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| Blake Lively's lawyer: This is not a he said/she said situation or a feud | Added 18 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On December 20th, Blake Lively filed her bombshell complaint with the California Civil Rights Department, accusing Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and waging a ?social manipulation? campaign to destroy her. Her team provided emails and texts to the NYT, communications between Baldoni?s publicist and crisis manager, to authenticate Blake?s claims. Baldoni was also dropped by WME and his publicist. On New Year?s Eve, Baldoni and his team responded by suing the New York Times for $250 million. They?ve also promised to countersue Blake and release all of the texts & communications between Blake and Baldoni, but that hasn?t happened yet. Alongside all of these legal issues, there?s been a large-scale PR war happening across the trade papers, news outlets and beyond as regular gossip-watchers try to follow the ins and outs of the situation. Both Blake and Justin have fully engaged in the PR war. But according to a new statement from Blake?s legal team, Justin?s side needs to stop?
Blake Lively?s legal team is condemning what they call more attacks from Justin Baldoni. On Dec. 20, Lively, 37, who starred in Baldoni?s film It Ends with Us, filed a complaint against Baldoni and others, including his producing partners and publicists, alleging sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign to tarnish her reputation. Baldoni?s lawyer Bryan Freedman called the claims ?false, outrageous and intentionally salacious, and on Dec. 31, the actor-director also filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times over the newspapers Dec. 21 article about Livelys complaint, alleging it was the actress who engaged in a calculated smear campaign.
On Monday, Jan. 6, Lively?s legal team told PEOPLE in a statement that her ?serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation? are ?backed by concrete facts.?
?This is not a ?feud? arising from ?creative differences? or a ?he said/she said? situation,? her lawyers statement read. ?As alleged in Ms. Lively?s complaint, and as we will prove in litigation, Wayfarer [Studios] and its associates engaged in unlawful, retaliatory astroturfing against Ms. Lively for simply trying to protect herself and others on a film set. And their response to the lawsuit has been to launch more attacks against Ms. Lively since her filing.?
The statement continued: ?Sexual harassment and retaliation are illegal in every workplace and in every industry. A classic tactic to distract from allegations of this type of misconduct is to ?blame the victim? by suggesting that they invited the conduct, brought it on themselves, misunderstood the intentions, or even lied. Another classic tactic is to reverse the victim and offender, and suggest that the offender is actually the victim. These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct.
?Most importantly, media statements are not a defense to Ms. Lively?s legal claims, Lively?s legal team wrote. We will continue to prosecute her claims in federal court, where the rule of law determines who prevails, not hyperbole and threats.
[From People]
It?s true that Baldoni?s lawyer issuing briefings and threats is not a countersuit. It?s true that Baldoni?s team is trying to muddy the waters and cast doubt on certain aspects of Blake?s claims. But it?s also true that Justin Baldoni has every right to fight back and sue and wage a battle in the court of public opinion, just as Blake is doing. Did Blake think Baldoni was just going to roll over? Did she think that he would have no power to fight back? From what I?ve seen, there are absolutely issues that need to be dealt with in court, with both sides providing evidence and receipts.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Cover Images.
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| New couple Hugh Jackman & Sutton Foster were photographed holding hands | Added 18 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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| Zendaya & Tom Holland are engaged, he proposed over the holidays | Added 18 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Zendaya turned up to the Golden Globes solo, meaning without her long-time boyfriend Tom Holland. Tom rarely comes with her to those kinds of events, but the Globes this year were different. Zendaya wore a large diamond ring on her left hand ring finger, and she was seen showing the ring to various people. The vibe was definitely ?Zendaya was telling people about an engagement.? Well, happy news: that?s exactly what it was. Tom Holland proposed to Zendaya over the holidays.
Zendaya and Tom Holland are taking the next step in their relationship because theyre engaged!!!
Sources close to the couple tell TMZ the Spider Man star popped the question between Christmas and New Years dropping to one knee in a very intimate setting in one of Zendayas family homes in the United States.
Were told Tom didnt make a huge show of the engagement it wasnt a big, over-the-top proposal instead, it was very romantic and intimate. Our sources say the family wasnt there it was just a sweet moment between Tom and Zendaya.
