celeb news Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni Megathread

[Dante Silva]

Okay, so it appears there was factually a point in time when several people were in the living room of Ryan and Blake's TriBeCa Living space and those people were:

 

1. Ryan Reynolds
2. Blake Lively
3. Taylor Swift 
4. An un-named Sony executive
5. Justin Baldoni

 

The Sony executive describes Ryan's verbal diatribe towards Justin as being:

 

"The worst I've ever seen anyone yell at someone and I've been in the entertainment business for 30 years".

 

It appears that during the meeting, Justin, (due to his anxiety related to a back condition), got yelled at by Ryan for previously and discreetly asking Blake's personal trainer about Blake's weight. Justin knew there was a scene from the book where he'd have to lift Lily Bloom (Blake's character).

 

This was the exact same meeting in which Ryan and Taylor expressed how much they admired Blake's (unwanted) re-write of the movie's rooftop scene. 
 

Blake would later admit to a journalist on a red carpet that the scene had in fact been written by Ryan (much to the subsequent shock of both Sony and Wayfarer). 
 

Therefore, if that aspect of the case were above board and everyone behaved as they should (as civilized adults), then a key question is: Did Taylor express admiration for Blake's scriptwriting skills, knowing that the true writer behind the scene was Ryan - and not Blake at all? 
 

If so, why was she (Taylor) happy to pretend to the movie's director that Blake had rewritten the scene when she (Taylor) knew all along that the scene had actually been written by Ryan?

 

How could Taylor still objectively be perceived as innocent of pressurising Justin in to agreeing to Blake's partial script re-write if she (Taylor) - in fact already knew that the true author of the re-written scene was Ryan (and not Blake)?

 

What are Taylor's thoughts and feelings about witnessing firsthand Ryan screaming in Justin's face at the same meeting? Does she perceive that she was effectively part of a ganging up on, or "pile on," Justin to alter his creative decision-making in the context of the movie?

 

It has become clear that if this consolidated case goes to trial, Taylor will be legally deposed to answer questions in the witness box regarding her perception of how Ryan spoke to Justin.

 

Taylor will be required by law, with full consideration of her own status within the entertainment industry, to address whether she believes that her actively expressing a preference for something to happen in a specific way could realistically and objectively be perceived as an understated threat.

 

Specifically, if Justin did not comply with her (Taylor's) wish, he would not only lose her song from the soundtrack (something Sony very much wanted to keep), but he would also be effectively 'blackballed' from the entertainment industry.

 

The above portion of the much wider case is perceived as a weakness for Blake's team and the reason why there is an anticipation there will be behind-the-scenes pressures placed upon Blake and Ryan to settle out of court. 
 

This settlement would allow Taylor to avoid being put in a position where she is legally obliged to stand in a witness box and provide her perspective on the events that occurred in that room, between those people, on that day.

 

Edited February 6 by Dante Silva

[Magickarp]

On 2/3/2025 at 3:37 AM, Magickarp said:

So Blake never read the book, but managed to get the writer of the book on her side anyway? 

So Blake got the author to backstab Justin, because girl power or whatever, but then all Blake's promises went to ****, & now the author wants to sue Blake?  

A snake pit all around  

  

14 minutes ago, slobro said:

Faking sexual assault to gain book rights is next level vile.

Makes sense someone who justified her plantation wedding would justify this to herself tbh.

"Ends justify the means as long as the ends is about ME!"

[Gaia]

Taylor turning on Blake ddddd 

Travis saying he's honored about Trump after Trump insulted his GF.

 

Reputation TV incoming!

 

Justin Baldoni cameo in the MV

[bjorn]

15 minutes ago, Dante Silva said:

Okay, so it appears there was factually a point in time when several people were in the living room of Ryan and Blake's TriBeCa Living space and those people were:

 

1. Ryan Reynolds
2. Blake Lively
3. Taylor Swift 
4. An un-named Sony executive
5. Justin Baldoni

 

The Sony executive describes Ryan's verbal diatribe towards Justin as being:

 

"The worst I've ever seen anyone yell at someone and I've been in the entertainment business for 30 years".

 

It appears that during the meeting, Justin, (due to his anxiety related to a back condition), got yelled at by Ryan for previously and discreetly asking Blake's personal trainer about Blake's weight. Justin knew there was a scene from the book where he'd have to lift Lily Bloom (Blake's character).

 

This was the exact same meeting in which Ryan and Taylor expressed how much they admired Blake's (unwanted) re-write of the movie's rooftop scene. 
 

Blake would later admit to a journalist on a red carpet that the scene had in fact been written by Ryan (much to the subsequent shock of both Sony and Wayfarer). 
 

Therefore, if that aspect of the case were above board and everyone behaved as they should (as civilized adults), then a key question is: Did Taylor express admiration for Blake's scriptwriting skills, knowing that the true writer behind the scene was Ryan - and not Blake at all? 
 

