1 00:00:10,574 --> 00:00:15,254 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mia podcast. Mamma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,134 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:18,974 Speaker 1: is recorded on. 4 00:00:22,734 --> 00:00:22,894 Speaker 2: Hi. 5 00:00:23,054 --> 00:00:26,614 Speaker 1: I'm Claire Murphy. This is Mumma MIA's twice daily news podcast, 6 00:00:26,654 --> 00:00:30,774 Speaker 1: The Quickie. Right before Christmas, Blake Lively's lawyers dropped a 7 00:00:30,814 --> 00:00:33,934 Speaker 1: bomb and shook up the entire narrative of the fallout 8 00:00:33,934 --> 00:00:37,134 Speaker 1: from her and co star and director Justin Baldoni's experience 9 00:00:37,414 --> 00:00:40,374 Speaker 1: on the set of It ends with us. Lively, painted 10 00:00:40,414 --> 00:00:42,694 Speaker 1: as a bad guy in this scenario, now seemed to 11 00:00:42,694 --> 00:00:45,374 Speaker 1: be turning the tables on Baldoni, who's now been left 12 00:00:45,414 --> 00:00:49,654 Speaker 1: fighting for his reputation. The lawsuits are flying and more 13 00:00:49,694 --> 00:00:52,214 Speaker 1: comes out almost daily in the fight for who was 14 00:00:52,214 --> 00:00:55,814 Speaker 1: the victim versus who was the perpetrator during filming. Before 15 00:00:55,814 --> 00:00:58,334 Speaker 1: we dive into where we're at in the Lively Baldoni feud, 16 00:00:58,534 --> 00:01:01,334 Speaker 1: here's the letters from the Quickie newsroom Friday, January seventeen. 17 00:01:01,774 --> 00:01:04,534 Speaker 1: There was cautious optimism yesterday when it was announced that, 18 00:01:04,614 --> 00:01:08,534 Speaker 1: in an historic breakthrough after fifteen months of devastating conflict, 19 00:01:08,814 --> 00:01:11,694 Speaker 1: Israel and hamma Us had agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire 20 00:01:11,774 --> 00:01:15,774 Speaker 1: deal set to begin on Sunday, January seventeen. The agreement, 21 00:01:15,814 --> 00:01:19,134 Speaker 1: broken through intensive diplomacy by the United States, Katar, and 22 00:01:19,214 --> 00:01:23,334 Speaker 1: egypto unfold in three distinct phases. The initial six week 23 00:01:23,374 --> 00:01:27,094 Speaker 1: phase includes a complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces 24 00:01:27,094 --> 00:01:31,174 Speaker 1: from populated areas, and the significant prisoner exchange. During this 25 00:01:31,334 --> 00:01:35,734 Speaker 1: first phase, a mass will release thirty three hostages, primarily women, children, 26 00:01:35,774 --> 00:01:39,254 Speaker 1: and those aged over fifty five, in exchange for thousands 27 00:01:39,254 --> 00:01:43,094 Speaker 1: of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli custody. The deal also promises 28 00:01:43,174 --> 00:01:46,454 Speaker 1: a substantial increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza, with up 29 00:01:46,454 --> 00:01:50,334 Speaker 1: to six hundred trucks of assistance permitted daily. Palestinians will 30 00:01:50,374 --> 00:01:52,574 Speaker 1: be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza, 31 00:01:52,814 --> 00:01:55,814 Speaker 1: though many areas lie in ruins after months of intense 32 00:01:55,854 --> 00:01:59,494 Speaker 1: fighting that has claimed over forty six thousand Palestinian lives 33 00:01:59,534 --> 00:02:02,694 Speaker 1: and left nearly one hundred and ten thousand injured. Doctor 34 00:02:02,774 --> 00:02:06,934 Speaker 1: Jessica Genauer, a senior lecturer in international relations at Flinders University, 35 00:02:07,214 --> 00:02:10,494 Speaker 1: says real rebuilding efforts will come in later phases of 36 00:02:10,534 --> 00:02:10,934 Speaker 1: the deal. 37 00:02:11,214 --> 00:02:15,094 Speaker 3: What's been said so far is that the rebuilding wouldn't 38 00:02:15,174 --> 00:02:18,854 Speaker 3: take place at a significant level until the later phases, 39 00:02:18,894 --> 00:02:22,334 Speaker 3: so Phase two and even more so Phase three, once 40 00:02:22,374 --> 00:02:26,694 Speaker 3: there is that more permanent cease fire in place. Of course, rebuilding. 41 00:02:26,934 --> 00:02:31,814 Speaker 3: Reconstruction needs to start immediately in terms of conditions for 42 00:02:31,854 --> 00:02:37,934 Speaker 3: the population in Gaza. However, I don't believe that realistically 43 00:02:38,134 --> 00:02:42,654 Speaker 3: that will occur until at least there is certainty that 44 00:02:42,694 --> 00:02:46,294 Speaker 3: there will be some kind of ongoing ceasefire in place 45 00:02:46,534 --> 00:02:48,734 Speaker 3: after the first six week phase. 46 00:02:48,854 --> 00:02:51,974 Speaker 1: The second phase of negotiations will commence on day sixteen 47 00:02:52,014 --> 00:02:55,014 Speaker 1: of the implementation, focusing on the release of the remaining 48 00:02:55,054 --> 00:02:58,854 Speaker 1: hostages and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces. The final 49 00:02:58,894 --> 00:03:02,134 Speaker 1: phase will address a return of deceased hostages remains and 50 00:03:02,174 --> 00:03:06,014 Speaker 1: initiate Gaza's reconstruction under the supervision of Egypt, Guitar and 51 00:03:06,054 --> 00:03:09,494 Speaker 1: the United Nations. President Joe Biden, speaking at the White House, 52 00:03:09,654 --> 00:03:13,334 Speaker 1: emphasized the deal significance, saying, while only phase one had 53 00:03:13,334 --> 00:03:15,974 Speaker 1: been agreed on at this point, everything is being done 54 00:03:16,014 --> 00:03:18,294 Speaker 1: to ensure the next two are also achieved. 55 00:03:18,574 --> 00:03:22,254 Speaker 4: You know, during the next six weeks, Israel will negotiate 56 00:03:22,294 --> 00:03:26,454 Speaker 4: the necessary arrangements to get Phase two, which is a 57 00:03:26,494 --> 00:03:28,934 Speaker 4: permanent end of the war. Let me say it again, 58 00:03:29,014 --> 00:03:32,174 Speaker 4: a permanent end of the war. There are a number 59 00:03:32,174 --> 00:03:35,574 Speaker 4: of details that negotiate to move from Phase one to 60 00:03:35,574 --> 00:03:40,694 Speaker 4: Phase two, but the plan says if negotiations take longer 61 00:03:40,694 --> 00:03:45,454 Speaker 4: than six weeks, the ceasefire will continue as long as 62 00:03:45,494 --> 00:03:47,094 Speaker 4: the negotiations continue. 