[Applause] R how's it going great why why did you hurt now you're poking fun at it so now it's just a big joke this whole thing's a joke this absolute cringeworthy and they shouldn't be ashamed Blake Lively just broke down on SNL after Ryan Reynolds destroyed himself on live TV in the most spectacularly embarrassing way possible Blake had spent months crafting the perfect Saab story playing the victim like an Oscar was on the line uh did they rewrite SNL scripts too terrible humans but thanks to Ryan's spectacular self-sabotage the whole act collapsed on live TV
and now she's the one picking up the pieces but if you don't know what exactly went bad this time let me tell you everything from the start did Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively make their first public appearance at Sant Live's 50th Anniversary they made a joke about it all Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds arrived at the SNL 50th Anniversary event filing for the cameras like nothing was wrong this was their first public appearance since Justin baldoni sued them for $400 million and they acted as if it was just another night out Blake wore a silver
floral gown looking confident as ever Ryan kept it simple in a black tux but body language said more than their outfits Blake and Ryan to your slight right both of you than Blake kept watching Ryan closely already bracing for the moment he'd say something stupid he always does the show started the jokes were rolling and then the hosts turned to Ryan Ryan how's it going great why what have you heard a basic harmless question Ryan made it a problem because he could have said anything he could have played it safe dodged the moment or at
the very least kept his mouth shut but no he went with sarcasm the the second Amy polar and Tina Fay asked the question he smirked and threw out a loaded oneliner how's it going great by why did you Hur and just like that the entire room shifted the audience laughed but not because it was funny it was the kind of laugh that covers up secondhand embarrassment because everyone in that room had heard something everyone knew about the lawsuit the headlines the pr disaster that had been following Blake and Ryan for months I love the acting
she's she's really what what have you heard something have you heard something even Steven Spielberg's kind of like mhm okay what now some definitely people laughed at it it got some laughs and the one person who wasn't laughing Blake Lively her face said everything the second those words left Ryan's mouth she turned toward him eyes sharp expression Frozen it wasn't subtle it was the kind of look that said Are you seriously doing this right now because if there was one thing Blake wanted to avoid it was their lawsuit drama becoming SNL material it got some
laughs a little uncomfortable from Anna to Taylor and then uh Kevin CER just didn't react at all but Ryan he didn't care this is what he does he turns real life disasters into punch lines when the lawsuit first made headlines in December 2024 did Ryan step back and handle it with maturity no did he publicly support Blake in any real way also no instead he turned Justin baloni into a joke in Deadpool Ryan used his nice pool character and Deadpool and Wolverine to mock Justin baldon a new character named nice pool just so happened to
resemble baloni same softspoken personality same over-the-top feminist branding same empty male Ally energy the character preached about toxic masculinity while being treated as an absolute joke and if that wasn't obvious enough Ryan even threw in a pregnancy related jab something baldoni is famously outspoken about there is no question that yes Ryan Reynolds based his Deadpool Wolverine character nice pool with the man bun on Justin baldon baldon's team immediately caught on they knew what Ryan was doing this wasn't just a harmless Deadpool gag it was a very public very deliberate mockery and now months later Ryan
was doing it again except this time it was live on national television and Blake was right there caught in the middle really dude this is so petty because it's like if she really did if he really did all the things you say was what to your wife this just feels too jokey the moment Ryan made that joke the energy in the room changed even the SNL hosts hesitated like they weren't sure if they should laugh or pretend it never happened because while Ryan was out here cracking jokes everyone in that audience knew the lawsuit was
anything but funny in Deadpool Wolverine you used deadle Wolverine to like mock this guy in the film that your wife disagreed with and didn't get along with i i i it's so hard to process and instead of reading the room Ryan doubled down because what's the best way to deflect from a massive legal Scandal apparently a cone head's joke out of nowhere he switched topics completely yeah okay my question is that you know that the materials that they they made the cone heads with are those are those edible edible no no and based on them
being made in 1975 I'd assume that they're highly toxic Tina Fay and Amy polar went with it but it was obvious this was forced Tina shot back no and based on them being made in 1975 I'd assume they're highly toxic Ryan keeping the bit going pretended to be concerned oh okay so if someone you know hypothetically took a couple of nibbles backstage should they go to the hospital Amy didn't even pause yes they should go to the hospital immediately so somebody you know hypothetically took a couple of nibles Backstage and uh you know got excited