If so, why was she (Taylor) happy to pretend to the movie's director that Blake had rewritten the scene when she (Taylor) knew all along that the scene had actually been written by Ryan?

 

How could Taylor still objectively be perceived as innocent of pressurising Justin in to agreeing to Blake's partial scrip re-write if she (Taylor) - in fact already knew that the true author of the re-written scene was Ryan (and not Blake)?

 

What are Taylor's thoughts and feelings about witnessing firsthand Ryan screaming in Justin's face at the same meeting? Does she perceive that she was effectively part of a ganging up on, or "pile on," Justin to alter his creative decision-making in the context of the movie?

 

It has become clear that if this consolidated case goes to trial, Taylor will be legally deposed to answer questions in the witness box regarding her perception of how Ryan spoke to Justin.

 

Taylor will be required by law, with full consideration of her own status within the entertainment industry, to address whether she believes that her actively expressing a preference for something to happen in a specific way could realistically and objectively be perceived as an understated threat.

 

Specifically, if Justin did not comply with her (Taylor's) wish, he would not only lose her song from the soundtrack (something Sony very much wanted), but he would also be effectively 'blackballed' from the entertainment industry.

 

The above portion of the much wider case is perceived as a weakness for Blake's team and the reason why there is an anticipation there will be behind-the-scenes pressures placed upon Blake and Ryan to settle out of court. 
 

This settlement would allow Taylor to avoid being put in a position where she is legally obliged to stand in a witness box and provide her perspective on the events that occurred in that room, between those people, on that day.

1. Ryan is an absolute monster of a person 
 

2. My biggest wish this year is for this to go to trial next year and for Taylor to take the stand! 
 

let's pray 

[Vermillion]

Taylor turning on Blake!

 

I didn't think it was possible! 

 

Ok, NOW I'm invested in this **** 

[IVY]

18 hours ago, MattieB said:

 

 

Hopefully she can go down with them. But if this actually happens it would be the best thing ever. 

[bjorn]

 

 

Feels like this is recycled news? Anyway they published it just now 

[Katamari]

im very sad to say ive caught on all of this mess and I'm kind of living for it

 

[GiselleBeyince]

5 minutes ago, bjorn said:

 

 

Feels like this is recycled news? Anyway they published it just now 

It's new, in the sense that, it's TMZ. Not the DailyMail. 

 

I believe this came from Taylor's camp. The original DM piece was being countered by Deuxmoi and other sources, saying Blake/Taylor are still friends. 

 

This feels a lot more solid because we have the source saying the young Lilly was lied to by Blake about Taylor casting her. It seems like it's Taylor's team trying not to get deposed. It won't work though because she allegedly got the creator of the score fired and she permitted her song to be used in the film. 

[Aiya]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMkgq4veq/
 

bee better wants to Sue Blake.

they are after him

[Da Vinci]

"Now why am I in it?"

 

 

Edit: Nevermind, just started backreading 

[MattieB]

 

[Eóghan]

Apparently if the press war continues to escalate, the trial will be moved up to this year

 

I hope this happens; 2026 is too far away. 

[bjorn]

11 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

Apparently if the press war continues to escalate, the trial will be moved up to this year

 

I hope this happens; 2026 is too far away. 

How do you know this? Source 

[Eóghan]

4 minutes ago, bjorn said:

How do you know this? Source 

when the judge spoke a few days ago

 

Judge Liman proceeded to step in, saying that both sides have "given the public plenty to feast upon."

 

He added that if the case continued to be "litigated in the press," he would have no choice but to move up the trial date to prevent a jury from becoming prejudiced against one side.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-lawsuit-lawyers-trial-date-b2691617.html

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-court-hearing-rcna190529

[bjorn]

1 minute ago, Eóghan said:

when the judge spoke a few days ago

 

Judge Liman proceeded to step in, saying that both sides have "given the public plenty to feast upon."

 

He added that if the case continued to be "litigated in the press," he would have no choice but to move up the trial date to prevent a jury from becoming prejudiced against one side.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-lawsuit-lawyers-trial-date-b2691617.html

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-court-hearing-rcna190529

Oh wow. Fingers crossed!

[MattieB]

4 hours ago, Dante Silva said:

Okay, so it appears there was factually a point in time when several people were in the living room of Ryan and Blake's TriBeCa Living space and those people were:

 

1. Ryan Reynolds
2. Blake Lively
3. Taylor Swift 
4. An un-named Sony executive
5. Justin Baldoni

 

The Sony executive describes Ryan's verbal diatribe towards Justin as being:

 

"The worst I've ever seen anyone yell at someone and I've been in the entertainment business for 30 years".