63 00:03:47,174 --> 00:03:51,254 Speaker 1: The international community has largely welcomed the agreements, European Commissioned 64 00:03:51,254 --> 00:03:54,294 Speaker 1: President Ursula Vondalae saying that the deal brings hope to 65 00:03:54,334 --> 00:03:57,854 Speaker 1: an entire region where people have endured immense suffering for 66 00:03:57,934 --> 00:04:00,974 Speaker 1: far too long. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it 67 00:04:01,014 --> 00:04:04,294 Speaker 1: the long overdue news that the Israeli and Palestinian people 68 00:04:04,334 --> 00:04:08,294 Speaker 1: have desperately been waiting for. Despite the optimism, Israeli military 69 00:04:08,294 --> 00:04:11,894 Speaker 1: operations have continued new to cross Gaza, with seventy seven 70 00:04:11,934 --> 00:04:16,574 Speaker 1: Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight. As Gaza celebrates this 71 00:04:16,734 --> 00:04:20,934 Speaker 1: potential turning point, the international community remains uncertain about the 72 00:04:20,934 --> 00:04:24,454 Speaker 1: prospect of a lasting peace, and there are still international 73 00:04:24,494 --> 00:04:26,934 Speaker 1: criminal court warrants out for the arrests of players on 74 00:04:26,974 --> 00:04:30,374 Speaker 1: both sides of the conflict, warrants that won't magically disappear 75 00:04:30,414 --> 00:04:31,814 Speaker 1: once this deal is signed off. 76 00:04:32,014 --> 00:04:35,894 Speaker 3: The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for 77 00:04:36,734 --> 00:04:40,574 Speaker 3: Israeli political figures, including Israeli Prime Minister binyam In net 78 00:04:40,574 --> 00:04:43,414 Speaker 3: now Who and former Defense Minister you Have Glant would 79 00:04:43,454 --> 00:04:47,094 Speaker 3: not be affected by the fact there is now this 80 00:04:47,174 --> 00:04:49,854 Speaker 3: ceasefire in place at least for the next six weeks 81 00:04:50,254 --> 00:04:54,654 Speaker 3: under phase one of the agreement. And that's because these 82 00:04:54,894 --> 00:04:59,014 Speaker 3: arrest warrants were issued for alleged crimes against humanity and 83 00:04:59,134 --> 00:05:03,974 Speaker 3: alleged war crimes committed during Israel's military operation in Gaza. 84 00:05:04,014 --> 00:05:05,854 Speaker 1: This deal has been on the table since at least 85 00:05:05,934 --> 00:05:08,094 Speaker 1: May twenty twenty four, but it failed to get up 86 00:05:08,174 --> 00:05:11,494 Speaker 1: due to pushback from Benjamin Nyahu and his government. There 87 00:05:11,494 --> 00:05:14,814 Speaker 1: have been issues around Israel wanting to establish Jewish settlements 88 00:05:14,814 --> 00:05:17,934 Speaker 1: in the Gaza strip, and some Israeli ministers spoke about 89 00:05:17,974 --> 00:05:21,334 Speaker 1: reducing the numbers of Palestinians in the region. Critics have 90 00:05:21,374 --> 00:05:23,854 Speaker 1: also accused netna Who of prolonging the war for his 91 00:05:23,894 --> 00:05:26,974 Speaker 1: own political benefits, but some believe the looming prospect of 92 00:05:27,014 --> 00:05:29,654 Speaker 1: Donald Trump entering the White House has led to this happening. 93 00:05:29,694 --> 00:05:32,654 Speaker 1: Now netnya Who, wanting to help his close allied Trump 94 00:05:32,694 --> 00:05:35,414 Speaker 1: claim a win ahead of his inauguration next week. It 95 00:05:35,494 --> 00:05:37,614 Speaker 1: also allows Joe Biden to leave the role with a win, 96 00:05:37,854 --> 00:05:41,014 Speaker 1: possibly shoring up more support for Israel from the US, 97 00:05:41,054 --> 00:05:44,334 Speaker 1: who are already close allies. Jessica Ganala says it may 98 00:05:44,374 --> 00:05:47,014 Speaker 1: also be helping net Nahu domestically. 99 00:05:46,614 --> 00:05:50,134 Speaker 3: For Binjima Nettna, who the Israeli Prime Minister. The key 100 00:05:50,174 --> 00:05:53,134 Speaker 3: political implication of this is that he will to some 101 00:05:53,334 --> 00:05:56,814 Speaker 3: extent be able to deal with some of the domestic 102 00:05:56,894 --> 00:06:01,854 Speaker 3: protests that has been ongoing and increasing in intensity within 103 00:06:01,934 --> 00:06:06,654 Speaker 3: the Israeli domestic political domain, and that protest has focused 104 00:06:06,774 --> 00:06:11,534 Speaker 3: very much on wanting hostage to be released. On the 105 00:06:11,654 --> 00:06:14,854 Speaker 3: side of Hamas and the Gaza Strip, I don't think 106 00:06:14,854 --> 00:06:17,574 Speaker 3: there are any really serious political implications in terms of 107 00:06:17,574 --> 00:06:20,934 Speaker 3: this first phase. I think certainly people in the Gaza 108 00:06:20,934 --> 00:06:24,094 Speaker 3: Strip are very happy that there's going to be a 109 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:28,374 Speaker 3: cessation of hostilities. But it's really that second and third 110 00:06:28,494 --> 00:06:32,014 Speaker 3: phase that they're going to have greater implications for what 111 00:06:32,214 --> 00:06:35,414 Speaker 3: happens to Hamas as a political entity and whether or 112 00:06:35,494 --> 00:06:38,934 Speaker 3: not they can maintain any kind of leadership or any 113 00:06:38,934 --> 00:06:41,294 Speaker 3: type of governance within the Gaza Strip. I see that 114 00:06:41,414 --> 00:06:45,494 Speaker 3: as very unlikely, as that something that the Israeli side 115 00:06:45,774 --> 00:06:48,614 Speaker 3: is not going to agree to. I don't think under 116 00:06:48,614 --> 00:06:49,854 Speaker 3: any conditions. 