should they go to the hospital or should they yes they should go to the hospital right away good good luck great okay next question uh yeah it wasn't funny the only the only thing that was funny was the fact that he you know made up made a point and just like that the conversation moved on the lawsuit buried the tension pushed aside the audience laughed but not because the joke was funny they laughed because they didn't know what else to do it kind of had to being there which makes me realize and think this is
all orchestrated and planned this was his W and people getting in and giving Lauren Michaels and serent live sort of the opportunity to get them there first to sort of address it and our poor Blake Lively who spent years building her image as America's sweetheart charming and adored by Hollywood saw everything crumble in a single moment it wasn't some explosive lawsuit a leaked Scandal or a career-ending revelation it was one careless sentence caught on camera delivered with the kind of arrogance that the internet never forgets she's never hosted he's never hosted he appeared once like
as a guest star but the fact that they're there to me on this this show of all shows felt very forced it happened at a New York Press junket for it ends with us a film already drowning in controversy this was supposed to be a PR win a way for Blake to remind the world that she was still the face of a powerful female Le project and kiry just wanted to ask Blake Lively a question about um you know first and foremost M Lively was pregnant while she was filming this so she opens up with
just like a nice compliment about her cute little bump and then Kirsty D flaw happen a veteran Hollywood journalist respected sharp and completely unaware that she was about to become the Catalyst for Blake's worst PR disaster yet sitting across from Blake she smiled and offered what should have been a harmless supportive remark first of all congrats on your little bump it was polite friendly nothing out of the ordinary but Blake's reaction immediate and brutal first of all congrats all your little bump congrats on your little bump what about my bump you've got two nice ones
and these they are kind of bumps aren't they her smile disappeared her body stiffened and without missing a beat she fired back congrats on yours The Room froze Kirsty blinked caught completely off guard and that's when it hit she wasn't pregnant and worse she had publicly spoken about her struggles with infertility the reporter did not have a baby bump she wasn't pregn pregnant and apparently it had a history of difficulty in getting pregnant which is why generally you just stay far away for something like that you know that she's already kind of like oh why
are you asking me about my bump like how dare you do that as if this woman meant any harm in it just like she looks cute she has a bump but you know this was in 2016 I I would say that modern feminism peaked in 2016 like women were just doing things you know within minutes the clip went viral Twitter Instagram Tik Tok every platform ripped into Blake she had spent years being admired envied even but this this was plain cruelty it wasn't an accident it wasn't a misunderstanding it was a conscious decision to humiliate
someone in front of cameras the internet saw it for what it was so that's your brain on modern feminism you get asked the question you're immediately offended because of course they would never ask this to a man the woman's like yeah no I would I would ask that to a guy cuz like yeah that makes sense here's your brain when you don't suffer from that and you're just a guy and you just think logically and try to I guess come up with the answer Kirsty responded quickly on July 15th 2024 she released a statement confirming
what everyone already suspected this wasn't just a slip up it was humiliating she explained her years of struggling to have children how Blake's words felt like a punch to the gut and ironically she's trying not her hardest in that interview not to be a woman when BL when she she's asked that question like you can't ask me about pregnancy you can't ask me about outfits and just to clear up any conspiracy theories she made it very clear she had no connection to Justin baldoni Blake's lawsuit or any of the Hollywood drama she wasn't some paid-off
media puppet trying to smear Blake's name she was just a journalist doing her job and Blake she went out of her way to embarrass her and so this woman came out and said yeah that I almost literally quit my job because uh by the way that wasn't the only time that she had interviewed her She interviewed her for also a simple favor she was similarly rude and I think that in her modern feminist mind she thinks that when she's being rude she's taking a stance for women and she's not that was the moment everything changed
the internet turned on Blake Lively like never before this wasn't about it ends with us it wasn't about baloni it was about who Blake really was behind the perfect PR mask people who had never cared about the lawsuit suddenly had a reason to hate her the headlines weren't about her case anymore they were about her character it wasn't a debate of who's lying anymore it was has Blake Lively always been this awful flaw responded afterwards saying that this whole thing got you know publicize your your lawsuit saying she is in no way connected to any
