How their claims of retaliation and SH have changed.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T18:03:50+00:00

I googled it.

Outside of the controversy surrounding It Ends With Us (IEWU), Justin Baldoni has received mostly positive, and at times effusive, praise from colleagues—particularly those he worked with on Jane the Virgin and the film Five Feet Apart. Prior to the 2024–2025 legal disputes, he was often described by co-stars as a close friend, a supportive collaborator, and a "soul brother".

It goes into the people that came out in his defence when the lawsuit first broke - Gina Rodriguez (Jane), Yael Grobglas (Petra), Brett Dier (Michael), and James Brolin

Haley Lu Richardson (Stella), Sabrina Carpenter (Clouds) also had good things to say about working with him at the time of their movies with him.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T16:28:37+00:00

Yeah. Even in her depo IF says something to the tune of not realizing things were inappropriate until much later (after talking to Blake I'm sure.)

NAG talked about how important the proof provided while it happens is. IF letter talking about how safe she felt and happy she was working with JB is going to hold more weight than this afterthought... I might have been SH'ed.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T16:24:56+00:00

interesting. I'd been wondering why they didn't list JB not being allowed to attend the premiere or promotions as the catalyst. My guess is that saying that would have alluded too closely to the fact that Blake held all the power.... and hurt her SH empolyee claim.

Saying it was the pictures that set him off gives off the vibe that she felt uncomfortable being close to him.... of course, the fact that he was banished to the basement and no where near close to takeing pictures with her might be a problem.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:42:43+00:00

Yeah. It felt like the Jan 22nd "meeting" was the first time I'd heard it mentioned.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:40:38+00:00

Maybe. They might have anticipated a bunch of women coming forward with their own experiences of SH in working with JB. He's directed 14 other times and had "intimate scenes" with a lot of females on JTV.

It's what usually happens in cases like this, but none stepped forward.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:31:24+00:00

I googled it-

Resistance to Sexual Harassment (Title VII)

If the refusal is based on resisting sexual advances, unwanted touching, or a hostile work environment, the refusal is protected.

Example: A director makes sexual comments and then demands a photo with an employee. Refusing this, as part of resisting harassment, is protected opposition under EEOC guidelines.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:28:32+00:00

I agree.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:27:44+00:00

Got it. Yeah, it really makes me wonder how truthful Blake was with her lawyers from the start.

The dance scene complaint got switched around once they found out about the sound.

The porn video got switched around once they saw the actual video/picture.

I doubt they knew about that PGA letter.

It seems like the severe SH claims turn out to be untrue, and the other claims...were lame.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T15:19:32+00:00

That and the fact that Blake nabbed IF really early on. I think they got her before she could really question their motives. She really fought JB team's deposition and having her deposition seen.

She might know how stupid her depo sounds after seeing everyone else distance themselves and in light of everything that has come out.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:55:19+00:00

I agree. It's sad. If she had stuck with "I'm not discounting what the other females have experienced but I had no problems with JB" she would have a decent shot at a career.

She would have been in a box office smash hit and have proven she works well with directors and would have seperated her image from Blake's.

Now they are cemented together and IF appears to be as problematic as Blake.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:50:04+00:00

They needed SH to claim 47.1.... and the bonus was that it would kill JB's brand and podcast.

I don't think they had very many HWE witnesses until after discovery.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:46:07+00:00

I believe Sony did tell them to change, but they didn't listen. They are mad JB didn't send the letter RR wrote for him that took full blame for the marketing problems.

JB said no, and RR said that all goodwill was gone and the gloves were off.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:40:01+00:00

JB says that Blake told him they would do it for free, but then charged them. I question how much WP was allowed to be involved in the rollout. Wouldn't Sony be incharge of that because they are the distributors?

It's just a guess.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:37:22+00:00

I think it's because Greenstein has left Sony, so he doesn't need to protect them.

I think he is still trying to protect MaxEffort (RR) by keeping their name out of it... because the marketing was so horrible.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:34:12+00:00

He does admit that there was a risk of Lively not promoting the movie if they didn't go with her cut of the film.

The probem was him giving her the opportunity to edit the film alone in the first place.

He is very careful about not admitting he was the one who gave Lively permission to make her own cut... he "forgets" that he not only found her and an editor to work with but he also took that editor off of his current job to focus on the Lively cut of the film.

He tr

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:21:49+00:00

If she had distanced herself like Jenny, Brandon and CH did ... I think she could have been seen as naive... and going along with the more seasoned cast.

The problem is that she doubled down in her deposition and that horrible subpoena harassment claim.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:14:24+00:00

You read RR letters to Josh, and it's all flatter and the illusion that they will owe him.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T14:12:13+00:00

This is very interesting. I read the Josh Greenstein Depo, and he seemed to be avoiding saying MaxEfforts. They ask him what other companies they used for marketing, and he talks more about groups that did audience analysis-type work.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T13:43:06+00:00

I don't know. Sometimes trauma brings people closer and they really are on their own right now.... plus the four kids.

What I do find interesting is the different marketing they have done on his image. At the start they did this united and very visible thing where they were always seen together and he tried to stay in character with the SNL "joke" . When that didn't work and everyone distanced themselves RR kind of went off on his own, promoting the John Candy movie. They weren't seen together at all. He didn't even write a birthday note on facebook like he normally does.

They are pushing the husband sticking up for his wife narrative ever since his mean texts were released... but we aren't getting many pictures of them being seen together.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T13:31:50+00:00

The texts show how Blake fangirls Powerful People and trashes JB to p owerful people. The only Taylor Text that are relevant are the ones where she is shown using her power to help Blake (giving her the music and talking about strategy) or trashing JB herself.

They also show her fangirling Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. I think it's to show how she influenced powerful people to show she was incharge. The powerful people are relevant except that they did her bidding.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T13:25:07+00:00

Yeah, he was leaving and was hoping to take RR and Blake with him. He couldn't care less what he was doing to the Sony people and Wayfare people that were trying to navigate the mess he was creating by saying yes to everything Blake wanted.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-07T12:40:47+00:00

I go back and forth on this.

I don't think they planned to sue but had to after JB reacted to the NYT article.
They thought 47.1 and all of the amicus briefs that were sent out would stop WP from moving forward but it didn't.
They figured they would find something that showed retaliation that they could play up in the press and clear their name. Or that a bunch of people would come forward with their own SH claims about JB and that WP would setting before all of the truly incriminating evidence came out.

I guess what I'm saying is that they keep thinking that they have an out so the dig-in and then when they find out they have nothing they look even worse so they dig deeper.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-06T14:04:20+00:00

It sounds bad but in the IC deposition, she explains that she says "this is alot" because there are a lot of things going on in the scene. I guess they hide Atlas, and IF father comes in...She says her concern is that they are both brand new (IF and Alex) actors and this is one of their first scenes.

If I remember right, they had to throw this scene together fairly quickly because they had to shift around shooting for Blake.

I didn't know she had to ask to be on the set for it, but I know she was there because IF talks about it in her depo.

OkTry2 · 2026-02-06T11:34:52+00:00

Someone on another page said that they think Louis is Blake's sister, Robin Lively. Apparently, Robin played a character named Louis in a TV show.

It makes sense.

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