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| | Jennifer Lopez 'tried really hard to make things work and is heartbroken' | | Added 371 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Well, Jennifer Lopez?s fourth marriage is done. People give her a lot of grief about her marriages and divorces, but she?s 55 years old? It?s not like she?s been married back-to-back four times and she?s only 30 years old or something. At least she?s spread them out. The biggest break between marriages was post-Marc Anthony. She needed to heal, she needed to get right and get her career back. She dated that backup dancer for years, then she was engaged to Alex Rodriquez, and then Ben stole her away from A-Rod. Who is next? I have no idea, but I suspect that there will be another one. Maybe not a husband, but definitely a boyfriend. Still, right now, Jennifer is mourning. Sources close to Jennifer previously told People Mag that ?she?s very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasn?t given her any signs that he wants to continue their marriage. He hasn?t shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work. It?s gotten to the point that she just needs to look out for herself.? Here?s a follow-up:
Jennifer Lopez is taking control. Hours after the singer, 55, filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on Tuesday, Aug. 20, a source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Lopez was done waiting.
She tried really hard to make things work and is heartbroken, adds the source. The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.?
Multiple sources previously confirmed that Lopez, whos mom to 16-year-old twins Emme and Max, filed at the Los Angeles County Superior Court and listed their date of separation as April 26, 2024.
Lopez and Affleck ? who is dad to Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 (with ex-wife Jennifer Garner) ? have spent much of their summer apart. Another insider close to Lopez tells PEOPLE that the star is ready to move on from Affleck, 52.
[From People]
I think she is heartbroken, completely. Watching her stupid This Is Me? Now musical and The Greatest Love Story Never Told documentary, you could see that she genuinely believed that this was it, that this was her last marriage, that Ben was The One. In her mind, she was celebrating the idea that their love was real and they found their way back to each other. Everything fell apart as she was making those projects, I absolutely believe that.
People Mag also confirms that Jennifer began looking for her own separate house in LA in April. She listed April 26th as their separation date, so there was some kind of falling out or fight or something that month.
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| | Page Six: Ben Affleck & J.Lo's marriage issues began during their honeymoon | | Added 371 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck first got married in Las Vegas, then on August 20, 2022, they had a second wedding at Ben?s Georgia estate. There?s been some discussion about who wanted what my opinion and my memory of what went down two years ago was that Jennifer was the driving force for both weddings. While Ben popped the question of his own accord, I do feel like Jennifer wanted to lock it down quickly with the Vegas wedding before he got cold feet. The Georgia wedding was a piece of closure they were originally supposed to get married in Georgia nearly twenty years beforehand. Well, J.Lo chose the second wedding anniversary to file for divorce from Ben. It was a long time coming, and Ben had been checked out of the marriage for most of this year. But Page Six?s sources now say that Ben actually began to check out of the marriage on the honeymoon. The fk??
The honeymoon was over just as it started ?Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez?s relationship issues began on their honeymoon in Lake Como, Italy, a source familiar with the situation tells Page Six. The couple?s honeymoon included numerous public outings packed with PDA and shopping ? and, yes, there were of course cameras capturing it all.
?He was unhappy with paparazzi following them. She is an international superstar, and he acted like it came as a surprise that they would be followed around,? the source said. When they weren?t in front of the cameras, ?They would barely speak to each other during what was supposed to be the happiest time of their life. He sold her on him being a changed man, and that lasted a very short time,? our source claimed.
Another insider told us Affleck finally came to his senses about their renewed puppy love, once his sobriety ?started to settle in with normality.?
When they started seeing each other again, ?He was just getting sober ? He was in a vulnerable state, and whatever their chemistry played into that ? He was in this frenzied, excitable state,? the insider said. Affleck has been open about his struggles with alcohol in the past. He?d reportedly last returned to rehab in 2018.
The whirlwind romance soon wore off once he adjusted to his sober life. Affleck started craving more privacy, and he could no longer take Lopez?s level of celebrity, according to the insider. ?He doesn?t want [the entourage] and all the drama that comes with that in his home,? the source said.
[From Page Six]
I felt like Page Six was talking out of their ass so I actually looked back into the 2022 archives. I had no memory of a ?honeymoon in Como.? What happened is that after the Las Vegas wedding, Ben and J.Lo took their kids to Paris and they had a family vacation/honeymoon in France in July 2022. Then Bennifer had their second wedding in Georgia in August 2022, and after that, Ben and Jen went on a no-kids honeymoon in Como. They got pap?d constantly on the Paris trip (the photos were amazing, honestly), but the Como honeymoon was relatively low-key. There were some long-lens pap photos when they went out to dinner, but beyond that, we actually didn?t see much of them?
