. Just proves how much their campaign hurt her
How true the communication btw PR? How they obtained those? Blake was producer, almost take over directing and now she is the victim in a clear power war situation in which she has the power. Her husband knew about the whole situation and didn’t protect his wife is a telling about the kind of husband he is.
BL has a husband that knew about the supposed harassment and you think he did NOTHING to protect her, why? Was not money bc they have more money, credibility? Ryan has a lot and if he publicly declared someone was harassing his wife ppl would believe it. I call the whole situation fishy and manipulate by Blake
@@pchuru6734@pchuru6734 She was not producer. She only earned that credit at the end because she made her own cut of the film that had less sex scenes and a song from Taylor Swift included. Sony ended up using her final cut over Justin's, thus earning her the producer credit. Otherwise, throughout filming, she was just the female lead actress. Also, the emails and text messages were subpoenaed and that is how she was able to obtain them and include them in the filing. Read the New York Times article about this. She literally brought RECEIPTS and people are still questioning her. It's mind boggling.
Blake’s red carpet interviews were focused solely on promoting her new hair care line that coincidentally launched at the same time as the premiere. A movie that deals with deeply challenging and sensitive issues that many women face in real life. This topic deserves a thoughtful and respectful approach not a shameless plug for shampoo. This complaint may be an attempt to draw attention away from the public’s negative response to her insensitivity. Just sayin’
Yes because she was asked to do that. You guys care more about her promotion for a film rather than this man having 2 SH allegations and then expect ppl to think you care about women
@@bpeyton9295 Right why would a production company want an actor promoting their own product instead of the movie during the press tour for that movie. Please make that make sense.
@amandamandamands Apparently it was in her contract to publicize the movie in a 'light' way aka promoting dresses etc and getting Justin to promote in a 'darker' way aka domestic abuse. Like you, I am curious as to why this was the promotion strategy.
Note to anyone being sexually harassed with the means to sue and survive financially afterward, LEAVE before it gets worse. Don't put in rules to be followed, leave. No job is worth it.
Some people are so unaware that people don’t want to hear about their inappropriate sexual behavior. My brother is a weirdo like this. Always talking about sex in a room full of people showing pictures to anyone who will look. My husband and I cringe and tell him to stop. But somehow he keeps doing it. Needless to say he isn’t allowed around and we only see him when we visit my mom
If that is how JB behaves. Big if. His costar in Jane the Virgin had nothing but amazing things to say about him when this scandal broke. I have to hear his side first. The problem is a lot of the cast have lined up behind the one with the most power.
@@Nikkers8 People NEVER STOP AMAZING ME on just how FOOLISH they ARE!! Blake is only making a FOOL of herself and Digging a deeper HOLE for herself. The woman is a Snake.
@@Nikkers8the things is in Jane the virgin, he was only an actor, while in it ends with us he is a producer and director alongside acting. He had more power on set
@Nikkers8 however I don't think they are saying anything. They just did the vapid interview tour with her. Maybe because they didn't want to be brought into the lawsuit as well? Yet the crew is on Baldoni's side
This complaint has not been filed in court but to the California Civil Rights Dept,. They will investigate and try and resolve it out of court or take it to court themselves
I really believe her and Ryan want the rights to the second movie. Two months ago there was an article saying Ryan wants to buy Justin out “at any cost”.
I'm glad she's bringing this now, but sad she wasn't able to make it stop ... but I understand how many innocent people may have been adversely impacted if she had walked or if the film had been ditched due to this. It's a huge pressure to know that defending oneself would impact others.
She and her husband constantly talk about their sex lives. She even commented on Parker poseys breasts during an interview. I don't see how what she did was different from what she accused others of.
@@9395gb a lot of women (particularly white) do not care about sexual harassment until they are the victims. they believe white patriarchy and wealth will shield them from such behavior. at the end of the day, golden shackles are still shackles.
The fact that he had a marketing plan in place, yet did all his promotion solo while also being the director, actor, and producer of the film-pivoting away from the strategy agreed upon by everyone-is just strange. All the cast members unfollowed him, as they were following the agreed-upon marketing plan, but he decided to promote the film alone in an attempt to clean up his image. That seems like manipulation to still appear as the 'good guy.' Also, she raised the issue of sexual harassment before production resumed, and he agreed to the changes; otherwise, she wouldn't have returned to finish the film. For me, that’s very telling. This whole situation stems from them breaching the contract, specifically the non-retaliation clause, which the messages clearly show-indicating an attempt to put a clear plan in place. In fact, there are many celebratory moments in those texts that prove some of their efforts were successful. This case also brings up a larger conversation about how the media treats women, especially when it comes to weaponizing narratives against them. It’s important to note that she only decided to sue after reviewing the exchanged messages, gaining a better understanding of the intent behind his PR team's actions
“What is missing is proactive actions”….in the meantime there are texts crediting hit pieces on the crisis team, someone meeting for dinner arranging another hit piece, telling social media people to amp stuff up and how they will continue to do this and that. The language being used by the people that “just strategizing” implies that they are doing more than strategizing
Mabye she knew her voice could be heard and tried to change things. If everyone alwasy just leaves, the atmosphete will never change, she was strong enough to try and make a change.
I've worked with both Justin and Blake and for Wayfarer, this is so wild I know all these characters...what a mess. I personally found Justin to be a bit full of himself.
You ask why she didn't quit the movie. The answer is the same for anyone who suffers this kind of harassment at work. If this is true, why should she give up her career and financial security? This behavior seems horrifyingly common in Hollywood. Look at the Nickelodeon documentary and Weinstein. Horrifying.
The document just got WORSE and WORSE💀. A lot of this alleged conduct isn’t just weird or inappropriate… it’s ABSURD. I can’t believe it but I think I’m actually invested in this one now😭. What I really want to know why would an actor who is HEAVILY marketing himself as this male-feminist-warrior… and a production company HEAVILY marketing itself as pro-feminist… act so INSANELY horrendous on an anti-DV movie set, towards BLAKE LIVELY no less??? As in RYAN REYNOLD’S WIFE??? When he and this company are basically NOBODIES compared to them? Even if the image is fake and he is truly a scumbag (never put your faith in any celebrity’s “image” btw), why would he and the company absolutely F*** themselves by acting this WILD in front of one of Hollywood’s most beloved and powerful celebrity couples? Why would they do that to themselves? Like did he just wake up one morning and go “you know what? I think I’ll change my career goals to destroying my career and getting blacklisted by Hollywood”. I’m genuinely curious and I would love to see this go to court because if all this is true, baldoni has got to be absolutely UNHINGED and in desperate need of ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION😵💫. All I can say is that this movie better have been Oscar worthy🤦♀️.
Not that it needs stated but for the sake of transparency I know none of these people and have no horse in this race. With that being said, as a mental health professional, there are many individuals with personality disorders that will make an entire career villainizing horrendous things that they are in fact involved in from child pornography to human trafficking or something like have a alcohol addiction. Many of those people are charismatic and elequent and, frankly, get kicks and giggles out of pulling the wool over on people. Oftentimes those that are far for decent people can be viewed in a negative light “because Jimmy, who is so great and so nice and so charming, said she / he is really demanding or mean or fat”, when in all actuality she / he is a quiet but kind-hearted person who doesn’t have the ability to defend themself against a smear campaign. So ,my thought or option or long answer longer, would be that he would paint himself an pro-feminism for the same reason that a pedophile becomes a youth pastor or a million other such examples. I do appreciate your thoughts and questions and just though I’d chime in 😊
@LYK Peter, I love that you love learning still while you're teaching us. To hear you say you want to go read about the causation, instead of making up some answers to look smart, is the exact reason I love listening to you! Thanks for learning and sharing with us!!
I find it hard to believe that Justin acted that way when he has pretty good long term friendships from his previous shows. Blake on the other hand has been known to cause drama on her other shows/movies. 😬
I mean…the text are pretty damning. Seems like it pretty clear that he was coordinating a smear campaign to “destroy” her if she wasn’t positive about him and the filming. Kind of disturbing. This is how they talk about Blake Lively…can you imagine how they are still treating female stars coming up with money or influence?
@@ilibili7489 What proof sis? And no we are not talking about these hearsay messages or Blake's claims about what happened. What actual proof are you referring to?
@ oh, they are lhearsay” when you see them and they have been obtained by subpoenas. How much more proof do you need ? Also, I’m not your “sis”, take your uncalled familiarity and go.
Having Justin ask her about whether she or Ryan has been either the perpetrator or victim of non consensual sex is a good enough reason to be offended. What a creep!
@GaladrielValder That's in a court of law. This is TH-cam and people see the evidence provided including messages and confidential information from the PR team confirming that he hired them to target her for complaining about how he treated her is enough for the layperson to come to their own conclusion and hope justice is done 😊
She and her husband took almost complete control of the project,changed,produced and promoted it to THEIR advantage. His vision was dismantled and what little control was due to having foresight to buy books’ rights . YET they want us to believe that Baldoni was able to get away with obscene abuse all the way to the films release? What bs.
Regarding the question of whether she could or should have just left, gotten out of the contract, etc : why is it always the woman/victim who is expected to take the career hit or otherwise give up the endeavor at hand instead of being able to expect people to act appropriately, especially after they've been called out? These people could have simply acted professionally and decently instead of being abusive, hiring flying monkeys, and retaliating. It's not rocket science to know how to behave and people know they're wrong doing this stuff!
That's just how locus of control works. Generally we can control our own behavior but not that of others, so our brainstorming of solutions naturally runs toward what actions can be taken by the person who has indicated there is a problem. Sure, in any given situation it would be best if everyone acted so the situation wasn't an issue in the first place, but that's a useless truism.
I mean Blake lively is hardly an “struggling actress” that would need to endure harassment for the sake of a paycheck or roll. I’m not saying there wasn’t stuff on his end, just giving a reason why people are stating that she probably should have walked away from the project rather than platforming him and partnering with him on this film- which allowed him to (allegedly) harass every woman on the set
I agree why should a woman quit a job because a man is sexually harassing her 😡😡😡 this infuriates me this man is a predator and the fact that the film company stands by him is so gross 😡😡😡 sounds like Blake Lively came with receipts 👍👍👍👍👍
@@ashleycampion9178 I don’t think it is as easy as she should have left. Hundreds if not thousands of crew and cast are affected. They had already shot 1/2 the movie with a month to go when they had the HR meeting.