[From TMZ]
TMZ also says that the diamond is huge, and I agree, it looks really big. That was the one thing which made me wonder if Zendaya had simply borrowed a big ring, because I didn?t know if Tom was the kind of guy to actually buy a gigantic rock. Then again, Tom has been all-in with Zendaya for years. He wants to lock this down. Speaking of, People Mag?s sources said that Tom has wanted to propose for ?a while.? Man?s been ready to propose since their first date, let?s be real.
Zendaya and Tom Holland are taking their relationship to the next level! The Spider-Man costars, both 28, are engaged, a family source confirmed to PEOPLE. TMZ was first to report the news. According to the outlet, Holland proposed at one of Zendayas family homes over the holidays.
A separate source told PEOPLE that everyone close to them knew an engagement was happening ? just not when. The source said Holland had been keen to propose to Zendaya for a while.
Hes always been crazy about her. He always knew she was the one. They have something very special, the source said, noting that Holland shared the happy news with friends around New Years.
As for tying the knot, the couple plans to take their time. They will just enjoy things for now and wont rush a wedding, the source added. They are both busy with work projects.
In the meantime, the pair are soaking up the special moment. Toms always had this sweet way of letting the world know that Zendaya is his. Now, its official ? she really is! the source told PEOPLE.
[From People]
I wonder if they will rush a wedding, actually. Or maybe just elope. I have no particular vibe on what their wedding will look like, but I?m sure Zendaya?s wedding gown will be stunning, no matter what. And in case you?re wondering about Zendaya?s family, they?re reportedly super-supportive of her relationship with Tom and everyone gets along really well. TMZ reports that Tom even spoke to Z?s dad, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, months ago to ask for his blessing to propose.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Backgrid.
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| Megyn Kelly: 'Conclave' is 'the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time' | Added 18 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Major spoilers for Conclave.
I was so excited to see Conclave, I actually went to the theater to watch it right when it came out. Money and time well spent Conclave is one of my favorite films of the year, and I believe it?s a major awards contender. Most people believe it will be shortlisted for the Best Picture Oscar, and many awards-prognosticators predict that Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini will pick up Oscar nominations. From what I?ve seen, there hasn?t been a larger cultural conversation about Conclave, I think because people don?t want to ?spoil? the ending, the big reveal about the new pope. Stop reading now if you haven?t seen it yet and you want to be surprised!
So, it turns out that Megyn Kelly did not see Conclave in the theater. She waited to rent it or stream it, and she watched it over the weekend. She hated it, and she got on Twitter to bitch about it, and she spoiled the big reveal:
Just made the huge mistake of watching the much-celebrated ?Conclave? & it is the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time. Shame on Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci & John Lithgow for starring in it & shame on director Edward Berger (among others). ?Spoiler:? They make THE POPE INTERSEX! This is the big exciting twist at the end. I wish I had known so I wouldn?t have watched it. There are almost no redeeming characters in the movie every cardinal is morally bankrupt/repulsive. The only exception of course is the intersex pope (who surprise! has female reproductive parts) & the cardinal who keeps her secret bc of course that kind of Catholic secret-keeping must be lionized. I?m disgusted. What a thing to release to streaming just in time for Christmas. They would never do this to Muslims, but Christians/Catholics are always fair game to mock/belittle/smear.
[From Megyn Kelly]
?There are almost no redeeming characters in the movie every cardinal is morally bankrupt/repulsive.? Almost as if the Catholic Church is run by flawed men who are hungry for power and drawn to authority over women and children. Honestly, that was what Conclave was mostly about all of the cardinals are flawed, some of them more than others. Some are racist, some have broken their vows, some are too politically active for their own good, and some are just bad at playing politics. Some are more progressive, some are bordering on fascist. Conclave plays out like a mystery, with Ralph Fiennes?s cardinal acting as the Poirot/Miss Marple trying to figure out what various cardinals are really up to. By the time we get to the end, the person who is elected pope is lovely, but he also has a secret: he?s intersex and he had no idea until well into adulthood.
Megyn posted her hissy fit on Sunday, hours before the Golden Globes. Conclave?s screenwriter Peter Straughan won a Golden Globe, and he was asked about Kelly?s comments. Straughan said, in part: ?I don?t think the film is anti-Catholic. I was brought up Catholic. I was an altar boy. I think the core message of ?Conclave? is about the church always having to re-find its spiritual core, because it deals so much with power. That?s always been a careful, difficult balance. To me, that was a very central Catholic ideal that I was brought up with. I stand by it.? Plus, he just adapted it from the book!
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