Why is Blake Lively so overrated?

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Anonymous wrote:The lawyer understands that Blake and Ryan’s priority is their public image, and the filing was designed to feed the organic TikTok fires engulfing both of them (and now slowly Taylor swift thanks to the dragons comment). Very smart strategy indeed. The emphasis on her past interviews by Baldoni’s lawyer shows that he understands her fundamental weaknesses—she easily comes across as a mean girl, and her own statements cement that image (see comments re: Kate Middleton, Leighton born in cage, infertile reporter). The filing aims to boost that perception, and it seems to be succeeding but who knows.

I will say that for myself, the only thing that is notable is that after the Blake story and the fawning ballerina farm article, I have diminished trust in NYTimes reporting.

I agree about the NYT reporting but am not familiar with the ballerina farm article. Gotta go search that now!

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Anonymous wrote:After reading both, I believe Blake far more than Justin. All his allegations were vague and non specific and all the writer did was try to use very dramatic language to make the points without specifics. There were so many contradictions and repetitive aspects, someone was being paid by the page as that could have been written in about 20 pages. He comes across as really whiny and his version of events lacks common sense. Blake’s was fare more coherent and believable. And that PR team is a car crash. Ridiculous she used her private phone for work as a PR person!!

I couldn't get past the first few pages it was so melodramatic with no substance. Who wrote this?

Its a PR war. There was so many unnecessary tidbits like Blake knowing his tea ( a hot matcha, that's not a complex order Justin).

That’s how I found it too. Very dramatic with few actual claims and so many contradictions. I read it before looking on here and surprised people thought his was stronger etc. I found it to be quite weak.

I mentioned earlier that I sided with Justin, but I don’t think the complaint is a strong legal document (I feel like it’s everything they tell you not to do). I can only assume it was devised as a tool to get people to read their text conversations and paint JB as a professional who was just trying to get this movie made (as opposed to some sexually harassing creep). If you want to read a ton of Justin bashing, head over to Reddit. It’s just brutal over there. Probably a lot of TS angry fans.

As far as some of her allegations about procedural failures (nudity rider, intimacy coordinator), we’ll have to see. Everything else is just kind of a distraction at this point. And as PP said, it’s PR management.

And, as a disclaimer, I’ve always felt like she sounds like someone who got mad about something and then went scorched earth (not someone who was victimized and afraid). (Imagine if the interviewer (or Seth Myers) hadn’t congratulated her bump but instead asked her about her weight, and then implied they didn’t love her edit of the film! She’s clearly no shrinking violet as she feigns.) Anyway, if she goes home upset to her husband, and she’s good at playing the victim and he’s the overprotective type, the two of them might have convinced themselves he’s a dirtbag who needs to be put in his place and who they need to protect other women from. I just don’t see it, though. The texts do just show a person who’s just trying to get this movie made with as little drama as possible.

I thought the same thing after reading Justin's lawsuit. He has evidence she wasn't telling the truth and that should've been the focus. Instead this was an overly reactionary piece that wasn't needed. For me it left more questions about the missing pieces. While she was overbearing from the start, I thought she was also much nicer and insecure then he had lead on. I wonder what happened because I don't believe she signed on intentionally wanted to steal the movie, but she went scorched earth as well. Maybe Ryan got in her ear. Told her it was her movie and she needed to transform to a dragon

You didn’t read the whole thing I bet. you read the introduction.

In very high profile cases like this, the introduction is written precisely to be the source of media quotes and for the lay public. The factual allegations are spelled out in the body of the complaint. I barely read more than 1/4 of the complaint, but even that portion was packed with factual allegations supportable by documentary evidence that fully rebutted Blake’s claims.

It wasn't just the introduction. If you had read it you would've seen it. In fact there were several careless mistakes throughout.

What careless mistakes?

I read a ton of these complaints & answers and this one reads as expected and is very strong. They never read like a contract dispute or whatever.

For one when talking about the nudity rider, his lawyer claimed Wayfarer stated it needed to be signed by May 11th. Expect in the attached exhibit, Wayfarer's lawyer said they needed it the next day which would have been the 9th. He also claimed Blake's lawyer didn't respond until the 12th. Again not true. Her lawyer responded the same day at 1:46 pm. They needed more documents that wasn't sent over until the next day on the 10th. I read a lot lawsuits as well and while Justin has evidence this was not done well.

you’re misreading that - the last email is about escrow

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Anonymous wrote:So why would she lie? She’s really risking public ridicule and her career to make a false claim?

