Blake Lively- Jason Baldoni and NYT - False Light claims

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Anonymous wrote:Just to review: the NYT is trash, not to be trusted. But Perez Hilton and the Daily Mail are infallible.

Go JB! xoxo

Well let’s take inventory. The NYT ran the Baldoni hit piece with the sham subpoena as cover. The Daily Mail did actual investigative journalism exposing the sham subpoena. The NYT still hasn’t reported on the sham subpoena and probably won’t. The Daily Fail may be a tabloid, but even a broke clock is right twice a day.

And to prove how fake this was from the get-go and how it's standard operating procedure at The Times, that hack Megan Twohey is not only not fired, she'll be promoted and/or rewarded with a windfall from Hollywood for being a good foot soldier.

It's also worth noting Twohey is from Washington and is a GU alum. It's not out of the question she is on her personally spinning.

No. She will be mocked and judged by other NYT reporters for messing this stupid non-story up and being blinded into thinking she’s a celebrity insider and friends/confidants with the Blakes of the world.

Totally agree with you. The pp is being nuts. The journalist will be disgraced. I feel bad for her. She was duped

Disgraced? Y'all are naive as hell. Is Jake Tapper disgraced running point for senile Biden? He’s still paid millions a year, still an CNN star, and was just given a multi-million book deal detailing he knew all along Biden was losing his mind (in contrast to his actual coverage on CNN!).

Twohey has not and will not be fired. She will become a multi-millionaire, if she isn’t already, off a career peddling bullshit.

You clearly don’t understand this world. It’s fine. I’m not saying she’ll be fired but she will be put on ice and this will be a major hit to her credibility. She’s not going to become a ‘multi millionaire’ off this. I don’t think you understand News or journalism at all.

+1 that some PPs do not understand this world. Becoming a fake entertainer journalist like Tapper or any of the other CNN etc types could bring her millions, sure. And if that’s her goal, it could happen. But she will never be a respected reporter again and yes, among a certain set, that is something that money can’t buy. Becoming a respected investigative reporter at the NYT, New Yorker, maybe ProPublica - you’ll notice i’m not listing cable news anchor positions here - is all about reputation and the quality of the work, and it is something that Tapper and his ilk can’t buy. Maybe they don’t want it anyway, but among people who do want it or care about these things, it is very hard to achieve. Of course it is gatekeeping, but I’m telling you how it works. Blowing it on Blake Lively was a total waste and disappointing. She can’t get that reputation prestige back. And it reflects poorly on NYT editors and leadership for allowing it to happen, at a time when the paper was already diminished. She has colleagues who are furious about this, I assure you, because the NYT brand erosion also undermines them.

Jake tapper was an anchor for years. Megan is a long time journalist and 50 yo. She’s not suddenly going to pivot to a multi million dollar anchor job and book deals- she’s too old, that’s not really her skill set and you don’t just get handed book huge book deals after a failed piece that will likely cause her employer boat loads of money in legal fees. She got her book deal after Weinstein and I doubt there are any more coming.

Blake has essentially ruined Megan’s career. I still can’t quite figure out what she, her editors and others at NYT let this piece go through. It was essentially a single source piece (sure, w the cover of the filing) with *multiple* potential defamation plaintiffs, and they gave the subjects less than 24 hours to respond. Daily Mail would have gone for comment earlier imo. Why didn’t the times? It’s unfathomable to me.

What in the hell kind of disinformation gaslighting is this? Nepo baby Twohey has already cashed in and become a Hollywood foot soldier:

“Twohey and Kantor authored a book which chronicled their exposé into Weinstein and the structures of power that enabled him, titled She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement, which was published by Penguin Books in September 2019.[33] In 2022, the book was adapted into a film of the same name. The film is directed by Maria Schrader from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Twohey is played by Carey Mulligan.”

Yes, as I said she got her book deal from Weinstein but that’s probably the end for her. And I think you a little confused about just how much book deals make in this day and age, including adaptation rights. I’m sure she made a decent amount and I’m sure you’ll find some extreme example of someone making $$$, but the fact is it’s rare to become super wealthy if you’re an investigative journalist.

Her dad was a journalist in Chicago. I can’t remember what her mom did. But she’s hardly a nepo baby. She worked for what she became.

You seem to have great personal animosity for her. It’s a bit odd.

