celeb news HuffPost: The Blake Lively Backlash Was A Long Time Coming

[Walk_Away21]

5 hours ago, Chemist said:

idgi, watched some of the interviews in the OP and there is nothing wrong about them? it's the typical Hollywood promotion Q&A.

Her co-star is the one being unnecessarily deep about the movie

 

I watched some of the clips and I do kind of agree now lol. The way he's speaking like "this is a story to shine a light on women" is giving "I'm about to be exposed for domestic violence in my personal life". He's overcompensating for something. Also he speaks in cult leader cadence. A mess.

[OrgVisual]

2 hours ago, Broken said:

"#1 on Amazon" . Ok.

Amazon Prime. "Atlas" also topped Netflix Global charts 

[Gui Blackout]

I can't stand these "we hate her now!" internet bandwagons for absolutely no reason other tearing down women due to jealousy.

 

We all remember Anne Hathaway. Let that be a lesson.

[Raichu]

10 hours ago, Yayo94 said:

I've seen people say "what about how the cast of That 70's Show all blacklisted Topher and then wrote a statement to defend their rapist friend. We don't know what's going on here with anybody

Yeah, like I said there's just more to the story! I don't feel strongly towards a side either way, but hiring Depp's PR crisis made me side eye what's up with Baldoni.

[The7thStranger]

Wait, why are people mad? I watched that one comparison and didn't see any issue.

[Mirtilo]

This is the weirdest controversy from the last few years. The internet needs to chill

Edited August 14 by Mirtilo

[Vermillion]

 

[RIKI232]

Can someone share whats the tea regarding her team saying he didn't make her feel comfortable on set?

Edited August 14 by RIKI232

[Vermillion]

 

[UnusualBoy]

These are just jobless people who have way too much time in their hands  

[eleganceislearned]

I've seen one of her clips to find out why people are mad. They do have a point. She was acting really bizarrely flippant and immature to some serious questions that should be pretty easy to answer (or at least feign sympathy about.) 

 

That said, I feel like the root of a lot of this scrutiny in the first place is that people with "high brow" taste think Blake is basic & tacky and doesn't deserve to be a movie star.  

[Gui Blackout]

Btw knowing know that he hired Johnny Depp's PR, any negative story about Blake to come out should be treated with ultimate skepticism. 

[Radical Pessimism]

7 hours ago, BOOMBAYAH said:

Ohhh it's over 

 

WTF was that?!

[shookspeare]

It blows my mind that half of you all see no issue with her behavior  

[Vermillion]

58 minutes ago, shookspeare said:

It blows my mind that half of you all see no issue with her behavior  

The conflating of this press with the director's hiring of Depp's crisis team is a way to avoid accountability for her behavior.

 

If she had as much say as she's implied and her vision for the character was so misaligned with the allegedly abusive director, why didn't she leave the film?

 

If she has as much money as is claimed, why is she afraid of a defamation lawsuit to explain what really went down on that set? 

[BOOMBAYAH]

2 hours ago, Gui Blackout said:

Btw knowing know that he hired Johnny Depp's PR, any negative story about Blake to come out should be treated with ultimate skepticism. 

Aren't PR firms kind of like lawyers? In that they'll represent anyone who can afford them even if the person is good or bad? I would assume he just got the best PR people in Hollywood instead of actively seeking out Depp's PR people. 

[StayFrosty]

Always knew she and her husband are trash fake couple. 

[StayFrosty]

18 hours ago, Trent W said:

It's interesting how people collectively decide to go on someone 

 

7 hours ago, Gui Blackout said:

I can't stand these "we hate her now!" internet bandwagons for absolutely no reason

Y'all acting like it's a coordinated terrorist attack. She's been saying stupid **** for the past two days and people are deservedly trashing her.

 

We get it, she's playing a florist, but wearing floral theme dresses and saying "wear your florals with your bestie and go see my movie ;)" when the movie is about DV is soooo ****** up. 

[liquiddiamonds]

23 minutes ago, StayFrosty said:

 

Y'all acting like it's a coordinated terrorist attack. She's been saying stupid **** for the past two days and people are deservedly trashing her.

 

We get it, she's playing a florist, but wearing floral theme dresses and saying "wear your florals with your bestie and go see my movie ;)" when the movie is about DV is soooo ****** up. 

It is weird behavior. At the same time the whole film is also being marketed as a romance with hints of domestic violence. The trailer made me uncomfortable, in the sense that they really highlight the love triangle and love story between the two characters instead of whatever subplot regarding abuse or violence. It's clear the studio decided to market this to a female audience as a tragic romance story (haven't read the book, don't know its tone). It wouldn't surprise me Blake is just going with this pitch It's givin 50 shades of grey in the housewife romantic fantasy sense, but with domestic violence in the middle instead of BDSM…… whats up with these projects 

 

people are comparing Blake to JLo but even Jlo's domestic violence movie wasn't this confusing with marketing 

 

 

Edited August 14 by liquiddiamonds

[Gui Blackout]

40 minutes ago, StayFrosty said:

 

Y'all acting like it's a coordinated terrorist attack. She's been saying stupid **** for the past two days and people are deservedly trashing her.

 

We get it, she's playing a florist, but wearing floral theme dresses and saying "wear your florals with your bestie and go see my movie ;)" when the movie is about DV is soooo ****** up. 

The movie is not "about" DV. DV is part of the story, but it's ultimately a romance. That's how the book always been marked as. 

 

How Blake sees the movie and the character is much more in line with how author and most readers do than Justin.

[Gui Blackout]

1 hour ago, BOOMBAYAH said:

Aren't PR firms kind of like lawyers? In that they'll represent anyone who can afford them even if the person is good or bad? I would assume he just got the best PR people in Hollywood instead of actively seeking out Depp's PR people. 

The point is that these PR firms are very slimy people, who use shady tactics to clean up someone's image. The fact that he felt the need to hire them in the firdt place should be a big red flag.

[Saintlor]

Was this feud a PR stunt that has horribly backfired

[Phaunzie]

I think the problem with Blake is the film is about domestic violence and she is promoting like it is a rom-com. The male director is the only cast member who is promoting the film the right way. Also, she deserves to be dragged for doing a COLLEEN HOOVER adaption, like no one wanted that nonsense. At least Justin wanted to highlight the effects of DV but it was clear from the film, Lively made sure it was a romance film. 

Edited August 14 by Phaunzie

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Just now, Saintlor said:

Was this feud a PR stunt that has horribly backfired

What good PR would come from the entire cast pretending to hate the director or co-star nnn - I think it would've been better for the cast (if they do hate him) to pretend to get along for the sake of marketing. The reason this whole situation has blown up and Blake is getting exposed and dragged is that people believe she iced him out.

[Saintlor]

2 minutes ago, BOOMBAYAH said:

What good PR would come from the entire cast pretending to hate the director or co-star nnn - I think it would've been better for the cast (if they do hate him) to pretend to get along for the sake of marketing. The reason this whole situation has blown up and Blake is getting exposed and dragged is that people believe she iced him out.

I hadn't heard of this movie before this scandal and I imagine a lot of others hadn't