117 00:06:50,174 --> 00:06:53,494 Speaker 1: The agreement still requires formal approval from the Israeli Cabinet, 118 00:06:53,574 --> 00:06:56,174 Speaker 1: and we heard late last night that Israel has delayed 119 00:06:56,174 --> 00:06:59,094 Speaker 1: the cabinet meeting to officially approve their side of the deal. 120 00:06:59,334 --> 00:07:02,334 Speaker 1: An Israeli spokesperson says it's due to Hamas renegging on 121 00:07:02,414 --> 00:07:05,654 Speaker 1: certain terms. However, Hamasa said this is not true and 122 00:07:05,694 --> 00:07:08,574 Speaker 1: that they have agreed to all the terms. US officials 123 00:07:08,614 --> 00:07:11,334 Speaker 1: say the delays due to a dispute over the identities 124 00:07:11,374 --> 00:07:14,934 Speaker 1: of several prisoners Hamasi's demanding Israel releases, but there are 125 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:18,454 Speaker 1: also reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed the 126 00:07:18,494 --> 00:07:21,894 Speaker 1: cabinet meeting over demands from one of his far right politicians, 127 00:07:22,174 --> 00:07:25,974 Speaker 1: meaning the Sunday timeline may not happen. The Pope has 128 00:07:26,054 --> 00:07:29,534 Speaker 1: taken another fall injuring his arm. The eighty eight year old, 129 00:07:29,534 --> 00:07:31,934 Speaker 1: who also fell back in December hitting his chin on 130 00:07:31,934 --> 00:07:35,534 Speaker 1: a nightstand, regularly uses a cane or wheelchair for mobility 131 00:07:35,654 --> 00:07:38,454 Speaker 1: after suffering from both knee and back pain. He's also 132 00:07:38,454 --> 00:07:41,414 Speaker 1: been suffering through several bounts of the flu Recently, the 133 00:07:41,494 --> 00:07:44,734 Speaker 1: pontiff has ruled out resigning as his predecessor did, saying 134 00:07:44,734 --> 00:07:47,174 Speaker 1: in his autobiography that he is well and that the 135 00:07:47,254 --> 00:07:49,774 Speaker 1: church is governed using the head and the heart, not 136 00:07:49,894 --> 00:07:52,774 Speaker 1: the legs. The hopes of the Special K's making a 137 00:07:52,814 --> 00:07:55,774 Speaker 1: triumphant return to the Australian Open court have been dashed, 138 00:07:55,814 --> 00:07:59,414 Speaker 1: with both Nick Kurios and t Nasi Kokanakas suffering injuries. 139 00:07:59,694 --> 00:08:01,894 Speaker 1: The pair had to retire from their first round doubles 140 00:08:01,894 --> 00:08:05,254 Speaker 1: match against fellow ossies James Duckworth and Alexander Vukich just 141 00:08:05,294 --> 00:08:09,294 Speaker 1: an hour in, with Kokanakas visibly struggling with a pectoral injury. 142 00:08:09,574 --> 00:08:12,974 Speaker 1: Kochinakus now faces a possibility of having to undergo surgery, 143 00:08:13,294 --> 00:08:15,894 Speaker 1: saying the doctor had told him not to play doubles 144 00:08:15,934 --> 00:08:18,654 Speaker 1: after his epic five seid singles lost to Jack Draper, 145 00:08:18,894 --> 00:08:20,734 Speaker 1: but he said he wanted to come out and play again. 146 00:08:20,774 --> 00:08:24,094 Speaker 1: After so much talk around the Special K's return still 147 00:08:24,094 --> 00:08:26,654 Speaker 1: on the court, and American Taylor Fritz has pledged to 148 00:08:26,694 --> 00:08:29,614 Speaker 1: donate his earnings from his Australian Open campaign to LA 149 00:08:29,734 --> 00:08:32,614 Speaker 1: fire relief efforts. The fourth seed moved into the third 150 00:08:32,694 --> 00:08:37,054 Speaker 1: round after defeating Chilean qualifier Christian Garren, the Californian, announcing 151 00:08:37,094 --> 00:08:39,654 Speaker 1: on court after the win he would donate his first 152 00:08:39,734 --> 00:08:42,094 Speaker 1: round prize money of one hundred and thirty two thousand 153 00:08:42,134 --> 00:08:45,334 Speaker 1: dollars to help those battling the flames back home. That's 154 00:08:45,334 --> 00:08:48,254 Speaker 1: the latest news headlines. Next, the lawyers must be rubbing 155 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:50,774 Speaker 1: their hands together with glee as their bank accounts are 156 00:08:50,934 --> 00:08:53,614 Speaker 1: rimming with the cash rolling in from the Blake Lively 157 00:08:53,854 --> 00:08:57,174 Speaker 1: Justin Baldoni feud. We find out where all those lawsuits 158 00:08:57,174 --> 00:09:08,334 Speaker 1: are going. Just when you thought the feud between co 159 00:09:08,494 --> 00:09:11,334 Speaker 1: stars of the Na with Us movie Justin Baldoni and 160 00:09:11,334 --> 00:09:14,574 Speaker 1: Blake Lively was over, the saga has evolved from on 161 00:09:14,734 --> 00:09:18,414 Speaker 1: set tension to full blown legal warfare, with both sides 162 00:09:18,454 --> 00:09:22,534 Speaker 1: trading serious allegations through their legal teams. The first signs 163 00:09:22,534 --> 00:09:24,894 Speaker 1: of trouble emerged back in August last year, during the 164 00:09:24,894 --> 00:09:27,894 Speaker 1: promotional tour for the big screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 165 00:09:27,894 --> 00:09:30,694 Speaker 1: best selling book about a woman who endures and eventually 166 00:09:30,774 --> 00:09:34,654 Speaker 1: conquers a domestic violence situation, It Ends with Us. Despite 167 00:09:34,694 --> 00:09:38,014 Speaker 1: the film's commercial success, grossing three hundred and fifty million 168 00:09:38,014 --> 00:09:41,734 Speaker 1: dollars worldwide, fans noticed Lively and Baldoni avoided each other 169 00:09:41,814 --> 00:09:45,414 Speaker 1: during press events. The tension became evident when Lively didn't 170 00:09:45,414 --> 00:09:48,814 Speaker 1: follow Baldoni on social media, while other cast members maintained 171 00:09:48,854 --> 00:09:52,174 Speaker 1: connections with both stars. The Internet was a wash with 172 00:09:52,294 --> 00:09:56,614 Speaker 1: stories about Lively's reported mean girl personality, highlighted with re 173 00:09:56,614 --> 00:09:59,414 Speaker 1: released moments from interviews that made her seem hostile to 174 00:09:59,454 --> 00:10:02,894 Speaker 1: the interviewer. The narrative was that Lively took over the 175 00:10:02,934 --> 00:10:05,974 Speaker 1: film from Baldoni after disagreeing with the direction it was taking. 