Unless you’re her or her accountant, you have zero clue what she made or what kind of favor for a favor shit is going on behind closed doors. It’s clear by your deluded know it all tone you’re the crazy Lively spammer. Good God you are batshit.

Lively spammer? Huh? I’m usually accused of being pro Baldoni.

And yes, I do know this world. I’ve worked in news and publishing. I have writer and journalist friends and colleagues who get book deals, options, Netflix deals etc. Your assumption that Megan is going to pivot and somehow make millions off this is as you say ‘bat shit’

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Anonymous wrote:There are like 3 pro Baldoni posters on this board who have convinced themselves that Lively is the antichrist and they won’t hear evidence to contradict that. I’m sure there are posters elsewhere like this, but the general public hasn’t yet made up their minds and likely won’t until trial, so insisting they are “done” and need to settle right away is crazy. If they have convincing evidence of a smear, imho, they win and Baldoni does not recover. And if Baldoni ordered the smear, he shouldn’t be settled with.

If you listen closely to what Blake’s lawyers have said, a few things become really clear:

“The core of this lawsuit is the smear campaign” means we know we can’t prove harassment and don’t even believe it ourselves.

“We’re hoping to focus on the smear campaign in discovery” means we don’t have any evidence yet but are hoping to find some on our fishing expedition.

“The conversation as described didn’t happen” means we definitely threatened Taylor Swift but we were careful with our words, as we are lawyers after all.

I’m one of the Baldoni supporters who thinks Blake won’t settle, but not because she shouldn’t, but because she can’t afford it. She’ll take her chances at least until after the MTDs are ruled on but the problem is today’s price is not tomorrow’s price, so if the MTDs don’t go how she wants it’ll cost her more in settlement discussions.

Well, I would certainly not expect serious settlement discussions until Wayfarer turns over the financials.

Why? Jury damages are rarely tied to real world financials

The 400 million is a huge number and totally speculative.

Uh yeah, no one expects them to settle for that number. Do you know anything about how this all works? The number is a fairly random number. It is to set an impression.

.... and, getting their financial statements gets them some actual information to form a basis for a reasonable settlement offer to be negotiated. They don't just pick numbers out of thin air.

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I think it's cute that there's a poster who's insistent in here that Justin should have just played ball with Lively, which would have helped his career in the long run. Ryan and Blake began accusing Justin of harassment before the cameras even began rolling. The alleged fat-shaming incident happened in pre-production. Blake was insistent in misreading Justin's actions at every single turn. When you deal with someone like, there's nothing you can do to counter their actions, and it's best to disengage immediately (unfortunately, Justin couldn't for the reasons outlined in his complaint).

You cannot charm your way out enough or act nice enough or act deferent enough. They are out to get you. I question the social survival instincts of the people here who think you can.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to review: the NYT is trash, not to be trusted. But Perez Hilton and the Daily Mail are infallible.

Go JB! xoxo

Well let’s take inventory. The NYT ran the Baldoni hit piece with the sham subpoena as cover. The Daily Mail did actual investigative journalism exposing the sham subpoena. The NYT still hasn’t reported on the sham subpoena and probably won’t. The Daily Fail may be a tabloid, but even a broke clock is right twice a day.

And to prove how fake this was from the get-go and how it's standard operating procedure at The Times, that hack Megan Twohey is not only not fired, she'll be promoted and/or rewarded with a windfall from Hollywood for being a good foot soldier.

It's also worth noting Twohey is from Washington and is a GU alum. It's not out of the question she is on her personally spinning.

No. She will be mocked and judged by other NYT reporters for messing this stupid non-story up and being blinded into thinking she’s a celebrity insider and friends/confidants with the Blakes of the world.

Totally agree with you. The pp is being nuts. The journalist will be disgraced. I feel bad for her. She was duped

Disgraced? Y'all are naive as hell. Is Jake Tapper disgraced running point for senile Biden? He’s still paid millions a year, still an CNN star, and was just given a multi-million book deal detailing he knew all along Biden was losing his mind (in contrast to his actual coverage on CNN!).

Twohey has not and will not be fired. She will become a multi-millionaire, if she isn’t already, off a career peddling bullshit.

You clearly don’t understand this world. It’s fine. I’m not saying she’ll be fired but she will be put on ice and this will be a major hit to her credibility. She’s not going to become a ‘multi millionaire’ off this. I don’t think you understand News or journalism at all.