The case all hinges on retaliation. Her initial complaints were tenuous or false. But under the law you are protected from retaliation for making a sexual harassment complaint if the retaliation would deter a reasonable person from making a complaint. Although I do not think Baldoni harassed her, it looks like he smeared her chronologically after her complaint and to undermine her continued complaints that he feared. legally it’s more complex that that and far from proven, but it’s still a big threat to him.

More subjectively, I think his decision to do a smear campaign against an A-lister is what triggered this. Setting aside all the other stuff, Blake and her “dragons”
found this unacceptable.

I think his complaint does a good job of showing there wasn’t a smear campaign, but lively’s team may have thought there was one.

what his complaint does is raise a huge question of fact about whether Baldoni’s “smear campaign” was triggered by Lively’s attacks on him that had to do with her desire to control the movie, rather than retaliation for her sexual harassment complaint. It also greatly weakens her claims that she was harassed in the first place, which also undermines the retaliation complaint.

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Blake not reading the book is important for the same reason her lack of interest in No More is important. It serves as explanation for why she could say things like “wear your florals.” She saw this movie as a star vehicle for herself and Baldoni saw it as a message movie. The conflict was there from Day one.

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What is very clear is that no one else on set had a problem with Justin. Isabel, who played young Lily in the film, after the filming wrapped, wrote him a very lovely series of text about how wonderful he was, how comfortable she felt, and what a great experience it was.

It seems like Colleen Hoover, who lobbied for him to not only direct but star in the movie, had no issues at all, seems she just blatantly chose Blake. I lost a lot of respect for her. But it’s clear no one else had issues on the set.

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Anonymous wrote:What is very clear is that no one else on set had a problem with Justin. Isabel, who played young Lily in the film, after the filming wrapped, wrote him a very lovely series of text about how wonderful he was, how comfortable she felt, and what a great experience it was.

It seems like Colleen Hoover, who lobbied for him to not only direct but star in the movie, had no issues at all, seems she just blatantly chose Blake. I lost a lot of respect for her. But it’s clear no one else had issues on the set.

Isn't it also clear that nobody had an issue with Blake? Since they sided with her over him.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading both, I believe Blake far more than Justin. All his allegations were vague and non specific and all the writer did was try to use very dramatic language to make the points without specifics. There were so many contradictions and repetitive aspects, someone was being paid by the page as that could have been written in about 20 pages. He comes across as really whiny and his version of events lacks common sense. Blake’s was fare more coherent and believable. And that PR team is a car crash. Ridiculous she used her private phone for work as a PR person!!

I couldn't get past the first few pages it was so melodramatic with no substance. Who wrote this?

Its a PR war. There was so many unnecessary tidbits like Blake knowing his tea ( a hot matcha, that's not a complex order Justin).

That’s how I found it too. Very dramatic with few actual claims and so many contradictions. I read it before looking on here and surprised people thought his was stronger etc. I found it to be quite weak.

I mentioned earlier that I sided with Justin, but I don’t think the complaint is a strong legal document (I feel like it’s everything they tell you not to do). I can only assume it was devised as a tool to get people to read their text conversations and paint JB as a professional who was just trying to get this movie made (as opposed to some sexually harassing creep). If you want to read a ton of Justin bashing, head over to Reddit. It’s just brutal over there. Probably a lot of TS angry fans.

As far as some of her allegations about procedural failures (nudity rider, intimacy coordinator), we’ll have to see. Everything else is just kind of a distraction at this point. And as PP said, it’s PR management.

And, as a disclaimer, I’ve always felt like she sounds like someone who got mad about something and then went scorched earth (not someone who was victimized and afraid). (Imagine if the interviewer (or Seth Myers) hadn’t congratulated her bump but instead asked her about her weight, and then implied they didn’t love her edit of the film! She’s clearly no shrinking violet as she feigns.) Anyway, if she goes home upset to her husband, and she’s good at playing the victim and he’s the overprotective type, the two of them might have convinced themselves he’s a dirtbag who needs to be put in his place and who they need to protect other women from. I just don’t see it, though. The texts do just show a person who’s just trying to get this movie made with as little drama as possible.

