Blake Lively- Jason Baldoni and NYT - False Light claims

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Anonymous wrote:This is a tale as old as time. A he said she said, the he is a prominent hollywood player who hires a vicious PR firm, the internet rips the woman apart. Zero attempts to look at the situation from both sides. Please provide a single example where in a contentious dispute between a man and a woman in hollywood the woman is believed and the man is injured.

It only happens when someone is SUCH a predator that they assault SO many women that it can't be explained away (weinstein/cosby). And even then they end up getting out of jail!

Prediction: this turns into a 150 page thread talking about what a see you next tuesday you all think she is. Just like all the other multi hundred long page threads in this forum. There isn't one about a man though! It's ALWAYS about the woman. Examine your ingrained misogyny people.

Second prediction: I get a bunch of people replying to me yelling about Blake being awful and Baldoni being her victim and I just blindly take the woman's side.

I'll just get in front of all of those and tell you what I would say in response. These situations are almost always complex with different levels of power at play (in this case, while Lively and Reynolds have significantly higher household name recognition, Baldoni has extremely powerful industry connections, so is not the david to their goliath). And I believe that almost every celebrity is somewhat egotistical/narcissistic almost by the nature of the gig. Therefore it is my belief that there is almost NEVER a party completely innocent here. There is always blame to be found on both sides because it is almost always giant egos fighting with each other. But here, there is never nuance, it is always the woman sucks and the poor man we had a crush on 10 years ago because he was hot in that movie that one time is innocent.

I wrote this on page 14 a few days ago. All the way up to 75 page long thread now huh? Prophecy coming true!

You were right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a tale as old as time. A he said she said, the he is a prominent hollywood player who hires a vicious PR firm, the internet rips the woman apart. Zero attempts to look at the situation from both sides. Please provide a single example where in a contentious dispute between a man and a woman in hollywood the woman is believed and the man is injured.

It only happens when someone is SUCH a predator that they assault SO many women that it can't be explained away (weinstein/cosby). And even then they end up getting out of jail!

Prediction: this turns into a 150 page thread talking about what a see you next tuesday you all think she is. Just like all the other multi hundred long page threads in this forum. There isn't one about a man though! It's ALWAYS about the woman. Examine your ingrained misogyny people.

Second prediction: I get a bunch of people replying to me yelling about Blake being awful and Baldoni being her victim and I just blindly take the woman's side.

I'll just get in front of all of those and tell you what I would say in response. These situations are almost always complex with different levels of power at play (in this case, while Lively and Reynolds have significantly higher household name recognition, Baldoni has extremely powerful industry connections, so is not the david to their goliath). And I believe that almost every celebrity is somewhat egotistical/narcissistic almost by the nature of the gig. Therefore it is my belief that there is almost NEVER a party completely innocent here. There is always blame to be found on both sides because it is almost always giant egos fighting with each other. But here, there is never nuance, it is always the woman sucks and the poor man we had a crush on 10 years ago because he was hot in that movie that one time is innocent.

I wrote this on page 14 a few days ago. All the way up to 75 page long thread now huh? Prophecy coming true!

Prophecy coming true? All this demonstrates is you're equally deluded on page 75 as you were on page 14.

Deluded...able to observe patterns dispassionately....potato potahto

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

Stop lying. He talked to the press on the court house steps about how happy he was with how the hearing went.

After the hearing, Freedman told an array of cameras outside the courthouse that he was pleased with the outcome.

“Our clients are devastated and want to move the case along as quickly as possible,” he said. “We just couldn’t be more pleased with how the case was handled today, how it was managed. We’re going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence, in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance. And we’re going to change that.”

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-hearing-1236295247/

[Anonymous]

I can name 1000 men off the top of my head who I think are more problematic than Blake lively. Some who I don’t think belong on this earth.

But in this court case, based on what we know so far, I think Lively used her star power to crush a human who did not deserve it.

Even just consider her request to move his name from the poster. Even if he called her “sexy” in the vilest way—is that really the move? You can’t have his name on a poster? It’s crazy person behavior.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think people have a misunderstanding of the hearing on this thread.

Yes the judge refused to grant the gag order. But he also expressly insisted that both lawyers abide by the ethics rules on trial publicity, which bar lawyers from making extrajudicial statements (basically statements outside of court about court proceedings).

“My expectation is the parties will comply with their ethical obligations,” Liman said. “I don’t expect this case to devolve into satellite litigation over the comments of a lawyer.”

It's not really a win for either party. Lively didn't get her protective order, which would have been a stronger rebuke (but also exceedingly rare in a case like this), but I also expect you will find Freedman is a lot quieter about this case in the coming weeks.

In fact I now think the reason Baldoni amended his complaint last week with all the added emails and texts is because they knew this was coming and wanted to get it all out there and on their website before the judge told them to cut it out. I would be surprised to see anymore "leaks" from Baldoni of video/texts/emails from here on out, and most news is going to come from discovery filings.

Here you go again. The judge also said he saw nothing wrong with Freedman’s behavior to date.

It's hard to find a consistent narrative about what the judge said, but that doesn't sound accurate to me. It sounds like the judge criticized attorneys on both sides for trying to litigate the case in the press and put them both on notice that extrajudicial statements in the future could come with sanctions.

I have not read any account that claimed the judge said there was nothing wrong with Freedman's behavior. The judge was unhappy with both sides but felt it could be handled with adherence to existing ethics rules instead of a gag order.

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Anonymous wrote:Puck suggests that Blake's lawyers might name Freedman himself in their amended lawsuit. 1) Do you guys think that's plausible, and if so why? 2) Will they be able to do so?

