Blake Lively- Jason Baldoni and NYT - False Light claims

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

What about Lively's sister playing a role in the film? I noticed you didn't address that.

. Baldoni’s wife and kids were also in the movie. It wasn’t that he gave his friend a part, it was the choice of parts that upset her. Why not have her sister or someone she is comfortable with be up between her legs given it was just a bit part with no real acting and no lines.

+1 The whole birthing thing was gross across the board. The woman gave birth four times, don't mansplain the process to her. I had zero desire to rip off my hospital gown either time I gave birth and thought that was very strange when I saw the film.

If you have such strong feelings about it, you should always be the director and never the actor, who does have to take direction.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why the dead father stuff keeps popping up, that is the most obviously not actionable allegation she has

It's weird and inappropriate.

But “spicy and playfully bold, never with teeth”, “ballbuster” and “I have dragons” are completely normal?!

Justin could’ve just as easily filed a complaint against Blake but didn’t. The fact that she filed a complaint is not proof of harassment b/c the harassment was not pervasive. The complaint itself just puts her concerns in writing should they recur (which they didn’t). Putting the complaints in writing was her right but was itself an escalation. Most people would just let the person know they didn’t like something and would only submit a written complaint if it recurred. It’s called giving people the benefit of the doubt, like Justin did with Blake’s countless inappropriate remarks.

Yes, those things are all also weird and inappropriate. But also not "actionable." Which is why I don't object when people "still bring them up" -- it's weird, obnoxious behavior and illustrates how Lively and Reynolds were complicit in things going south.

But so was Baldoni and Wayfarer.

Barring further info, my conclusion upon reading both complaints is that both parties behaved poorly, the entire production was unprofessional, and the efforts to take each other down subsequently were out line. I think the correct resolution to this is for everyone involved to admit they made mistakes, blame it on perhaps a mismatch of personalities, it being everyone's first post-pandemic production, the stress/disruption of the strikes, etc. Say sorry and move on.

Yeah, right. This is a BL supporter who sees the writing on the wall and is trying to do damage control, and save BL $. BL went scorched earth on lies. Sorry, but no way JB should back down.

I could not care less about Blake Lively or her bank account. What I don't get is why you are so invested in Baldoni. These people both seem like inept narcissists.

Because I can’t think of anyone who’s been treated the way that JB has been treated, would just say “ let’s just move on.”

I think he’s right to want to clear his name by seeing this process through.

Duke lacrosse players (2006) pushed to clear their names in criminal case that turned out to be hoax. They were drug down, lacrosse coach fired, season cancelled, prosecuting attorney disbarred and 7 years later the wrongful accuser found guilty for unrelated act of killing boyfriend. From behind bars this past Dec she gave interview saying lied.

I can read legal complaints and answers, but ultimately have no idea what the facts really are in JB/BL case. What do know from Duke and other cases is if anyone is lying, it’s not just an “oops” situation—real lives and reputations are on the line and not only the 2 named in lawsuits.

Fabricated, exaggerated, false accusations ruin not only the lives of the accused but also the entire family’s life. Think about if this was your adult son. Try putting the shoe on the other foot just for a second.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why the dead father stuff keeps popping up, that is the most obviously not actionable allegation she has

It's weird and inappropriate.

But “spicy and playfully bold, never with teeth”, “ballbuster” and “I have dragons” are completely normal?!

Justin could’ve just as easily filed a complaint against Blake but didn’t. The fact that she filed a complaint is not proof of harassment b/c the harassment was not pervasive. The complaint itself just puts her concerns in writing should they recur (which they didn’t). Putting the complaints in writing was her right but was itself an escalation. Most people would just let the person know they didn’t like something and would only submit a written complaint if it recurred. It’s called giving people the benefit of the doubt, like Justin did with Blake’s countless inappropriate remarks.

Yes, those things are all also weird and inappropriate. But also not "actionable." Which is why I don't object when people "still bring them up" -- it's weird, obnoxious behavior and illustrates how Lively and Reynolds were complicit in things going south.