All of which to say, I think J.Lo?s fame was a factor, just as I think Ben?s sobriety was a factor. But their marriage failed for a variety of reasons, reasons which were compounded when Ben basically decided he was over it and he stopped trying.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | People: Ben Affleck 'hasn't shown any' interest in making their marriage work' | | Added 372 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In some ways, I?m glad that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck didn?t ?rush? into filing for divorce. They were very clearly separated for the past four months or so, although I think Jennifer?s moves show that she still believed that reconciliation was a possibility. But it was clear back in February that Ben had checked out of the marriage. His side has been clearly briefing about it for months, as has J.Lo?s side. Ben?s side is basically: when he?s done, he?s done, and he?s been done all year; he wants to focus on himself; he thinks this was all an expensive exercise in closure. Jennifer?s side is that she really tried and she hoped that they could make it work but Ben shut down. I also think it?s notable that she filed for divorce. He basically forced her to do it because he was so disengaged from her and their relationship/marriage. Sound familiar? He did the same thing when they broke up the first time, in 2003-04.
Jennifer Lopez approached her decision to divorce from Ben Affleck with great care, a source exclusively tells PEOPLE.
After the singer, 55, filed for divorce from the actor, 52, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, a source tells PEOPLE that she came to the painful conclusion that its time to move on for various reasons.
Shes very disappointed and sad, but Ben hasnt given her any signs that he wants to continue their marriage. He hasnt shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work. Its gotten to the point that she just needs to look out for herself, says the source.
Multiple insiders confirmed to PEOPLE that the star filed for divorce from Affleck in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on the second anniversary of their wedding celebration in front of family and friends in Georgia.
[From People]
?He hasnt shown any commitment and interest in making their marriage work.? Yep. He was done and he waited for her to understand that he was done. He stopped trying, he stopped making an effort. It basically took Jennifer four months to understand that there was no going back. The big thing was probably the fact that he did nothing for her birthday in July and he closed escrow on his new bachelor pad on that day. Anyway, I?ll always be Team J.Lo. I feel sorry for her, even if she should have listened to all of the advice people gave her. When Jane Fonda is like ?slow your roll, stop being so extra, this marriage might blow up in your face,? you should probably listen.
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| | Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck on their second anniversary | | Added 372 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. She filed on their second wedding anniversary of their second wedding. In the summer of 2022, J.Lo and Ben first ?eloped? in Las Vegas in July, then they had a second wedding at Ben?s estate in Georgia on August 20, 2022. Two years later, Jennifer pulled the plug after waiting until Ben and Jennifer Garner moved Violet into her freshman dorm at Yale, which happened last weekend.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are calling it quits ? again. On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, more than two years after the couple married in July 2022, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE. TMZ first reported the news.
Lopez filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court and listed April 26, 2024 as the date of separation. She filed for divorce herself without using a lawyer and is technically self-represented. Although they married in Las Vegas on July 17, 2022, Aug. 20 marked the second anniversary of the traditional wedding ceremony in Georgia.
The singer did not say if there was a prenuptial agreement, and sources told TMZ there is none.
She tried really hard to make things work, and is heartbroken, a source tells PEOPLE of Lopez. ?The kids are a top priority, as they always have been.?
[From People]
Yeah, TMZ?s reporting says there?s no prenup and J.Lo filed pro per (without a lawyer). She listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024. Which checks out in February, Jennifer did the big rollout for her album (This Is Me? Now), plus the musical film and documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told. Ben supported her through that promotional blitz but you could tell that he was checked out of the marriage, especially given that the documentary revealed that J.Lo shared all of Ben?s love letters to her friends, music producers and songwriters. By May of this year, that?s when In Touch Weekly was the first to report that Jennifer and Ben had separated. Looks like that report was right on the money. Sigh? I wish this had turned out differently. I?m sad about this.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images, Backgrid, OnTheJLo newsletter and Instagram.
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| | Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner helped Violet move into her Yale dorm | | Added 373 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Ben Affleck celebrated his 52nd birthday last Thursday. While there were photos of Jennifer Garner stopping by his house on his birthday, many of us believed that his current wife, Jennifer Lopez, avoided her Leo husband on his birthday (the same way he avoided her on her birthday). But no, it turns out that J.Lo did stop by his house for a small family birthday party:
Ben Affleck celebrated his birthday exactly how he wanted. A source tells PEOPLE the actor marked his 52nd birthday on Thursday, Aug. 15 with a small birthday celebration at home with his kids.