"If there’s a headline from the hearing, it’s that Blake Lively plans to add new claims and new defendants. Michael Gottlieb, her lead attorney, didn’t specify who else might be
dragged into the war, although he hinted that the move may scramble Baldoni’s legal representation, which raised my suspicion that Freedman himself could be named."

https://puck.news/newsletter_content/what-im-hearing-emilia-fallout-blake-baldoni-in-court-grammy-chatter-3/

If that’s what they’re planning, it’s not going to give her any points with the public. Remove Baldoni from his own movie. Remove Freedman from his own case.

I think the number of people who know the name of Baldoni's lawyer or would care of he was removed from the case is vanishingly small. Most people are not as obsessed with this case as the people on this thread.

Well that’s not true.

No one outside a fairly narrow group had heard of him before this case. If I asked any member of my extended family who necessary by showing his name and photo, they would have no idea. Kids, adults, my mom, my cousins. They read stuff like US Weekly but they aren't tracking lawyer commentary on this case. They know who the famous actors are, but not the lawyers.

You said most people are not as obsessed with this case as the people on this board. That’s what I was disagreeing with. I don’t know that people know the attorney’s name, but I think plenty are obsessed (for a variety of reasons).

I know some people are obsessed (hi, it's me) but I think it's actually a tiny portion of the public. I think most people have a vague idea of what's going on but not enough to know or care which side wins these sorts of pretrial motions.

I don’t think the lawyer will be named the defendant. But I kinda meant like, if he were, yes the obsessed public would freak out because the media would have a field day with that as a headline.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

Stop lying. He talked to the press on the court house steps about how happy he was with how the hearing went.

After the hearing, Freedman told an array of cameras outside the courthouse that he was pleased with the outcome.

“Our clients are devastated and want to move the case along as quickly as possible,” he said. “We just couldn’t be more pleased with how the case was handled today, how it was managed. We’re going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence, in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance. And we’re going to change that.”

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-hearing-1236295247/

That's a very toned down statement when you look at the stuff he was saying just last week in the press. Not a single comment about Lively herself, for instance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

Stop lying. He talked to the press on the court house steps about how happy he was with how the hearing went.

After the hearing, Freedman told an array of cameras outside the courthouse that he was pleased with the outcome.

“Our clients are devastated and want to move the case along as quickly as possible,” he said. “We just couldn’t be more pleased with how the case was handled today, how it was managed. We’re going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence, in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance. And we’re going to change that.”

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-hearing-1236295247/

That's a very toned down statement when you look at the stuff he was saying just last week in the press. Not a single comment about Lively herself, for instance.

Oh please, it was the headline for at least one story

[Anonymous]

The nepo baby looked like Owen Wilson before all the surgeries.

[Anonymous]

I know this is a law thread, but as a journalist (not on the entertainment side), I do want to talk about the media aspect of it.

I believe Justin but I’m deeply concerned about right-wing grifters like Candace Owens inserting themselves in the conversation and attracting a new audience of impressionable young women who find her compelling (especially since she’s floating conspiracy theories that just don’t make sense, like this idea that Ronan Farrow was involved).

I absolutely attribute some of the drift to the lack of honest coverage from more mainstream media sources, pushing people to seek out people like her. But while they should be more honest and less condescending (see some of the pieces that say we were all bamboozled by a smear campaign), it’s not like legitimate reporters can go on unhinged rants. So what’s the solution? I’m curious to hear how other journalists here feel about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nepo baby looked like Owen Wilson before all the surgeries.

Ryan has had tons of work too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

You are delusional. Freedman spoke to want to expedite the case afterwards.

You really have a pro Blake narrative. Her PR firm?

[Anonymous]

Blake is not adding Freedman as a defendant. Were she to attempt to do so, she would lose all credibility with the judge because there is no legal basis for it, and it just isn’t done. Please don’t give credence to any poster suggesting this is a possibility, they are clueless

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

You are delusional. Freedman spoke to want to expedite the case afterwards.

You really have a pro Blake narrative. Her PR firm?

It’s funny how that one poster keeps lying, just like Blake herself. However, misrepresenting events and facts that actually happened is very easy to disprove.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What was her actual request? I've read mixed reports on this thread and elsewhere.

Was it "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman at this time" or "I don't want to be deposed by Freedman ever"?

Both. The judge agreed to the first but not the second.

Not a win for her in the slightest.

I know it's very important for you to believe that.

DP. Lol how is this a win for her? her motions were denied.

Her protective order was denied. Baldoni's request to have Lively deposed immediately was denied.

Even though her protective order was denied, the judge invoked the ethics rules on extrajudicial statements and threatened to move up the date of the trial if the lawyers attempt to try it in the press.

Notice that Freedman has been very quiet since the hearing yesterday. I don't think I even saw a statement from him after the hearing. If he made one, he didn't say anything of note. Lively's lawyers have successfully gotten him to quiet down.

Stop lying. He talked to the press on the court house steps about how happy he was with how the hearing went.

After the hearing, Freedman told an array of cameras outside the courthouse that he was pleased with the outcome.

“Our clients are devastated and want to move the case along as quickly as possible,” he said. “We just couldn’t be more pleased with how the case was handled today, how it was managed. We’re going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence, in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance. And we’re going to change that.”

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-hearing-1236295247/

That's a very toned down statement when you look at the stuff he was saying just last week in the press. Not a single comment about Lively herself, for instance.

My thought is this: Baldoni will win. No matter what front BL and RR are putting on, they don’t stand a chance for SH. The facts don’t fit the narrative that she’s painted.

Glad the judge said ‘proceed’ with media but time it down. He’s allowing both sides to continue as is, but to keep ot more respectful. So Freedman can continue, but more respectfully.

He didn’t ban the website nor issue a gag order. Win for Baldoni.