Yes, that rude interview made me instantly think “high school mean girls” talking over each other, ganging up on the interviewer. I instantly didn’t like either one of them. Thought smug, rich, “B’s”!
And then we add to that that Blake believing in this movie so much that instead of promoting it during the publicity tour she was instead promoting alcohol and sticking with that it was a romcom.
Or maybe the journalist shouldn't have asked her about her pregnancy when it was previously made clear that was not to be spoken about! It's called respect. They may be rich and famous but are still mom's and protective of their unborn babies and private lives.
@@danidan9917 She didn't "ask" about her pregnancy. She congratulated her. There's a difference. Blake Lively could have moved the conversation right along but she chose to become hostile and encourage hostile behaviour from her co-star too.
@@amandamandamands Right?! If she genuinely experienced harassment, shouldn't she have been advocating for woman's rights to safety and focusing on the DV topic instead of promoting hair care.
@Nikkers8 if you were about to meet someone new and their friend said OK so don't mention anything other than the movie ok, nothing personal - then you proceed to open by addressing her 'baby bump' then you my dear would be, an azz hole. BL was right to be snarky. No other reporter on the press tour mentioned it. They all respected it was about the movie! Regardless though- BL can be snarky to whomever she likes, she's a human being. She doesn't have to be nice. She's not a political candidate canvassing for your vote! How's about refocus on the facts presented by LYK in the information and stop victim shaming.
I don’t buy it. This guy has nothing to do with Blake Lively’s behavior towards journalists and not only one, we saw many examples of her mean girl attitude. Her way of promoting that film was absurd and insulting to all the women who survived DV. What Baldoni has to do with this? She’s the one who has bullied everyone around her. I have a lot of difficulties to believe these allegations. And even if it is true, it has nothing to do with BL’s actions. She can’t admit that she screwed up her career big time.
People defend that by saying his studio told her to promote it that way and he sabotaged her by focusing on DV instead to make himself look better. But he bought the rights to this in 2019 and talked since then about doing the story justice. Even if she was told to focus on florals, she clearly took the reins in other ways that she wanted to, so I don’t believe that she wanted to focus on DV survivors but couldn’t.
And her behavior was hers. They way she spoke . And she could have said anythingbut ahe said " go grab a gF and wear your florals " @Nikkers8 It's so odd to me that she has kods and had the ability to make a small difference in a huge violence area that she hadn't been before. Bummer for her
I think we all understand why a woman contractually obligated to do PR for a film about abuse would appear salty when the set of said film was itself abusive. Asking her to smile, speak well of it, and not point out the abuse is crazy.
This sounds absurd. An unknown director - baldoni - is risking his entire career by being inappropriate with a well known actress married to a well-known actor?! Really? He wants to destroy his career?! I don’t believe this.
@@theroachden6195was he doing those things as an unknown or a known? Where people wouldn't say anything because well it's Weinstein...? And money, career....yeah.
Blake is a bully and she will go the distance to destroy you if you cross her. I don't fully believe most of what she is alleging against JB. She had something with Ben Affleck while he was married, and later with Ryan when he was married to Scarlett. For both men, it was while she was on the set with them. With Ryan, he divorced Scarlett right after filming with Blake ended, and married her less than a year later. The timing was all suspicious and this is why I've never cared for her. SHE'S DIRTY.
Em scarlett has openly spoken of BL kindly many times. I think you've read to much tat press like the national enquirer. She has no issue with BL. People meet and marry quickly all the time. Sounds like you're a hater. Like everyone who hated on Jolie for getting with pitt. HE was the married man not her.
I’ve watched a few interviews of her and have never read anything nor seen anything about her on social media. Based on what I personally saw with my eyes in these interviews, I struggle to believe ANY of this
I also saw her on interviews, very strange and nasty to interviewer. I disliked her after watching her. Something odd there, she gave me Amber Heard vibes.
Just because you think someone is nasty doesn't mean they can't suffer sexual harassment at the job. Obviously we gotta see what else comes out but Nathan was right saying her job is easy when ppl just love to hate on women.
I was never a fan of BL. There are a couple of entertainment journalists who have been warning us about her for years, long before Baldoni was in the picture. Wasn’t she an executive producer in the movie? Why did she put up with all this crap? She had the power to stop it all. She and her husband could’ve stopped this right away. Having said that, it would not be the first time that a man hid behind feminism while treating women like shi*. I am wary of both of BL and JB. She may be a nightmare to work with but she could also be right. But she could also be trying to save her and her husband’s reputation because they are being cancelled.
@ my attitude is wait and see because I don’t know enough about it. My brain tells me what BL is alleging is not reasonable. Why would someone as powerful as she is put up with this kind of behaviour? Also the fact that I don’t like her makes me more cautious as I don’t want to be prejudiced by my own personal feelings towards her and the fact that I like JB and his feminist stance. As I said just because I don’t like her doesn’t invalidate the suit. And many men hid their predatory behaviour behind support for women and used the excuse of “jokes” “horse play “ although the neurodivergent one is new to me.
From the complaint it seemed like she was getting her ducks in a row to sue throughout filming. It seems these two didn't get a long more than anything. A lot of what she shares on set could look very different with added context.
It definitely worked on me but I noticed him saying " even on the sex scenes I let her take the lead" seasoning the message, because he knew she was going to sue. So why the other cast distanced from him? And what happened that caused her to threaten not to show up for work? So even though I believe she is a mess, it doesn't mean JB didn't do the things she accused him/them of.
She has issue wherever she goes she’s had problems with prior cast members from other projects. I don’t believe this at all. Her husband tried to buy the rights to it starts with us awhile ago. Perhaps that fell through and this is their second attempt
Completely agree. They want the rights to the second movie, and they’re willing to drag someone’s character down to do it. She saw how horrible she was seen by the media AND her cast members, and now they (including Ryan) are retaliating.
Not sure if I missed it but is she suing Sony as well? I heard Way Farer, him, and some other people but not Sony, unless I missed it. If she isn't it would be interesting to me why she didn’t.
If any of this is proven true, it’s offensive, unnecessary and deserves this kind of response in order to continue to maintain safeguards on film sets for EVERYONE. Harassment in the workplace doesn’t stop at the top. Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard addressed this in parliament in a now famous speech in 2012. FYI, current politicians say not much has changed. Yes it happens, even to production team of a film!
I don’t understand how she can promote the movie as a rom com and sell her hair products at the same time, living the dream and because everyone is against her way of promoting such a important topic ( like baldoni did right, which is promoting the movie against Domestic Violence and talking about organizations that were helping woman and other victims of DV.) And once she did ruined her own reputation herself, she went against him and saying oh my this movie was terrible (which wasn’t the case at the beginning) Sorry, but I don’t trust her at all. She wanted control, she took control over him and then she is the victim ? I can’t wait to see the outcome.
The optics of this are really awful…with the PR crisis management texts being made public this early on in litigation. I do strongly feel that Blake Lively’s damage control PR texts absolutely NEED to be made public as well if there is any chance at all of these claims being viewed as legitimate. 🤷🏽♀️
Let's wait and see who's rught. I remember when people jumped to believe Amber Heard and here we are. Also, the Gwyneth paltrow trial many people disliked her and therefore believed she was guilty. Innocent until proven liable. 😊
yesss. The amount of people that didn't watch the video or don't understand that two things can be true at once is wild. I'm used to a more thoughtful audience in the comments.
Yeah I think theres a lot of bots on both sides now. The only public reaction I trust is the reaction right before Baldoni hired the crisis pr firm. Everything since is tainted when it comes to authentic reaction from the public.
@@justinebarker7588 true but BL had her PR team at work too but they didn't have the damning press from JB like what BL provided over the years... the worst team BL leaked was that he fat shamed her (which imo wasn't fat shaming) and he lingered too long in a kiss scene. So she had all this dirt on him but only leaked those 2 items? I don't buy that BL's team wasn't using the exact same tactics.
This is crazy. I thought PR was just about making people look good and hiding bad information. It bothers me that they are trying to damage other people. Hollywood has a lot to answer for.
Or maybe both sides are true to them. Blake was overly offended at comments and actions on set and has interpreted them in the worst way possible and not how it was actually said or intended. And Justin and co did and said some unusual things that could have been taken in a different rude and harassing way than it was intended. Maybe he did all the things alleged as written but it seems unlikely to me.
Did She site the reason why they would conduct media sabotage? If so, what was it… and yeah… how would she get ahold of so many ppls correspondence? I don't know her from Adam but her own words and behavior over years has gotten some of her spotlight, which was negative, obnoxiously. But the words and behaviors were hers, obviously. If she was harmed in these ways, I do hope it's all exposed. And just because she came off a certain way in years of interviews, where no one I know would want to be in her presence, doesn't mean these alleged assaults didn't happen. Assaults happen to awful people, too, everyday and it isn't anymore okay than them happening to anyone else. Guess We'll have to see how this goes.
If what shes saying is true, this would be why: People were starting to question why none of his colleagues were doing press with him and were unfollowing him, and he was afraid of her making the reasons public so he wanted to bury her to protect his reputation. That's actually a very common response from predatory men to silence women they abuse or harass. Whether or not JB is such a person, I have no idea.
This doesn’t make any sense. The bad press Blake got was because of her own words and her own actions. And based on Justin’s track record.. he recently affiliated the wedding of one of his former female co-stars.. Blake unbeknownst to Justin or anyone else brought in her husband to rewrite some of the film scenes. Brought in her own team to cut a version of the film she liked. Then showed some of that footage for a crowd at a Colen Hover event without telling anyone or asking permission, she organized promotion parties sponsored by her booze company and made up drinks based on the characters (including the abuser) this even though alcohol is a factor in a huge percentage of D,V, and this is things she has admitted to.. I always believe in victims and fight for their rights to justice. But this makes no sense to me
As soon as this dropped I was frantically scrolling thru my Subscribed list for someone who was covering the document and couldn’t find anyone! Until now! Yay Peter! And Mrs. Tragos. I never saw the movie but the drama surrounding it has been very loud. I just tuned in on replay. So here we go!
Exactly that is the production company's responsibility, which was clearly neglected by JB, being the co owner of Wayfarer and the director, where BL has to appoint herself clearly given no support - big red flag on the production company who's producing a DV film!
