Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni ongoing drama after release of It Ends With Us

[Bewitchingstorm]

I think this deserves its own thread. Have you been following? If so, what are your thoughts? Below is a brief synopsis, but it seems like more and more is being exposed daily.

Justin Baldoni starred in and directed the movie, It Ends With Us, which centered around Blake Lively's character (she starred and produced the movie) who falls in love with an abusive neurosurgeon (Baldoni).

Following its release, Lively essentially refused to advertise the movie; when she did, she was inappropriate (i.e., telling women to grab their girlfriends, put on their best dresses/pearls, and go see the movie together [a movie centering on domestic violence]).

Things shifted dramatically when Lively filed a legal complaint against Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation.

The complaint, which precedes a lawsuit, names Baldoni, the studio behind “It Ends With Us” and Baldoni's publicists among the defendants.

In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a “multi-tiered plan” to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.

Following the complaint, Baldoni was reportedly dropped as a client by talent agency WME.

In January, Baldoni sued Lively and her husband for defamation in the latest step in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

Baldoni’s suit seeks at least $400 million for damages, including lost future income. The Lively lawsuit came the same day that Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel, alleging the paper worked with Lively to smear him.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertain...r%20reputation.

[Nic B]

The whole thing is a trainwreck and I am sick of hearing about it. I think they are both annoying.

[Bewitchingstorm]

The whole thing is a trainwreck and I am sick of hearing about it. I think they are both annoying.

I am too, but given it is the only thing in the news each day, I started this thread.

I think Lively is a bully.

[Angiebla]

Not a Blake Lively fan.

Shes saying he is dissing her bc he sexually harrassed her and she outed him, nope he talked shit bc she wasnt promoting the movie or being retarded about it.

He took the message of the movie seriously.

Wasnt Ryan Reynold's always there? Why did he marry this dumbass?

I admit I dont know a lot about Baldoni, but Im pretty much on his side. I would sue her too.

[Bewitchingstorm]

Not a Blake Lively fan.

Shes saying he is dissing her bc he sexually harrassed her and she outed him, nope he talked shit bc she wasnt promoting the movie or being retarded about it.

He took the message of the movie seriously.

Wasnt Ryan Reynold's always there? Why did he marry this dumbass?

I admit I dont know a lot about Baldoni, but Im pretty much on his side. I would sue her too.

It seems like Ryan inserted himself into everything. My thoughts are people started criticizing Blake for how she promoted the movie on domestic violence the wrong way. There was public outcry, so she changed the story to she was sexually harassed by Baldoni.

[Angiebla]

It seems like Ryan inserted himself into everything. My thoughts are people started criticizing Blake for how she promoted the movie on domestic violence the wrong way. There was public outcry, so she changed the story to she was sexually harassed by Baldoni.

Yeah that makes sense.

Werent her and Ryan avoided at some event?

[Bewitchingstorm]

Yeah that makes sense.

Werent her and Ryan avoided at some event?

I saw a video of them at the 50th anniversary for SNL where Tina Fey and Amy Poehler asked the audience if anyone had any questions and Ryan raised his hand:

In the sketch, Fey asks Reynolds how it’s going. “Great,” Reynolds responds. “Why? What have you heard?” Fey replies, “Good stuff only,” as Reynolds launches into a question about the Coneheads.

It was odd because one would think if your wife had been sexually harassed on a movie set, you wouldn't crack a joke about the topic that is clearly in the news.

https://www.vulture.com/article/just...lds-snl50.html

[marshmallow]

I'm actually on team 'neither of them' I think both of them a ginormous asses and equally pathetic.

[Nic B]

Yeah it's all for publicity and to stay relevant, in my opinion.

[Angiebla]

I saw somewhere that someone was granted a restraining order, Im guessing it was Blake.

[Angiebla]

Now Blake is suing SNL for 80 mil?

[Bewitchingstorm]

Now Blake is suing SNL for 80 mil?

Where did you see that?

[Angiebla]

Where did you see that?

There are a ton of Youtube videos about it. I dont know how accurate they are.

Colin Jost made a joke during the "news" part of SNL. It wasnt even bad....but she mad.

[Bewitchingstorm]

There are a ton of Youtube videos about it. I dont know how accurate they are.

Colin Jost made a joke during the "news" part of SNL. It wasnt even bad....but she mad.

She and Ryan are quite litigious lately, so I would't be surprised.

[Angiebla]

She and Ryan are quite litigious lately, so I would't be surprised.

If I were Ryan, I would jump ship and save myself.

[Bewitchingstorm]

If I were Ryan, I would jump ship and save myself.

Truth! I think he doesn't realize how bad this will be for his career.

[raisedbywolves]

I can't find anything anywhere about her suing SNL. I see people talking about the joke, but that's it.

[Bewitchingstorm]

I can't find anything anywhere about her suing SNL. I see people talking about the joke, but that's it.

Same ~ I think it was just a rumor.

[Angiebla]

I can't find anything anywhere about her suing SNL. I see people talking about the joke, but that's it.

There was a bunch of YouTube videos about it. They were probably bogus.