176 00:10:06,294 --> 00:10:09,494 Speaker 1: There were stories of her husband, Ryan Reynolds, also rewriting 177 00:10:09,694 --> 00:10:13,534 Speaker 1: parts of the script. Baldonian Lively did no press together, 178 00:10:13,614 --> 00:10:17,214 Speaker 1: didn't walk red carpets together, and recently, audio played on 179 00:10:17,254 --> 00:10:20,974 Speaker 1: The Megan Kelly Show released by his legal team, heard Baldoni, 180 00:10:21,174 --> 00:10:24,734 Speaker 1: upset that he was essentially banished during the film's premiere. 181 00:10:25,214 --> 00:10:27,134 Speaker 5: Could have been one of the most beautiful nights of 182 00:10:27,774 --> 00:10:30,974 Speaker 5: my life career wise. I literally was sent to the 183 00:10:31,014 --> 00:10:34,334 Speaker 5: basement with all my friends and family for over an 184 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:38,054 Speaker 5: hour because I wasn't allowed to be seen. She didn't 185 00:10:38,054 --> 00:10:40,654 Speaker 5: want me anywhere near her the rest of the cast, 186 00:10:41,094 --> 00:10:43,134 Speaker 5: so they ushered me off the carpet and they sent 187 00:10:43,254 --> 00:10:45,774 Speaker 5: us down to the basement. We were down there together 188 00:10:46,214 --> 00:10:48,614 Speaker 5: my friends and family, the people that love me the most, 189 00:10:48,934 --> 00:10:54,014 Speaker 5: and we started laughing because of the ridiculousness of this 190 00:10:54,054 --> 00:10:54,494 Speaker 5: whole thing. 191 00:10:56,534 --> 00:10:58,694 Speaker 1: But now we're hearing a bit more from Blake's side 192 00:10:58,694 --> 00:11:02,014 Speaker 1: of the story. A pivotal meeting reportedly took place in 193 00:11:02,134 --> 00:11:05,374 Speaker 1: January last year at Reynolds and Lively's New York apartment, 194 00:11:05,814 --> 00:11:10,214 Speaker 1: during which Lively outlined thirty specific demands for her continued 195 00:11:10,254 --> 00:11:14,214 Speaker 1: participation in the project, which included that Baldoni not show 196 00:11:14,254 --> 00:11:17,414 Speaker 1: her any more nude videos or images of women. There 197 00:11:17,454 --> 00:11:20,094 Speaker 1: was also to be no more mentions of Baldoni's alleged 198 00:11:20,134 --> 00:11:24,494 Speaker 1: previous pornography addiction, and no more discussions about sexual conquests. 199 00:11:25,174 --> 00:11:28,574 Speaker 1: According to Baldoni's legal team, this meeting turned hostile when 200 00:11:28,654 --> 00:11:33,134 Speaker 1: Ryan Reynolds allegedly berated Baldoni overclaims he'd fat shamed Lively, 201 00:11:33,174 --> 00:11:35,454 Speaker 1: who had just given birth to their fourth child in 202 00:11:35,534 --> 00:11:41,734 Speaker 1: February twenty twenty three, not long before shooting began. On 203 00:11:41,774 --> 00:11:45,854 Speaker 1: December twenty last year, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, 204 00:11:45,934 --> 00:11:49,854 Speaker 1: accusing him of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. 205 00:11:50,534 --> 00:11:54,614 Speaker 1: Her complaint alleges at Baldoni had entered her trailer uninvited 206 00:11:54,654 --> 00:11:58,614 Speaker 1: while she was undressed and attempted to add unauthorized intimate 207 00:11:58,654 --> 00:12:02,014 Speaker 1: scenes to the film. The conflict has now also taken 208 00:12:02,054 --> 00:12:06,614 Speaker 1: another unexpected turn when Baldoni's lawyer, Brian Friedman, accused Ryan 209 00:12:06,694 --> 00:12:10,734 Speaker 1: Reynolds of mocking Baldonian Deadpool and Wolverine. The controversial scene 210 00:12:10,734 --> 00:12:13,534 Speaker 1: features a character called nice Pool who sports a man 211 00:12:13,614 --> 00:12:15,414 Speaker 1: bun and identifies as a feminist. 212 00:12:15,854 --> 00:12:16,334 Speaker 6: Who are you? 213 00:12:17,254 --> 00:12:19,934 Speaker 7: I'm dead Book, and I guess you're a dead Pool too. 214 00:12:20,334 --> 00:12:23,134 Speaker 7: But in here everybody calls me nice Paul. Oh my goodness, 215 00:12:23,174 --> 00:12:25,734 Speaker 7: where do you see Lady Paul? She is gorgeous. She 216 00:12:25,854 --> 00:12:28,494 Speaker 7: just had a baby too, and nurse I can't even tell. 217 00:12:28,694 --> 00:12:30,214 Speaker 7: I don't think you're supposed to say that. 218 00:12:30,214 --> 00:12:30,774 Speaker 6: That's okay. 219 00:12:31,814 --> 00:12:33,094 Speaker 7: I identify as a feminist. 220 00:12:33,934 --> 00:12:37,094 Speaker 1: Others have also been sharing this deleted scene on social media, 221 00:12:37,134 --> 00:12:39,494 Speaker 1: which also does seem to make fun of Baldoni. 222 00:12:39,774 --> 00:12:41,654 Speaker 7: I'd be fight a lot aside them that my calling 223 00:12:41,734 --> 00:12:44,414 Speaker 7: is to one day host a podcast that monetizes. 224 00:12:43,894 --> 00:12:44,534 Speaker 6: The women's book. 225 00:12:44,574 --> 00:12:48,734 Speaker 1: Then if you're not across it. Baldoni's also the co 226 00:12:48,814 --> 00:12:52,654 Speaker 1: host of the Man Enough podcast, which explores modern masculinity. 227 00:12:52,974 --> 00:12:55,814 Speaker 1: One of his co hosts, Liz Plank, resigned from the 228 00:12:55,814 --> 00:12:59,374 Speaker 1: show recently after Baldoni was accused of launching a smear 229 00:12:59,454 --> 00:13:03,294 Speaker 1: campaign against Lively. Texts that formed part of Lively's court 230 00:13:03,334 --> 00:13:07,094 Speaker 1: case show. The pr company hired by Baldoni spoke about 231 00:13:07,134 --> 00:13:11,414 Speaker 1: preparing alternate stories about Lively and to mobilize a robust 232 00:13:11,414 --> 00:13:14,934 Speaker 1: network of supporters and third party advocates ready to counter 233 00:13:15,014 --> 00:13:17,534 Speaker 1: the narrative that Baldoni was at all to blame for 234 00:13:17,574 --> 00:13:21,574 Speaker 1: the tension between the pair. Baldoni's legal team launched an 235 00:13:21,614 --> 00:13:25,534 Speaker 1: aggressive defense, his attorney, Brian Friedman, claiming that Reynolds has 236 00:13:25,574 --> 00:13:29,014 Speaker 1: been poking fun at Baldoni in a form of global bullying. 