But so was Baldoni and Wayfarer.

Barring further info, my conclusion upon reading both complaints is that both parties behaved poorly, the entire production was unprofessional, and the efforts to take each other down subsequently were out line. I think the correct resolution to this is for everyone involved to admit they made mistakes, blame it on perhaps a mismatch of personalities, it being everyone's first post-pandemic production, the stress/disruption of the strikes, etc. Say sorry and move on.

I agree with you, but as I’ve said before, you’re not going to get anywhere arguing with these two. They are entrenched and have drunk the JB Kool Aid.

There are way more than two people here arguing Justin’s side.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

It seems like they were unhappy with Blake’s acting job in the birth scene. How better to coach her then show her video of what they wanted?

They already filmed it. It was over. At that point there's no good reason to show her the video except to reopen the argument over whether or not she should have been fully nude in the scene, something they should have decided well in advance of filming the scene, not the day of.

This is exactly what I mean by unprofessional. It's just sloppy and lazy, IMO.

They go back and refill things all the time. Perhaps no point here when your star won’t even take direction

Whether or not an actor will be nude in a scene is not a question of "taking direction." It's a contract negotiation issue.

It’s not clear why they wanted her to watch the film.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

It seems like they were unhappy with Blake’s acting job in the birth scene. How better to coach her then show her video of what they wanted?

They already filmed it. It was over. At that point there's no good reason to show her the video except to reopen the argument over whether or not she should have been fully nude in the scene, something they should have decided well in advance of filming the scene, not the day of.

This is exactly what I mean by unprofessional. It's just sloppy and lazy, IMO.

They go back and refill things all the time. Perhaps no point here when your star won’t even take direction

Whether or not an actor will be nude in a scene is not a question of "taking direction." It's a contract negotiation issue.

It’s not clear why they wanted her to watch the film.

Did they hold Blake down and force her eyes open to watch this? Is Blake 10 years old?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

What about Lively's sister playing a role in the film? I noticed you didn't address that.

. Baldoni’s wife and kids were also in the movie. It wasn’t that he gave his friend a part, it was the choice of parts that upset her. Why not have her sister or someone she is comfortable with be up between her legs given it was just a bit part with no real acting and no lines.

You can watch the scene on YouTube. The actor was never, not once, up between her legs. I seriously wonder if some of you realize that Blake actually wasn’t pregnant and giving birth during this movie and that the director had no intention of us going anywhere near her crotch because that would make it very obvious.

Because the actor was not actually coaching Blake through birth, he merely sat near her, and she was fully clothed with black briefs and a prosthetic belly.

She interpreted it differently, but not in a rational way. We know this because she also said she was freaked out by the films financer who was present during that scene, and we later found out that he was not in fact onset during the timing of that scene, he arrived on site later that day well after that scene was finished. It just shows she was completely irrational and I’ll go so far as to say crazy. She is literally making up crazy claims.

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Blake and Ryan went to two high profile events this weekend, Chris Rock‘s birthday party in n Saturday and the SNL 50th reunion special.

No celebs wanted pictures with them. The only celeb picture that they got was with Chevy Chase. It speaks volumes. This time last year I’m betting plenty of celebs would live to get a picture with them.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

What about Lively's sister playing a role in the film? I noticed you didn't address that.

. Baldoni’s wife and kids were also in the movie. It wasn’t that he gave his friend a part, it was the choice of parts that upset her. Why not have her sister or someone she is comfortable with be up between her legs given it was just a bit part with no real acting and no lines.

You can watch the scene on YouTube. The actor was never, not once, up between her legs. I seriously wonder if some of you realize that Blake actually wasn’t pregnant and giving birth during this movie and that the director had no intention of us going anywhere near her crotch because that would make it very obvious.

Because the actor was not actually coaching Blake through birth, he merely sat near her, and she was fully clothed with black briefs and a prosthetic belly.