attempt to smear Blake Lively she doesn't know the pr people involved in this and she said as follows but Blake wasn't just losing the public she was ALS also losing control while social media dragged her her PR team launched a fullscale attack on Justin baldoni if they couldn't win on Truth they were going to win with smears enter Stephanie Jones and Leslie Sloan two of Hollywood's most powerful publicists these women had built entire careers out of cleaning up celebrity scandals but this time their job wasn't saving Blake it was destroying baldoni I had a bad
experience with Blake Lively at the time I kind of had enough of Hollywood I wasn't afraid of being canceled anymore so I posted the video so that one which I think is the most famous example Brian the journalist herself is saying she had absolutely no connection to Justin baldoni or these PR agents that we've been discussing by August 2024 the smear campaign was in full motion Anonymous sources started coming forward major Publications ran hit pieces on baloni overnight the story sh shifted Justin wasn't just a director he was a problem he was controlling difficult to
work with maybe even abusive some articles hinted at new allegations even though no actual claims had been filed the goal was obvious make him look guilty whether he was or not I I would say all of it did not generate with this PR team I mean you know since I've been involved in this case I've gotten 50 either uh texts or emails or you know things to my firm's website you know more than 50 actually about this was my experience with Blake Lively but this wasn't just a whisper campaign this was a full-on media takedown
the real bombshell the New York Times jumped in a prestigious respected publication suddenly ran a pro Blake article treating her claims as absolute fact at first it looked like a major win for Blake the times was siding with her that alone should have been enough to sway public opinion but then baldon's team fought back you we weren't allowed to talk to her on the set we weren't allowed to ask for an autograph we were you know instructed you know this way or that we were treated like this I mean and and you know these things
aren't coming because that we're doing an investigation these are completely organic these are based on people's real life experiences on September mber 4th 2024 his lawyers released a massive collection of receipts emails text messages internal documents they exposed everything they linked multiple Anonymous sources directly back to Blake's PR team they revealed that the New York Times had selectively edited text messages to make baldoni look worse and just like that the entire campaign collapsed in fact you know we've come across evidence that that you know shows that that even her own Representatives knew that she was
threatening and mean and tough and wanted to get her way Hollywood panicked Executives who had stood by Blake suddenly weren't answering her calls co-stars who once defended her went silent Publications that had backed her lawsuit now refused to cover the case at all it wasn't just that Blake was losing public support she was losing Hollywood itself the baldoni cut I'll call it scored significantly higher than Blake Lively's cut um and and still Blake Lively's cut was the one that was chosen he still didn't do anything publicly and now Blake Lively wasn't just losing a lawsuit
she was losing everything and it's getting so viral now because for years Blake Lively carried herself as Hollywood royalty graceful composed and untouchable she was the Golden Girl the aister with a reputation so spotless it almost seemed artificial but behind the perfectly curated image the red carpet smiles and the controlled PR machine there was a very different version of Blake one that Hollywood insiders had been whispering about for years you know there's we have a source that tells us that some of the cut that that that she had has some of baldon's version in it
I mean in June of 2024 Blake live took over the marketing for the film again there's nothing in you know nothing negative in the press or anything else like that it wasn't the public who saw it first it was the people who worked with her the assistants the crew members the staff who weren't blinded by celebrity worship but instead saw the real Blake Lively the one who didn't need to perform and now they weren't staying silent anymore by October 2024 over 50 industry professionals had come forward with disturbing accounts of what it was really like
to work with Blake Lively these weren't just vague complaints about Diva Behavior they were horror stories you know since I've been involved in this case I've gotten 50 either uh texts or emails or you know things to my firm's website you know more than 50 actually about this was my experience with Blake Lively crew members who had worked on her projects including it ends with us revealed that they were given strict instructions never to speak to her no eye contact no Small Talk No approaching her unless absolutely necessary this wasn't just celebrity privilege it was
controlled intimidation people on set described working in a constant state of anxiety never knowing if they were about to be yelled at or Worse fired on the spot I just really loved those Patchwork like jeans that you have Magnolia Pearl oh yeah those are my real life jeans yeah a lot of that is like your stuff the boots were mine um there's these great lub Vuittons that are also a closeup on them when we're dancing in the bar those are mine um I have a few of my husband's shirts and socks randomly in the movie