I thought the same thing after reading Justin's lawsuit. He has evidence she wasn't telling the truth and that should've been the focus. Instead this was an overly reactionary piece that wasn't needed. For me it left more questions about the missing pieces. While she was overbearing from the start, I thought she was also much nicer and insecure then he had lead on. I wonder what happened because I don't believe she signed on intentionally wanted to steal the movie, but she went scorched earth as well. Maybe Ryan got in her ear. Told her it was her movie and she needed to transform to a dragon

You didn’t read the whole thing I bet. you read the introduction.

In very high profile cases like this, the introduction is written precisely to be the source of media quotes and for the lay public. The factual allegations are spelled out in the body of the complaint. I barely read more than 1/4 of the complaint, but even that portion was packed with factual allegations supportable by documentary evidence that fully rebutted Blake’s claims.

I am curious about the list of what you consider factual allegations with documentary evidence that fully rebutt Blake's claim? I didn't see that in there at all.

Do, but pretty much the entire complaint. You either didn’t read it, or are a Blake supporter in denial.

+1. the OB scene and “fat shaming” are two bigs ones rebutted by Baldoni. The intimacy coordination issue is a little harder to track, but Baldoni’s complaint casts a lot of doubt on the narrative that there was no intimacy coordination. Especially the part where Blake was refusing to meet with the intimacy coordinator, putting Baldoni in the position of having to relay what she said to Lively, then practice the scenes in Blake’s home with Ryan coming in and out. so in effect it was Blake making Baldoni uncomfortable by refusing to use the IC as intended…

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Anonymous wrote:It is interesting that Baldoni hired Bryan Freedman as his lawyer. Freedman was accused of sexual assulat and battery of a 17 year old while he was in college. According to the girl, a group of 8 guys including Bryan gang-raped her with some only kissing and touching and others raping her. He resigned from his student government position and settled out of court so there aren't many details beyond the financial settlement (it was 1986). He represented Kevin Spacey and Don Lemon / Tucker Carlson).

Just an interesting choice.

I think the main reason Baldoni hired him is that he has a reputation for being extremely tenacious and has gotten big settlements on behalf of individuals in conflicts with heavyweight opponents. He's also represented Gabrielle Union, Octavia Spencer, and Megyn Kelly, so it's not like he only represents people caused of sexual assault or harassment. He does seem to have a penchant for representing people who are getting trashed in the press.

But that detail about Freedman from college is a bit disturbing. It's a little weird Freedman has never explained or contextualized it. I wonder if Baldoni knew about it when he hired Freedman, given Baldoni's whole thing about being a male feminist and holding men accountable. I don't know what to make of that.

He would have known- been published a lot about him and the 17 year old HS girl (below link for ex), but also that he has been attorney for a LOT of A-listers and not just accused predators. From his website would think this prior client could be as big a reason he hired him: “Bryan also obtained one of the first ever significant settlements as a result of defamation arising out the social media platform Twitter. That matter involved a judgement obtained against Cortney Love which arose from libelous comments she made about Bryan’s client, a fashion designer.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-freedman-hollywood-lawyer-sexual-assault-lawsuit-college-2022-11

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Just an interesting choice.

I think the main reason Baldoni hired him is that he has a reputation for being extremely tenacious and has gotten big settlements on behalf of individuals in conflicts with heavyweight opponents. He's also represented Gabrielle Union, Octavia Spencer, and Megyn Kelly, so it's not like he only represents people caused of sexual assault or harassment. He does seem to have a penchant for representing people who are getting trashed in the press.

But that detail about Freedman from college is a bit disturbing. It's a little weird Freedman has never explained or contextualized it. I wonder if Baldoni knew about it when he hired Freedman, given Baldoni's whole thing about being a male feminist and holding men accountable. I don't know what to make of that.

He would have known- been published a lot about him and the 17 year old HS girl (below link for ex), but also that he has been attorney for a LOT of A-listers and not just accused predators. From his website would think this prior client could be as big a reason he hired him: “Bryan also obtained one of the first ever significant settlements as a result of defamation arising out the social media platform Twitter. That matter involved a judgement obtained against Cortney Love which arose from libelous comments she made about Bryan’s client, a fashion designer.”

https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-freedman-hollywood-lawyer-sexual-assault-lawsuit-college-2022-11

If someone extremely powerful accused your DH of sexual harassment would you not work with the devil himself to fight the charges (granted you believe he’s innocent of course)?