+1 that some PPs do not understand this world. Becoming a fake entertainer journalist like Tapper or any of the other CNN etc types could bring her millions, sure. And if that’s her goal, it could happen. But she will never be a respected reporter again and yes, among a certain set, that is something that money can’t buy. Becoming a respected investigative reporter at the NYT, New Yorker, maybe ProPublica - you’ll notice i’m not listing cable news anchor positions here - is all about reputation and the quality of the work, and it is something that Tapper and his ilk can’t buy. Maybe they don’t want it anyway, but among people who do want it or care about these things, it is very hard to achieve. Of course it is gatekeeping, but I’m telling you how it works. Blowing it on Blake Lively was a total waste and disappointing. She can’t get that reputation prestige back. And it reflects poorly on NYT editors and leadership for allowing it to happen, at a time when the paper was already diminished. She has colleagues who are furious about this, I assure you, because the NYT brand erosion also undermines them.

Jake tapper was an anchor for years. Megan is a long time journalist and 50 yo. She’s not suddenly going to pivot to a multi million dollar anchor job and book deals- she’s too old, that’s not really her skill set and you don’t just get handed book huge book deals after a failed piece that will likely cause her employer boat loads of money in legal fees. She got her book deal after Weinstein and I doubt there are any more coming.

Blake has essentially ruined Megan’s career. I still can’t quite figure out what she, her editors and others at NYT let this piece go through. It was essentially a single source piece (sure, w the cover of the filing) with *multiple* potential defamation plaintiffs, and they gave the subjects less than 24 hours to respond. Daily Mail would have gone for comment earlier imo. Why didn’t the times? It’s unfathomable to me.

What in the hell kind of disinformation gaslighting is this? Nepo baby Twohey has already cashed in and become a Hollywood foot soldier:

“Twohey and Kantor authored a book which chronicled their exposé into Weinstein and the structures of power that enabled him, titled She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement, which was published by Penguin Books in September 2019.[33] In 2022, the book was adapted into a film of the same name. The film is directed by Maria Schrader from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Twohey is played by Carey Mulligan.”

Yes, as I said she got her book deal from Weinstein but that’s probably the end for her. And I think you a little confused about just how much book deals make in this day and age, including adaptation rights. I’m sure she made a decent amount and I’m sure you’ll find some extreme example of someone making $$$, but the fact is it’s rare to become super wealthy if you’re an investigative journalist.

Her dad was a journalist in Chicago. I can’t remember what her mom did. But she’s hardly a nepo baby. She worked for what she became.

You seem to have great personal animosity for her. It’s a bit odd.

Unless you’re her or her accountant, you have zero clue what she made or what kind of favor for a favor shit is going on behind closed doors. It’s clear by your deluded know it all tone you’re the crazy Lively spammer. Good God you are batshit.

Lively spammer? Huh? I’m usually accused of being pro Baldoni.

And yes, I do know this world. I’ve worked in news and publishing. I have writer and journalist friends and colleagues who get book deals, options, Netflix deals etc. Your assumption that Megan is going to pivot and somehow make millions off this is as you say ‘bat shit’

Twohey isn’t some above it all low key straight news reporter, she has ALREADY cashed in with a book and movie deal. Twohey has magazine covers and walks the red carpet. Do you think Blake threw a dart and found her or is there agency links between her, Ryan and Ari? She’s a reliable foot soldier. You’re spinning for her and spamming make believe nonsense masquerading as an expert insider on a mommy forum on a Sunday afternoon. You’re not an insider, you’re a lonely spinster or some PR bot trying to muddy the water. A futile effort, I might add.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's cute that there's a poster who's insistent in here that Justin should have just played ball with Lively, which would have helped his career in the long run. Ryan and Blake began accusing Justin of harassment before the cameras even began rolling. The alleged fat-shaming incident happened in pre-production. Blake was insistent in misreading Justin's actions at every single turn. When you deal with someone like, there's nothing you can do to counter their actions, and it's best to disengage immediately (unfortunately, Justin couldn't for the reasons outlined in his complaint).

You cannot charm your way out enough or act nice enough or act deferent enough. They are out to get you. I question the social survival instincts of the people here who think you can.

It sure reads like a choreographed me too set up blackmail extortion whatever you want to call scheme from the very get-go. Really cool how the New York Times helped these scammers.

