49 thoughts on “Justin Baldoni's $400MILLION Defamation Suit Against Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds – READTHROUGH PT 2”
1:15:39 The same way they rescinded his award, they should rescind her pga mark with Heath's email to the lawyer showing it wasn't deserved. Apparently, a PGA mark can be rescinded if the PGA determines that the producer who received it provided false or misleading information during the certification process, or if they engaged in any other conduct that violates the PGA's guidelines; essentially, if they did not meet the necessary criteria to be awarded the mark in the first place.
I will stop watching if you are always gonna give blake the benefit of the doubt for everything. Blake is a high achiever and doesnt read the book? I dont think so. I think you are so one sided. Blake used a serious issue SH to destroy Baldoni. He lost his reputation, livelihood. Thats the reason of the lawsuit. Not only the extortion part. The extortion part just shows blake had the power so how could she be sh in this power dynamic
He's not suing for her behavior during filming. He sucked that up and let it go. He's responding to her complaints, the NYT article, and the backlash that all caused… on him and, more importantly, his career/business.
I don’t think people want to hate women but rsther deny people who lie and deceive regardless of gender. Now more than ever let’s make lying wrong again!!
Okay, let's say Blake is insecure (boohoo join the club) and wants to be the fun gal in the room. Her humor is off yet she thinks she is funny and tries to be funny which does not translate. And I think Blake's humor does not translate because it seems to be always directed at the expense of others in the room. And, I think the reason this happens is that the underbelly of her humor is grounded in her mean girl personality. Make sense?
Given the "evidence" for her assertions, already released, seems highly manipulated and misleading, I can't imagine what new evidence she could produce to counter Baldoni's response. You don't have to manipulate evidence if it actually supports your claims. And the fact that she did manipulate the evidence is evidence that she already knew it didn't. No?
This man with a baby stays creating content on a weekend night for almost four hours and you all are slamming him for eating? That's wild. and this vid is free. he's reading an 179-page document out loud to us as a service. Let the man nourish himself.
in the field i work in – when i send an email – as a representative of the co – it is a legal business correspondence and has to be saved for a certain amount of time as a business record — justin can have ALL of the email btwn blake and sony subpoenaed.😘
If all of Justin’s claims are true and Blake has no evidence for her claims then can you imagine the stress Justin would have been under? It seems like they were all cool in the beginning but then she tried to gain control and he attempted to hold a boundary with her, she flipped on him and he had to walk on egg shells the whole time. That’s scary….
As a writer currently working on a script in which we're trying to successfully communicate a theme through imagery, there's a fine line between nuanced and non-cliché subtle vs. wide enough frame of reference that everybody gets it. EVEN IF you successfully navigate that fine line in the film, if the marketing tag line didn't capture it, it's all for naught.
What could have been very simply modified to capture the protagonist projected mood identification for the audience… maybe something like… "wear your florals and grab the girls who help you bloom no matter what."
obviously in addition to the actual BTS evil, the promotion was an ambiguous fail, and she should have owned it and yes course-corrected instead of scapegoating and finger-pointing.
It’s interesting that you are coming down on people being snarky and opinionated when we have listened to you snark all year about Laura and baby Gingey (sp). Sometimes the shoe fits 🤷🏼♀️
At 1:20:10 you say that if she proves harassment (he called her sexy, kissed her in scenes too many times, had randos in the room when she was close to nude, and asked about her weight), she deserved the PGA producer credit over the producers who actually did the work??? She deserved to take the movie? I would have thought harassment would mean calling out the director and making a claim with the guild and even shaming him – but taking the picture over????? I was 100% team Blake but after reading the receipts I don’t know how anyone can buy her claims.
No, “grab your friends, wear your florals” is not from somewhere. People were just so baffled that Blake’s promotional message for the film was –“ this movie is the perfect opportunity for you and your besties to dress up and have a fun girl’s night”, given the movie’s heavy and serious premise.
