1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Jersey and Amanda jam Nason the Daily Oz. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: She's the editor. Emma Gillespie is here. 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 3: Hello, Well, we have a big Hollywood feud to get 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 3: into today. 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: You might have seen some headlines around a movie called 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: It Ends with Us. 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 3: It came out last week. It went straight to number 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 3: one at the box office. It's earned over US one 9 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 3: hundred million globally. But who cares. 10 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: That's not what anyone is talking about. 11 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: We're talking about an alleged feud between Blake Lively, the 12 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 3: star of the film. You might know her as the 13 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 3: star of Gossip Girl from the mid noughties. She's Ryan 14 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 3: Reynolds's wife and her co star Justin Baldone, who also 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 3: produced and directed the film. Now, it's based on a 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 3: book by Colleen Hoover. This best selling book about domestic violence. 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 3: It was really big during lockdowns. Colleen Hoover was sort 18 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: of known as the book talk personality of TikTok. But 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 3: things have gotten so strained that this guy Baldoni has 20 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 3: hired a PR crisis manager. She's a veteran who's represented 21 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 3: the likes of Johnny Depp and Drake. 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: Let's go to that, back to the beginning. 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: So it all kicked off at a movie premiere on 24 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: the sixth of August when Justin Maldoni was there, but 25 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 3: he was not photographed with any of the cast or crew. 26 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 3: So immediately fans kind of noticed that was a little 27 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 3: bit odd. Why was he to the side. He watched 28 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: the movie from a different theater that night. It was 29 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 3: all kind of strange. And then the very clever people 30 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: of the internet realized that Lively, Lively in the cast, 31 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 3: had unfollowed him on Instagram, and the speculation just exploded 32 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: from there. So he wasn't the guy that was in 33 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: the that thing with Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds into 34 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: getting being interviewed. 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: No, no, no. 36 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 3: No, no, okay, but similar like coincidentally, there is that 37 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 3: Ryan Reynolds Hugh Jackman Wolverine stuff going on. 38 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: There was that movie. 39 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 3: When I saw that, I thought that movie was a 40 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: rom com, not about domestic This is. 41 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: One of the things is that there's some criticism that 42 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: at least he is took and I haven't seen the film, 43 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: at least he is talking about the subject matter, where 44 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: there's some criticism that she's being interviewed as if this 45 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: is the big summer movie and it's a wrong com 46 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: and she's using it to sell her hair care products 47 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: and her alcohol line. 48 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, so there's been a bit of division around this issue. So, 49 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: as you mentioned, Amanda, it's a film about domestic violence, 50 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 3: and Blake Lively and some of the other cast members 51 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 3: have been accused of not really talking about the issue 52 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 3: at the heart of the film enough. She has launched 53 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 3: a haircare line. She posted a video about go to 54 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 3: the movies with your girlfriends with wet flowers because her 55 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: character is a florist, and a bunch of old interviews 56 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: with Blake Lively have resurfaced, so it's really turned into 57 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 3: this weird kind of takedown of Blake Lively, who her 58 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 3: reputation has always been as this kind of golden girl 59 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 3: of Hollywood. A lot of us grew up watching her 60 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 3: on Gossip Girl, so we really have that kind of 61 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 3: parasocial relationship where we feel like we know her relationship 62 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 3: with Ryan Reynolds is really public, and they're so cute 63 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 3: and beautiful with their beautiful family, and I don't think 64 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: anyone was really expecting a takedown of. 65 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 2: Blake Lively, of all people. 66 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 3: So a few interviews have come out with some kind 67 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 3: of questionable grabs things that she said that were offensive 68 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 3: about trans people. And we've got a grab of this 69 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 3: one interview that's resurfaced. It's from twenty sixteen and a 70 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 3: journalist was interviewing her. Lively was pregnant at the time. 71 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 3: This journo says that she almost quit her job after 72 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 3: the experience. 73 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 2: Here's a bit of what happened. First, walking, rats on 74 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: your little bump. Congrats on your little bump. 75 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 3: What about my bump? Two nice ones andies they are 76 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 3: kind of bumps. 77 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: They no, not bumps. The lovely lady lumps to out. 78 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: So what's the The jounalist said to Blake Lively, who 79 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: was obviously pregnant, congratulations on your bump. And Blake Lively 80 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: got snarky and said, well, congratulations on your bump. This 81 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: woman wasn't pregnant. 82 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: It was just a very awkward aftermath. 83 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 3: And if you watch it in the vision, you can 84 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: just see this real tension and it's yucky and weird 85 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 3: just to. 86 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: Judge someone on one bad interview, though, isn't it? 87 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: Well exactly, And this journal has come out and said 88 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: that it was a really uncomfortable situation, the most uncomfortable 89 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 3: she'd ever experienced. Is it not okay to congratulate someone 90 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: on their pregnancy? And the hate that's been directed towards 91 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: Blake Lively has been really intense. And I'm not suggesting 92 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: that that wasn't an uncomfortable interaction, but you've got to 93 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: remember she probably had been doing a press junket for 94 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 3: days or weeks, just might have been the fiftieth talking 95 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: about the You know, unless I see the kid's head crowning, 96 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 3: I don't say anything was pregnant. 97 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: She was publicly pregnant, Yeah, I know that, but she 98 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: may not have wanted to talk about it, and it 99 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: may not have been a nice thing, but it should 100 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: not now be resurfacing. 101 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 3: And it does suck when someone famous treats you like 102 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 3: that and you'll never forget it. You see their face 103 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 3: around all the time and all the movies and shows 104 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 3: they do after that. 105 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 2: It's not a nice feeling. 106 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: It's good for the film or is it bad? Well? 107 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 3: I mean, the film is doing really well at the 108 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 3: box office in terms of if it's any good or not. 109 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: It's received pretty middle of the road review. 110 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: It's got a fifty eight percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, 111 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: sort of general consensus is that it's a bit clunky 112 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: and a bit earnest. We did get a statement though, 113 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: this morning from one of the other main cast members, 114 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 3: so Blake Lively has been very kind of hush hush, 115 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 3: Justin Baldoni as well. They've skirted around the issue. No 116 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 3: one's really talking about the elephant in the room. But 117 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: Brandon Sclenner is one of the actors in the movie, 118 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 3: and this morning he posted a statement saying Colleen Hoover, 119 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: who's the author of the book in the EP and 120 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 3: the women of this cast stand for hope, perseverance, and 121 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 3: for women choosing a better life for themselves. Vilifying them 122 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 3: those who put so much of their heart and soul 123 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: into making this film because they believe so strongly in 124 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 3: its message, is counterproductive and detracts from what the film 125 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: is about. It is not meant to once again make 126 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: the women the bad guy. Let's move beyond that. All 127 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: I ask is that before you spread hate on the internet, 128 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 3: ask yourself who it. 129 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: Is helping there you go all go and see Deadpool versus. 130 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: Wolverine exactly by some haircare products exactly. 131 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 3: It's very reminiscent of the Don't Worry Darling saga back 132 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty two, so that means there's probably about 133 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 3: three more weeks left in the tank of this one 134 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 3: before we all forget about it. 135 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: I'm in the outrage to stop m Thank you, thank 136 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,239 Speaker 2: you to check her out. Editor of the Daily os 137 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: Emma Glevski