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BLAKE LIVELY SCAM EXPOSED | Ryan Reynolds Coworker Reveals ALL!
Sun, 02 Feb 2025
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Chapter 1: What is the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni situation?
I work with Ryan Reynolds. They're trying to cover up a crime. She used Taylor Swift, her best friend, to intimidate him. It's all very manipulative. The more little pieces that get released, the more we're like, oh man, this woman is scary. This is like a Hollywood true crime. We're getting pieces coming out.
Every lawsuit and every complaint that are filling us in on what actually happened, and that's what I think myself and so many people are invested in. I didn't know who this Justin Baldoni guy was. No offense, didn't really care. But the more I'm learning about what Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds seemingly did, they're trying to cover up a crime. That's what I really do think is happening here.
um she came out with allegations of harassment that's how it started there was a lot of drama in the summer when the film it ends with us released and a lot of people were sort of following the drama wondering why was their drama no one really understood until she later dropped the lawsuit like two days before christmas to ruin all their holidays but that first drama was people were sort of just noticing that blake lively was not the nicest person
Chapter 2: What are the allegations against Blake Lively?
Like she was a mean girl, tone deaf for things that were being called out. And just for sake of brevity, like the two big things were she was promoting her alcohol brand about on, during a film that's about domestic violence, which was just a really bad look given that most,
domestic violence is triggered by alcoholism but she's you know named one of the drinks at the premiere after the abuser character in the movie it was just a really bad look and then beyond that people just got an attitude from her during all the junkets and interviews particularly this one junket that sort of resurfaced where she and Parker Posey an actress like really were just mean girling
This poor junket woman who posts the video like this is the interview that made me want to quit Hollywood. So there was just a lot of stuff piling up that made Blake not seem very likable. And that's where I got in on it when that started happening. And then Ryan was writing the movie.
There was a point where I jumped in and many jumped in and it just became organically viral because everyone was sort of like, what's up with Blake Lively? She seems kind of, you know, B word and mean girl and all these things. She had a lot of bad press, and she refused to accept it. So what happened was I think she tried to repaint it all as I was harassed. He was retaliating.
It wasn't my issue. Yeah, yeah. It's being spun against me, and that's not what was happening at all. You know, it's funny. I saw an interview with – there was a – movie she did called, um, um, a simple favor or a favor or something like that. I mean, a great movie. What's fun. What is the girl that Anna Kendrick, but during it, I was way more into Anna Kendrick.
I was like, yeah, she's, she's adorable. Yeah.
Um, but during an interview, she mentions, um, that she makes a comment, I remember, about Blake, not when she said something like, yeah, when she shows up for set, or made some snide little comment. And I remember the look that Blake gave her, and I just kind of remember thinking... Something's up there.
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Chapter 3: How did Ryan Reynolds get involved in the controversy?
There's lots of little things that come out like, hey, you're not this sweet, wonderful person. And it's the same thing with Ryan Reynolds. I was just going to say, yeah. I love Deadpool, right? But you see these characters and you fall in love with them, and then you find out, oh, he's kind of a fucking tool. I have a friend who used to go to Vegas, and I used to like Jed Law.
He played next to Judd Law.
Judd Law. Judd Law, sorry.
Judd Law. Judd Law. It's like Judd Nelson. Judd Law, yes. Judd Law. So he said, and he's English. So he said, I'm playing cards with him. He said, and we're sitting there playing. He said, I mean, we're sitting there for an hour or two. And he said these two girls come up to him and said, oh, my gosh, you know, I loved you in, you know, whatever, Cold Mountain or whatever.
You know, could I get your autograph? And he goes, I'm fucking playing cards. This is my personal fucking time. Is you fucking wankers? He goes, why is nobody keeping these fucking, you know, and he starts he freaks out and they're like, oh, my God, and walks off. And so they kind of somebody comes in and says, hey, you got to come and they get rid of her.
And then my buddy's sitting there, and he's like, we had a – talked briefly. He's like – he just went off, and he was – and the guy, he looked at him and said – he's like, it's all the fucking time with these fucking wankers or whatever. And he said – my buddy looked at him, and he goes – I mean, honestly, brother, I just wanted an autograph. Like, what's the big deal?