I have been seeing this back & forth from the beginning. To my understanding, it was Justin's project & BL was attempting to take control. Things really went bad when BL had RR rewrite scenes without JB's knowledge. People were upset when BL used the movie's press tour to promote her new makeup line. IDK who is right or wrong but I would not want to be on BL's bad side! I saw a couple of the pressers for the movie & personally given the seriousness of the movie subject, BL adding her bubbly makeup promo wasn't a good look!
That was the smear campaign storyline....you have been brainwashed by bot statements commenting false info at the behest of Justin's crisis management team. Read the NYT article....80 pages of emails subpaenaed from Justin's PR crisis team detailing the plan to "bury" Blake Lively. That whole story was bogus.... She has witnesses to his egregious sexual harassment and only stayed on the by e project after group meetings ensuring directives that Justin cease and desist harassing her.. WITNESSES.
I don't read the tabloids, and oddly enough, get my news from places like LYK (thanks Peter) and others I've found to be balanced and honest information. I don't have an X account or anything like that social media wise, anymore, but I did. So if these accusations are true, they are horrible, degrading and disgusting and she should be compensated for this, and IMO there should be criminal charges pressed. No one deserves to have these things said to/about them anywhere, let alone at their place of employment. That being said, when I did have SM, I did follow BL. I loved her in SHOTTP. I stopped following her after she jumped on the "Where's Catherine" bandwagon earlier this year around when KK also posted. I get major diva vibes after following BL when I did, which i don't think is uncommon in Hollywood. I'll give BL credit for her apology after her Catherine post, but I hope maybe she thinks before she says stuff on SM going forward. She is no more special than anyone else, and I can't help but think a large part of her negative press is from her own actions. As EDB says, two things can be true at the same time. If this stuff was said to/about BL, she deserves justice, but that doesn't mean she isn't an awful person also. @Lawyer You Know, and everyone here, have a safe and happy holiday. JMO
Oh my gawd! That's crazy! Stay warm!! It's 2:50am in South Florida and 55°, and we're bundled up and freezing our butts off! 😂 I do love it, though. I'd probably die or fall into brumation if I lived where you do! LOL.
I personally have never been much of a fan of Blake Lively, that being said, this complaint is truly abhorrent. I think that we need to remove our feelings about someone and listen to their statements with an unbiased ear. Thank you for covering this Peter!
She still has to prove everything she alleges
@@007nadineLI am guessing she didn't file these 80 pages with the California Civil Rights Department with the intent of not proving anything 😂😂😂
After she crapped over all victims of domestic abuse? She’s not making it easy to make people garner sympathy for her
@EmilyOutdoors
With the way Blake has repeatedly conducted herself, making up that people were doing things in her paranoid little mind when they were not doing anything wrong, in fact were being nice, and going at them hard and viciously, people are indeed being unbiased when questioning if things happened the way she claims. Blake is great at being nasty to people to dominate and beat them down. She's repeatedly for years a dominating, nasty person.
Unbiased is recognizing dominating and abusing people because of imagined slights is a pattern with Blake and needing to be in control at any cost to others is a pattern through the years to others.
Yes please continue to cover this. I really want to hear what happens as hopefully be able to hear both sides to come to a conclusion.
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I am stunned by how cruel and at the same time how naive people have been in their reaction to this controversy.
It's entirely possible for Blake to be an unlikable person -- but at the same time to be correct in her allegations against Baldoni and his production company.
So many people seem to believe that truth can only come in strict black-and-white terms: IF Blake is not a nice person, they seem to argue, then she has no right to be offended by a hostile work environment.
I find that utterly disturbing.
It is entirely possible that Baldoni and his co-producers created a toxic and hostile work environment AND that Blake Lively is not a nice human being. BOTH things can be true. Her supposed character flaws does NOT excuse HIS obligation to have her work in a non-toxic work environment.
As her director and producer -- as her boss -- he had certain obligations.
Did he fulfill those obligations?
Baldoni has marketed himself as a champion of feminism since his career began to take off about half a dozen years ago.
If it turns out that his persona is simply a mask -- that essentially would sink his entire career and his 'brand'. So it makes sense that he would go on the offensive if he felt that Lively's complaints might tarnish his image.
Understanding his motivations does not mean one endorses his actions: IF he did create a hostile work environment, then this needs to be exposed.
Equally true is the idea that Blake Lively might very well be a "mean girl" in real life and an unpleasant person. I don't know. I don't care either way: But it is possible that she is on the right side of this issue here: It is entirely possible that her complaint has merit.
I wish people could disengage from their gut feelings about these two people as media personalities and instead look at the evidence dispassionately and then make up their minds.
FYI:
The fallout has been swift:
* Justin Baldoni Vital Voices Award Rescinded
* Justin Baldoni's co-host leaves “Man Enough” podcast
* Justin Baldoni Dropped From WME William Morris Agency
She's also apparently not the only one who complained starting literally on DAY 1 of the production. so that whole narrative of her deserving it is a little bonkers actually.
People aren't saying that since Blake is a "bad" person that therefore means its didn't happen. I think what people are saying is that Blake has a credibility issue, and people don't trust all of the claims that she is making. This is still a one-sided narrative, let's see what Baldoni has to say in response. When the movie came out one of the "rumours" that was leaked to the media was that Baldoni had body-shamed Blake and had asked what she weighed (in a derogatory way)... well, it turned out that Baldoni has a bad back (which he receives treatment for) and he had asked the trainer what Blake weighted because there is a scene in the movie where he needs to lift her up.
@@nilnil7325It's not a one-sided issue. The entire cast and the author of the book have corroborated with Blake's claim about Justin making everyone feel uncomfortable on sets and him actively creating a hostile and unsafe work environment
@@nilnil7325 I believe the messages in the complaint cannot be “saved” by any context. Plus, the entire cast and the author have a credibility issue as well? They all sided with her
@@gamovi11 In Hollywood having the cast agree with you doesn't mean much. Hollywood is the same place that gave Will Smith a standing ovation for winning the Oscars after he had violently assaulted Chris Rock. The place is full of lemmings, they go along to get along. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have the power in this situation, if a cast member publicly disagrees with Blake they will be blacklisted and ruin their career. The talent agency that dropped Baldoni, WME Agency, is the same talent agency that represents Blake Lively, Brandon Sklenar, and Jenny Slate. Its not a coincidence that Brandon and Jenny have issued public statements in support of Blake. Lets wait to hear both sides of the story before we jump to conclusions.
She’s obviously not suing for money. Lawsuits amongst celebs are basically their way of talking to the public.
She's trying to tank his career. Even if these allegations are proven false, they will haunt him forever.
@@TracyEscobedo Just like he tried to tank hers using a PR firm and social media?
@@TracyEscobedo I disagree - people only need to see the interviews where she displays her mean spirit and they won’t doubt that she is trying to ruin his reputation with these law suits. So desperate but not surprised with how obsessed she is with deceiving people into thinking she’s not awful
@saysomethingIGUOY I saw the interviews at the time. The female journo was inappropriate mentioning the pregnancy. Imagine she had just had a pregnancy loss and was keeping it private. Such comments are inappropriate to a stranger - famous does not mean public property. She was clapping back as a woman. Not a celebrity and I personally saw nothing wrong with it.
Yes and 2 months ago there was an article about how Ryan Reynolds wants to buy Justin out at any cost, so I think it’s about the sequel too.
When I went against the Army for covering up SA, it turned into a popularity contest very early on. In the most disciplined institution in the world, it became something gross and ugly and childish. It shows how much society favors charisma and likeability and how that harms people when an abuser can take advantage of narratives to escape condemnation for their own actions.
I'm also interested in following this case! I want to see this kind of smear stuff brought to an end and the public educated on it because its usually a working class injured worker or a mom or a single dad living in an apartment that this stuff happens to. I'm glad she's using her money to make this very public. I think she can be self-centered but still far less than just everyday men as a part of their personality and biology and I love them so see no reason to throw her to the wolves for being rich and self-centered.
Also as a note, I'm sure most women here know how humiliating it is to stand up for ourselves and then have to ask our husbands, partners, or lovers for help to protect us when our correct attempts to set boundaries have failed. That broke my heart a little. We need things like this to be litigated to a conclusion so our boundaries stand on their own. This production company and Baldoni and his PR firm managed to hurt the cast, and her, and Reynolds and their family. It's so messy and sad when her first firm rebuttal SHOULD have been enough. Men really need to help men behave like civilized humans and not some species in the wild. It's so frustrating since we all know for a fact men get it so why is this still a problem we let the animalistic ones get away with. Really sad and frustrating.
Well said! Also I'm sorry that happened to you in the army. Sounds like a nightmare.
Exactly!
@@liquideyesart Thank you for your thoughts. They help. What used to be denial that supported coverup is now empathy and I deeply appreciate that. Thank you and we are all doing much better now. It still happens but now the Army doesn't cover any of them up and that proves hope is worth the effort! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Honestly the impression I get from most people is really wish women would just keep sa to themselves and never speak up or burden anyone else with the details of the abuse so they shame women snd stick up for men every single time because no one wants to deal with actually punishing the huge amounts of abusers out there also men always stay on code and stick up for men even if they know they’re guilty
2:47 I too saw the interview and thought it was current and really interesting to find out it was from 8 years ago and just now surfaced.
Yup this!¡
The lady that took her one interview for this movie also had a bad experience with lively and chose to show that interview that she never published. So the second interview is old and Blake is still a dick in it.
You dont talk about someones pregnancy especially when it was still a secret. Its rude so she sassed back. Girl code was broken by the interviewer. @charyaka
@@Downthewell707exactly! You never know what’s happening in a persons life, you don’t ever bring that kind of thing up unless they do, it’s just common sense.
@@Downthewell707 Actually, Blake Lively announced her pregnancy at the Met Gala took place before that interview for Cafe Society. This is why her reaction to the interviewer’s sincere congrats on her pregnancy seemed unnecessarily and inexplicably rude. Furthermore, to assume that Blake’s wishes were that she wanted to keep her pregnancy quiet AND that the interviewer was aware of this and chose to disregard it is such a reach in and of itself for which there is no evidence! If this wasn’t bad enough, Blake goes on to speak with her costar, Parker Posey (who was marching Blake’s mean girl energy), like the interviewer wasn’t there while implying that the interviewer is asking them questions aimed at upholding patriarchy which again is such a weirdly negative accusation that isn’t justified by what was said. Basically, there’s zero excuse for her and her Parker’s behavior which deserves a callout and an apology from the two of them but don’t hold your breath because it’s already been eight years.