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Anonymous wrote:I think with both complaints, you can't read it like a factual document or even like a news report of what happened. These are intended to be persuasive documents. As a result they will sculpt a narrative, include details that make their client look good and the opponent look bad, but many of them are ultimately not relevant and may not even be facts they can prove.

Baldoni's complaint does more of this, IMO, which I think is a reflection of his lawyer's style. If you are aware of the other high profile clients he's had, you get a sense of why he would approach it that way. Also if you've worked in litigation at any level you know guys with this personality. It's a type.

But a lot of the detail in his complaint is really there for color, knowing it will be read by the press and some in the public and just wanting to paint Lively as badly as possible. Like the detail about Lively not reading the book the movie was based on. That's not uncommon for actors -- sometimes they don't want to read source material because they don't want to confuse their interpretation of the character with another version. It's not actually some damning reveal. Once the film rights to a book have been purchased, it's an interpretation only and there is not any requirement to slavishly adhere to the book. If Baldoni/Wayfarer wanted to hew closer to the book, and Lively had another interpretation in mind for her character, those are creative differences -- they are incredibly common in the movie business. They aren't generally actionable. Certainly you can't sue an actor for declining to read the book a movie was based on, unless their contract for some reason stipulated that they must.

The complaint makes a point of saying that Lively served her complaint on Baldoni and Wayfarer as they were preparing to flee the fires in LA and Lively was safely across the country in NYC. That one was particularly eye roll inducing because of the language involved (talking about how they were packing "go" bags and worrying about their children). It makes it sound like Lively was trying to make it difficult for them to evacuate for the fire when in reality this was almost certainly a coincidence of timing. Blake Lively didn't start the fires in LA, and she was in NY because that's where she lives most of the time. That Baldoni and Wayfarer were served as they were dealing with the crisis was probably an annoyance but nothing more than that.

There is tons of this sort of thiing Baldoni's complaint -- little pot shots to try and make Lively look as petty, entitled, and mean as possible. Lively's complaint has some of this too, but the writing style is more constrained and there's less of it.

That doesn't mean Lively's complaint is better or her account more accurate -- I think Baldoni's complaint raises significant questions especially about her harassment allegations, where he is providing additional context that makes it look like Lively is exaggerating some of these claims. But of course the stuff people are stuck on are these little extraneous details that aren't very important tot he underlying legal arguments. She didn't even read the book! Ugh, she made them bring the costumes to her apartment, rude. OMG she served her complaint on him while he was fleeing the fires?!?!? It's a little game designed to elicit exactly this response but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

I do think the whole thing is about to get even more nasty.

Oh look, Blake’s pr lady is back with another one of her exceeding long, and in this case, exceedingly off the mark, spin.

The comment you're replying to isn't pro-Lively. It's just critiquing an element of Baldoni's complaint. You are the one who is "spinning" by accusing anyone who doesn't trash Lively and completely side with Baldoni of being a "pr lady." Are YOU a pr lady?

Do you think we are stupid? It’s the same poster who has dominated this thread with her pro Blake posts which are very easy to identify due to both her writing style and her multi paragraph posts. You know, the one who loves Manatt Phelps and was bragging about reviewing intimacy coordinator contracts.

Well I am not pro Blake nor dominating the thread but you have accused me of being this person and pro Blake. Most of the comments, similar to mine are just exploring the two complaints and pros and cons of each and we aren't pro anyone really. You seem to be the only person going through posts and attacking posters instead of contributing to the discussion.

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So disappointed in Megan Twohey. This was just really biased reporting. Doesn’t seem like she tried to get Justin’s side at all.

I’m just going to say it, this sits back to Me Too movement which was already getting backlash. It just absolutely does. Blake manipulated their close relationship from the early days and used perfectly innocuous things against him.

A few days ago, I was saying there was inappropriate and probably sexual harassment on set. I know completely think that is not the case. Any disorganization and chaos on set seems to be caused primarily by Blake and it doesn’t seem like any man on the set acted unprofessionally at all.