a production assistant from it ends with us later gave an interview detailing what life on set was like under Blake's rule he explained that every day felt like walking on eggshells where one wrong move could get someone thrown off the project according to his account crew members were removed for as little as looking at her the wrong way it wasn't just difficult it was unbearable and the worst part no one dared to push back people started noticing that Blake seemed sort of bully-ish to this person who has far less power and stature in the industry
than Blake does even her own PR Representatives knew exactly who they were dealing with a former publicist who had worked with multiple high-profile celebrities later revealed that Blake was known as mean and ruthless in Industry circles she was controlling manipulative and impossible to challenge when she wanted something done her way and that's exactly what happened with it ends with us she didn't seem to take well to it and flaw responded afterwards saying that this whole thing got you know publicized your your lawsuit saying she is in no way connected to any attempt to smear Blake
Lively the film was supposed to be Justin baldon's passion project he had been attached to it for years working closely with author Colleen Hoover to make sure the adaptation stayed true to its message about domestic violence he had a Clear Vision a loyal team and an edit of the film that scored significantly higher in test screenings than Blake's version but none of that mattered because Blake decided it wasn't her version turns out that Blake Lively was caught on tape talking about how she manipulates people around her in order to take control of the movies upon
which she works oops by April 2024 Blake had successfully forced him out of his own film she took control of the Final Cut rewrote key scenes and ensured that her version was the one that got released when Justin tried to push back she locked him out of the editing process completely one of Justin's editors later came forward in September 202 4 revealing that Blake had inserted parts of baldon's original edit into the Final Cut without his consent and by June 2024 she had completely taken over the film's marketing it was no longer about the original
story it was about Blake's narrative but I also knew that like that wasn't fulfilling for me that I wanted to be a part of the storytelling that I wanted to be a part of the narrative whether that be in the writing and the costume design and creating the character and sometimes I had directors or or producers or writers who would welcome that and invite that once they saw that I was able to offer that and through it all she had one very powerful Ally backing her every move for months Ryan Reynolds played the supportive husband
in public making jokes dodging controversy and letting Blake handle the legal battle like that's that's literally the accusation as to what happened and then she went and complained about it by attacking him and trying to wreck him because she apparently was at one point in a room with her Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift trying to bully Justin baldoni but behind the scenes he wasn't just standing by her he was actively involved in taking Justin baldoni down Justin's legal team officially confirmed in January 2025 that Ryan Reynolds would also be sued the reason a private meeting
at Ryan and Blake's Penthouse that changed everything this wasn't just a casual dinner this was a power move there's literally no reason why your creative input should matter you're an actor if you want to write your own script you should go write your own script if you want to sign on to a movie with the understanding that you're going to actually make script changes then great the meeting took place in March 2024 long before the law suit went public senior production members Executives from Sony Pictures and key figures from it ends with us were all
in attendance the purpose to discuss baldon's role in the film but what really happened Ryan Reynolds personally led the charge against him an industry executive who attended the meeting later described the scene in an interview with deadline in January 2025 Ryan didn't just Express concerns he tore into J the executive explained that Ryan's Behavior was aggressive humiliating and completely unprofessional people in the room felt guilty for not stepping in the goal was clear Ryan wasn't trying to protect Blake from an abuser he was trying to break baldoni into submission it is a war crime this
movie truly you belong in the he for having made this movie Amy Schumer and if he really believed that Blake had been mistreated by Justin there was one glaring question why didn't he handle it through legal channels why didn't he file an HR complaint involve Studio lawyers or take it through the proper process the answer was simple because this was never about Justice Ryan wasn't acting like a man trying to protect his wife from a predator he was acting like a man determined to secure power he was making sure Blake had full control over the