237 00:13:29,294 --> 00:13:33,574 Speaker 8: What Ryan Reynolds as seemingly done right is used his 238 00:13:33,734 --> 00:13:37,574 Speaker 8: power and influence to not only help Lake Lively take 239 00:13:37,614 --> 00:13:42,614 Speaker 8: over this movie, but he's used it on Deadpool and 240 00:13:42,814 --> 00:13:44,734 Speaker 8: to make fun of Justin Baldoni. 241 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:48,454 Speaker 1: Friedman has promised to release evidence showing what he calls 242 00:13:48,574 --> 00:13:52,094 Speaker 1: Lively's pattern of bullying. He states, we are releasing all 243 00:13:52,134 --> 00:13:54,054 Speaker 1: of the evidence which will now show a pattern of 244 00:13:54,094 --> 00:13:57,134 Speaker 1: bullying and threats to take over the movie. None of 245 00:13:57,134 --> 00:13:59,574 Speaker 1: this will come as a surprise because, consistent with her 246 00:13:59,614 --> 00:14:03,174 Speaker 1: past behavior, Blake Lively used other people to communicate those 247 00:14:03,174 --> 00:14:05,734 Speaker 1: threats and bully her way to get whatever she wanted. 248 00:14:08,894 --> 00:14:11,574 Speaker 1: Lively's case is not the only legal issue being explored 249 00:14:11,614 --> 00:14:14,654 Speaker 1: in the It Ends with Us saga. Baldoni's also filed 250 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:16,814 Speaker 1: a two hundred and fifty million dollar lawsuit against The 251 00:14:16,814 --> 00:14:19,974 Speaker 1: New York Times for their reporting of Lively's allegations. His 252 00:14:20,094 --> 00:14:23,134 Speaker 1: lawyers also indicated that Reynolds will for sure be named 253 00:14:23,174 --> 00:14:26,174 Speaker 1: in an upcoming lawsuit over It Ends with Us, claiming 254 00:14:26,174 --> 00:14:29,494 Speaker 1: the actor help Lively take over the film adaptation to 255 00:14:29,494 --> 00:14:31,774 Speaker 1: take us through the latest. We're joined by Mamma MEAs 256 00:14:31,894 --> 00:14:36,094 Speaker 1: entertainment editor Tina Burg. Tina, just how many lawsuits are 257 00:14:36,134 --> 00:14:37,334 Speaker 1: actually in play right now? 258 00:14:38,374 --> 00:14:41,414 Speaker 2: So on December twenty one, twenty twenty four, we're all 259 00:14:41,414 --> 00:14:44,094 Speaker 2: wrapping up for the holidays, and then Blake Lovely sues 260 00:14:44,214 --> 00:14:47,574 Speaker 2: Justin Baldoni in this sexual harassment lawsuits. That's obviously the 261 00:14:47,574 --> 00:14:50,014 Speaker 2: first one that brought all of this to light, and 262 00:14:50,054 --> 00:14:52,534 Speaker 2: it was over his alleged behavior while filming It. 263 00:14:52,574 --> 00:14:52,974 Speaker 6: Ends with Us. 264 00:14:53,014 --> 00:14:56,494 Speaker 2: As everyone knows, she's cited severe emotional distress She's listed 265 00:14:56,494 --> 00:14:59,054 Speaker 2: a number of things which we can go into. He 266 00:14:59,134 --> 00:15:01,774 Speaker 2: was then dropped by his talent agency. They share the 267 00:15:01,774 --> 00:15:04,254 Speaker 2: same talent agency. She then has the support of like 268 00:15:04,294 --> 00:15:08,134 Speaker 2: sag After Sony, Colleen Hoover, all of her co stars, 269 00:15:08,174 --> 00:15:10,534 Speaker 2: her co stars from Sisterhood of the travel Pants. The 270 00:15:10,614 --> 00:15:13,974 Speaker 2: Tide obviously starts to term for Justin Baldoni. Then he 271 00:15:14,134 --> 00:15:18,014 Speaker 2: is also sued by his former publicist. So his former 272 00:15:18,054 --> 00:15:21,494 Speaker 2: publicist sues his current PR team. So Stephanie Jones, who 273 00:15:21,614 --> 00:15:25,054 Speaker 2: was the publicist for Justin Baldoni, filed a lawsuit against 274 00:15:25,174 --> 00:15:27,454 Speaker 2: the people who we all saw in the text messages, 275 00:15:27,454 --> 00:15:30,894 Speaker 2: so that's Jennifer Abel and Melissa Nathan. So she sued 276 00:15:30,934 --> 00:15:34,694 Speaker 2: them for orchestrating a smear campaign against Lively and therefore 277 00:15:34,774 --> 00:15:38,174 Speaker 2: like bringing her into it essentially, so because she was 278 00:15:38,174 --> 00:15:41,174 Speaker 2: his publicist, she's been named, so she's suing them because 279 00:15:41,174 --> 00:15:43,334 Speaker 2: it's made her look bad that he has orchestrated a 280 00:15:43,374 --> 00:15:47,014 Speaker 2: smear campaign, is what she's alleged. So then on December 281 00:15:47,014 --> 00:15:49,614 Speaker 2: twenty nine, Justin Baldoni's lawyer kind of hinted at a 282 00:15:49,654 --> 00:15:53,694 Speaker 2: shocking countersuit that would come. So they haven't filed that one, 283 00:15:53,854 --> 00:15:56,094 Speaker 2: just yet. But that's the one where he's been in 284 00:15:56,134 --> 00:15:58,414 Speaker 2: the press talking about he's going to sue Blake Lively 285 00:15:58,454 --> 00:16:01,174 Speaker 2: into oblivion. It's going to be really big. It's going 286 00:16:01,214 --> 00:16:03,454 Speaker 2: to be against Ryan Reynolds. My favorite thing that he 287 00:16:03,494 --> 00:16:05,534 Speaker 2: did say was he was like, this lawsuit's going to 288 00:16:05,574 --> 00:16:07,654 Speaker 2: be all about evidence. And he kept saying that, and 289 00:16:07,654 --> 00:16:10,574 Speaker 2: I was like, shouldn't all lawsuits be evidence. That's the 290 00:16:10,614 --> 00:16:12,614 Speaker 2: one that's coming that we're all expecting to come. But 291 00:16:12,734 --> 00:16:16,454 Speaker 2: also in the meantime, Justin Baldoni's lawyers have launched a 292 00:16:16,494 --> 00:16:21,214 Speaker 2: suit against The New York Times, and they've also accused yeah. 293 00:16:21,054 --> 00:16:22,614 Speaker 6: Like gladly of like a pattern of bullying. 