She interpreted it differently, but not in a rational way. We know this because she also said she was freaked out by the films financer who was present during that scene, and we later found out that he was not in fact onset during the timing of that scene, he arrived on site later that day well after that scene was finished. It just shows she was completely irrational and I’ll go so far as to say crazy. She is literally making up crazy claims.

Just because the scene that made it into the film doesn't show the actor there doesn't mean the actor wasn't there in other footage shot etc. And Lively's complaint does not actually allege Sarowitz was present for the filming of the shot, but alleges: "among the non-essential persons present that day was Wayfarer co-Chairman Mr. Sarowitz, who flew in for one of his few set visits." Exactly when he came I don't think anyone on this board knows so I guess you're assuming that whatever is in Baldoni's complaint is gospel - but in any case Lively just said he was on the set that day even though it was supposed to be closed.

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So he was on set when she wasn’t there. That must have made her incredibly uncomfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

What about Lively's sister playing a role in the film? I noticed you didn't address that.

. Baldoni’s wife and kids were also in the movie. It wasn’t that he gave his friend a part, it was the choice of parts that upset her. Why not have her sister or someone she is comfortable with be up between her legs given it was just a bit part with no real acting and no lines.

You can watch the scene on YouTube. The actor was never, not once, up between her legs. I seriously wonder if some of you realize that Blake actually wasn’t pregnant and giving birth during this movie and that the director had no intention of us going anywhere near her crotch because that would make it very obvious.

Because the actor was not actually coaching Blake through birth, he merely sat near her, and she was fully clothed with black briefs and a prosthetic belly.

She interpreted it differently, but not in a rational way. We know this because she also said she was freaked out by the films financer who was present during that scene, and we later found out that he was not in fact onset during the timing of that scene, he arrived on site later that day well after that scene was finished. It just shows she was completely irrational and I’ll go so far as to say crazy. She is literally making up crazy claims.

Blake Lively isn’t crazy and she is not delusional.

She is a liar.

She is a bad, dishonest person who was mad that her wresting control of the movie did not yield positive publicity yielding great sales or any sales uptick for her drink and hair care lines. She wanted to push her ancillary businesses like so many square pegs into the promo material of a domestic violence drama. So she started workshopping a SH complaint in the fall of 2024. There is very good reason to believe her reps involved Megan Twohey in the fall of 2024 as her flacks denials and the Times careful denials read as specious parsing to me and many others. Then she filed a complaint that JB - fan that I am! Having heard of him 3 weeks ago! - has countered, and eviscerated.

She’s not nuts. She isn’t hysterical. She’s a damned liar. Call it by a proper name.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't like Blake Lively but watching people ride this hard for some guy named Justin Baldoni who seems incredibly fake and annoying is wild.

I'm Team No One but I get why people on both sides feel as they do (I just think there's not enough evidence to take a side). But it's weird to me that people are defending Baldoni like he's Princess Diana. Who even is he? I checked out his website and tried to listen to his podcast and he's just... awful. Like I said, I also don't like Lively and I think the jury's out on which one is telling the truth, but I don't get why so many people are ride or die for this guy. He's incredibly grating.

Do you have a son? A brother? A husband? A father? Any male friends or relatives? Well, unfortunately they could falsely be accused of SH/A. No matter if the victim is ‘grating’ or annoying, Justin is innocent. Blake is the bad guy here.

I have all of the above and none of them behave the way Baldoni does. He has a lot of boundary crossing behavior IMO. I don't know if he SHed anyone, but I don't have men in my life who behave as he does, and if I did, I would talk to them about how their behavior can come across to other people, especially women. Especially if it was my son. Some of the things Baldoni admits to doing, I'd be concerned if my son was doing, especially in the workplace.

Is your son an actor or director?

My son is too young to have a profession, but it's not relevant. I've worked in creative fields, including as a performer. This attitude of "oh it's ok -- it's a different kind of workplace" is dumb. Just because you're on a movie set doesn't mean it's okay to behave this way. In fact, I think it might make it even more important that you act professionally.

