Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni

Infamous

Sony Music

True Crime, News, Relationships, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 964 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 2024, It Ends with Us hit theaters, but the film's promotional campaign was a mess. Blake Lively faced backlash for seeming out of touch, while her co-star Justin Baldoni took a more serious approach, highlighting the film’s focus on domestic violence. Months later, Lively filed a lawsuit, claiming she was deeply misrepresented. So, what really happened behind the scenes? Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. To connect with Infamous's creative team, plus access behind the scenes content, join the community at Campsidemedia.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sarah Tleven, and for over a year, I've been working on one of the most complex stories I've ever covered.
0:06.3	There was somebody out there who's faking pregnancies.
0:09.0	I started, like, warning everybody.
0:10.8	Every dula that I know.
0:12.4	It was fake.
0:13.2	No pregnancy.
0:14.3	And the deeper I dig, the more questions I unearth.
0:17.8	How long has she been doing this?
0:19.2	What does she have to gain from this?
0:23.6	From CBC and the BBC World Service, The Con, Caitlin's Baby.
0:25.6	It's a long story.
0:26.6	Settle in.
0:27.6	Available now.
0:32.6	Back in the summer of 2024, if the movie, it ends with us, was it all on your radar, you probably heard stuff like this.
0:43.5	Many are accusing Blake Lively of using the film's promotional campaign to promote things other than the movie, like her hairline, or a lot of the interviews give off a fun flowery image and not using the movie
0:55.4	to discuss the far more serious topic of domestic violence.
0:59.4	Blake Lively, who starred in the film, was busy promoting it.
1:03.9	But the promotion was weird, and it made her look pretty bad.
1:09.6	Meanwhile, Blake is getting backlash for this now viral 2016 interview she did when she was pregnant.
1:16.1	First of all, congrats on your little bump.
1:18.8	Congrats on your little bump.
1:20.7	The reporter who was not pregnant said the experience made her want to quit her job.
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