He goes, it's all the fucking time. You understand?
I'll defend him. Like, imagine being that everywhere you fucking go.
Listen, I'll tell you, and this may be the narcissist in me, but let's face it. If you're an actor, when you are struggling, begging to be able to make a living as an actor, You would have given your soul to do it.
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Chapter 4: What role did publicists play in this drama?
It's funny when someone comes out in public and says a bunch of defamatory things about you, and then you defend yourself and prove that they're not true. Suddenly they're like, you got to stop talking. No, you set the tone. So that's what this is. Now I'm fighting back. Then they go to the courts and say, hey, let's shut this down. No, that's not how this works.
You don't get to say a bunch of stuff and then shut me up.
But that's the beauty. It seems like Blake and Ryan thought they have separate rules. And I think we're now in a world where it's like, no, no more. We don't want celebrities. We don't really care about your political opinions or all this nonsense. And Blake and Ryan are starting to realize, oh, crap. We can't just get whatever we want.
I was watching a video. I'm doing research for a book on a serial killer. And I was watching a criminologist talk about psychopaths. And one of the questions they asked was, what is one of the industries that has the most psychopaths? And... Hollywood. Hollywood. Yeah, it was. It was. It was. It was Hollywood. It was like Hollywood. It was doctors. It was like a police officer.
Like, but the first one she was like, yeah, she said entertainment. And I thought, wow, like I didn't see that. But it makes sense. But it only recently makes sense because 20 years ago, I wouldn't have thought that at all. But in the last 10 years or so. You know, I think just because of YouTube and there's so many influencers that are exposing their their true behavior.
But think back back in the 50s and 60s, the studios, one of these guys would get drunk and they there'd be a they get into a DUI and they had their own security would go out and fix everything and sign this and sign this and NDAs and I'll pay you this much. And then they grab the guy, scoop him up and take care of him. And
so it's always been happening it's just too much unchecked behavior i think is what is the thing it's like there is a lot of it when you get too big especially these influencers i mean i've been guilty of it back in the day you get so big you don't know any better you don't know oh wait i had to pay my taxes on this youtube money oh i can't do this i can't do that and so there are you surround yourself with yes men that's the problem yeah when people will surround themselves because you're famous or rich or have you know cloud online and that that can that can blur you too so the
Look, not to give an excuse to some of the bad behavior, but you got to, you know, yeah, it makes sense why some of these people fall in that trap. They need better support systems or friends or people to, like, remind them, don't be a dick.
Yeah, I was going to say, you got to surround yourself by people that will be like, yeah, listen, you're an asshole. Like, I get what you're saying, but you know what? If you're wrong, you're wrong. That's just the way it is, and you're wrong.
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Chapter 5: What evidence contradicts Blake Lively's claims?
And if he didn't have them, he wouldn't be able to defend against it.
Correct, and he'd be toast and probably never work again. Which is probably what they were hoping for. Correct. I think a hundred percent. Now you go to Blake side, like go Brian. There's a lot of theories that Ryan's jealous. Like maybe he was having a, you know, Blake and Justin, were they having a thing? Did Ryan sort of step in that theory has been going out there.
I saw Candace Owens is putting that out there. She's getting a lot of traction on this story. It was just sort of any tips she's gotten. She's trying to put out there as real. It's just frustrating to me because we're trying to really look at all the facts and I don't buy that one. Sure. There might've been a little jealousy and insecurity. There's a junket and some stuff that was released, uh,
Now Ryan, like inserted himself in the junket, like the interview period where they ignored Justin and then interviewed the secondary male character and Justin brought in his mom, Justin brought in Hugh, Hugh Jackman, all to like talk about how great he was. And did you want to hook up with my wife? It's a very weird clip, dude. Uh, It's a very weird clip.
So it does bring up a lot of like, is Ryan, I don't know. I also suspect, what does Ryan really know? I think Ryan is, in my experience in working with him, he wants to support his wife. He's a nice Canadian guy. He clearly loves his wife. They have multiple kids. I think he's trying to be the better husband. He allegedly was upset when Justin was fat shaming her.