FYI, you did say Ryan Reynolds’s the first time. I don’t no where the Ryan Gosling came from. You said it correctly.
So I'm not crazy! 😂
@tsugal11 he had a live chat on, so that’s most likely where it came from.
Was thinking the same thing! Glad you said this! Silly, but it bothered me
@banana_loaf1046 yeah but the people in the chat were correcting him when he hadn't said anything wrong. So even though we knew it came from the chat, it was confusing.
I think the people in the chat were joking because Blake always jokes with Ryan Reynolds about Ryan Gosling (saying happy birthday to Ryan R with a Ryan G photo for example) I believe the chat was doing that joke too (I could be wrong)
Thank you for reading this complaint and yes, I’m interested in keeping up to date on this.
Two things can be true - 1) Blake Lively is a tone deaf, egotistical, rude person - evident in her past interviews and promotion of her hair products during press release - all of these behaviors uncoerced. 2) Justin Baldoni and others could have done some inappropriate/terrible things during filming... Hopefully time will tell.
Right! I don’t understand the need to make him into a hero because she can be rude and self centred.
Ikr, the public will love to hate on an unlikeable women over an abusive man
Gray space everywhere! but some people need to make things so black and white and it’s silly
@stephaniekeeping
I don't think people are making him a hero, people just don't know anything about what really went on and we do know she has a bad history that has gone on for years and he doesn't seem to have the same history.
She has a history of randomly inventing being offended for no reason and people are suspicious. More than anything, I think people are trying to rein it in and get some balance.
Either way, he is not the reason people dislike Blake Lively. I've found her repulsive for years. She's rude, obnoxious, abusive, handsy, as in she is always physically grabbing people and pushing them around.
@@catsmeow374
Wow, it was all over the place. Very annoying.
I’m interested in seeing how this plays out. The complaint on its own is pretty damning, as to be expected. If most of what she alleges in this is true, then what he and his team did to her during and after is disgusting. But I’d like to see corroboration for her claims.
I'd say if 1/5th of the complaint is true, that dude was a lecherous degenerate on set.
That's where witnesses come in.
@@paigehaywood5993 That's what I find weirdest about all this. The presentation in the filing makes the PR team response sound pretty disgusting, but... it's not. It's so mundane as to be boring. Not only do Blake and Ryan do the same, but every notable corporate, business, or governmental body in the world does. The algorithms that build your feeds do the same thing, largely. If it's disgusting, it's a disgusting we are all covered in.
@@Oops_All_Crazy@Oops_All_Crazy
It IS disgusting. To lie on your colleagues is disgusting. To harass women is disgusting. To pay $30K for a company to put out fake information about someone to hide your harassment is disgusting. To manipulate the people into buying your product is disgusting. To try to destroy someone's career is disgusting. To hire people to spread nasty comments about someone online is disgusting. Telling a woman who has had a baby less than 4 months ago that she is fat is disgusting. To be telling your staff that they are talking to their recently deceased father when they don't want to hear about it is disgusting.
There is a lot to be disgusted about and you wouldn't expect a shop worker, office worker or any other worker to put up with this from their boss so neither should she. There seems to be a lot of TAG team employees in the chats of all of these videos reading this complaint saying the exact same talking points and still trying to influence people against Blake getting the same protections every other person at work should get automatically
@@Oops_All_Crazy everybody talks about burying a woman? That’s normal in your world?
1. The comments are to be expected but the fact that people still feel like if they don't like the person coming forward for whatever reason, it means it's a lie or doesn't matter.
2. If this can happen to someone with this much name recognition, then what does that say for those who are just starting out or without the name recognition?
He could be a monster it doesn’t mean she is not a bully.
Very little in this world is black and white.
If he did something wrong he should pay, but it doesn’t mean I’m going like BL after seeing her behavior towards costars and interviewers over the years, or her using the promotion of this movie to plug booze and haircare lines…
I also find one thing to be very strange. On average, keyword average, a hallmark of these types of cases is a power imbalance, but arguably she was the more powerful person between the two of them. She had everything at her disposable to be able to leave and if they sued her for breach of contract then file this suit.
People screaming “you’re blaming the victim” - we don’t know if she is a victim yet. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
@@lonilonelony8419 I don't think this situation involves a power imbalance.
@@les0101s Her bringing her husband as the chosen additional party in a legal business meeting rather than, I don't know, A LAWYER is a rather intentional message from her about the power imbalance.
@@Oops_All_Crazy I think bringing her husband said, "Look, I'm married. I'm not interested in sex talk on set, or you. Please leave me alone."
I don’t know even how to trust these comments. Most of them probably were exposed to this astroturfing campaign and subconsciously affected their feelings on the matter. Or there could be astroturfing accounts in these very comments.
Celebrities like Blake and Ryan also have a PR team to control the narrative and way the news gets told.
@@Hummingbird25 updates keep coming out in favor of Blake. They had the same publicist WME and they dropped him because it's not the first time they have to clean up his mess
@ FALSE. They dropped Justin bc their WME clients Blake and Ryan are way more lucrative and wealthy than Justin. And NO this was the first time Justin had a scandal.
THIS IS NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
Here’s what really happened: During a birth scene, they showed Blake some birthing videos, and she twisted that into claiming Justin sent her “nude videos of women.” As for “improvised scenes on set without consent,” it just means Blake is a control freak-improvisation is normal for actors, but she wanted to dictate every second. She emasculated Justin and was trying to take over as director.
And “criticized her body”? There was a viral video where Blake lashed out at a journalist just for complimenting her baby bump. This shows that Blake’s reaction is coming from her own insecurities rather than any actual fat-shaming by Justin or the independent journalist.
Yeah, maybe don't bite that chick's lip and start a smear campaign against such a person. Derp.
@@Hummingbird25you are wearing pink coloured spectacles (or haven’t read the charges made).
@ I’m a lawyer and I’ve read the entire complaint. If the sexual harassment allegations are false then of course any man should have the right to defend his character and reputation
I wanted to chip in as a follower of Justin's for a few years that I actually find Blake's allegations quite believable. Justin has devoted a lot of time and effort to discussing gender in a healthy way, but he also often approaches that conversation from an extremely personal and intimate space. Sometimes that makes for somewhat awkward exchanges and vibes, something I notice both in his podcast and book. Seeing as all of these projects are his work just as this movie was, it's more than plausible that while navigating such a minefield of a script that his same over-intimacy could make an uncomfortably unprofessional work environment. Combine that with him being a relatively inexperienced director while Blake is used to A list treatment, and rubbing each other the wrong way bumping along these sensitive topics and interactions seems likely without them both being incredibly patient with each other.
It's worth noting that the allegations she make also seem to parallel topics he speaks on elsewhere, which adds a layer of believability. For example, he proselytizes for his religion somewhat unnecessarily in his book, so him bringing it up on set would sound like quite the bizarre and implausible allegation to most people if they didn't know he already had shown a pattern of that. Same with working with friends, his relationship with his wife, etc. It all sounds very "him" and not "generic wild allegation pulled from a hat".
Thanks for your input
Thanks for this perspective.
Very good points. Thanks for giving people another layer of how we can determine the truth in mess like this
Good input. Thanks for sharing.
A lot of the things he said could be fine depending in the context he said them in. I could totally hear him say some of these things in his podcast and it not be weird. Many adults are okay having these kind of conversations. There is also a difference between someone saying things that are a bit awkward and him just not reading the room, versus saying something that could plausibly be interpreted as harrassment. I'm not sure which one of the two it is but I'm not cancelling him just yet.
Yes Peter, please continue to cover this case! I ran straight to your page when I heart about it, so great job getting out ahead of the coverage :) Long time member here--I return to your page all of the time for case coverage. Thank you for taking the time, idk how you do it while also maintaining all of your work in your Tragos Law practice 💪🙏
I found you while looking for this case! Im active on Reddit and it suddenly feels like every sub is filled with PR narratives. Thank you for giving a balanced take.
She can be a brat and still not deserve to be sexually harrassed or made to feel unsafe at work...
She could also be a liar.
I agree. After listening to the whole thing, Blake Lively’s side also sounds legit. Who knows what exactly actually went on, but it truly seems like the whole business and their associates are so calculated, sometimes we underestimate Hollywood and its power.
I just watched a couple of interviews where Ryan was interviewing the other costar in the movie. It was all very weird and sexual and even bought his mother into it. Just weird.
@gracejones2831 it would be weird for her to lie about this so publicly when everything could be easily disproved publicly as well. Her reputation is in shambles, and if all this is a lie, it will completely ruin her. So, I'm not sure about that lying claim.
@@Eiramzify We will never know the truth.
An actor commented (have no idea if it’s true) that if BL pulled the pin, the movie would be shut down and everyone would be unemployed because of her 😢. Plus they already hadn’t worked for a while because of all the strikes. Obviously BL could afford to drop the movie but possibly not all the behind the scenes staff, so image how guilty you would feel making 100’s of people unemployed 😞
Part of the smear campaign. Listen to every word
This is a very goid point. They had GoFund Me accounts and charity events for the writer's strike and the other strike they had in Hollywood.
Right! I've seen so many comments saying why didn't she just quit. As if you can just up and change the lead part way through filming. So many people would have been disadvantaged if she left.
I pity the judge that gets stuck with this one if they don’t settle.
@@Anglo_kate when was he abusive? We have evidence of her being rude and insulting for years but, nothing of his.
@@bethanychatman9531right, we need proof of it
Blake has evidence including texts. She would never bring this without substantial proof. Dude's going down. @bethanychatman9531
@@bethanychatman9531 did you read the complaint?
Oh Peter, sexual harassment in the workplace happens in the open all the time. I worked in a film studio where HR would literally come on the PA and remind producers they weren't supposed to have bikini posters of women in the editing suite. You can't just leave because it's your job. As far as this case goes, i would not be surprised if sexual harassment occurred, but she has to take accountability for how she behaved during the pressers. I don't think the two should be conflated.
I vote for them to make morally decent movies, and there is a better chance of avoiding perverts
@ivory8581 Have you seen this movie? What makes you deem its story morally indecent?