Its exactly what he wanted. He didnt want to go out to celebrate. The kids had gifts for him, and it was cute, says the source. Jennifer [Lopez] stopped by to congratulate him.
Affleck is a parent to kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12, with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner, who was spotted visiting the actors rental home in Brentwood, Calif., earlier in the day, according to photos obtained by Page Six. Lopez, 55, was spotted departing Afflecks rental home hours after Garners visit in photos obtained by The Daily Mail.
The kids were with Ben for most of the day. He didnt leave the house at all for his birthday, the insider says.
[From People]
That is a very dad thing, to not want to do anything for their birthday besides sit in their chair and eat, and have their kids around. Dads don?t want to go to Chili?s or Nobu. They want their kids to bring them takeout and gifts. They want to watch a dad movie with their kids too. I?m glad Ben got the day he wanted. Meanwhile, after that, Ben and J-Garner flew to Connecticut with all of their kids. Because Violet is going to Yale, and the whole family came together to move Violet into her dorm. People Mag had a story about that too:
Ben Affleck is busy helping his daughter Violet prepare for college. The actor marked his 52nd birthday on Aug. 15 and has been under heightened public scrutiny over the state of his marriage with Jennifer Lopez.
However, Affleck has been very focused on getting Violet ready for move-in, a source tells PEOPLE. The 18-year-old, eldest of the three kids he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, is starting classes soon at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
It?s, of course, a huge deal for the whole family, and they?ve all been so excited the last few weeks, the source adds.
[From People]
Personally, I don?t think it?s some big deal that J.Lo was not invited to Violet?s move-in at Yale. They wanted to keep it for the immediate family, and it doesn?t look like Garner invited her partner/boyfriend either. I also think that Ben is trying to tell people that he hasn?t been focused on his marriage drama in recent months because he was more focused on his oldest leaving home. Now that Violet is off to college, will Ben file for divorce? Hm.
Also: Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk were also in New Haven over the weekend, because Brad?s son Brody is also a Yale freshman. So in this case, the freshman?s stepmother was invited to his move-in? Apparently. Gwyneth?s son Moses will be a freshman at Brown this year too I guess Brown?s move-in day/week is after Yale?s?
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| | Halle Berry has filed for sole custody of Maceo, her son with Olivier Martinez | | Added 374 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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A few weeks ago, Halle Berry filed an emergency motion in family court. The motion was complicated since Halle and Olivier Martinez got a divorce, they?re both supposed to undergo coparenting coaching sessions to help them raise their son Maceo. Olivier was skipping his sessions because he wanted to take the summer off and travel back to France for a time. Halle seemingly took advantage of Olivier being out of town to file that ?emergency motion,? and the family court was like? this is not an emergency. But Halle is going to do her thing, and I knew something bigger was coming. Here we go? Halle has now filed for sole custody of Maceo.
Halle Berry is seeking sole custody of her son, Maceo, claiming that his father, Oliver Martinez, refuses to co-parent or communicate in a child-centered way.
Weeks after The Union actress, 58, alleged that her ex-husband, also 58, failed to continue seeing a co-parenting coach ? and after a source told PEOPLE that co-parenting hasnt been easy for the former spouses ? Berry filed a request for sole legal custody of their 10-year-old son on Friday, Aug. 16. Per legal documents obtained by PEOPLE, Berry is requesting custody, ?or in the alternative, tie-breaking authority to make all decisions? about his education, health and therapy needs.
The documents, filed in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, arrive a year after they finalized their divorce, nearly eight years after their 2015 split. At the time, they agreed to share joint legal custody of their son, with Berry paying Martinez $8,000 a month in child support and an additional 4.3% of any income she receives above $2,000,000.
In the latest filing, Berry claims shes made an effort to address her sons educational challenges and additional behavioral concerns as she fought for tutoring, an educational assessment and finding an environment that was suitable to Maceo?s needs. The filing alleges that Martinez, however, has been oppositional, unmoving and withheld his consent for years.