Dave I really like you! I’ve watched for a long time but will have to stop if you keep making excuses for the atrocious behavior of Lively while scrutinizing every single thing Baldoni says. You may think it makes you look unbiased but it’s the opposite. For instance, excusing her for accusing him of the most horrendous crime a man can commit against a woman short of murder that we just don’t understand her humor? Come on. It’s troubling especially when I’ve seen how hard you’ve gone against Laura Owens. I am NOT understanding how you can’t see that short of a fake pregnancy they are the same person; entitled, narcissistic, selfish and unbothered by destroying lives as long as they get what they want and punish those who don’t give into their demands.
Honestly, I think Lively did this because she was enabled (by others whom she looks up to), to feel ready and able before her time. She felt a certain way, but it may have been cleared up with taking a breath and speaking to Baldoni directly. Now the situation has spiralled out of control and all focus is lost. 😢
I think if Blake had been amicable with Justin and allowed him to be a part of the marketing, she would've gotten the message that people aren't going to respond to her "lightness" and self-promoting marketing attempts very well. Justin would have worked with her to make sure the focus is on DV voices, and there would've been a togetherness between the two of them that would have reflected well on Blake. But she was busy shutting him out and ostracizing him during this period.
I hate to say it but I think Justin’s acting career is over and he knows it. The second she made this accusation he was done. It’s a forever stain. This is mutually ensured destruction. But I’m really glad he’s standing up for himself and fighting back.
You're getting a lot of new eyes with this topic so I thought I'd give you a little feedback. I really like hearing about your experience in movies and adding context to the read. That's the main reason I decided to watch these 2 videos. Honestly, watching them, I assumed you were a fan of Taylor Swift and therefore also Blake Lively bc of how you were interpreting things and to my mind bending over backwards to giver her the benefit of the doubt. I mean Khaleesi uses her dragons to burn down her enemies and take over the world. But you don't see it? Sure, fine, whatever.
But then you started talking about wanting to be neutral when talking about these issues and looking out for your family online. That made me realize my assumption. My feedback is that I think you overcorrected and therefore came across quite callous towards Baldoni. It didn't seem balanced Maybe you thought it but didn't say it? For what it's worth and I hope it helps you get to 100,000 with so many people stopping by. Thanks for a thorough read and I hope your voice recovers!
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At 2:12:50 – from what I remember she/her brand becomes the thing she is promoting. Like I remember when she did A Simple Favor, she deleted all her posts/followers, like she “vanished” like the movie, i thought it was cool, to embody the movie and brand it. This movie, depending on who you ask I guess, was not about florals. So I felt for that reason it was odd because she does a good job promoting things, but I guess it’s her POV of what the movie could’ve been/was. The thing that I’ll comment on, which is what I can see based on messages/evidence, the rest I don’t feel comfortable commenting on yet, is the issue lies in executing her vision and putting it into action.. I get wanting to be a leader/take the leadership role, and I don’t know her obviously but I feel she is around ppl like her husband and friend TS, and they have done that and pushed for that leadership role in their careers. However I feel there’s a time and place for that. Pick your battles and then deal with the outcome. Whatever it may be, I hope the truth comes out, justice is served and they both get some healing.
Blake Lively got so offended for being told by Justin is not attracted to her that she went on an egotistical rampage with Ryan Reynolds and both became narcistic bullies on Justin!
Lovely CHOSE to act the part, whether pre OR postpartum, and her behaviour is not a symptom of postpartum.
And yes Justin’s lawsuit is worth $4M because his career is over; even if he wins, that will always be hanging over his head. This movie netted over $350M and he likely would have gotten the rights for the sequel. This. Over his career, who knows what he could’ve earned. The man is an actor, director and producer.
She has a history (a long line) of behaving this way – controlling the narrative of a show/movie).
I do appreciate that you are taking all the time to make up your mind and taking all the information as fairly as possible. I am currently on team baldoni based on everything I’ve read but I do like your approach
Unfortunately, the main reason the movie grossed so much is because of Blake’s media play and provocation of Justin. People were curious what the big fuss was all about. I’ve seen a lot of comments on YT that they would not have seen the movie, if it weren’t for this legal battle. The remaining people were surely actual victims of DV.