Exactly this! Years ago (not that many) I was a master student at a uni in Germany and talking about sex, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail were so common, I couldn't wait to leave that hellish place! Our prof was watching porn with the postdocs, they were having inappropriate discussions about female students, the prof was firing any male phd student or postdoc that started a relationship with any female student he liked, we were asked about our sexual preferences, we were showed junk pics and so on, and so on. Not to mention that he was stealing money from projects and drinking until he couldn't walk anymore and his students had to bring him home. And do you know what happened to him? He became a rector. That is how the reality looks like! And people dare to say women have equal rights nowadays? Please... We are far from it!
Did you listen to what Peter read? Her contract spelled out how they wanted her to act and answer questions. She did exactly what was asked.
“It’s easy to ask, especially as men, ‘Why do women stay?’ But the real question we need to ask is “Why do men harm?’” - Justin Baldoni.
Blake shouldn’t be asked why she chose to stay on the project despite Justin’s sexual harassment, and apparently Justin himself would agree.
She stayed for the work and the paycheck. Is that an acceptable reason?
@@DAISYROSE22she exposed her newborn to Covid for money? Cmon
@@DAISYROSE22yes
We need to cover this. I am ALLLLL the way in!
Why don’t I know who these people are?
I think you only need to know Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, they’re the main people because they’re the celebrities and there’s the most information about them out there (not that this whole story is out yet, now with this lawsuit). Blake Lively is an actress in tv and movies, and her “claim to fame” was the TV show Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, and Green Lantern. And Justin Baldoni was in a few TV shows and a couple movies before this movie they’re talking about. His “claim to fame” was the tv show Jane The Virgin. This movie they’re talking about is based on a book, Andy understanding is that the book is about a woman experiencing domestic violence and getting through that. And Justin plays the abusive partner and he’s also the director. Interestingly I don’t remember it being said in this lawsuit but Blake was supposedly a producer on the movie as well which may be another factor in why she didn’t just leave the project.
@@mandystrong8196I didn't either but I do now after Peter's video
Go read the PR ladys response on socials. 😂😂she admits the texts are real and they were ready to go after BL but of course 'didnt need to ' yeah right babe 😂
30:10 that's all you need to see folks. Yikes. Don't see justin baldoni coming out of this
Really would love to hear the rebuttal.
And now we have…..
I do not like Blake and honestly I have enjoyed seeing people finally see the bully she is….however….this is pretty messed up if this is true. People have been just dogging the crap out of her and if this is the reason, if he planned all of this….that is messed up !! It doesn’t change the fact that I don’t like her, but dang…this was brutal. I guess we’ll see !! It doesn’t look good though.
@@michele36618 I personally don’t pay attention to her, so have no opinion on her, but I appreciate this comment. A lot of the comments section seems to be people who don’t like her and aren’t looking at the actual complaint. Even if I don’t like someone, I wouldn’t wish this upon them. As of right now, this complaint is pretty damning, and it seems like she has some evidence on her side to back it up. Messed up if true though.
Idk what to believe but there are articles that Ryan Reynolds wanted to buy Justin out of the “picture” to ensure she can be in the sequel “at any cost”. I wonder if he accepted or declined. I wonder why a lawsuit now. 🤔
@ if this complaint is to be believed, those could be part of the social manipulation they describe. Right now, it appears BL has the evidence on her side, but only time will tell.
@@BayRaeDay we could also wonder if this was another manipulation tactic by Justin to make Ryan and Blake look like horrible people. I am so interested in following this case bc hopefully we’ll get some good evidence to see what in the world was going on behind the scenes. Everyone was praising Justin and being on his side during this entire fiasco and if he was manipulating everyone to get them on his side, he deserves to go down. I still won’t like Blake but maybe it’ll stop Justin from doing this to someone else. No one deserves this kind of dog piling she has received. My real wish is that Ryan will see this drama isn’t worth it and move to my hometown and come live with me !! 😍😍
😂 jk ……kind of ….i 💚 him though!!
How is she a bully? Everyone expects people to be some perfect victim and not ever have a bad day/interview. I’ve seen the interviews and I just think she is dry. I don’t believe she is mean or intentionally rude
Please continue coverage of this. It is fascinating. Thank you.
The fact that they sat silently while she got dragged was so evident of them being the driving campaign behind it
Lively could be the worst person in the world and perhaps she is, but if the allegations in this complaint can be corroborated, it is a BAD look for Baldoni.
Just because someone sucks doesn’t mean bad acts towards them are justified
How they can be corraborated ? From all we know those people coulda been paid by Blake and Ryan to say those things happened
It may be a bad look, but it wont fix everything else that came out about Lively. She was just so unlikeable in her interviews. She tries to be smart like Ryan, but it just falls flat.
I do believe there are some truths. reports a while back, that Baldoni made her feel uncomfortable when filming the intimate scenes esp when he would prolong kissing scenes. BL complained to her husband, that's how it all started going down
@@ronburgundy3172 subpoena the phone records and get all people involved in depositions.
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, as it is with most things.
Justin’s own former publicist has now sued him for breach of contract and defamation
Relevance?
Peter @lawyeryouknow your funniest line was about Whitney "planting the seed" and then "watering it daily" to get you to cover this.... LOL. 😅
When I wanted to know about this whole situation I came directly to your channel!! I know here I’ll get the unbiased info. And as always you will help us understand all the legal stuff. Thank u for what u do! 💯
She is doing this because Justin has the rights to the 2nd book. I’m sure if he just signed over those rights to her and Ryan, all this case would disappear. People are upset with her because of her own actions. She had a reputation before Ryan of not being very nice behind the scenes.
Exactly ‼️ that’s why she’s not suing Sony cuz she still wants to work with them but without Justin💯
I really think so too! There are articles from 2 months ago saying Ryan wanted to buy Justin out “at any cost”. I’m sure he declined to sell and here we are. 🤷♀️
Nope, nope and nope. This is wanting women to have different experiences and control than their male colleagues. So nope.
stop pretending/assuming that you know the facts. everybody here seems ready and loaded with their opinion and 'facts'. clearly, the smear campaign was overwhelmingly successful.
She is upset with him because he’s gross. Y’all are just envious hearted people and jumped on a hate train to make yourselves feel better about who you are. Let’s be real
Bummed I missed the live! Love that your wife brings you current content, she’s awesome!! 🥰
The “I’m not even attracted to you” as a response to being called out for sexual harassment, if true, Is so beyond disgusting and typical of predators.
Yes, he reveals himself there. Like, don't flatter yourself to hope I'd be coming onto you inappropriately. Eugh.
@@SusanaXpeace2u right. Gaslighted responses from predators are standard when called out.
I was thinking the same exact thing. So is this why he had the girl with CF attend the premiere? To make him look good?
If all of this about him is true? I feel sorry for his wife???
@@SusanaXpeace2uyes. And inviting his bestfriends on set conveniently only on the day of the intimate pregnancy scene where he says women are topless during labor.. just because his wife was..
to blake that has had FOUR kids!
Thanks Whitney for being our best girlfriend who gets her hubby to answer our questions! 😂❤
The complaint at one point alleges that Wayfarer failed to comply with basic employment requirements, and as employer, didn’t give BL a copy of the employment handbook and disciplinary/grievance procedure. One of the grounds of complaint is how Wayfarer handled the HR incidents (and alleged the company failed to investigate them which would amount to a breach under employment law). So, my question is, when actors are hired talent for film sets, are they legally classified and taxed as “employees” or are they “contractors”? Blake was also more than an actress for this film, so I’m interested to know what her legal and tax classification is (as that clarifies how far her rights go). I’m from the UK and our employment law differs widely (you are classified as either an “employee”, “worker” or “independent contractor” for employment law purposes but taxed as either employee” or “self employed” for tax law purposes, so classification plays a huge deal in our legal system).
I don’t think that Blake would go through this if this didn’t happen. Some men just don’t have boundaries. I believe her , and I think she’s a good actress. I truly don’t think she did this for attention or anything otherwise. She has all that she needs in her life.
She mentions that Justin Baldoni tried to get her to cross the picket line but admitted that Ryan Reynolds penned a scene in the movie without consulting the writers and it would’ve been DURING the strike which would‘ve been against WGA rules. So she and Reynolds crossed the picket line anyway! This lawsuit isn’t going anywhere.
And I’m pretty sure there’s interview footage of her saying how SHE was the intimacy coordinator because she was a producer and it was her job to make the environment a safe one.
I rewatched that interview today and she didn’t say she was the intimacy coordinator. She spoke about the need to have them and implied she had tried to have/be the coordinator on the set. It’s interesting rewatching these interviews, unedited now there’s another side to the story.
Agreed she is a liar and manipulative power hungry ego maniac! I hope this tanks ryan too 😊
Didn’t they have HER HUSBAND being the intimacy coordinator?? Hello conflict of interest
She got the idea to sue from her also highly frivolously litigious bestie Taylor swift. And she WILL need the money cus she has tanked her own career with her own behavior in promoting this movie. “Grab your friends and wear your florals to my DV movie! So fun!!!”
If you read the complaint they were told to promote the movie that way by him & by Sony. I personally do not agree with that messaging at all (as a dv survivor myself). With the texts from him & his team, along with him only changing tactics & speaking out about DV (like they all should have been originally), after being called out for his behavior by her... is beyond inappropriate too. Who her friends are doesn't matter here, neither do her past interviews/promos for the movie. Yes, she should she have spoken out about DV & such. If Justin Baldoni was indeed inappropriate as claimed he needs held accountable. I don't care if people like Blake Lively or not, no one deserves sexual harassment, SA, or a smear campaign when speaking out & standing up. @jennisizzler
I’m not judging it, I want to know how this plays out and if she comes back with receipts. There should be other people who witnessed this.
She already has the receipts. The text messages in the complaint are the receipts. There is a New York Times article that says that she subpoenaed to get the texts.
@@Beancounter965-po1uzOn what grounds does she have to get a subpoena. (The NYT is not a reliable news source.) Peter covered this in his video. They have subpoena power now because they filed suit.
@@Beancounter965-po1uzAnd that’s only evidence of his trying to damage her reputation, if they can be verified. Where’s the other evidence of his wrongdoing. It’s her word against his right now until something else comes up.