Because of Respondent?s opposition to any interventions whatsoever for years and because of Respondent?s prioritizing soccer activities over Maceo?s educational and psychological well-being, Maceo?s educational and behavioral challenges worsened, and he continued to fall further behind in school, the document alleges. Specifically, Berry claims that Maceo would act out toward her following longer periods of custody with his father and that her son would repeat disputes that the former couple had in private. She alleges that Martinez claimed the boy was old enough to make his own decisions.
A lawyer for Martinez told PEOPLE that he will be responding to these allegations in the coming weeks. A representative and a lawyer for Berry did not respond to PEOPLEs requests for comment.
[From People]
It sounds like Maceo has some special needs and instead of Olivier and Halle coming to an agreement about their son?s education and priorities, Olivier is the devil-may-care father who lets Maceo do whatever he wants while Halle has to play bad cop. I mean, this is Halle?s narrative. I wonder what Olivier?s narrative will be. To think that they managed to keep it together long enough to complete their divorce over the course of eight years, only for Halle to challenge the custody agreement one year after their divorce was finalized.
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| | Sony fully supports Blake Lively after she screened 'IEWU: The Lively Cut' in Texas | | Added 376 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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What does this Blake Lively stuff remind you of? For me, it?s sort of like the Hilaria Baldwin stuff in late 2020 and early 2021 suddenly, people were going back through all of Hilaria?s old interviews and doing deep dives on all of the Hilaria-was-never-Spanish lore. While Blake Lively never lied about being ?from Spain,? there is a similar deep-dive into the gossip history around Blake. Like? what was up with Blake and Leighton Meester on Gossip Girl? They apparently didn?t get along at all towards the latter part of the series, so much so they the would barely even speak to each other. The Mail is on the case go here to read.
Meanwhile, the current Blake situation is that we still don?t know exactly what went down between Blake, Justin Baldoni and the cast of It Ends With Us. Many people around the production maintain this idea that Baldoni and Lively?s larger falling out happened in postproduction, especially when Blake brought in her own editor to create IEWU: The Lively Cut. It was also clear (to me) that Team Blake had already started an increasingly loud whisper campaign about Baldoni, one which scared him enough to hire a crisis management team this week. Well, speaking of all of that, the Hollywood Reporter has an interesting piece about the studio giving a lot of full-throated support for Blake, especially after she screened IEWU: The Lively Cut to Colleen Hoover?s groupies in Texas in June.
In mid-June, star-producer Blake Lively traveled to Dallas to attend author Colleen Hoover?s Book Bonanza for a Q&A in the lead-up to the August release It Ends With Us. Lively surprised the 2,000-plus attendees when she announced they could screen a rough cut of the movie adaptation the following night. The screening of the movie ? the first of Hoover?s popular novels to hit the screen ? proved to be a stroke of marketing genius for Sony, which bought rights to release the movie from Wayfarer Studios, whose co-founder, Justin Baldoni, both directed and stars in the film.
?Colleen Hoover?s Book Bonanza and her fans sparked the fire that was the beginning of the cultural movement,? says Josh Greenstein, a veteran marketer and president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.
Absent, however, from the Dallas gathering was Baldoni. The version shown that night was Lively?s preferred rough cut of the movie.
By the time the movie opened Aug. 9, an ugly war had erupted on TikTok and other social media platforms pitting Baldoni and Lively against each other. Many took aim at Lively, despite reports that some cast and crewmembers, including Lively, felt uncomfortable over Baldoni?s behavior on set.
Sony is fully in sync with Lively. ?Blake, Colleen and so many women put so much effort into this remarkable movie, working selflessly from the start to ensure that such an important subject matter was handled with care. Audiences love the movie. Blake?s passion and commitment to advancing the conversation around domestic violence is commendable,? Sony Pictures Entertainment Chair-CEO Tony Vinciquerra told The Hollywood Reporter. ?We love working with Blake, and we want to do 12 more movies with her.?
Sony?s marketing campaign ? in staying true to Hoover?s book ? conveyed that It Ends With Us isn?t a story of victimhood, but a story of redemption. It traverses falling in love, becoming an entrepreneur, friendship and family, alongside pain and trauma. ?Lily is a survivor and a victim, but that doesn?t define her, as she is in charge of her identity and her story. These themes were important to the campaign,? says one source connected to the film?s rollout.
Sources have told THR that there was a fracture between Baldoni and Lively in the postproduction stage, wherein two different cuts of the movie emerged. Lively commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who was an editor on Deadpool & Wolverine, according to multiple sources.