294 00:16:22,654 --> 00:16:24,934 Speaker 2: They've released all of these various little bits and pieces, 295 00:16:25,054 --> 00:16:27,414 Speaker 2: voice notes, all of that, and that has kind of 296 00:16:27,454 --> 00:16:31,374 Speaker 2: culminated in what we're really getting into now, which is 297 00:16:31,494 --> 00:16:34,654 Speaker 2: Justin Baldoni's lawyer accusing Ryan Reynolds of mocking him in 298 00:16:34,734 --> 00:16:38,294 Speaker 2: Deadpool and Wolverine. So literally, just in the last few days, 299 00:16:38,334 --> 00:16:41,014 Speaker 2: his lawyers have demanded that like Disney and Marvel preserve 300 00:16:41,414 --> 00:16:44,974 Speaker 2: all documents relating to the nice Pool character in Deadpool 301 00:16:45,014 --> 00:16:48,254 Speaker 2: and Wolverine. And so that's literally included a litigation letter 302 00:16:48,334 --> 00:16:51,254 Speaker 2: sent to the Marvel president Kevin Feeg and Disney CEO 303 00:16:51,374 --> 00:16:51,894 Speaker 2: Bob Ager. 304 00:16:52,214 --> 00:16:53,694 Speaker 6: So that's where we're at at the moment. 305 00:16:54,494 --> 00:16:59,534 Speaker 1: It's hard to ignore the comparison between Justin Baldoni and 306 00:17:00,374 --> 00:17:03,374 Speaker 1: Nice Pool. Like in the beginning, I thought it was like, ah, 307 00:17:03,454 --> 00:17:05,694 Speaker 1: that might just be reaching, And the more I've seen 308 00:17:05,694 --> 00:17:08,494 Speaker 1: of the stuff that hit the cutting room floor, it 309 00:17:08,614 --> 00:17:11,374 Speaker 1: does see in that way. I mean a man bun aside, 310 00:17:11,414 --> 00:17:14,414 Speaker 1: because how many men have man buns, and yes, Baldoni 311 00:17:14,494 --> 00:17:17,334 Speaker 1: does sport one quite regularly, but like, it's hard to 312 00:17:17,494 --> 00:17:21,734 Speaker 1: not see the similarities between the two. But is that enough, 313 00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:25,894 Speaker 1: we think to drop a lawsuit? And especially with Baldoni's 314 00:17:25,974 --> 00:17:29,694 Speaker 1: lawyers saying that if there was serious sexual abuse claims 315 00:17:29,734 --> 00:17:31,374 Speaker 1: going on on the set of It Ends with Us, 316 00:17:31,814 --> 00:17:34,254 Speaker 1: then you wouldn't joke about it in the way that 317 00:17:34,334 --> 00:17:38,214 Speaker 1: Ryan Reynolds seemingly has. It seems like a strange reach 318 00:17:38,294 --> 00:17:39,574 Speaker 1: for some of these claims. 319 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:42,574 Speaker 2: Yes, And like I think one of the things when 320 00:17:42,574 --> 00:17:45,854 Speaker 2: this scene kind of first surfaced in relation to Justin Baldoni, 321 00:17:45,894 --> 00:17:47,814 Speaker 2: so like they brought it up when this scene came 322 00:17:47,814 --> 00:17:50,374 Speaker 2: out in the movies, like no one was sitting there going, oh, yes, 323 00:17:50,654 --> 00:17:53,254 Speaker 2: Justin Baldoni, Like, no one got there on their own. 324 00:17:53,574 --> 00:17:55,574 Speaker 2: It was only his lawyers bringing it up and saying, 325 00:17:55,614 --> 00:17:57,334 Speaker 2: we do you think that Ryan Reynolds has mocked him 326 00:17:57,334 --> 00:18:00,374 Speaker 2: in Deadpool? That it all obviously comes up if you 327 00:18:00,414 --> 00:18:02,494 Speaker 2: look at it and you see the things that he 328 00:18:02,574 --> 00:18:05,294 Speaker 2: is saying, like the kind of especially in relation to 329 00:18:05,334 --> 00:18:07,374 Speaker 2: what we know about the lawsuit, like the comment about 330 00:18:07,454 --> 00:18:08,014 Speaker 2: Lady Pool. 331 00:18:08,174 --> 00:18:10,614 Speaker 6: So for those who don't know, in them, Lady Pool. 332 00:18:10,494 --> 00:18:13,214 Speaker 2: Is played by Blake Lively and Nice Pool, which is 333 00:18:13,254 --> 00:18:17,014 Speaker 2: allegedly this caricature of Justin Baldoni makes a comment about 334 00:18:17,174 --> 00:18:18,894 Speaker 2: you know how she's lost the baby weight, you can't 335 00:18:18,894 --> 00:18:21,494 Speaker 2: even tell she's had a baby, and Deadpool says, you 336 00:18:21,534 --> 00:18:24,454 Speaker 2: can't say that about women, and nice Pool says, it's okay, 337 00:18:24,534 --> 00:18:27,494 Speaker 2: I identify as a feminist. So now that we also 338 00:18:27,574 --> 00:18:29,654 Speaker 2: know that as part of the lawsuit to do with 339 00:18:29,814 --> 00:18:31,334 Speaker 2: what was going on on the set of it ends 340 00:18:31,334 --> 00:18:34,614 Speaker 2: with us. Is that Justin Baldoni allegedly was talking about 341 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:37,134 Speaker 2: Blake Lively's weight and body in relation to her baby. 342 00:18:37,494 --> 00:18:39,574 Speaker 2: That I think is the sort of strongest thing that 343 00:18:39,574 --> 00:18:43,214 Speaker 2: people are seeing that would mean it's about justin that scene, However, 344 00:18:43,454 --> 00:18:45,494 Speaker 2: when you look at the scene. It is him making 345 00:18:45,494 --> 00:18:47,214 Speaker 2: fun of a certain type of man that I think 346 00:18:47,254 --> 00:18:50,214 Speaker 2: a lot of people would know. It's like a caricature 347 00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:53,014 Speaker 2: of this kind of I identify as a feminist type 348 00:18:53,014 --> 00:18:55,374 Speaker 2: of guy who is going to say that he cares 349 00:18:55,374 --> 00:18:58,254 Speaker 2: about women, but really does he Like so, it was 350 00:18:58,294 --> 00:19:00,574 Speaker 2: a little bit weird for Justin Baldoni to go, that's me. 351 00:19:00,774 --> 00:19:02,974 Speaker 2: You're making fun of me, and I'm this guy who 352 00:19:03,094 --> 00:19:05,494 Speaker 2: is so loving and kind and you're making fun of me. 353 00:19:06,014 --> 00:19:08,414 Speaker 2: Some people's reaction was like, why would you say that. 354 00:19:09,014 --> 00:19:11,734 Speaker 2: I think some people kind of saw what Justin Baldoni's 355 00:19:11,814 --> 00:19:13,534 Speaker 2: lawyers were saying of like, oh, this is a character 356 00:19:13,574 --> 00:19:15,494 Speaker 2: of Justin. It's like, but if you're saying that's you, 357 00:19:15,534 --> 00:19:17,854 Speaker 2: aren't you admitting you're a bad guy who fakes being 358 00:19:17,894 --> 00:19:18,494 Speaker 2: a feminist. 359 00:19:18,814 --> 00:19:20,294 Speaker 6: That was kind of an initial reaction. 