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I remember at the height of the #metoo movement people claiming that 3% of sexual assault cases are false reports. I hate to do this, but..how can we even know this number is accurate? And people, in defense of Lively keep applying the rarity of false reports to Justin's case, but this is about sexual harassment. What's the actual percentage for that?

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Anonymous wrote:BL's popularity before IEWU was not based on her acting. It was based on her huge Instagram following, popularity with "fashion people" (hosting Met Gala, Vogue cover, relationships with Versace and other designers), her friendship with Taylor, and her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

All that stuff together gave her a huge q score. The Shallows, the last movie she opened totally on her own, was a modest success. Hee magazine covers tend to sell. A Simple Favor did decent at the box office and then did really well on streaming, and she has the bigger character in that movie (Kendrick is good but her role is more of the straight man -- Blake for the more fun, showy role).

There are very few people in Hollywood who can do all that. I don't think much of Lively as an actress and find RR really annoying (I have zero interest in Deadpool and find his other ventures grating -- the last time I enjoyed him in a movie was The Proposal), but they both seem to understand celebrity and work it to their advantage, and it makes them a profitable investment. They also seem to have decent work ethics.

I completely understand why Hollywood is backing them. Baldoni is a nobody (sorry) and a lot of the people supporting him now have never seen any of his movies and didn't know who he was a year ago.

It's actually kind of a shame. I know it will get me screamed at on this thread, but having a monster hit like IEWU could have been huge for Baldoni. I think he was in talks to direct the Pacman movie before all this blew up (I mean ugh but that's the kind of garbage Hollywood makes now so it would have been big for him). I tend to think he blew it by not playing the game and figuring out how to work with Lively to his benefit. Even if he "wins" this case and even if Blake's career is in ruins, I think he blew his shot. Not because he'll be labeled a predator (lol this is not the problem in Hollywood people seem to think it is on this thread, look around), but because he showed himself to not know how to work with people like Lively or Reynolds. Are they narcissists? I'm sure they are! Just like everyone else in that town. That's the system. I don't think Baldoni is cut out for it.

I have to question this idea of a huge Q score meaning something in 2025. And middle America women do not care what celebrities where at the Met Gala. The Met Gala is essentially a circus to regular working Americans.

Here's a reality check on Hollywood. Once Taylor Swift dumps you it is a matter of time before everyone else has no use for you. Hollywood follows the cool girls and will shy away from controversy From now on it will be "pap walks" with Robyn and Blake and Ryan looking like a 50 year old lesbian trailing behind.

lmao. Were you the poster who made the Salma 60-th birthday comment? Please never leave.

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Anonymous wrote:There are like 3 pro Baldoni posters on this board who have convinced themselves that Lively is the antichrist and they won’t hear evidence to contradict that. I’m sure there are posters elsewhere like this, but the general public hasn’t yet made up their minds and likely won’t until trial, so insisting they are “done” and need to settle right away is crazy. If they have convincing evidence of a smear, imho, they win and Baldoni does not recover. And if Baldoni ordered the smear, he shouldn’t be settled with.

If you listen closely to what Blake’s lawyers have said, a few things become really clear:

“The core of this lawsuit is the smear campaign” means we know we can’t prove harassment and don’t even believe it ourselves.

“We’re hoping to focus on the smear campaign in discovery” means we don’t have any evidence yet but are hoping to find some on our fishing expedition.

“The conversation as described didn’t happen” means we definitely threatened Taylor Swift but we were careful with our words, as we are lawyers after all.

I’m one of the Baldoni supporters who thinks Blake won’t settle, but not because she shouldn’t, but because she can’t afford it. She’ll take her chances at least until after the MTDs are ruled on but the problem is today’s price is not tomorrow’s price, so if the MTDs don’t go how she wants it’ll cost her more in settlement discussions.

Well, I would certainly not expect serious settlement discussions until Wayfarer turns over the financials.

Why? Jury damages are rarely tied to real world financials

The 400 million is a huge number and totally speculative.

Uh yeah, no one expects them to settle for that number. Do you know anything about how this all works? The number is a fairly random number. It is to set an impression.

.... and, getting their financial statements gets them some actual information to form a basis for a reasonable settlement offer to be negotiated. They don't just pick numbers out of thin air.