[From THR]
This reads to me like why Baldoni hired crisis managers in the first place, because he was afraid he was going to get squished by the studio taking Blake?s side and throwing him under the bus. Sony is obviously doing the most to stay on Blake?s good side, and not only that, Sony is seemingly doing a lot (here and behind-the-scenes) to keep the arguments from devolving into petty, personal attacks. It suits everyone involved if the story is ?Blake and Justin disagreed about which edit to use, that?s the big problem? rather than ?Justin fat-shamed Blake and gave her a lingering kiss? or ?Blake is a mean-girl bully.?
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Cover Images.
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| | Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin broke off their engagement (update: denied) | | Added 377 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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This has been widely rumored for months! Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are over and they?ve called off their engagement. Back in May, Chris told an inquisitive fan that he was currently single. That set off a big chunk of the speculation, although I think there?s been more back-and-forth behind the scenes. As in, it wasn?t a hard break until recently.
Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson have reportedly called it quits. The Coldplay frontman, 47, and the actress, 34, ended their engagement after seven years together, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
The former couple ?have now accepted the relationship is over ? and it?s best to move on,? a source told the outlet.
Reps for Martin and Johnson did not immediately respond to Page Six?s requests for comment.
The ?Fifty Shades of Grey? star, notably, has not been with Martin during the European leg of his band?s ?Music of the Spheres? tour. (She did, however, check out Coldplay?s Glastonbury set in June.) She was pictured in Malibu, Calif., earlier this month without her engagement ring.
[From Page Six]
Dakota?s kind of having a rough year, with Madame Web flopping so hard and all of this relationship drama. Before now, Dakota and Chris seemed low-key and settled. They even lived together. I don?t think they ever got around to setting the date or planning any part of their wedding, but still, they were absolutely engaged. Anyway, I?m kind of sad for Dakota. She really loved him. Personally, I think Chris is a trainwreck in relationships, but I hoped he had grown out of that. Guess not.
Update: People Mag is saying this is all BS and theyre still together! Hmmm.
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| | Sony full supports Blake Lively after she screened 'IEWU: The Lively Cut' in Texas | | Added 377 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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What does this Blake Lively stuff remind you of? For me, it?s sort of like the Hilaria Baldwin stuff in late 2020 and early 2021 suddenly, people were going back through all of Hilaria?s old interviews and doing deep dives on all of the Hilaria-was-never-Spanish lore. While Blake Lively never lied about being ?from Spain,? there is a similar deep-dive into the gossip history around Blake. Like? what was up with Blake and Leighton Meester on Gossip Girl? They apparently didn?t get along at all towards the latter part of the series, so much so they the would barely even speak to each other. The Mail is on the case go here to read.
Meanwhile, the current Blake situation is that we still don?t know exactly what went down between Blake, Justin Baldoni and the cast of It Ends With Us. Many people around the production maintain this idea that Baldoni and Lively?s larger falling out happened in postproduction, especially when Blake brought in her own editor to create IEWU: The Lively Cut. It was also clear (to me) that Team Blake had already started an increasingly loud whisper campaign about Baldoni, one which scared him enough to hire a crisis management team this week. Well, speaking of all of that, the Hollywood Reporter has an interesting piece about the studio giving a lot of full-throated support for Blake, especially after she screened IEWU: The Lively Cut to Colleen Hoover?s groupies in Texas in June.
In mid-June, star-producer Blake Lively traveled to Dallas to attend author Colleen Hoover?s Book Bonanza for a Q&A in the lead-up to the August release It Ends With Us. Lively surprised the 2,000-plus attendees when she announced they could screen a rough cut of the movie adaptation the following night. The screening of the movie ? the first of Hoover?s popular novels to hit the screen ? proved to be a stroke of marketing genius for Sony, which bought rights to release the movie from Wayfarer Studios, whose co-founder, Justin Baldoni, both directed and stars in the film.
?Colleen Hoover?s Book Bonanza and her fans sparked the fire that was the beginning of the cultural movement,? says Josh Greenstein, a veteran marketer and president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.
Absent, however, from the Dallas gathering was Baldoni. The version shown that night was Lively?s preferred rough cut of the movie.
By the time the movie opened Aug. 9, an ugly war had erupted on TikTok and other social media platforms pitting Baldoni and Lively against each other. Many took aim at Lively, despite reports that some cast and crewmembers, including Lively, felt uncomfortable over Baldoni?s behavior on set.
