255: BLAKE LIVELY VS. JUSTIN BALDONI

Pop Apologists

Lauren and Chan are sharing a deep dive on everything we know about the battle between Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni so far. The gals bring everyone up to speed on the drama that surrounded It Ends With Us when the movie was released in August 2024 and the tide of public opinion turning on Blake Lively(1:41). They discuss Blake’s bombshell legal complaint against Justin that dropped just before Christmas 2024, including the specifics of each complaint (6:12). Lauren and Chan dive into the It Ends With Us premier, where Justin and the Wayfarer Studios team were segregated from the rest of the cast (28:35). The gals get into Justin’s hiring of a PR crisis team following the IEWU premier, the massive public backlash against Blake (29:51), and the effects of the smear campaign (32:44). They dive into Justin’s lawsuit against the New York Times(41:16), as well as the allegations that involve Blake (48:50) Finally, Lauren and Chan discuss the points in both Justin and Blake's filings where two things can be true (53:24).

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