360 00:19:20,454 --> 00:19:23,134 Speaker 2: And what I think is the vibe at the moment, 361 00:19:23,214 --> 00:19:24,574 Speaker 2: or one of the thoughts at the moment, is, like 362 00:19:24,614 --> 00:19:27,174 Speaker 2: you said, the goal here seems to be to prove 363 00:19:27,254 --> 00:19:30,174 Speaker 2: that if Ryan Reynolds was making fun of Justin Baldoni, 364 00:19:30,254 --> 00:19:33,374 Speaker 2: therefore could Blake really have been that upset by what 365 00:19:33,454 --> 00:19:36,054 Speaker 2: was happening on the It ends with us set, Like, 366 00:19:36,094 --> 00:19:38,294 Speaker 2: could she really have been that distraught or was he 367 00:19:38,374 --> 00:19:41,574 Speaker 2: really bullying her? Or was there really sexual misconduct? If 368 00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:43,374 Speaker 2: her husband's then going to put a joke about it 369 00:19:43,414 --> 00:19:45,454 Speaker 2: in his movie, that seems to be the goal of 370 00:19:45,574 --> 00:19:47,614 Speaker 2: drawing that really faint line here. 371 00:19:48,294 --> 00:19:51,654 Speaker 1: Can we talk about too, Like Justin Baldoni's behavior on 372 00:19:51,974 --> 00:19:54,254 Speaker 1: this set, I think surprised a lot of us because 373 00:19:54,254 --> 00:19:57,814 Speaker 1: we've not heard about anything previous about his conduct, But 374 00:19:58,454 --> 00:20:00,734 Speaker 1: now it seems what was happening to Blake Lively in 375 00:20:00,774 --> 00:20:03,134 Speaker 1: the initial it ends with US press tour, where it 376 00:20:03,214 --> 00:20:04,854 Speaker 1: really was a lot of bad press for her and 377 00:20:05,014 --> 00:20:07,534 Speaker 1: lots of clips resurfaced of old interviews, et cetera that 378 00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:09,574 Speaker 1: painted her in a poor light. It feels like the 379 00:20:09,694 --> 00:20:12,054 Speaker 1: same thing is now starting to happen to Justin Baldoni, 380 00:20:12,094 --> 00:20:14,854 Speaker 1: where people are starting to bring back things from his past, Like, 381 00:20:15,174 --> 00:20:17,934 Speaker 1: for example, there are now claims that Baldoni's behavior on 382 00:20:18,174 --> 00:20:21,214 Speaker 1: other sets has actually been questionable, and I understand one 383 00:20:21,214 --> 00:20:23,974 Speaker 1: of those sets included his behavior towards Britney Spears. 384 00:20:24,214 --> 00:20:24,494 Speaker 6: Yeah. 385 00:20:24,534 --> 00:20:26,174 Speaker 2: So one of the things that kind of has been 386 00:20:26,174 --> 00:20:29,054 Speaker 2: brought up is a movie that he did about cystic 387 00:20:29,134 --> 00:20:32,534 Speaker 2: fibrosis so that started Hailey, Lou Richardson and Cole Sprouse. 388 00:20:32,774 --> 00:20:34,774 Speaker 2: And the reason that one got dragged up is people 389 00:20:34,854 --> 00:20:38,214 Speaker 2: kind of said that he treated that topic insensitively, Like 390 00:20:38,294 --> 00:20:40,254 Speaker 2: so that wasn't so much about the co stars or 391 00:20:40,294 --> 00:20:41,414 Speaker 2: the people that he worked with. 392 00:20:41,654 --> 00:20:43,694 Speaker 1: Is this the one that's like five feet apart or. 393 00:20:44,014 --> 00:20:44,694 Speaker 6: Five feet apart? 394 00:20:44,934 --> 00:20:46,454 Speaker 2: Yeah, So it was kind of at that time when 395 00:20:46,494 --> 00:20:48,614 Speaker 2: all those movies were like the Fault Now Stars, you know, 396 00:20:48,694 --> 00:20:51,174 Speaker 2: all of those like unfortunately this is what they called it. 397 00:20:51,174 --> 00:20:53,494 Speaker 2: They're called death trow bromances. But it was very much 398 00:20:53,574 --> 00:20:55,734 Speaker 2: of the time. And then when he did that film, 399 00:20:55,734 --> 00:20:57,934 Speaker 2: there was a lot of criticism towards him for like 400 00:20:57,974 --> 00:21:00,934 Speaker 2: not handling the topic the right way from people who. 401 00:21:00,774 --> 00:21:01,854 Speaker 6: Were in that community. 402 00:21:02,254 --> 00:21:05,334 Speaker 2: Their feeling was that he didn't handle it the best 403 00:21:05,494 --> 00:21:08,214 Speaker 2: or like bring on experts or like didn't receive the criticism. 404 00:21:08,214 --> 00:21:10,494 Speaker 2: Well either was the feeling around that, but it had 405 00:21:10,534 --> 00:21:13,254 Speaker 2: nothing to do with the actual co stars themselves. Whereas 406 00:21:13,294 --> 00:21:16,414 Speaker 2: then the Britney Spears stuff obviously kicked off and there's 407 00:21:16,734 --> 00:21:19,614 Speaker 2: this awkward kind of quote that was making headlines everywhere 408 00:21:19,654 --> 00:21:22,374 Speaker 2: of like did I just harass her? Which resurfaced at 409 00:21:22,374 --> 00:21:25,094 Speaker 2: the time. So it was in January twenty seventeen. He 410 00:21:25,174 --> 00:21:28,774 Speaker 2: spoke to Fuse about Jane the Virgin and Britney Spears 411 00:21:28,814 --> 00:21:30,934 Speaker 2: kind of made a cameo on Jane the Virgin. For 412 00:21:30,974 --> 00:21:33,334 Speaker 2: any big fans of the telenovella out there, I was 413 00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:35,374 Speaker 2: certainly one at the time. It was a really interesting, 414 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:39,054 Speaker 2: very quirky show. Britney Spears made a cameos herself in 415 00:21:39,134 --> 00:21:42,694 Speaker 2: season two, which was in twenty fifteen, and he basically 416 00:21:42,694 --> 00:21:44,494 Speaker 2: spoke about how like he was really excited to work 417 00:21:44,534 --> 00:21:46,414 Speaker 2: with Britney Spears, and then it turned out he didn't 418 00:21:46,414 --> 00:21:48,334 Speaker 2: get to work with her, Like there weren't any scenes 419 00:21:48,374 --> 00:21:50,814 Speaker 2: with them together, and he kind of said probably at 420 00:21:50,814 --> 00:21:53,374 Speaker 2: her request, which was a bit weird, like what are 421 00:21:53,374 --> 00:21:55,254 Speaker 2: you doing that she requested not to work with you, 422 00:21:55,614 --> 00:21:57,934 Speaker 2: And then he sort of joked about tweeting to her 423 00:21:58,294 --> 00:22:00,094 Speaker 2: that when she came on set he wanted to like 424 00:22:00,294 --> 00:22:02,494 Speaker 2: get a cut out of her Las Vegas residency. 