The things that woman did to Justin and his movie is so beyond outrageous…just despicable. And Ryan – I like him because of how he presents himself, he’s funny and a fellow Canadian; but because of his involvement in this and seeing the comments from actors and movie staff on his awful behaviour, I’m disgusted and will never look at, or think of, him in a positive light again. I can’t stand him; and no wonder her bf is Taylor Swift! I’m going to be spiteful and say I hope she ends up heavily ‘intertwined’ in this mess.
By the way, she had already gotten a nose job, lol!
The stats have no bearing on her behaviour! Whether her version was better or not, it doesn’t change the fact that she over-stepped her role and essentially breached her contract – she should have never been anywhere near the editing phase of this movie.
A lovely quote from Blake: ‘I have control issues and a big ego – that’s probably the honest answer,’ Blake explained in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily last week, when asked why she dresses herself.
Why are you wasting the Kristen Flaa interview(sorry if misspelled it!) to re litigate something we’ve all agreed on already? Blake and Parker were insufferable in that interview. Even Blake apologists don’t waste their energy defending her in that interview. It’s old content and frankly, the fact that you want to play devils advocate makes you look objective and more like you’re bending backwards to find ways to defend Blake.
Hi from Ohio, Mr. Baldoni will NEVER back up for what he’s requested because he CAN PROVE the truth. I just KNOW he’ll WIN the battle for his truthfulness AND The Lord Jesus is in Control of the Situation. 🙏🏼
1:15:39 The same way they rescinded his award, they should rescind her pga mark with Heath's email to the lawyer showing it wasn't deserved. Apparently, a PGA mark can be rescinded if the PGA determines that the producer who received it provided false or misleading information during the certification process, or if they engaged in any other conduct that violates the PGA's guidelines; essentially, if they did not meet the necessary criteria to be awarded the mark in the first place.
I will stop watching if you are always gonna give blake the benefit of the doubt for everything. Blake is a high achiever and doesnt read the book? I dont think so. I think you are so one sided. Blake used a serious issue SH to destroy Baldoni. He lost his reputation, livelihood. Thats the reason of the lawsuit. Not only the extortion part. The extortion part just shows blake had the power so how could she be sh in this power dynamic
Thank you for covering the entire lawsuit. Much appreciated!
You may claim to be unbiased but it's clear you most definitely scrutinize Baldonis side of the story much more than you question Livelys claims.
He's not suing for her behavior during filming. He sucked that up and let it go. He's responding to her complaints, the NYT article, and the backlash that all caused… on him and, more importantly, his career/business.
gooooosh munching these nuts is so freaking unprofessional, you had to Eat before streaming!
I don’t think people want to hate women but rsther deny people who lie and deceive regardless of gender. Now more than ever let’s make lying wrong again!!
Okay, let's say Blake is insecure (boohoo join the club) and wants to be the fun gal in the room. Her humor is off yet she thinks she is funny and tries to be funny which does not translate. And I think Blake's humor does not translate because it seems to be always directed at the expense of others in the room. And, I think the reason this happens is that the underbelly of her humor is grounded in her mean girl personality. Make sense?
wear your morals, Blame Likely
Omg big fan
Saving your future and reputation worth this. The number is just an attention getter.
Given the "evidence" for her assertions, already released, seems highly manipulated and misleading, I can't imagine what new evidence she could produce to counter Baldoni's response. You don't have to manipulate evidence if it actually supports your claims. And the fact that she did manipulate the evidence is evidence that she already knew it didn't. No?
how fat shaming goes along with SH? or JB is attracted to larger humans… ?
so… not all canadians are nice and not all women are victims
Deliberately destroying someone's ability to make a living in their profession (with lies) is not just being a B. Get real.
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I would like to be a fly in Blake's and Ryan's home right now. 👀👂
whyyyyyyy alll the chewing!!!!!!!!!
This man with a baby stays creating content on a weekend night for almost four hours and you all are slamming him for eating? That's wild. and this vid is free. he's reading an 179-page document out loud to us as a service. Let the man nourish himself.
in the field i work in – when i send an email – as a representative of the co – it is a legal business correspondence and has to be saved for a certain amount of time as a business record — justin can have ALL of the email btwn blake and sony subpoenaed.😘
She is grown up woman and it’s time to acknowledge her behaviour and mistakes.
