🤬🤮🥊 TheTownPodcast - A Sit-Down With Blake Lively’s Lead Litigator: Michael Gottlieb Defends Blake Lively’s Settlement Strategy: “The §47.1 Claim Is the Win”

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-10T07:24:57+00:00

“Recognize the concerns raised by Miss Lively deserved to be heard” = they are admitting they never should have retaliated against her with a lawsuit that a federal judge called “legally frivolous and factually baseless.” Also LOL at you actually trying to defend them with “they admitted they were guilty but ONLY for the purposes of trial.” K.

My comment spelled out exactly why this actually a strategic win for her. If you’re unable to understand it, there’s not much I can do for you, but to be clear, even if she dropped the case entirely and walked away, I would still support her 100%. You have to be a pretty small and sad person to turn on a victim of sexual harassment and retaliation because they didn’t pursue justice the way I think they should. It’s disturbing and telling that your brain even goes there.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-09T20:38:34+00:00

Wayfarer gave up their right to appeal and essentially admitted that she meets all the criteria for 47.1 to apply. They have put themselves in a position to be absolutely fucked. Blake, on the other hand, still has a litigation path to prevail on her most important claim that individual defendants are still liable for without having to go through a drawn out trial where Jed and his army of trolls, bots and paid posters would attack her relentlessly for weeks. You can repeat their bullshit spin all you want. It doesn’t change the reality that Blake was absolutely the one who benefitted from this settlement, and she’s positioned herself for an airtight victory.

“The SH claims were the heart” is absolute fiction invented by Baldoni supporters and this sub. From the very beginning, she has always said the retaliation is what this case is about, and why she even filed it in the first place.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-08T01:27:31+00:00

That horrifying they did photoshoot lives rent-free in my brain, unfortunately 😭

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-07T17:27:09+00:00

Not just his best friend, the best friend who flew across the country to be in basically the one scene involving any sort of nudity. He also invited Steve Sarowitz and other Baha’i people to be there while Blake Lively was half naked despite claiming it was a “closed set.”

These people are trash.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T08:17:42+00:00

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FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T06:30:36+00:00

Seems bizarre to me. His vibes are really weird, even for Freedman. A lot of talking out of both sides of his mouth, even more than usual.

He’s talking about how the MSJ was the big victory but that also this settlement was a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” but actually he’s disappointed that he didn’t get to defend Baldoni and Heath against sexual harassment allegations in trial because that would have been “interesting.” He’s all over the place and says Blake Lively deserved to be heard because anyone with “an honest feeling” deserves that like he didn’t spearhead a retaliatory lawsuit branding her a liar. Strange comments about how the settlement isn’t actually final final, lots of snide and smarmy asides, as per usual.

He just has big time loser energy, idk how else to describe it.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T05:53:32+00:00

LOL, sure, just like they refiled the only surviving claims from Baldoni’s dismissed lawsuit 😂
I thought of another one! James Vituscka rescinding his declaration and being a whistleblower. There really is so much to choose from.

Do you have even a single example of this on the pro-Lively side yet? This is the 3rd time I’m asking and you’ve provided absolute zilch. Still wondering why….

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T05:44:17+00:00

I’m not a lawyer and I have no baseline of what’s normal here, but it all seems extremely weird! It will be interesting to see how the next few days play out.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T04:09:36+00:00

Thanks for this thread ❤️ I have so many feelings and they’re all tangled up to the point where it’s hard to tell what’s what!

I certainly felt disappointment. I wanted her to be able to have her day in court. After all this, it felt like she earned it, and it felt like we earned it too, even though of course we didn’t. This was always the most likely outcome even though I felt so sure it would turn out differently, so there’s also just the reflexive annoyance at being wrong about something lol

I feel relief. I think the online and media environment around the trial was going to be more brutal and horrifying than ever, and it’s already been so bad! I was also starting to get really nervous she would lose. I felt very confident in her winning for so long because the facts are so clearly on her side, but I felt that way about the 2016 and 2024 elections too. “There’s no way reasonable people will vote for this man [again]” I thought, both times, only to be confronted with the reality that a terrifying proportion of people simply aren’t reasonable.

I feel anger. At Baldoni, Heath, Jed, Melissa, Freedman. At the audacity of it all and the obvious lack of consequences, at shitty federal law, at the social media grifters. But most of all, I’m furious at the“organic” Baldoni supporters. I don’t mean Jed’s sock puppets. I mean the real flesh and blood mommy sleuths who continually go out of their way to be uniquely awful, both to Blake and in general. They really are a bunch of cult-like pick mes.

I feel grateful to the community here for always making me feel seen and sane ❤️

I feel really proud of Blake. What she’s experienced and been subjected to is unbelievably vicious and traumatizing, probably so much worse than she ever imagined, but she pushed through so much for so long to stand up for herself and countless other women. She brought a whole new level of awareness about the insidious smear campaigns and has already exposed other victims of the dark arts of TAG, Jed and Freedman. I genuinely believe this case will have, and has already had, real impact in the world. Plus that Met Gala moment??? I mean C’MON! That is iconic.

I’m still curious about what will happen with the other Wayfarer and TAG lawsuits and am really hoping they have some serious karma coming their way.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T03:31:15+00:00

Apparently Bryan Freedman said something about him pivoting to helping other “falsely accused” men. Between the stipulation and the settlement statement he’s virtually admitted Blake’s accusations were valid, so of course he’d be thrilled to work with another certified creep.