Blake seems super insecure and you really have to walk on eggshells around here. Combine that with her very powerful husband, what a freaking nightmare. Justin was doomed from the start. I really don’t see how he could’ve done anything different to avoid this frankly.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading both, I believe Blake far more than Justin. All his allegations were vague and non specific and all the writer did was try to use very dramatic language to make the points without specifics. There were so many contradictions and repetitive aspects, someone was being paid by the page as that could have been written in about 20 pages. He comes across as really whiny and his version of events lacks common sense. Blake’s was fare more coherent and believable. And that PR team is a car crash. Ridiculous she used her private phone for work as a PR person!!

I couldn't get past the first few pages it was so melodramatic with no substance. Who wrote this?

Its a PR war. There was so many unnecessary tidbits like Blake knowing his tea ( a hot matcha, that's not a complex order Justin).

That’s how I found it too. Very dramatic with few actual claims and so many contradictions. I read it before looking on here and surprised people thought his was stronger etc. I found it to be quite weak.

I mentioned earlier that I sided with Justin, but I don’t think the complaint is a strong legal document (I feel like it’s everything they tell you not to do). I can only assume it was devised as a tool to get people to read their text conversations and paint JB as a professional who was just trying to get this movie made (as opposed to some sexually harassing creep). If you want to read a ton of Justin bashing, head over to Reddit. It’s just brutal over there. Probably a lot of TS angry fans.

As far as some of her allegations about procedural failures (nudity rider, intimacy coordinator), we’ll have to see. Everything else is just kind of a distraction at this point. And as PP said, it’s PR management.

And, as a disclaimer, I’ve always felt like she sounds like someone who got mad about something and then went scorched earth (not someone who was victimized and afraid). (Imagine if the interviewer (or Seth Myers) hadn’t congratulated her bump but instead asked her about her weight, and then implied they didn’t love her edit of the film! She’s clearly no shrinking violet as she feigns.) Anyway, if she goes home upset to her husband, and she’s good at playing the victim and he’s the overprotective type, the two of them might have convinced themselves he’s a dirtbag who needs to be put in his place and who they need to protect other women from. I just don’t see it, though. The texts do just show a person who’s just trying to get this movie made with as little drama as possible.

I thought the same thing after reading Justin's lawsuit. He has evidence she wasn't telling the truth and that should've been the focus. Instead this was an overly reactionary piece that wasn't needed. For me it left more questions about the missing pieces. While she was overbearing from the start, I thought she was also much nicer and insecure then he had lead on. I wonder what happened because I don't believe she signed on intentionally wanted to steal the movie, but she went scorched earth as well. Maybe Ryan got in her ear. Told her it was her movie and she needed to transform to a dragon

You didn’t read the whole thing I bet. you read the introduction.

In very high profile cases like this, the introduction is written precisely to be the source of media quotes and for the lay public. The factual allegations are spelled out in the body of the complaint. I barely read more than 1/4 of the complaint, but even that portion was packed with factual allegations supportable by documentary evidence that fully rebutted Blake’s claims.

I am curious about the list of what you consider factual allegations with documentary evidence that fully rebutt Blake's claim? I didn't see that in there at all.

Do, but pretty much the entire complaint. You either didn’t read it, or are a Blake supporter in denial.

+1. the OB scene and “fat shaming” are two bigs ones rebutted by Baldoni. The intimacy coordination issue is a little harder to track, but Baldoni’s complaint casts a lot of doubt on the narrative that there was no intimacy coordination. Especially the part where Blake was refusing to meet with the intimacy coordinator, putting Baldoni in the position of having to relay what she said to Lively, then practice the scenes in Blake’s home with Ryan coming in and out. so in effect it was Blake making Baldoni uncomfortable by refusing to use the IC as intended…

The OB scene was not proven with evidence. Justin just gave his own version of events - now ee have two versions. Neiter are facts and niether have evidence. The fat shaming one may still be out of context - who knows or if there was other comments made. Just because it is in a complaint doesn't make it fact and the complaint itself isn't evidence.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading both, I believe Blake far more than Justin. All his allegations were vague and non specific and all the writer did was try to use very dramatic language to make the points without specifics. There were so many contradictions and repetitive aspects, someone was being paid by the page as that could have been written in about 20 pages. He comes across as really whiny and his version of events lacks common sense. Blake’s was fare more coherent and believable. And that PR team is a car crash. Ridiculous she used her private phone for work as a PR person!!