Again, you clearly don’t know this world very well.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's cute that there's a poster who's insistent in here that Justin should have just played ball with Lively, which would have helped his career in the long run. Ryan and Blake began accusing Justin of harassment before the cameras even began rolling. The alleged fat-shaming incident happened in pre-production. Blake was insistent in misreading Justin's actions at every single turn. When you deal with someone like, there's nothing you can do to counter their actions, and it's best to disengage immediately (unfortunately, Justin couldn't for the reasons outlined in his complaint).

You cannot charm your way out enough or act nice enough or act deferent enough. They are out to get you. I question the social survival instincts of the people here who think you can.

It sure reads like a choreographed me too set up blackmail extortion whatever you want to call scheme from the very get-go. Really cool how the New York Times helped these scammers.

So I have been on the fence about whether Blake planned this from the start. I've gone from thinking no way, she's just an oversensitive psycho, to now thinking maybe she did.

It's very curious to me that the set had so many problems and then, bam, after the 17-point list is signed, everything runs completely smoothly. I know people will say this is evidence that Justin finally got put in his place and he became too scared to try anything. I now view it more as Blake finally got something to hold over his head, so she didn't need to accuse him of anything anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:BL's popularity before IEWU was not based on her acting. It was based on her huge Instagram following, popularity with "fashion people" (hosting Met Gala, Vogue cover, relationships with Versace and other designers), her friendship with Taylor, and her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

All that stuff together gave her a huge q score. The Shallows, the last movie she opened totally on her own, was a modest success. Hee magazine covers tend to sell. A Simple Favor did decent at the box office and then did really well on streaming, and she has the bigger character in that movie (Kendrick is good but her role is more of the straight man -- Blake for the more fun, showy role).

There are very few people in Hollywood who can do all that. I don't think much of Lively as an actress and find RR really annoying (I have zero interest in Deadpool and find his other ventures grating -- the last time I enjoyed him in a movie was The Proposal), but they both seem to understand celebrity and work it to their advantage, and it makes them a profitable investment. They also seem to have decent work ethics.

I completely understand why Hollywood is backing them. Baldoni is a nobody (sorry) and a lot of the people supporting him now have never seen any of his movies and didn't know who he was a year ago.

It's actually kind of a shame. I know it will get me screamed at on this thread, but having a monster hit like IEWU could have been huge for Baldoni. I think he was in talks to direct the Pacman movie before all this blew up (I mean ugh but that's the kind of garbage Hollywood makes now so it would have been big for him). I tend to think he blew it by not playing the game and figuring out how to work with Lively to his benefit. Even if he "wins" this case and even if Blake's career is in ruins, I think he blew his shot. Not because he'll be labeled a predator (lol this is not the problem in Hollywood people seem to think it is on this thread, look around), but because he showed himself to not know how to work with people like Lively or Reynolds. Are they narcissists? I'm sure they are! Just like everyone else in that town. That's the system. I don't think Baldoni is cut out for it.

I have to question this idea of a huge Q score meaning something in 2025. And middle America women do not care what celebrities where at the Met Gala. The Met Gala is essentially a circus to regular working Americans.

Here's a reality check on Hollywood. Once Taylor Swift dumps you it is a matter of time before everyone else has no use for you. Hollywood follows the cool girls and will shy away from controversy From now on it will be "pap walks" with Robyn and Blake and Ryan looking like a 50 year old lesbian trailing behind.

lmao. Were you the poster who made the Salma 60-th birthday comment? Please never leave.

You think lesbianish Ryan with his 15 year old "snark" act helps Blake? He's not sexy or funny and probably has more estrogen in hie blood than Blake. Are we really supposed to believe that America is hanging on Salma Hayek's pap pics? Ooh I wonder what Salma is wearing today? I plan my whole day around it. She is my idol.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to review: the NYT is trash, not to be trusted. But Perez Hilton and the Daily Mail are infallible.

Go JB! xoxo

Well let’s take inventory. The NYT ran the Baldoni hit piece with the sham subpoena as cover. The Daily Mail did actual investigative journalism exposing the sham subpoena. The NYT still hasn’t reported on the sham subpoena and probably won’t. The Daily Fail may be a tabloid, but even a broke clock is right twice a day.

And to prove how fake this was from the get-go and how it's standard operating procedure at The Times, that hack Megan Twohey is not only not fired, she'll be promoted and/or rewarded with a windfall from Hollywood for being a good foot soldier.