 

It appears that during the meeting, Justin, (due to his anxiety related to a back condition), got yelled at by Ryan for previously and discreetly asking Blake's personal trainer about Blake's weight. Justin knew there was a scene from the book where he'd have to lift Lily Bloom (Blake's character).

 

This was the exact same meeting in which Ryan and Taylor expressed how much they admired Blake's (unwanted) re-write of the movie's rooftop scene. 
 

Blake would later admit to a journalist on a red carpet that the scene had in fact been written by Ryan (much to the subsequent shock of both Sony and Wayfarer). 
 

Therefore, if that aspect of the case were above board and everyone behaved as they should (as civilized adults), then a key question is: Did Taylor express admiration for Blake's scriptwriting skills, knowing that the true writer behind the scene was Ryan - and not Blake at all? 
 

If so, why was she (Taylor) happy to pretend to the movie's director that Blake had rewritten the scene when she (Taylor) knew all along that the scene had actually been written by Ryan?

 

How could Taylor still objectively be perceived as innocent of pressurising Justin in to agreeing to Blake's partial script re-write if she (Taylor) - in fact already knew that the true author of the re-written scene was Ryan (and not Blake)?

 

What are Taylor's thoughts and feelings about witnessing firsthand Ryan screaming in Justin's face at the same meeting? Does she perceive that she was effectively part of a ganging up on, or "pile on," Justin to alter his creative decision-making in the context of the movie?

 

It has become clear that if this consolidated case goes to trial, Taylor will be legally deposed to answer questions in the witness box regarding her perception of how Ryan spoke to Justin.

 

Taylor will be required by law, with full consideration of her own status within the entertainment industry, to address whether she believes that her actively expressing a preference for something to happen in a specific way could realistically and objectively be perceived as an understated threat.

 

Specifically, if Justin did not comply with her (Taylor's) wish, he would not only lose her song from the soundtrack (something Sony very much wanted to keep), but he would also be effectively 'blackballed' from the entertainment industry.

 

The above portion of the much wider case is perceived as a weakness for Blake's team and the reason why there is an anticipation there will be behind-the-scenes pressures placed upon Blake and Ryan to settle out of court. 
 

This settlement would allow Taylor to avoid being put in a position where she is legally obliged to stand in a witness box and provide her perspective on the events that occurred in that room, between those people, on that day.

 

You deserve a standing ovation for this

[MattieB]

20 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

Apparently if the press war continues to escalate, the trial will be moved up to this year

 

I hope this happens; 2026 is too far away. 

Right! Who knows what the Trump administration have done by the. I want this to end before we literally descend to hell

[MattieB]

Holy **** these people are actually insane! No amount of evidence will be enough for them 

 

[GiselleBeyince]

2 minutes ago, MattieB said:

Holy **** these people are actually insane! No amount of evidence will be enough for them 

 

Dumb as rocks. Do they really think TMZ would SAY the source is from Taylor's team if they are not? That's literally not how the press moves. Everything is vetted.

 

Why are they mad? Taylor can simply release a public statement denying this article and better yet, attend the Superbowl with Blake Lively this weekend. Something she has previously done. All we have to do is wait and we'll get an answer. I'm not even taking the Swifties and Pro Blake stans seriously re: this new article. If Taylor wants to deny it, it's an easy kill for her. Just release a statement. If she doesn't, it is true. 

[Timeless]

Anyone who believes Justin Baldoni's camp was behind that TMZ article is truly delusional. 

[bjorn]

If the public was on Blake's side, Taylor would be right there behind her. Lets just think about that. 

[TinashesLighter]

I really wonder why people were so quick to side with Blake. I could understand people not wanting to immediately discredit someone's claims of harassment, but if she's anything like what we are seeing in the evidence, you would think people would be hesitant to put their eggs in that basket.

 

For example, Taylor Swift now wanting to distance herself is completely laughable bc she had no issues when she was working alongside Blake to further her agenda. You knew what was going on was wrong but now that it blew up in your face, you're upset. Or Colleen Hoover, she had no problems pushing Justin Baldoni to play Ryle, seemed happy with him in the beginning, only to turn against him and stand with Blake. I just can't see her being so blind to what was going on, so again.. yet another person that knows what they're a part of is wrong but now that it's backfired, rumors are saying she wants to sue. The NYT article is definitely where they overplayed their hand, it brings to question whether the entire paper lacks journalistic integrity for running that story or if it was just one bad apple that thought no harm could come from publishing that article just bc of the players involved.

 

I'm sure this entire situation won't completely kill careers but i hope it does damage everyone's credibility to the degree that they no longer have the sway they once did. Everyone should be angry, especially those that support the #MeToo movement, actual victims, who the movie was meant to help and empower, and BookTok as well!!

 

[OrgVisual]

Not Taylor's PR team running narratives against Blake now. Oh it's BAD for her   

[Acuminatus]

SCREAMING

Edited February 7 by Acuminatus