@@BlueDauntless
The author of the book who was involved in the movie supports Blake already which says a lot. But as Blake had no fear showing who was with her like make up artists, and has made known there were other actresses who made complaints and seen what was happening, its highly likely she is confident that her story will be corroborated. She is not stupid. She is not going to say that if the make up artist is going to say I wasn't there or every actresses would say I never filed a complaint. She knows a court case means these witnesses will be contacted and the evidence will be checked for verification. We will see but her and her husband would need to be Hollywood biggest idiots to lie about evidence and witnesses and I don't think they would be so successful in business as well as acting if they were that stupid
@@BlueDauntless
Don't know what grounds she got them on but his pr firm have confirmed that the messages are authentic
Oh wow ! At first I thought Blake was being a mean girl. But if this is true she deserves justice ! No matter if she is a brat no one deserves to go thru this!
That’s kinda where I’m at. She can be at fault for being a mean girl in that one interview, but if she was being sexually harassed on set and felt vulnerable then that’s awful. And if it’s true this actor hired PR to ruin her reputation, that’s awful and unbelievably diabolical.
* if it’s true.
In terms of why she didn't break the contract: I can understand why a woman wouldn't want to give up a role if she believes it will further her career or if she strongly believes in the message of the film. Also, if she believed that some of his behavior was done intentionally in hopes of driving her out, she may not have wanted to give him the satisfaction of backing down. There is also the element of knowing that if she isn't playing the role, some other actress with less power may find herself in an even more vulnerable position. I'm not saying any of this specifically applies to BL, just that it's not hard for me to think of reasons someone would stay.
Yesss, thank you for sharing because I was really wondering to myself why and I think those are some realistic reasons, even if none of those are what’s happened.
Lots of women are put into positions where they are the ones forced to leave and it is unfair when they are not the problem. If she leaves, it doesn't solve the problem, it moves it onto some other woman to deal with. The attitude of why didn't she just leave is what allowed people like Weinstein get away with it for decades. People who he tried it on with would walk away but not have enough evidence to bring it to light. She did the right thing and saved another actress and may have saved future actresses from going through the same
Thank you Blake for speaking up. The cycle will not stop but maybe you can put a dent in it!
It would also disadvantage all the other workers involved. If they had the change the lead they probably couldn't afford to reshoot and everyone would lose out
Very intelligent and nuanced comment (so rare for utube).
In her complaint, she said some of her assistants and staff had complained to her-- meaning that it became not only a dilemma for her, but for every woman who was working for her. (And from some reports, Baldoni's female assistant supports her, as well)
Yeah, she might be a grade A beeotch, but it definitely sounds like she was thinking about other women on the set.
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but the reason there is no service information is this has not been filed in court it's been filed with the California Human Rights Commission. The texts are 100% authentic as they were compelled
California CIVIL Rights Dept fyi
Could this have anything to do with Blake not being able to buy the rights to the sequel from Justin
The receipts show he had been planning this because she complained about his behaviour and a confidential memo from his pr team that is included in the lawsuit shows them planning on using this exact excuse as one of the things they were going to use to discredit her. Obviously successful if you believed it. Just proves how much their campaign hurt her
How true the communication btw PR? How they obtained those?
Blake was producer, almost take over directing and now she is the victim in a clear power war situation in which she has the power.
Her husband knew about the whole situation and didn’t protect his wife is a telling about the kind of husband he is.
BL has a husband that knew about the supposed harassment and you think he did NOTHING to protect her, why?
Was not money bc they have more money, credibility? Ryan has a lot and if he publicly declared someone was harassing his wife ppl would believe it.
I call the whole situation fishy and manipulate by Blake
@@pchuru6734@pchuru6734 She was not producer. She only earned that credit at the end because she made her own cut of the film that had less sex scenes and a song from Taylor Swift included. Sony ended up using her final cut over Justin's, thus earning her the producer credit. Otherwise, throughout filming, she was just the female lead actress.
Also, the emails and text messages were subpoenaed and that is how she was able to obtain them and include them in the filing. Read the New York Times article about this. She literally brought RECEIPTS and people are still questioning her. It's mind boggling.
Blake and RYAN. There are two other books and Justin’s production company bought the adaptation rights
Blake’s red carpet interviews were focused solely on promoting her new hair care line that coincidentally launched at the same time as the premiere. A movie that deals with deeply challenging and sensitive issues that many women face in real life. This topic deserves a thoughtful and respectful approach not a shameless plug for shampoo. This complaint may be an attempt to draw attention away from the public’s negative response to her insensitivity. Just sayin’
I see your point but Sony asked her to do that .
Yes because she was asked to do that. You guys care more about her promotion for a film rather than this man having 2 SH allegations and then expect ppl to think you care about women
@@doodlebug5105 Sony asked her to promote her shampoo during the promotion of the movie. Weird.
@@bpeyton9295 Right why would a production company want an actor promoting their own product instead of the movie during the press tour for that movie. Please make that make sense.
@amandamandamands Apparently it was in her contract to publicize the movie in a 'light' way aka promoting dresses etc and getting Justin to promote in a 'darker' way aka domestic abuse. Like you, I am curious as to why this was the promotion strategy.
Note to anyone being sexually harassed with the means to sue and survive financially afterward, LEAVE before it gets worse. Don't put in rules to be followed, leave. No job is worth it.
"congratulations on your little bump"
“Congratulations on YOUR little bump” 😂
@@gamigirlHeatherB wHaT aBoUt My BuMp?
That was such a bad interview
She also commented on Parker Poseys breasts. How is that not sexual harassment.
What a diva. Makes me rethink her husband too.
Some people are so unaware that people don’t want to hear about their inappropriate sexual behavior. My brother is a weirdo like this. Always talking about sex in a room full of people showing pictures to anyone who will look. My husband and I cringe and tell him to stop. But somehow he keeps doing it. Needless to say he isn’t allowed around and we only see him when we visit my mom
If that is how JB behaves. Big if. His costar in Jane the Virgin had nothing but amazing things to say about him when this scandal broke. I have to hear his side first. The problem is a lot of the cast have lined up behind the one with the most power.
@@Nikkers8 His costar in jane the virgin was called out for weird behavior herself multiple times.
@@Nikkers8 People NEVER STOP AMAZING ME on just how FOOLISH they ARE!! Blake is only making a FOOL of herself and Digging a deeper HOLE for herself. The woman is a Snake.
@@Nikkers8the things is in Jane the virgin, he was only an actor, while in it ends with us he is a producer and director alongside acting. He had more power on set
@Nikkers8 however I don't think they are saying anything. They just did the vapid interview tour with her. Maybe because they didn't want to be brought into the lawsuit as well? Yet the crew is on Baldoni's side
I was just looking for coverage on this! Thank you!
This complaint has not been filed in court but to the California Civil Rights Dept,. They will investigate and try and resolve it out of court or take it to court themselves
I really believe her and Ryan want the rights to the second movie. Two months ago there was an article saying Ryan wants to buy Justin out “at any cost”.
@@BayRaeDayand wouldn't you if your wife had been through what is described in these documents?
Yes!! Great coverage!!
Peter!! Been watching you a long time. Thank you for this breakdown and some neutrality. Please continue covering this :) happy holidays
There is a reason why this lawsuit was filed just days before Christmas
What is that reason?
@@SusanaXpeace2uto ruin the festive mood 😂
I'm glad she's bringing this now, but sad she wasn't able to make it stop ... but I understand how many innocent people may have been adversely impacted if she had walked or if the film had been ditched due to this. It's a huge pressure to know that defending oneself would impact others.
She and her husband constantly talk about their sex lives. She even commented on Parker poseys breasts during an interview. I don't see how what she did was different from what she accused others of.
@@9395gb a lot of women (particularly white) do not care about sexual harassment until they are the victims. they believe white patriarchy and wealth will shield them from such behavior. at the end of the day, golden shackles are still shackles.
The fact that he had a marketing plan in place, yet did all his promotion solo while also being the director, actor, and producer of the film-pivoting away from the strategy agreed upon by everyone-is just strange. All the cast members unfollowed him, as they were following the agreed-upon marketing plan, but he decided to promote the film alone in an attempt to clean up his image. That seems like manipulation to still appear as the 'good guy.'
Also, she raised the issue of sexual harassment before production resumed, and he agreed to the changes; otherwise, she wouldn't have returned to finish the film. For me, that’s very telling. This whole situation stems from them breaching the contract, specifically the non-retaliation clause, which the messages clearly show-indicating an attempt to put a clear plan in place. In fact, there are many celebratory moments in those texts that prove some of their efforts were successful.
This case also brings up a larger conversation about how the media treats women, especially when it comes to weaponizing narratives against them. It’s important to note that she only decided to sue after reviewing the exchanged messages, gaining a better understanding of the intent behind his PR team's actions
“What is missing is proactive actions”….in the meantime there are texts crediting hit pieces on the crisis team, someone meeting for dinner arranging another hit piece, telling social media people to amp stuff up and how they will continue to do this and that.
The language being used by the people that “just strategizing” implies that they are doing more than strategizing
Mabye she knew her voice could be heard and tried to change things. If everyone alwasy just leaves, the atmosphete will never change, she was strong enough to try and make a change.
lol 😂
I've worked with both Justin and Blake and for Wayfarer, this is so wild I know all these characters...what a mess. I personally found Justin to be a bit full of himself.
We need the deets!!! What do you think of BL and the allegations do you think he would do these things? 🙏🙏
You ask why she didn't quit the movie. The answer is the same for anyone who suffers this kind of harassment at work. If this is true, why should she give up her career and financial security? This behavior seems horrifyingly common in Hollywood. Look at the Nickelodeon documentary and Weinstein. Horrifying.
I would love to see Blake’s texts about the same time.
It all sounds like porn to me.
Oh you will, he will file a countersuit and then discovery will be pulling all the emails and texts from her.
The document just got WORSE and WORSE💀. A lot of this alleged conduct isn’t just weird or inappropriate… it’s ABSURD. I can’t believe it but I think I’m actually invested in this one now😭. What I really want to know why would an actor who is HEAVILY marketing himself as this male-feminist-warrior… and a production company HEAVILY marketing itself as pro-feminist… act so INSANELY horrendous on an anti-DV movie set, towards BLAKE LIVELY no less??? As in RYAN REYNOLD’S WIFE??? When he and this company are basically NOBODIES compared to them? Even if the image is fake and he is truly a scumbag (never put your faith in any celebrity’s “image” btw), why would he and the company absolutely F*** themselves by acting this WILD in front of one of Hollywood’s most beloved and powerful celebrity couples? Why would they do that to themselves? Like did he just wake up one morning and go “you know what? I think I’ll change my career goals to destroying my career and getting blacklisted by Hollywood”. I’m genuinely curious and I would love to see this go to court because if all this is true, baldoni has got to be absolutely UNHINGED and in desperate need of ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION😵💫. All I can say is that this movie better have been Oscar worthy🤦♀️.