film shutting down any opposition any challenge any voice that threatened her Authority and it didn't stop there and then when the movie hits she directly or through her PR person leaks that starts generating PR to make the movie look bad to make the co-star look bad I was a poor victim he was a cad when the lawsuit dropped in December 2024 Ryan's fingerprints were all over the media coverage it wasn't just a random PR spin Ryan had personally reached out to journalists before the story even broke he was making sure that by the time the
lawsuit hit the Press Justin baldoni was already framed as the villain multiple sources later confirmed that Ryan had been feeding the media information Prime The Narrative making sure the headlines were stacked against baloni before he even had a chance to defend himself is it necessarily retaliatory for the person being accused to say a no I didn't and B this person should not be trusted this person is not a good person but now the entire plan had collapsed Justin's lawsuit wasn't just about defamation anymore it had expanded to civil extortion privacy Invasion and abuse of power
Ryan Reynolds Hollywood's favorite funny guy was now being dragged into one of the ugliest legal battles in entertainment history historically Lively has enjoyed robust support from her peers notably her co-stars from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants America Ferrera Amber tamblin and Alexis Bedell publicly backed her following the initial allegations also if it's false does a man have the right to come out and say don't believe her this is a bad person either directly or through PR people similarly author Colleen Hoover whose novel served as the basis for it ends with us express solidarity with
Lively however as the legal battle has intensified a conspicuous Silence has emerged from many of Liv's former collaborators actors and Industry professionals who once praised her are now withholding public comment perhaps wary of entangling themselves in the contentious dispute he's been a problem on set this reticence is not limited to Lively's Associates Ryan Reynolds known for his affable funny guy persona is also experiencing a decline in public favor his attempt to inject humor into the situation during the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special where he made a quip that skirted the ongoing legal issues was
met with mixed reactions while some appreciated his light-hearted approach others viewed it as a toned deaf response to serious allegations amid this turmoil support for Justin baldoni appears to be gaining momentum initially baloni faced significant professional setbacks his talent agency WME severed ties with him following Lively's allegations however as more details have emerged a faction within Hollywood is reassessing the situation uh and we've got Blake Lively poisoning the Gossip Girl crew against pen bag one particularly damaging Revelation for lively involves a resurfaced interview from 2009 in which she admitted to poisoning her Gossip Girl co-stars
against actor pen badley in the interview Lively confessed that she was initially upset about Bradley's casting and influenced the cast's perception of him only to later acknowledge his genuine character this disclosure has reignited discussions about Lively's onset behavior and has been cited by baldon's legal team as part of a pattern of manipulative conduct of course you know when you're on a show like that with all of the young hormones running around Lon Meer Blake Penn all of them I couldn't imagine a day went by where there wasn't a lot of drama on that show the
cumulative effect of these events is a discernable distancing by Hollywood from the once revered couple industry events that previously welcomed Lively and Reynolds with open arms are now marked by a noticeable absence of invitations projects that seem tailor made for their involvement are proceeding without them this professional isolation suggests that the couple's influence and appeal are waning a stark contrast to their prior status as a power duo in the entertainment World a Vogue interview Blake admitted that she's not a fan of starting from scratch again why does all of this matter as the legal proceedings
Advance the potential ramifications for Lively and Reynolds are significant a protracted and public legal battle could further tarnish their reputation making Studios and collaborators hesitant to engage with them conversely a resolution in their favor might restore some public confidence but the scars of this dispute are likely to persist for baldoni the outcome could either vindicate him leading to a Resurgence in his career or solidify the damage to his professional standing so in this article she says this A blank page is not nearly as exciting to me as starting with a script and finding something people
have overlooked saying no no no there's something there to me it's a treasure hunt in the court of public opinion as well as within the corridors of Hollywood power the tides are turning the once celebrated reign of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds as a beloved Hollywood couple is facing unprecedented challenges whether they can navigate this storm and reclaim their stature remains uncertain but the impact of these events will undoubtedly resonate throughout their personal and professional lives for years to come if if you thought this Hollywood mess couldn't get any worse trust me it's just getting
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