Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Having made a multi-million dollar film together, Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are now trading muti-million dollar lawsuits over what did (or didn’t) happen on set and during the promotional tour for It Ends With Us. But what do court documents and private texts allege about Hollywood's dark arts? And like MeToo, could this be the start of another watershed moment triggered by Tinseltown?
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Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:54.6 | From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is The Story. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm Manvi Marana. |
| 1:04.6 | We all have an idea of what love can be. |
| 1:09.9 | I want to see you again. |
| 1:11.6 | Now you see me. |
| 1:12.6 | You know what I mean. |
| 1:14.6 | That's a trailer for Hollywood's latest blockbuster. |
| 1:18.6 | But before it even reached the cinemas, |
| 1:20.6 | rumors had started swirling that all was not well between its stars. |
| 1:26.6 | But 15 seconds, that's all it takes. |
| 1:32.0 | To completely change everything. |
| 1:34.7 | The new, it ends with us, feud rumors. |
| 1:36.9 | Is there some kind of rift between the cast and Justin Baldoni? |
| 1:40.2 | Tonight, scandal rocking Hollywood. |
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