Give me a two and half stars any day 😂🤪🤟🏼I love the studio update ❤
The more you people complain about his eating the funnier it gets to me, listening to him eat!! he’s just being down to earth and natural!
If all of Justin’s claims are true and Blake has no evidence for her claims then can you imagine the stress Justin would have been under? It seems like they were all cool in the beginning but then she tried to gain control and he attempted to hold a boundary with her, she flipped on him and he had to walk on egg shells the whole time. That’s scary….
Re: "grab your girls and wear your florals"
As a writer currently working on a script in which we're trying to successfully communicate a theme through imagery, there's a fine line between nuanced and non-cliché subtle vs. wide enough frame of reference that everybody gets it. EVEN IF you successfully navigate that fine line in the film, if the marketing tag line didn't capture it, it's all for naught.
What could have been very simply modified to capture the protagonist projected mood identification for the audience… maybe something like… "wear your florals and grab the girls who help you bloom no matter what."
obviously in addition to the actual BTS evil, the promotion was an ambiguous fail, and she should have owned it and yes course-corrected instead of scapegoating and finger-pointing.
It’s interesting that you are coming down on people being snarky and opinionated when we have listened to you snark all year about Laura and baby Gingey (sp). Sometimes the shoe fits 🤷🏼♀️
At 1:20:10 you say that if she proves harassment (he called her sexy, kissed her in scenes too many times, had randos in the room when she was close to nude, and asked about her weight), she deserved the PGA producer credit over the producers who actually did the work??? She deserved to take the movie?
I would have thought harassment would mean calling out the director and making a claim with the guild and even shaming him – but taking the picture over?????
I was 100% team Blake but after reading the receipts I don’t know how anyone can buy her claims.
No, “grab your friends, wear your florals” is not from somewhere. People were just so baffled that Blake’s promotional message for the film was –“ this movie is the perfect opportunity for you and your besties to dress up and have a fun girl’s night”, given the movie’s heavy and serious premise.
Dave I really like you! I’ve watched for a long time but will have to stop if you keep making excuses for the atrocious behavior of Lively while scrutinizing every single thing Baldoni says. You may think it makes you look unbiased but it’s the opposite. For instance, excusing her for accusing him of the most horrendous crime a man can commit against a woman short of murder that we just don’t understand her humor? Come on. It’s troubling especially when I’ve seen how hard you’ve gone against Laura Owens. I am NOT understanding how you can’t see that short of a fake pregnancy they are the same person; entitled, narcissistic, selfish and unbothered by destroying lives as long as they get what they want and punish those who don’t give into their demands.
Honestly, I think Lively did this because she was enabled (by others whom she looks up to), to feel ready and able before her time. She felt a certain way, but it may have been cleared up with taking a breath and speaking to Baldoni directly. Now the situation has spiralled out of control and all focus is lost. 😢
I think if Blake had been amicable with Justin and allowed him to be a part of the marketing, she would've gotten the message that people aren't going to respond to her "lightness" and self-promoting marketing attempts very well. Justin would have worked with her to make sure the focus is on DV voices, and there would've been a togetherness between the two of them that would have reflected well on Blake. But she was busy shutting him out and ostracizing him during this period.
I hate to say it but I think Justin’s acting career is over and he knows it. The second she made this accusation he was done. It’s a forever stain. This is mutually ensured destruction. But I’m really glad he’s standing up for himself and fighting back.
Not a BL watcher…has she been in any intimate scenes other than The Town? This just sounds sooo dramatic for a professional…intimate scenes or not.
You're getting a lot of new eyes with this topic so I thought I'd give you a little feedback. I really like hearing about your experience in movies and adding context to the read. That's the main reason I decided to watch these 2 videos. Honestly, watching them, I assumed you were a fan of Taylor Swift and therefore also Blake Lively bc of how you were interpreting things and to my mind bending over backwards to giver her the benefit of the doubt. I mean Khaleesi uses her dragons to burn down her enemies and take over the world. But you don't see it? Sure, fine, whatever.