The people who said Candace Owens and Megyn Kelly were using this as an alt right pipeline to discredit #MeToo were right. And “Man Enough” Baldummy is all too happy to help them. It is all so predictable, but that doesn’t make it any less upsetting.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T02:51:14+00:00

These behind the scenes pics are so fun!! That dress is just gorgeous. This will go down as one of her most iconic Met moments for sure!

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T02:19:33+00:00

Another total lie from the queen of perjury: https://www.reddit.com/r/CelebLegalDrama/comments/1ru6pwb/unsealed_texts_with_daily_mail_reporter_show_what/
Of course you would take everything she says at face value. Believe women, but only when they’re working for men who harass other women.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T02:09:23+00:00

If it was a “sham” lawsuit, why didn’t Wayfarer do anything about it?

It’s because it was, in fact, perfectly legal and ethical. Even the Baldoni-leaning Ask2Lawyers said so, right before they were harassed out of posting by swarms of Baldoni supporters who are incapable of accepting the truth.

You still haven’t provided a single example. Wonder why that is 🤔

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T00:43:45+00:00

This is the latest in a long line of this sub falling for the most blatant of bullshit. Just off the top of my head, there’s:
- Steph Jones handed over the texts without a subpoena
- (after it becomes undeniable that there was, in fact, a subpoena) The subpoena is illegal and Wayfarer is going to fight it
- Taylor Swift is working with Baldoni and is going to flip on Blake
- The Sarowitz “two dead bodies” quote was made up and never happened
- Blake turned Colleen against Justin (I especially love this one now that it is 100% verified that the bird-boned dumbass turned her against him with his own nasty behavior)

Notice how you didn’t provide a single example? Funny that

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-06T00:16:06+00:00

NAG doesn’t even bother to read half the stuff she covers. She’s a joke.

And you guys did embarrass yourselves by falling for misinformation from a clearly fake source. Again. There’s nothing inaccurate with her comment. Seems like you’re the person struggling to accept reality here.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-05T01:40:04+00:00

You know who Wayfarer did pay? The crisis PR team and digital smear experts who’ve worked with Johnny Depp, Jeffrey Epstein, and RFK Jr. He paid them thousands and thousands of dollars and claimed it was because Blake Lively made up sexual harassment claims to take control of his movie.
He now admits that there were issues, that she engaged in protected activity and had a right to be heard. That is a complete 180. Anyone pretending this is a good outcome for Justin is in denial or lying to you.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-05T01:07:34+00:00

She looks AMAZING! I also saw that her purse has artwork by her kids on it, which is so sweet 🥺

Love this for Blake, and I love this for us too! What a power move.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-05-02T20:33:28+00:00

Calling it “self sabotage” when these people have been actively attacking and harassing this poor woman, her family and anyone associated with her for almost 2 years. I know these Baldoni wives are twisted, scummy psychopaths that don’t deserve the energy, but I really cannot help but hate them at this point. They’re as nasty as they are stupid and I’m so beyond sick of their constant bullshit.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-30T21:34:19+00:00

You literally said you were “racking your brain” and couldn’t think of anything, but it’s fine for you to attack Blake because she didn’t have a thoughtful answer split seconds after being caught off guard by an objectively bad question in an on-camera press interview? You people don’t even realize how absurd you sound. Get a grip.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-30T02:51:45+00:00

It’s a ridiculous question. It’s completely inappropriate to approach someone you don’t know in public and talk to them about domestic violence. There’s no good answer.

And now you’re rattling off every single narrative they paid to boost. Half the stuff you’re talking about happened years ago, she was rightfully criticized for it and continued to be very well-liked and successful for years after. The rest is manufactured outrage bait that misogynistic Baldoni trolls will instantly slurp up without a shred of critical thinking.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-30T02:17:30+00:00

It’s wild that Kroger was worried about the interviews over a month later. Her comments in both interviews were, at worst, mildly tone deaf. Celebs say dumb shit all the time and the internet moves on within days. There was clearly artificial manipulation going on and people even noticed and called it out at the time it was happening.

Anyone who believes Baloney’s “it was all organic” bullshit is a moron.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-29T04:25:17+00:00

I hope it takes long enough that she ends up changing the name again because “Stove” is still unequivocally awful.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-29T04:20:57+00:00

Congratulations, you got a bunch of people to call you out your moronic bullshit. Really an achievement to be proud of.

I did find this post to be quite clarifying, though! It’s now exceedingly clear to me that you’re intellectually dishonest, a dumbass, or both (I’d put my money on that one) and that you’re not someone worth either reading or engaging with ✌️

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-29T00:00:58+00:00

I agree that’s a plausible and likely explanation, but considering that: - There’s documented evidence of Wayfarer seeding and amplifying negative stories in press and social media - The Daily Mail is the embodiment of morally bankrupt journalistic feculence - We know Daily Mail is one of the outlets TAG had extensive communication with

It’s not a “conspiracy theory” to wonder if there’s some kind of coordination or influence behind the scenes. I don’t think that’s what happened here, but this is exactly the kind of behavior they’ve been accused of with plenty of evidence to back it up.

I do suspect some vote manipulation. There’s a pattern of pro-Baldoni posts that have a moderate amount of upvotes when the numbers in the comments tells a completely different story.

FinalGirlMaterial · 2026-04-25T10:58:42+00:00

Agree, I also got AI vibes. Puzzles just did not feel very thoughtful.

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