Not that it needs stated but for the sake of transparency I know none of these people and have no horse in this race. With that being said, as a mental health professional, there are many individuals with personality disorders that will make an entire career villainizing horrendous things that they are in fact involved in from child pornography to human trafficking or something like have a alcohol addiction. Many of those people are charismatic and elequent and, frankly, get kicks and giggles out of pulling the wool over on people. Oftentimes those that are far for decent people can be viewed in a negative light “because Jimmy, who is so great and so nice and so charming, said she / he is really demanding or mean or fat”, when in all actuality she / he is a quiet but kind-hearted person who doesn’t have the ability to defend themself against a smear campaign. So ,my thought or option or long answer longer, would be that he would paint himself an pro-feminism for the same reason that a pedophile becomes a youth pastor or a million other such examples. I do appreciate your thoughts and questions and just though I’d chime in 😊
She has a lot of opinions about appropriate on-set behavior for a Weinstein girl that has never actually spoken out against HW….
@LYK Peter, I love that you love learning still while you're teaching us. To hear you say you want to go read about the causation, instead of making up some answers to look smart, is the exact reason I love listening to you! Thanks for learning and sharing with us!!
'Why didn't she leave?'... fam, if women left every job where we were treated like this, we'd never fucking work.
And... SHE DID. and renegotiated her contract which they agreed to.
I find it hard to believe that Justin acted that way when he has pretty good long term friendships from his previous shows. Blake on the other hand has been known to cause drama on her other shows/movies. 😬
Yeah, let’s just look away from proof and go with your “vibe”.
I mean…the text are pretty damning. Seems like it pretty clear that he was coordinating a smear campaign to “destroy” her if she wasn’t positive about him and the filming.
Kind of disturbing. This is how they talk about Blake Lively…can you imagine how they are still treating female stars coming up with money or influence?
@@ilibili7489 What proof sis? And no we are not talking about these hearsay messages or Blake's claims about what happened. What actual proof are you referring to?
@ oh, they are lhearsay” when you see them and they have been obtained by subpoenas. How much more proof do you need ? Also, I’m not your “sis”, take your uncalled familiarity and go.
@@ilibili7489 seems very personal to KMG. She’s been all over this feed
I was HOPING you would cover this!
I mean the clip of her being rude to the interviewer shows that SHE takes offense easily
Because she thinks she's Hollywood royalty 🙄
Having Justin ask her about whether she or Ryan has been either the perpetrator or victim of non consensual sex is a good enough reason to be offended. What a creep!
@@catsmeow374I thought he was innocent until proven guilty. 😏
@GaladrielValder
That's in a court of law. This is TH-cam and people see the evidence provided including messages and confidential information from the PR team confirming that he hired them to target her for complaining about how he treated her is enough for the layperson to come to their own conclusion and hope justice is done 😊
@@catsmeow374 These are mere allegations. Respect the legal process.
She and her husband took almost complete control of the project,changed,produced and promoted it to THEIR advantage. His vision was dismantled and what little control was due to having foresight to buy books’ rights . YET they want us to believe that Baldoni was able to get away with obscene abuse all the way to the films release? What bs.
YOU don't have to believe anything, the courts and the evidence don't care.
Her and Ryan had their hands on every aspect of the film so it boggles the mind how Justin coulda gotten away with all that alleged behavior
Have you even listened to what he’s reading in the lawsuit?
@@GabrielTheMagolorMain Yes. And none of it is even a little compelling.
@@GabrielTheMagolorMain
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I fell for his whole campaign. Glad to hear the truth
No trial has even begun. Hold your horses
One person’s “truth”. There are two sides.
This is believable to me, as I have worked in and witnessed similar working environments.
Regarding the question of whether she could or should have just left, gotten out of the contract, etc : why is it always the woman/victim who is expected to take the career hit or otherwise give up the endeavor at hand instead of being able to expect people to act appropriately, especially after they've been called out? These people could have simply acted professionally and decently instead of being abusive, hiring flying monkeys, and retaliating. It's not rocket science to know how to behave and people know they're wrong doing this stuff!
That's just how locus of control works. Generally we can control our own behavior but not that of others, so our brainstorming of solutions naturally runs toward what actions can be taken by the person who has indicated there is a problem. Sure, in any given situation it would be best if everyone acted so the situation wasn't an issue in the first place, but that's a useless truism.
Well, first you have to know whether or not they did it.
I mean Blake lively is hardly an “struggling actress” that would need to endure harassment for the sake of a paycheck or roll. I’m not saying there wasn’t stuff on his end, just giving a reason why people are stating that she probably should have walked away from the project rather than platforming him and partnering with him on this film- which allowed him to (allegedly) harass every woman on the set
I agree why should a woman quit a job because a man is sexually harassing her 😡😡😡 this infuriates me this man is a predator and the fact that the film company stands by him is so gross 😡😡😡 sounds like Blake Lively came with receipts 👍👍👍👍👍
@@ashleycampion9178 I don’t think it is as easy as she should have left. Hundreds if not thousands of crew and cast are affected. They had already shot 1/2 the movie with a month to go when they had the HR meeting.
Yes, that rude interview made me instantly think “high school mean girls” talking over each other, ganging up on the interviewer. I instantly didn’t like either one of them. Thought smug, rich, “B’s”!
And then we add to that that Blake believing in this movie so much that instead of promoting it during the publicity tour she was instead promoting alcohol and sticking with that it was a romcom.
Or maybe the journalist shouldn't have asked her about her pregnancy when it was previously made clear that was not to be spoken about! It's called respect. They may be rich and famous but are still mom's and protective of their unborn babies and private lives.
@@danidan9917 She didn't "ask" about her pregnancy. She congratulated her. There's a difference. Blake Lively could have moved the conversation right along but she chose to become hostile and encourage hostile behaviour from her co-star too.
@@amandamandamands Right?! If she genuinely experienced harassment, shouldn't she have been advocating for woman's rights to safety and focusing on the DV topic instead of promoting hair care.
@Nikkers8 if you were about to meet someone new and their friend said OK so don't mention anything other than the movie ok, nothing personal - then you proceed to open by addressing her 'baby bump' then you my dear would be, an azz hole. BL was right to be snarky. No other reporter on the press tour mentioned it. They all respected it was about the movie!
Regardless though- BL can be snarky to whomever she likes, she's a human being. She doesn't have to be nice. She's not a political candidate canvassing for your vote! How's about refocus on the facts presented by LYK in the information and stop victim shaming.
I don’t buy it. This guy has nothing to do with Blake Lively’s behavior towards journalists and not only one, we saw many examples of her mean girl attitude. Her way of promoting that film was absurd and insulting to all the women who survived DV. What Baldoni has to do with this? She’s the one who has bullied everyone around her. I have a lot of difficulties to believe these allegations. And even if it is true, it has nothing to do with BL’s actions. She can’t admit that she screwed up her career big time.
People defend that by saying his studio told her to promote it that way and he sabotaged her by focusing on DV instead to make himself look better. But he bought the rights to this in 2019 and talked since then about doing the story justice. Even if she was told to focus on florals, she clearly took the reins in other ways that she wanted to, so I don’t believe that she wanted to focus on DV survivors but couldn’t.
Yes! Even if his team amplified her behaviour as a defense -where is the legal culpability in that? The content came right from her mouth.
And her behavior was hers. They way she spoke . And she could have said anythingbut ahe said " go grab a gF and wear your florals " @Nikkers8
It's so odd to me that she has kods and had the ability to make a small difference in a huge violence area that she hadn't been before. Bummer for her
@@BayRaeDayI agree with you!
I think we all understand why a woman contractually obligated to do PR for a film about abuse would appear salty when the set of said film was itself abusive. Asking her to smile, speak well of it, and not point out the abuse is crazy.
This sounds absurd. An unknown director - baldoni - is risking his entire career by being inappropriate with a well known actress married to a well-known actor?!
Really? He wants to destroy his career?! I don’t believe this.
I bet they said the same about Weinstein too 🤦♀️
Yeah Weinstein was an unknown once before.
He wouldn’t be the first.
@@KatieRiggWeinstein was the picker, he was the man that set the actor onto the scene. His attention was saught. Different power dynamics.
@@theroachden6195was he doing those things as an unknown or a known? Where people wouldn't say anything because well it's Weinstein...? And money, career....yeah.
Blake is a bully and she will go the distance to destroy you if you cross her. I don't fully believe most of what she is alleging against JB.
She had something with Ben Affleck while he was married, and later with Ryan when he was married to Scarlett. For both men, it was while she was on the set with them. With Ryan, he divorced Scarlett right after filming with Blake ended, and married her less than a year later. The timing was all suspicious and this is why I've never cared for her. SHE'S DIRTY.
As the LYK has stated, if she can prove it she will.
Ryan, as a married man to Scarlett is the one to hold accountable here.
Doesn't make her a bully.
Em scarlett has openly spoken of BL kindly many times. I think you've read to much tat press like the national enquirer. She has no issue with BL. People meet and marry quickly all the time. Sounds like you're a hater. Like everyone who hated on Jolie for getting with pitt. HE was the married man not her.
@@danidan9917 I'm convinced you're BL or her PR. You've been all over defending her.
I’ve watched a few interviews of her and have never read anything nor seen anything about her on social media. Based on what I personally saw with my eyes in these interviews, I struggle to believe ANY of this
I'm curious as to how you explain the text messages. Do you believe her team fabricated them?
Elaborate on what you saw that made you think that?
I also saw her on interviews, very strange and nasty to interviewer. I disliked her after watching her. Something odd there, she gave me Amber Heard vibes.
Just because you think someone is nasty doesn't mean they can't suffer sexual harassment at the job. Obviously we gotta see what else comes out but Nathan was right saying her job is easy when ppl just love to hate on women.
This just makes her seem crazy and out of touch. Hollyweird
I was never a fan of BL. There are a couple of entertainment journalists who have been warning us about her for years, long before Baldoni was in the picture.