It's also worth noting Twohey is from Washington and is a GU alum. It's not out of the question she is on her personally spinning.

No. She will be mocked and judged by other NYT reporters for messing this stupid non-story up and being blinded into thinking she’s a celebrity insider and friends/confidants with the Blakes of the world.

Totally agree with you. The pp is being nuts. The journalist will be disgraced. I feel bad for her. She was duped

Disgraced? Y'all are naive as hell. Is Jake Tapper disgraced running point for senile Biden? He’s still paid millions a year, still an CNN star, and was just given a multi-million book deal detailing he knew all along Biden was losing his mind (in contrast to his actual coverage on CNN!).

Twohey has not and will not be fired. She will become a multi-millionaire, if she isn’t already, off a career peddling bullshit.

You clearly don’t understand this world. It’s fine. I’m not saying she’ll be fired but she will be put on ice and this will be a major hit to her credibility. She’s not going to become a ‘multi millionaire’ off this. I don’t think you understand News or journalism at all.

+1 that some PPs do not understand this world. Becoming a fake entertainer journalist like Tapper or any of the other CNN etc types could bring her millions, sure. And if that’s her goal, it could happen. But she will never be a respected reporter again and yes, among a certain set, that is something that money can’t buy. Becoming a respected investigative reporter at the NYT, New Yorker, maybe ProPublica - you’ll notice i’m not listing cable news anchor positions here - is all about reputation and the quality of the work, and it is something that Tapper and his ilk can’t buy. Maybe they don’t want it anyway, but among people who do want it or care about these things, it is very hard to achieve. Of course it is gatekeeping, but I’m telling you how it works. Blowing it on Blake Lively was a total waste and disappointing. She can’t get that reputation prestige back. And it reflects poorly on NYT editors and leadership for allowing it to happen, at a time when the paper was already diminished. She has colleagues who are furious about this, I assure you, because the NYT brand erosion also undermines them.

Jake tapper was an anchor for years. Megan is a long time journalist and 50 yo. She’s not suddenly going to pivot to a multi million dollar anchor job and book deals- she’s too old, that’s not really her skill set and you don’t just get handed book huge book deals after a failed piece that will likely cause her employer boat loads of money in legal fees. She got her book deal after Weinstein and I doubt there are any more coming.

Blake has essentially ruined Megan’s career. I still can’t quite figure out what she, her editors and others at NYT let this piece go through. It was essentially a single source piece (sure, w the cover of the filing) with *multiple* potential defamation plaintiffs, and they gave the subjects less than 24 hours to respond. Daily Mail would have gone for comment earlier imo. Why didn’t the times? It’s unfathomable to me.

What in the hell kind of disinformation gaslighting is this? Nepo baby Twohey has already cashed in and become a Hollywood foot soldier:

“Twohey and Kantor authored a book which chronicled their exposé into Weinstein and the structures of power that enabled him, titled She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement, which was published by Penguin Books in September 2019.[33] In 2022, the book was adapted into a film of the same name. The film is directed by Maria Schrader from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Twohey is played by Carey Mulligan.”

Yes, as I said she got her book deal from Weinstein but that’s probably the end for her. And I think you a little confused about just how much book deals make in this day and age, including adaptation rights. I’m sure she made a decent amount and I’m sure you’ll find some extreme example of someone making $$$, but the fact is it’s rare to become super wealthy if you’re an investigative journalist.

Her dad was a journalist in Chicago. I can’t remember what her mom did. But she’s hardly a nepo baby. She worked for what she became.

You seem to have great personal animosity for her. It’s a bit odd.

Unless you’re her or her accountant, you have zero clue what she made or what kind of favor for a favor shit is going on behind closed doors. It’s clear by your deluded know it all tone you’re the crazy Lively spammer. Good God you are batshit.

Lively spammer? Huh? I’m usually accused of being pro Baldoni.

And yes, I do know this world. I’ve worked in news and publishing. I have writer and journalist friends and colleagues who get book deals, options, Netflix deals etc. Your assumption that Megan is going to pivot and somehow make millions off this is as you say ‘bat shit’

Twohey isn’t some above it all low key straight news reporter, she has ALREADY cashed in with a book and movie deal. Twohey has magazine covers and walks the red carpet. Do you think Blake threw a dart and found her or is there agency links between her, Ryan and Ari? She’s a reliable foot soldier. You’re spinning for her and spamming make believe nonsense masquerading as an expert insider on a mommy forum on a Sunday afternoon. You’re not an insider, you’re a lonely spinster or some PR bot trying to muddy the water. A futile effort, I might add.