But then you started talking about wanting to be neutral when talking about these issues and looking out for your family online. That made me realize my assumption. My feedback is that I think you overcorrected and therefore came across quite callous towards Baldoni. It didn't seem balanced Maybe you thought it but didn't say it? For what it's worth and I hope it helps you get to 100,000 with so many people stopping by. Thanks for a thorough read and I hope your voice recovers!
Thanks!
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At 2:12:50 – from what I remember she/her brand becomes the thing she is promoting. Like I remember when she did A Simple Favor, she deleted all her posts/followers, like she “vanished” like the movie, i thought it was cool, to embody the movie and brand it. This movie, depending on who you ask I guess, was not about florals. So I felt for that reason it was odd because she does a good job promoting things, but I guess it’s her POV of what the movie could’ve been/was. The thing that I’ll comment on, which is what I can see based on messages/evidence, the rest I don’t feel comfortable commenting on yet, is the issue lies in executing her vision and putting it into action.. I get wanting to be a leader/take the leadership role, and I don’t know her obviously but I feel she is around ppl like her husband and friend TS, and they have done that and pushed for that leadership role in their careers. However I feel there’s a time and place for that. Pick your battles and then deal with the outcome. Whatever it may be, I hope the truth comes out, justice is served and they both get some healing.
Why does Blake wear florals. They make her look so much older and somwhat frumpy.
Blake Lively got so offended for being told by Justin is not attracted to her that she went on an egotistical rampage with Ryan Reynolds and both became narcistic bullies on Justin!
Lovely CHOSE to act the part, whether pre OR postpartum, and her behaviour is not a symptom of postpartum.
And yes Justin’s lawsuit is worth $4M because his career is over; even if he wins, that will always be hanging over his head. This movie netted over $350M and he likely would have gotten the rights for the sequel. This. Over his career, who knows what he could’ve earned. The man is an actor, director and producer.
She has a history (a long line) of behaving this way – controlling the narrative of a show/movie).
He has the receipts. I’m with him.
You’re going somewhere with this but for the love of god stop eating into the mic and keep the trailer voice to a minimum it is infuriatingly annoying
I do appreciate that you are taking all the time to make up your mind and taking all the information as fairly as possible. I am currently on team baldoni based on everything I’ve read but I do like your approach
Unfortunately, the main reason the movie grossed so much is because of Blake’s media play and provocation of Justin. People were curious what the big fuss was all about. I’ve seen a lot of comments on YT that they would not have seen the movie, if it weren’t for this legal battle. The remaining people were surely actual victims of DV.
The things that woman did to Justin and his movie is so beyond outrageous…just despicable. And Ryan – I like him because of how he presents himself, he’s funny and a fellow Canadian; but because of his involvement in this and seeing the comments from actors and movie staff on his awful behaviour, I’m disgusted and will never look at, or think of, him in a positive light again. I can’t stand him; and no wonder her bf is Taylor Swift! I’m going to be spiteful and say I hope she ends up heavily ‘intertwined’ in this mess.
By the way, she had already gotten a nose job, lol!
The TWO of them are absolute monsters!!!
Kevin spacey was an A lister…
The stats have no bearing on her behaviour! Whether her version was better or not, it doesn’t change the fact that she over-stepped her role and essentially breached her contract – she should have never been anywhere near the editing phase of this movie.
Man, she’s a freaking monster!!
A lovely quote from Blake: ‘I have control issues and a big ego – that’s probably the honest answer,’ Blake explained in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily last week, when asked why she dresses herself.
I subscribed after hearing your description of what you think a period piece is. Hilarious haha
Why are you wasting the Kristen Flaa interview(sorry if misspelled it!) to re litigate something we’ve all agreed on already? Blake and Parker were insufferable in that interview. Even Blake apologists don’t waste their energy defending her in that interview. It’s old content and frankly, the fact that you want to play devils advocate makes you look objective and more like you’re bending backwards to find ways to defend Blake.
I'd love for Scarlett Johansson to play Blake in the movie 😂
Hi from Ohio, Mr. Baldoni will NEVER back up for what he’s requested because he CAN PROVE the truth. I just KNOW he’ll WIN the battle for his truthfulness AND The Lord Jesus is in Control of the Situation. 🙏🏼