425 00:22:02,854 --> 00:22:03,614 Speaker 6: So he's like, I. 426 00:22:03,534 --> 00:22:05,454 Speaker 2: Tweeted I wanted to bring a poster from her live 427 00:22:05,494 --> 00:22:07,614 Speaker 2: in Las Vegas tour and I didn't do that, but 428 00:22:07,654 --> 00:22:09,694 Speaker 2: I didn't have one, and I was joking, but I 429 00:22:09,694 --> 00:22:11,294 Speaker 2: think she's what I was serious. So he's kind of 430 00:22:11,294 --> 00:22:13,414 Speaker 2: just gushing really like about the fact that she's a 431 00:22:13,414 --> 00:22:15,454 Speaker 2: superstar and he wanted to get to meet her, and 432 00:22:15,494 --> 00:22:17,134 Speaker 2: he was like, I'm a huge fan of hers, what 433 00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:19,734 Speaker 2: adolescent boy wasn't. And then he sort of said that 434 00:22:19,974 --> 00:22:22,814 Speaker 2: he showed up to watch her scenes because he didn't 435 00:22:22,814 --> 00:22:24,534 Speaker 2: have any scenes with her, and so she said he 436 00:22:24,614 --> 00:22:26,454 Speaker 2: tweeted her back and he went up to her and 437 00:22:26,494 --> 00:22:28,414 Speaker 2: in his mind they were friends, and then he kind 438 00:22:28,414 --> 00:22:30,454 Speaker 2: of says we weren't. I gave her a big hug, 439 00:22:30,534 --> 00:22:32,574 Speaker 2: and I think that I scared her. And so his 440 00:22:32,614 --> 00:22:34,614 Speaker 2: full quote is like, I had this awkward moment of like, 441 00:22:34,654 --> 00:22:36,814 Speaker 2: did I just harass Britney Spears? And I look back 442 00:22:36,814 --> 00:22:38,614 Speaker 2: on my co stars are laughing, So that was a 443 00:22:38,654 --> 00:22:41,094 Speaker 2: good time. So I think the reason that obviously this 444 00:22:41,174 --> 00:22:43,494 Speaker 2: interview surface is that the combination of like did I 445 00:22:43,574 --> 00:22:44,214 Speaker 2: just harass her? 446 00:22:44,414 --> 00:22:45,294 Speaker 6: Or isn't this funny? 447 00:22:45,614 --> 00:22:47,774 Speaker 2: Like I think it was that combo of the tone 448 00:22:47,814 --> 00:22:50,414 Speaker 2: of what he'd said, So it sounds kind of pretty 449 00:22:50,454 --> 00:22:52,214 Speaker 2: much like he was just a big fan, had tweeted 450 00:22:52,254 --> 00:22:54,214 Speaker 2: her a few times, went to set to watch her 451 00:22:54,334 --> 00:22:56,334 Speaker 2: do her scenes, and then gave her a bit of 452 00:22:56,334 --> 00:22:58,934 Speaker 2: an awkward hug, But it's his own retelling of the 453 00:22:58,974 --> 00:23:01,574 Speaker 2: story that I think raised a few red flags for people. 454 00:23:02,414 --> 00:23:04,534 Speaker 1: Do we know where things are going to go from here? Like, 455 00:23:04,534 --> 00:23:07,534 Speaker 1: obviously we've got a lawsuit pending according to Baldoni's lawyers, 456 00:23:07,574 --> 00:23:09,574 Speaker 1: But do we have like a timeframe of where and 457 00:23:09,614 --> 00:23:11,374 Speaker 1: all these lawsuits are going to be seen or heard 458 00:23:11,414 --> 00:23:12,254 Speaker 1: in court this year? 459 00:23:12,414 --> 00:23:15,214 Speaker 6: Like what's going to happen at the moment. We obviously 460 00:23:15,214 --> 00:23:16,334 Speaker 6: have to wait to see. 461 00:23:16,814 --> 00:23:19,214 Speaker 2: Justin Baldoni's lawyer, as we know, has yet been on 462 00:23:19,254 --> 00:23:23,694 Speaker 2: Megan Kelly talking about suing Blake Lively her associates Ryan 463 00:23:23,734 --> 00:23:26,774 Speaker 2: Reynolds swing everyone into oblivion, is the quote, And so 464 00:23:26,814 --> 00:23:29,094 Speaker 2: we have to wait and see what he obviously does. 465 00:23:29,254 --> 00:23:31,894 Speaker 2: But it's looking to play out over like the next 466 00:23:31,894 --> 00:23:34,854 Speaker 2: few months, with more filings of lawsuits and then probably 467 00:23:34,934 --> 00:23:38,214 Speaker 2: counter lawsuits coming again, given the way that we've seen 468 00:23:38,534 --> 00:23:40,534 Speaker 2: cases like this play out in the past, like we're 469 00:23:40,574 --> 00:23:43,134 Speaker 2: expecting to sort of see the initial Blake Lively suit 470 00:23:43,134 --> 00:23:46,174 Speaker 2: against Baldoni play out maybe the middle towards this year, 471 00:23:46,254 --> 00:23:48,494 Speaker 2: but there's nothing set in stone just yet. 472 00:23:48,574 --> 00:23:51,414 Speaker 1: We spoke to Tina about these lawsuits yesterday and overnight 473 00:23:51,454 --> 00:23:54,694 Speaker 1: it has been revealed that Justin Baldoni has now officially 474 00:23:54,774 --> 00:23:58,534 Speaker 1: sued Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for defamation. The lawsuit 475 00:23:58,574 --> 00:24:01,094 Speaker 1: comes on the same day that Baldoni also sued The 476 00:24:01,094 --> 00:24:03,974 Speaker 1: New York Times again, this time for libel, alleging the 477 00:24:03,974 --> 00:24:07,454 Speaker 1: paperworked with Lively to smear him. They did release a 478 00:24:07,534 --> 00:24:10,334 Speaker 1: statement saying that Lively has done a quick left them 479 00:24:10,334 --> 00:24:12,974 Speaker 1: with no choice not only to set the record straight 480 00:24:13,014 --> 00:24:15,854 Speaker 1: in response to Lively's accusations, but also to put the 481 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:18,574 Speaker 1: spotlight on the parts of Hollywood that they've dedicated their 482 00:24:18,574 --> 00:24:22,054 Speaker 1: careers to being the antithesis of. We will keep you 483 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:25,534 Speaker 1: posted as these lawsuits come to their conclusions. Thanks for 484 00:24:25,574 --> 00:24:27,294 Speaker 1: taking the time to feed your mind with us today. 485 00:24:27,414 --> 00:24:29,974 Speaker 1: The quickie is produced by me Claire Murphy and our 486 00:24:30,014 --> 00:24:33,814 Speaker 1: executive producer Taylor Strano, with audio production by Teagan Sadler.