I couldn't get past the first few pages it was so melodramatic with no substance. Who wrote this?

Its a PR war. There was so many unnecessary tidbits like Blake knowing his tea ( a hot matcha, that's not a complex order Justin).

That’s how I found it too. Very dramatic with few actual claims and so many contradictions. I read it before looking on here and surprised people thought his was stronger etc. I found it to be quite weak.

I mentioned earlier that I sided with Justin, but I don’t think the complaint is a strong legal document (I feel like it’s everything they tell you not to do). I can only assume it was devised as a tool to get people to read their text conversations and paint JB as a professional who was just trying to get this movie made (as opposed to some sexually harassing creep). If you want to read a ton of Justin bashing, head over to Reddit. It’s just brutal over there. Probably a lot of TS angry fans.

As far as some of her allegations about procedural failures (nudity rider, intimacy coordinator), we’ll have to see. Everything else is just kind of a distraction at this point. And as PP said, it’s PR management.

And, as a disclaimer, I’ve always felt like she sounds like someone who got mad about something and then went scorched earth (not someone who was victimized and afraid). (Imagine if the interviewer (or Seth Myers) hadn’t congratulated her bump but instead asked her about her weight, and then implied they didn’t love her edit of the film! She’s clearly no shrinking violet as she feigns.) Anyway, if she goes home upset to her husband, and she’s good at playing the victim and he’s the overprotective type, the two of them might have convinced themselves he’s a dirtbag who needs to be put in his place and who they need to protect other women from. I just don’t see it, though. The texts do just show a person who’s just trying to get this movie made with as little drama as possible.

I thought the same thing after reading Justin's lawsuit. He has evidence she wasn't telling the truth and that should've been the focus. Instead this was an overly reactionary piece that wasn't needed. For me it left more questions about the missing pieces. While she was overbearing from the start, I thought she was also much nicer and insecure then he had lead on. I wonder what happened because I don't believe she signed on intentionally wanted to steal the movie, but she went scorched earth as well. Maybe Ryan got in her ear. Told her it was her movie and she needed to transform to a dragon

You didn’t read the whole thing I bet. you read the introduction.

In very high profile cases like this, the introduction is written precisely to be the source of media quotes and for the lay public. The factual allegations are spelled out in the body of the complaint. I barely read more than 1/4 of the complaint, but even that portion was packed with factual allegations supportable by documentary evidence that fully rebutted Blake’s claims.

I am curious about the list of what you consider factual allegations with documentary evidence that fully rebutt Blake's claim? I didn't see that in there at all.

Do, but pretty much the entire complaint. You either didn’t read it, or are a Blake supporter in denial.

+1. the OB scene and “fat shaming” are two bigs ones rebutted by Baldoni. The intimacy coordination issue is a little harder to track, but Baldoni’s complaint casts a lot of doubt on the narrative that there was no intimacy coordination. Especially the part where Blake was refusing to meet with the intimacy coordinator, putting Baldoni in the position of having to relay what she said to Lively, then practice the scenes in Blake’s home with Ryan coming in and out. so in effect it was Blake making Baldoni uncomfortable by refusing to use the IC as intended…

The OB scene was not proven with evidence. Justin just gave his own version of events - now ee have two versions. Neiter are facts and niether have evidence. The fat shaming one may still be out of context - who knows or if there was other comments made. Just because it is in a complaint doesn't make it fact and the complaint itself isn't evidence.

Thanks babe, we are all lawyers here and know the difference between an allegation at the complaint and answer stage and a fact as determined by a finder of fact.

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Anonymous wrote:What is very clear is that no one else on set had a problem with Justin. Isabel, who played young Lily in the film, after the filming wrapped, wrote him a very lovely series of text about how wonderful he was, how comfortable she felt, and what a great experience it was.

It seems like Colleen Hoover, who lobbied for him to not only direct but star in the movie, had no issues at all, seems she just blatantly chose Blake. I lost a lot of respect for her. But it’s clear no one else had issues on the set.

Isn't it also clear that nobody had an issue with Blake? Since they sided with her over him.

She could have been friendly on set but a PITA about trying to get creative control behind the scenes. Which is kinda how it seems to me. They had a power struggle, and that just devolved into this mess. I take issue with her claiming sexual harassment if that’s the case, but I’m sure she decided he didn’t cede control to her because of sexism.