So there's a part of me that can't be mad at like, How is he fat shaming her?
That's a whole separate story. She's 110 pounds.
Justin had to lift her up in the air for a scene, allegedly, and he has back problems. And so he asked his fitness guy, his trainer, do you know how much she weighs so I can know what to do? That's what apparently happened.
How's that fat shaming?
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Chapter 6: How does this situation reflect on celebrity culture?
And then everyone's like, Like, oh, damn. So Blake, that was the one time I've seen her apologize because she got caught telling royalty that she was photoshopping when she had cancer. It looked awful. And there was no ifs, ands, or buts around it. And that's when she did do an apology. I've never seen her doing it. But again, why did she do that one?
Because it was someone even more famous than her. I feel like she's like, I can't offend royalty. I am royalty.
So I have to clear this air. But, I mean, Baldoni is saying that he's lost jobs and he's lost money. I believe it. So he's got a great grounds for a loss.
Well, legally, no. Sadly, from all the lawyers I spoke to, not to cut you off, yeah, you'd think so. They don't think he's got a case where it's not going to get thrown out. But the real issue is, was there retaliation? That's the biggest issue. There was a point during production where they did sign an agreement.
They did it against duress and they say they only did it to keep the movie going and they wanted to stop the movie. But in that agreement, there was a no retaliation claim. And so what I've read and as I've watched the lawyers, even if there wasn't harassment.
Wow.
even if there wasn't harassment, that's kind of doesn't matter. So like she smartly did it in a way where it's like he, she may have been harassed. She may not have been harassed, but because she made the complaint the way she did to the California standards, if he, if he's caught doing anything retaliatory after that complaint, just the complaint alone, he's guilty.
So that's, that's, that's where this is all crazy and scary.
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Chapter 7: What lessons can be learned from this case?
They enter into an agreement knowing that, we can now do whatever we want and he can't retaliate. Correct. See, that's fucked up, bro.
Yeah, which is more the reason why I'm not team Blake because I'm like, you didn't do that because of harassment. You're a scumbag. You did it to Drake. And there's theories that there's a morality clause to the book so they can get the rights to the book because the author is now cozied up to Blake.
where it's like the author was all about Justin and like Justin was, has always been about the message of the book. That's where I think also Blake didn't really factor in this movie is about domestic violence and like relationships where it's like, it's complicated. And there are really fervent fans of that book. And, uh, Blake didn't give a shit about that topic. Right.
Justin has a whole organization, uh, be bet do good or something where, you know, that's what he's, he's really wants to seemingly wants to like, whether it's a facade or not, I don't know, but he's still, he's putting in more work than a lot of people is what I'll give him credit for. And he was all about that.
That was very clear for him and why he wanted this book is to help people and like sort of paint relationships that are messier. Blake doesn't give a shit about that. So the reality though is because Blake never really gave a shit about that, it's coming to a light. And I think that's, what's making Justin look better.
And all these people who've suffered abusive relationships are like, fuck you, Blake. Like, You just won't control this book. You wanted to make a commercial. You wanted to sell your hair care products and your alcohol. Like, fuck you. This movie is not about it.
And honestly, that's what sort of turned me because I'm like, imagine if this Justin Baldoni is this predator abuser who's harassing people on set and being inappropriate to women. why the fuck didn't you stop the movie and not get it made? You're Blake fucking lively. Like you're letting this alleged abuser, like reap the rewards of a domestic violence book.
If he's an abuser, I just find that incredibly hypocritical. And if there's anybody in Hollywood who could have stopped him, they stopped during the strikes. She didn't have to come back. She could have been like, I wasn't comfortable. He made me uncomfortable in the book. I don't want the movie. I didn't want to associate with that. And she could have walked away and been a hero.
And then maybe they could have exposed him and it would have been what it was. But she waited not only for it to get released in theaters and then digitally. She waited until it was on Netflix. They made a Netflix deal. And then as soon as it was on Netflix, two days before Christmas, she drops her lawsuit. So she cashed in at like four points on that movie before she complained about the abuse.
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