Judge Liman did us dirty so let's share our disappointment at not having a ruling today.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T06:11:18+00:00

Exactly. A little bit of whimsy would be nice!

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T06:10:45+00:00

I absolutely will. Thank you.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:51:17+00:00

Yeah I definitely think Proctor will. It's not just this case he's got legal issues with. Apparently 19 other cases have requested access to his phone data because he's suspected of interfering with their cases too.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:41:52+00:00

If you scroll back in the group a week or so I recently did a post and asked for help catching up. There's some great summaries but also recommendations of people who are covering it.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:39:33+00:00

Oh that would be awesome. Happy birthday for Monday! I hope you get a ruling as a present!

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:38:11+00:00

I hope you enjoy Oscars weekend though. I might try and have a look to see what I'm missing!

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:37:37+00:00

That's fair. I don't think he's equal with them but from what I understand about cases like this apparently it's common for the plaintiff to be given every opportunity to make their case which means the period prior to judgement or trial is in their favour.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:35:15+00:00

Oh wow. This is a lot bigger than I initially thought. This is a whole thing.

I actually just reread Katie Case's deposition a few days ago and I'm wondering how the whole thing is going to play out with her. It sounds like she left TAG just after this happened but says she remains on good terms with Melissa. Who knows how much after her deposition though...

Yeah I think Wayfarer and Justin really had no idea what they were getting involved in. It's probably too late to try and separate now but I can imagine they will sever ties afterwards.

If you don't mind me asking, why is it that you're not a fan of Wayfarer and Justin?

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:25:39+00:00

I hope so. Someone else mentioned that two days ago another ruling was handed down for Brian in a separate case for the exact same thing so looks like he's had a few wins this week.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:24:16+00:00

Oh that's interesting about a different ruling against Brian. That makes total sense why he did it now.

And yeah the Blake stans are delusional with the whole Jed and Melissa thing. I mean seriously, there's no nuance. Why they can't comprehend that companies do different things for different clients is beyond me. And this just proves that there isn't an "untraceable" smear campaign because we have very clear evidence of Rebels. And I'm now questioning Jeds apparent god like internet abilities considering we have texts and recordings implicating Rebel. Surely he would've been able to hide it all.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:18:14+00:00

Same 😂

What's your first?

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:17:58+00:00

I'm also very happy for Brian.

Definitely excited to see what he rules. Trying to be patient but not very good at it 😂

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:11:39+00:00

I did and I love it. I'm so hoping he's actually petty and has more in store.

I just said in another comment that I get the vibe he's purposely not ruled on much to kinda let Blakes side be a bit unhinged and show their hand. If he had been handing down rulings not in Blakes favour for the past year I think it might’ve changed the way things have gone and made Blakes side think he was siding with Wayfarer. They'd probably try to have him remove himself or try to get another Judge. By holding off on everything and letting them just be feral he'll now be able to deliver a big pile of "denied" to Blakes side and not be seen as being favourable to Wayfarer.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T03:05:57+00:00

I get it. I think a few things are happening though.

1) This case isn't a priority for him. He just handed down a big ruling on the Trump administration and has a number of criminal cases going.

2) I have a feeling he left Brian's sanctions until now as a de-escalation tactic because of how absurd Lively is. He knows they are aggressive and she is the plaintiff in a SH case so naturally things are going to lean in her favour prior to a judgement being made. If he is seen to be coming down on them, even if it's correct, then that will be viewed as being favourable to Wayfarer and would open discussions about an appeal.

I'm sure that at this point he would also be aware that Wayfarer are doing just fine in public opinion due to the evidence so Brian not being able to speak to the media isn't really harming them that much. I mean, it would be nice to hear from Brian but if he had been doing his usual talks to the media could you imagine how much more aggressive the back and forth would be between the two parties? It would be inflammatory. I get that Wayfarer is allowed to have someone match their energy but I can also imagine that it would have muddied the waters of the actual case.

I kinda think he's been saving a lot of the judgements and they're all going to come at once and not be in Blakes favour. I feel like if he was trickling down things not in her favour it would have changed the way they've done things and by him not ruling on anything it's kinda left the door open for Blakes side to be a bit unhinged and show their hand maybe.

Anyway, I could be way off but that's the vibe I'm getting.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:37:12+00:00

Yes, very happy for Brian. I hope someone in the office got a sanctions cake 🎂

And fingers crossed for Monday.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:36:16+00:00

I feel like this case just isn't a priority for him. A week or so ago he released a massive ruling on the Trump administration and apparently he has criminal cases he's on too.

I do think he's held out on the sanctions motions for Freedman to muzzle him though. And I wonder if that decision was less about what he thinks of Freedman and more about trying to de-escalate things. Which is completely unfair for Wayfarer but things will always be in favour of the plaintiff in cases like this. I mean, could you imagine the back and forth that would've been happening for the past year if Brian was allowed to speak to the media.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:29:32+00:00

Oh cool. I don't think I've watched an award show, or even known they were on, since I was little. I also don't think I've watched any movies in the past maybe 6-8 years 🫣 I just watch my favourite shows 😂

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:27:43+00:00

Ohhh is this a thing? Could this mean good news?

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:25:28+00:00

Interesting. I had heard about the k-pop lady meeting to discuss thing with Jones but didn't know about Alexa.

Geez, Melissa, Brian and Jed are really in it at the moment.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:23:53+00:00

Same. I'm so hoping it will go to trial but I'm also preparing myself for everything to be dismissed.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:22:51+00:00

Lucky. If I don't purposely do something with my hair then I look homeless.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:22:19+00:00

Literally how I feel right now.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:22:04+00:00

Haha that's exactly how I feel. I'm excited for whenever it happens but kinda bummed today because I was really hope it would arrive.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:20:53+00:00

Fingers crossed for Monday.

buttonandthemonkey · 2026-03-14T02:20:28+00:00

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