You can never go wrong by respecting boundaries and being self-controlled. No matter where you work or who you work with.

Please point out where he has admitted to behavior that you consider unprofessional. Not alllegations in her complaint, but something from his.

He admits to having his producer partner show her a video of the producer's wife giving birth the day after they filmed the birth scene. That's tone deaf and unprofessional.

He admits to repeatedly promising his production partners he would say no to her requests for oversight/control, while repeatedly telling her yes to these same requests even when she says she doesn't want to step on toes and is asking explicitly for permission. He repeatedly plays both sides, complaining about Lively to his partners while being solicitous and enabling with Lively in his communications to her. They both violated professional boundaries in their communications. It was very unprofessional on both sides.

He doesn't address the allegation of telling her that he'd been speaking with her dead father. He doesn't admit to this but the fact that it's missing from his complaint altogether is concerning. That's unprofessional.

He admits to hiring a friend to play the doctor who hung out between Lively's legs in the birth scene. Even if this actor was a qualified actor, hiring a friend for that specific job, and highlighting that he's a friend in introducing him to Lively, is unprofessional.

There are others but these are the ones that jump out at me right now. It did not seem like a very professional set.

What about Lively's sister playing a role in the film? I noticed you didn't address that.

. Baldoni’s wife and kids were also in the movie. It wasn’t that he gave his friend a part, it was the choice of parts that upset her. Why not have her sister or someone she is comfortable with be up between her legs given it was just a bit part with no real acting and no lines.

You can watch the scene on YouTube. The actor was never, not once, up between her legs. I seriously wonder if some of you realize that Blake actually wasn’t pregnant and giving birth during this movie and that the director had no intention of us going anywhere near her crotch because that would make it very obvious.

Because the actor was not actually coaching Blake through birth, he merely sat near her, and she was fully clothed with black briefs and a prosthetic belly.

She interpreted it differently, but not in a rational way. We know this because she also said she was freaked out by the films financer who was present during that scene, and we later found out that he was not in fact onset during the timing of that scene, he arrived on site later that day well after that scene was finished. It just shows she was completely irrational and I’ll go so far as to say crazy. She is literally making up crazy claims.

Blake Lively isn’t crazy and she is not delusional.

She is a liar.

She is a bad, dishonest person who was mad that her wresting control of the movie did not yield positive publicity yielding great sales or any sales uptick for her drink and hair care lines. She wanted to push her ancillary businesses like so many square pegs into the promo material of a domestic violence drama. So she started workshopping a SH complaint in the fall of 2024. There is very good reason to believe her reps involved Megan Twohey in the fall of 2024 as her flacks denials and the Times careful denials read as specious parsing to me and many others. Then she filed a complaint that JB - fan that I am! Having heard of him 3 weeks ago! - has countered, and eviscerated.

She’s not nuts. She isn’t hysterical. She’s a damned liar. Call it by a proper name.

I agree with you but the level of delusion she exhibits leads me to believe she struggles with her mental health. But yea she is clearly a huge liar.

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Anonymous wrote:Blake and Ryan went to two high profile events this weekend, Chris Rock‘s birthday party in n Saturday and the SNL 50th reunion special.

No celebs wanted pictures with them. The only celeb picture that they got was with Chevy Chase. It speaks volumes. This time last year I’m betting plenty of celebs would live to get a picture with them.

They are toxic.

[Anonymous]

So no amended complaint?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So no amended complaint?

I read that they have until 11:59 p.m. EST

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Bryan Freedman appeared on Billy Bush’s “Hot Mics” podcast on Monday and reacted to Reynolds, 48, making a joke from the audience in Studio 8H about the couple’s legal battle with Baldoni, 41.

“I’m unaware of anybody, frankly, whose wife has been sexually harassed and has made jokes about that type of situation,” said Freedman.

“I can’t think of anyone who’s done anything like that,” he added. “So it surprised me.”

Me too Bryan, me too.