#like. this suit is insane she and her baby got covid because baldoni and the producers refused to do covid protocols

[akajustmerry]

Hey saw your post about blake lively and justin baldini and just wanted to let you know that the lawsuit also mentions how blake and the rest of the cast was following sony’s marketing plan for the film (they were instructed not to mention heavy domestic violence themes and to focus on lighthearted stuff and it being a story of hope and resilience/strength) while justin pivoted and started talking about survivors and acting like he was taking the story more seriously to portray himself as a feminist and ally. It was also his effort to “explain” why he was alienated from the rest of the cast (like he was taking the themes seriously while they were “not”) in order to bury his misconduct. The lawsuit is a long but informative read

Yes I read the full suit too, but my critiques of Lively were also about the fact she tried to use a movie about DV to promote her personal alcohol brand when alcohol is heavily associated with increasing incidents of DV, even going so far as naming an alcoholic beverage after the abuser in the movie. while I do appreciate that she was running with the studio's plan when it came to the promotion of the film, how she markets her personal alcohol and lifestyle brands are her choice. I will reiterate that I don't think any of that should detract from acknowledging that she was harassed and I do believe she was targeted and harassed. Not every critique of Lively and her brand, especially the critiques from DV survivors, are invalidated by the suit, nor do these critiques nullify the fact she was targeted.