Huh? It’s not ‘cashing’ in to do a book based on your Pulitzer Prize reporting. And I’m sure she got something for the movie option, but I see no evidence she was the screenwriter. I think you are seriously miscalculating the money involved here. I’ve noticed that people often do. Not sure what red carpet you think she’s walking, but yes, she obviously did press around Weinstein. That’s normal.

Look, you don’t know this world so let’s just stop now.

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Anonymous wrote:BL's popularity before IEWU was not based on her acting. It was based on her huge Instagram following, popularity with "fashion people" (hosting Met Gala, Vogue cover, relationships with Versace and other designers), her friendship with Taylor, and her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

All that stuff together gave her a huge q score. The Shallows, the last movie she opened totally on her own, was a modest success. Hee magazine covers tend to sell. A Simple Favor did decent at the box office and then did really well on streaming, and she has the bigger character in that movie (Kendrick is good but her role is more of the straight man -- Blake for the more fun, showy role).

There are very few people in Hollywood who can do all that. I don't think much of Lively as an actress and find RR really annoying (I have zero interest in Deadpool and find his other ventures grating -- the last time I enjoyed him in a movie was The Proposal), but they both seem to understand celebrity and work it to their advantage, and it makes them a profitable investment. They also seem to have decent work ethics.

I completely understand why Hollywood is backing them. Baldoni is a nobody (sorry) and a lot of the people supporting him now have never seen any of his movies and didn't know who he was a year ago.

It's actually kind of a shame. I know it will get me screamed at on this thread, but having a monster hit like IEWU could have been huge for Baldoni. I think he was in talks to direct the Pacman movie before all this blew up (I mean ugh but that's the kind of garbage Hollywood makes now so it would have been big for him). I tend to think he blew it by not playing the game and figuring out how to work with Lively to his benefit. Even if he "wins" this case and even if Blake's career is in ruins, I think he blew his shot. Not because he'll be labeled a predator (lol this is not the problem in Hollywood people seem to think it is on this thread, look around), but because he showed himself to not know how to work with people like Lively or Reynolds. Are they narcissists? I'm sure they are! Just like everyone else in that town. That's the system. I don't think Baldoni is cut out for it.

I have to question this idea of a huge Q score meaning something in 2025. And middle America women do not care what celebrities where at the Met Gala. The Met Gala is essentially a circus to regular working Americans.

Here's a reality check on Hollywood. Once Taylor Swift dumps you it is a matter of time before everyone else has no use for you. Hollywood follows the cool girls and will shy away from controversy From now on it will be "pap walks" with Robyn and Blake and Ryan looking like a 50 year old lesbian trailing behind.

lmao. Were you the poster who made the Salma 60-th birthday comment? Please never leave.

You are obviously a PR drone who does not know how people function in the real world. People are not hanging on Salma or Blake for advice or fashion. Instagram is for losers who want to post lipstick and make-up selfies. Followers on that site mean nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BL's popularity before IEWU was not based on her acting. It was based on her huge Instagram following, popularity with "fashion people" (hosting Met Gala, Vogue cover, relationships with Versace and other designers), her friendship with Taylor, and her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

All that stuff together gave her a huge q score. The Shallows, the last movie she opened totally on her own, was a modest success. Hee magazine covers tend to sell. A Simple Favor did decent at the box office and then did really well on streaming, and she has the bigger character in that movie (Kendrick is good but her role is more of the straight man -- Blake for the more fun, showy role).

There are very few people in Hollywood who can do all that. I don't think much of Lively as an actress and find RR really annoying (I have zero interest in Deadpool and find his other ventures grating -- the last time I enjoyed him in a movie was The Proposal), but they both seem to understand celebrity and work it to their advantage, and it makes them a profitable investment. They also seem to have decent work ethics.

I completely understand why Hollywood is backing them. Baldoni is a nobody (sorry) and a lot of the people supporting him now have never seen any of his movies and didn't know who he was a year ago.