Sony is fully in sync with Lively. ?Blake, Colleen and so many women put so much effort into this remarkable movie, working selflessly from the start to ensure that such an important subject matter was handled with care. Audiences love the movie. Blake?s passion and commitment to advancing the conversation around domestic violence is commendable,? Sony Pictures Entertainment Chair-CEO Tony Vinciquerra told The Hollywood Reporter. ?We love working with Blake, and we want to do 12 more movies with her.?
Sony?s marketing campaign ? in staying true to Hoover?s book ? conveyed that It Ends With Us isn?t a story of victimhood, but a story of redemption. It traverses falling in love, becoming an entrepreneur, friendship and family, alongside pain and trauma. ?Lily is a survivor and a victim, but that doesn?t define her, as she is in charge of her identity and her story. These themes were important to the campaign,? says one source connected to the film?s rollout.
Sources have told THR that there was a fracture between Baldoni and Lively in the postproduction stage, wherein two different cuts of the movie emerged. Lively commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who was an editor on Deadpool & Wolverine, according to multiple sources.
[From THR]
This reads to me like why Baldoni hired crisis managers in the first place, because he was afraid he was going to get squished by the studio taking Blake?s side and throwing him under the bus. Sony is obviously doing the most to stay on Blake?s good side, and not only that, Sony is seemingly doing a lot (here and behind-the-scenes) to keep the arguments from devolving into petty, personal attacks. It suits everyone involved if the story is ?Blake and Justin disagreed about which edit to use, that?s the big problem? rather than ?Justin fat-shamed Blake and gave her a lingering kiss? or ?Blake is a mean-girl bully.?
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| | Mariska Hargitay helped raise the money to solve thousands of sex crimes | | Added 377 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Mariska Hargitay is a really, really good egg. Not only has she been delighting us as Captain Olivia Benson for 25 years on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she?s spent that tenure bringing her work home with her in the most productive and impactful way possible. Moved by fans recounting their rape survival stories to her, Mariska established the Joyful Heart Foundation, through which she launched the End the Backlog initiative that discovered hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in police stations across the country. In working to reform rape kit usage, Mariska met prosecutor Kym Worthy. In fact, Mariska helped secure the funding necessary to test 11,000 kits Kym had found in a Michigan evidence room, which led to solving thousands of sex crimes in that state alone. Dateline host Andrea Canning just appeared on the Today show to tout the latest Dateline podcast that focuses on Kym and Mariska?s work:
Mariska Hargitay hasn?t reserved her impressive detective skills for the TV screen ? she also solves some cases in real life too.
Recently, Dateline NBC?s Andrea Canning joined the Today show to discuss the newest episode of Dateline True Crime Weekly and revealed that Hargitay, 60, helped one Michigan prosecutor with thousands of sexual assault cases.
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star funded prosecutor Kym Worthy on her path to solving thousands of cases. Worthy first discovered that over 11,000 untested rape kits were sitting on a shelf in an evidence room. She took matters into her own hands and worked to get all of them tested.
However, money was needed to get all of these kits tested, and as Canning said, ?So, who stepped in? None other than Law and Order?s Mariska Hargitay.?
Canning, 51, explained that the actress ?helped them raise the money to get this done.? As a result, thousands of cases were solved and they discovered 22 serial rapists.
The Dateline broadcaster also noted that Worthy and Hargitay?s work is ?having a ripple effect across the country [and] is making changes everywhere ? for police departments and for prosecutors? offices.?
This isn?t Hargitay?s first time assisting real law enforcement. Earlier this year, in April, while filming one of the final episodes of season 25 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, she was approached by a little girl who believed her to be a real police officer based on the badge she wore as part of her character?s outfit.
At the time, a witness told PEOPLE that the little girl had been separated from her mother in the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park and asked the actress for help. Hargitay obliged and then halted production for 20 minutes to help the child locate her mother and to console them both.
The witness noted that the young girl was both oblivious to the film crew and Hargitay?s scene partner, Ice-T.
[From People]
Everytime we get to cover Mariska Hargitay it is such a tonic. Her goodness is so authentic! There?s no inflated ego, or sense that she?s doing this for her own PR. By her own account, she felt like her acting job opened a door to work she had no prior intention of pursuing, but could not turn away from once it entered her life. She?s previously described it as ?I didn?t take this job on SVU to do this work. But I think I was meant to do this.? The older I get the more I see that as an art in itself: to be able to embrace a path that takes you by surprise. I?m also now really hoping that we see Mariska at the convention next week. She?s such a strong advocate for the biggest issues at stake in this election: women?s rights and reproductive rights. You know, normal things.
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