Wasn’t she an executive producer in the movie? Why did she put up with all this crap? She had the power to stop it all. She and her husband could’ve stopped this right away.
Having said that, it would not be the first time that a man hid behind feminism while treating women like shi*.
I am wary of both of BL and JB. She may be a nightmare to work with but she could also be right. But she could also be trying to save her and her husband’s reputation because they are being cancelled.
I choose D. All of the above
Ryan wants to buy Justin out of the project “at any cost”. He wants the rights to the second movie. I believe Justin declined and here we are.
@ my attitude is wait and see because I don’t know enough about it. My brain tells me what BL is alleging is not reasonable. Why would someone as powerful as she is put up with this kind of behaviour? Also the fact that I don’t like her makes me more cautious as I don’t want to be prejudiced by my own personal feelings towards her and the fact that I like JB and his feminist stance. As I said just because I don’t like her doesn’t invalidate the suit. And many men hid their predatory behaviour behind support for women and used the excuse of “jokes” “horse play “ although the neurodivergent one is new to me.
@samaritaDeath
I would say she didn't stop it because she caused it. She's the one with the history of horrible behavior, not him.
From the complaint it seemed like she was getting her ducks in a row to sue throughout filming. It seems these two didn't get a long more than anything. A lot of what she shares on set could look very different with added context.
It definitely worked on me but I noticed him saying " even on the sex scenes I let her take the lead" seasoning the message, because he knew she was going to sue. So why the other cast distanced from him? And what happened that caused her to threaten not to show up for work? So even though I believe she is a mess, it doesn't mean JB didn't do the things she accused him/them of.
She’s producer she had power to stop the alleged wrong . She’s not a victim Imo
@ riiiight!
@@BearDidIt executive producers in movies have little power.
She has issue wherever she goes she’s had problems with prior cast members from other projects. I don’t believe this at all. Her husband tried to buy the rights to it starts with us awhile ago. Perhaps that fell through and this is their second attempt
Completely agree. They want the rights to the second movie, and they’re willing to drag someone’s character down to do it. She saw how horrible she was seen by the media AND her cast members, and now they (including Ryan) are retaliating.
Really? That's the nonsense you going with?🙄😒
Get yourself educated
Not sure if I missed it but is she suing Sony as well? I heard Way Farer, him, and some other people but not Sony, unless I missed it. If she isn't it would be interesting to me why she didn’t.
Sony is the distributor only
Absolutely love your new look! I always enjoy your channel, and I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
If any of this is proven true, it’s offensive, unnecessary and deserves this kind of response in order to continue to maintain safeguards on film sets for EVERYONE. Harassment in the workplace doesn’t stop at the top. Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard addressed this in parliament in a now famous speech in 2012. FYI, current politicians say not much has changed. Yes it happens, even to production team of a film!
I don’t understand how she can promote the movie as a rom com and sell her hair products at the same time, living the dream and because everyone is against her way of promoting such a important topic ( like baldoni did right, which is promoting the movie against Domestic Violence and talking about organizations that were helping woman and other victims of DV.) And once she did ruined her own reputation herself, she went against him and saying oh my this movie was terrible (which wasn’t the case at the beginning) Sorry, but I don’t trust her at all. She wanted control, she took control over him and then she is the victim ? I can’t wait to see the outcome.
Blake Livley ruined her own reputation!!!! She doesn’t want to take responsibility.
You: I would just look away from profs she provides and go with my “feelings” instead.
Cannot wait on an update on this video, now that he himself has filed against the NYT
The optics of this are really awful…with the PR crisis management texts being made public this early on in litigation. I do strongly feel that Blake Lively’s damage control PR texts absolutely NEED to be made public as well if there is any chance at all of these claims being viewed as legitimate. 🤷🏽♀️
Let's wait and see who's rught. I remember when people jumped to believe Amber Heard and here we are. Also, the Gwyneth paltrow trial many people disliked her and therefore believed she was guilty. Innocent until proven liable. 😊
No one with two braincells believes Amber. People thought Johnny would lose just because of the law itself and how hard it was for him to win.
I agree!
These comments are full of the PR team still at work...on both sides...
Facts
yesss. The amount of people that didn't watch the video or don't understand that two things can be true at once is wild. I'm used to a more thoughtful audience in the comments.
Yeah I think theres a lot of bots on both sides now. The only public reaction I trust is the reaction right before Baldoni hired the crisis pr firm. Everything since is tainted when it comes to authentic reaction from the public.
@@justinebarker7588 true but BL had her PR team at work too but they didn't have the damning press from JB like what BL provided over the years... the worst team BL leaked was that he fat shamed her (which imo wasn't fat shaming) and he lingered too long in a kiss scene. So she had all this dirt on him but only leaked those 2 items? I don't buy that BL's team wasn't using the exact same tactics.
This is crazy. I thought PR was just about making people look good and hiding bad information. It bothers me that they are trying to damage other people. Hollywood has a lot to answer for.
I’m glad you’re covering this case. It’s very interesting to me!!
Other media outlets are saying it's not a civil lawsuit but a California Civil Rights complaint. Can anyone clarify?
Yes please continue to cover this ! I want to know whose side of the story is true🙏
Or maybe both sides are true to them. Blake was overly offended at comments and actions on set and has interpreted them in the worst way possible and not how it was actually said or intended.
And Justin and co did and said some unusual things that could have been taken in a different rude and harassing way than it was intended. Maybe he did all the things alleged as written but it seems unlikely to me.
Did She site the reason why they would conduct media sabotage? If so, what was it… and yeah… how would she get ahold of so many ppls correspondence? I don't know her from Adam but her own words and behavior over years has gotten some of her spotlight, which was negative, obnoxiously. But the words and behaviors were hers, obviously. If she was harmed in these ways, I do hope it's all exposed. And just because she came off a certain way in years of interviews, where no one I know would want to be in her presence, doesn't mean these alleged assaults didn't happen. Assaults happen to awful people, too, everyday and it isn't anymore okay than them happening to anyone else. Guess We'll have to see how this goes.
If what shes saying is true, this would be why: People were starting to question why none of his colleagues were doing press with him and were unfollowing him, and he was afraid of her making the reasons public so he wanted to bury her to protect his reputation. That's actually a very common response from predatory men to silence women they abuse or harass. Whether or not JB is such a person, I have no idea.
This doesn’t make any sense. The bad press Blake got was because of her own words and her own actions. And based on Justin’s track record.. he recently affiliated the wedding of one of his former female co-stars.. Blake unbeknownst to Justin or anyone else brought in her husband to rewrite some of the film scenes. Brought in her own team to cut a version of the film she liked. Then showed some of that footage for a crowd at a Colen Hover event without telling anyone or asking permission, she organized promotion parties sponsored by her booze company and made up drinks based on the characters (including the abuser) this even though alcohol is a factor in a huge percentage of D,V, and this is things she has admitted to..
I always believe in victims and fight for their rights to justice. But this makes no sense to me
I agree
As soon as this dropped I was frantically scrolling thru my Subscribed list for someone who was covering the document and couldn’t find anyone! Until now! Yay Peter! And Mrs. Tragos. I never saw the movie but the drama surrounding it has been very loud. I just tuned in on replay. So here we go!
Emily D Baker also went over the legal document on her channel.
13:29 Blake appointed herself "intimacy coordinator" on set. she admits it in an interview, and then states: "You're not supposed to do that btw"
Exactly that is the production company's responsibility, which was clearly neglected by JB, being the co owner of Wayfarer and the director, where BL has to appoint herself clearly given no support - big red flag on the production company who's producing a DV film!
I have been seeing this back & forth from the beginning. To my understanding, it was Justin's project & BL was attempting to take control. Things really went bad when BL had RR rewrite scenes without JB's knowledge. People were upset when BL used the movie's press tour to promote her new makeup line. IDK who is right or wrong but I would not want to be on BL's bad side! I saw a couple of the pressers for the movie & personally given the seriousness of the movie subject, BL adding her bubbly makeup promo wasn't a good look!
That was the smear campaign storyline....you have been brainwashed by bot statements commenting false info at the behest of Justin's crisis management team. Read the NYT article....80 pages of emails subpaenaed from Justin's PR crisis team detailing the plan to "bury" Blake Lively. That whole story was bogus.... She has witnesses to his egregious sexual harassment and only stayed on the by e project after group meetings ensuring directives that Justin cease and desist harassing her.. WITNESSES.
The spirit of that is obvious….
Wafaa, thanks- ugh… Anti Slap
I don't read the tabloids, and oddly enough, get my news from places like LYK (thanks Peter) and others I've found to be balanced and honest information. I don't have an X account or anything like that social media wise, anymore, but I did.
So if these accusations are true, they are horrible, degrading and disgusting and she should be compensated for this, and IMO there should be criminal charges pressed. No one deserves to have these things said to/about them anywhere, let alone at their place of employment.
That being said, when I did have SM, I did follow BL. I loved her in SHOTTP. I stopped following her after she jumped on the "Where's Catherine" bandwagon earlier this year around when KK also posted. I get major diva vibes after following BL when I did, which i don't think is uncommon in Hollywood. I'll give BL credit for her apology after her Catherine post, but I hope maybe she thinks before she says stuff on SM going forward. She is no more special than anyone else, and I can't help but think a large part of her negative press is from her own actions.
As EDB says, two things can be true at the same time. If this stuff was said to/about BL, she deserves justice, but that doesn't mean she isn't an awful person also.
@Lawyer You Know, and everyone here, have a safe and happy holiday.
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Why is she not suing Sony? 🙋
Sony is the distributor, not in charge of production.
Yeah so strange to carry on with a movie under these circumstances when you are such a big star or married to one already.
Omg!! Youre going to hit a million in two minutes🙏☃️
Rewatch Crew Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada currently -6⁰ C (21.2⁰ F) here ..
I am in MA & it's 10% F
Oh my gawd! That's crazy! Stay warm!! It's 2:50am in South Florida and 55°, and we're bundled up and freezing our butts off! 😂 I do love it, though. I'd probably die or fall into brumation if I lived where you do! LOL.
Ontario...its cold here too. I hate winter.
Ontario. It's minus -18 c / 3.6 f today 🫠
rewatch from Rochester, NY where it was 15 degrees around noon with a feels like of 6 degrees F
I believe you Blake!
Me too!