It's actually kind of a shame. I know it will get me screamed at on this thread, but having a monster hit like IEWU could have been huge for Baldoni. I think he was in talks to direct the Pacman movie before all this blew up (I mean ugh but that's the kind of garbage Hollywood makes now so it would have been big for him). I tend to think he blew it by not playing the game and figuring out how to work with Lively to his benefit. Even if he "wins" this case and even if Blake's career is in ruins, I think he blew his shot. Not because he'll be labeled a predator (lol this is not the problem in Hollywood people seem to think it is on this thread, look around), but because he showed himself to not know how to work with people like Lively or Reynolds. Are they narcissists? I'm sure they are! Just like everyone else in that town. That's the system. I don't think Baldoni is cut out for it.

I have to question this idea of a huge Q score meaning something in 2025. And middle America women do not care what celebrities where at the Met Gala. The Met Gala is essentially a circus to regular working Americans.

Here's a reality check on Hollywood. Once Taylor Swift dumps you it is a matter of time before everyone else has no use for you. Hollywood follows the cool girls and will shy away from controversy From now on it will be "pap walks" with Robyn and Blake and Ryan looking like a 50 year old lesbian trailing behind.

lmao. Were you the poster who made the Salma 60-th birthday comment? Please never leave.

You are obviously a PR drone who does not know how people function in the real world. People are not hanging on Salma or Blake for advice or fashion. Instagram is for losers who want to post lipstick and make-up selfies. Followers on that site mean nothing.

Huh? The 60th birthday comment I was complimenting was a jab at Blake Lively. I don't understand what about my comment makes you think that I'm saying people are hanging onto Salma or Blake for advice or fashion. Please explain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BL's popularity before IEWU was not based on her acting. It was based on her huge Instagram following, popularity with "fashion people" (hosting Met Gala, Vogue cover, relationships with Versace and other designers), her friendship with Taylor, and her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.

All that stuff together gave her a huge q score. The Shallows, the last movie she opened totally on her own, was a modest success. Hee magazine covers tend to sell. A Simple Favor did decent at the box office and then did really well on streaming, and she has the bigger character in that movie (Kendrick is good but her role is more of the straight man -- Blake for the more fun, showy role).

There are very few people in Hollywood who can do all that. I don't think much of Lively as an actress and find RR really annoying (I have zero interest in Deadpool and find his other ventures grating -- the last time I enjoyed him in a movie was The Proposal), but they both seem to understand celebrity and work it to their advantage, and it makes them a profitable investment. They also seem to have decent work ethics.

I completely understand why Hollywood is backing them. Baldoni is a nobody (sorry) and a lot of the people supporting him now have never seen any of his movies and didn't know who he was a year ago.

It's actually kind of a shame. I know it will get me screamed at on this thread, but having a monster hit like IEWU could have been huge for Baldoni. I think he was in talks to direct the Pacman movie before all this blew up (I mean ugh but that's the kind of garbage Hollywood makes now so it would have been big for him). I tend to think he blew it by not playing the game and figuring out how to work with Lively to his benefit. Even if he "wins" this case and even if Blake's career is in ruins, I think he blew his shot. Not because he'll be labeled a predator (lol this is not the problem in Hollywood people seem to think it is on this thread, look around), but because he showed himself to not know how to work with people like Lively or Reynolds. Are they narcissists? I'm sure they are! Just like everyone else in that town. That's the system. I don't think Baldoni is cut out for it.

I have to question this idea of a huge Q score meaning something in 2025. And middle America women do not care what celebrities where at the Met Gala. The Met Gala is essentially a circus to regular working Americans.

Here's a reality check on Hollywood. Once Taylor Swift dumps you it is a matter of time before everyone else has no use for you. Hollywood follows the cool girls and will shy away from controversy From now on it will be "pap walks" with Robyn and Blake and Ryan looking like a 50 year old lesbian trailing behind.

lmao. Were you the poster who made the Salma 60-th birthday comment? Please never leave.

You think lesbianish Ryan with his 15 year old "snark" act helps Blake? He's not sexy or funny and probably has more estrogen in hie blood than Blake. Are we really supposed to believe that America is hanging on Salma Hayek's pap pics? Ooh I wonder what Salma is wearing today? I plan my whole day around it. She is my idol.

I thought the lesbian comment was funny. Why are you saying I think it helps Blake? What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Lol at all the know it alls in this thread tripping over each other.