Who is Blake Lively and why do they dominate the news? An "influencer?"

[question everything]

[ColinC]

1. Actress

[question everything]

4. Credits? Oscar? Sundance? ABC started the nightly news. Switched to NBC

[ColinC]

24. I know shes famous but not much more than that. the scandal comes from a movie called "it ends with us" or some such.

[okaawhatever]

33. Well she's an A-list actress who is filing a lawsuit against a costar and producer of

Sexual harassment and trying to ruin her career and reputation for speaking out. (Think MeToo).

From Time magazine

In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a “multi-tiered plan” to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.
The plan, the complaint said, included a proposal to plant theories on online message boards, engineer a social media campaign and place news stories critical of Lively.

Maybe we should offer support and not scorn. This doesn’t happen very often in Hollywood and we know who the studio is going to back.

[viva la]

34. Gossip Girls, I think.

She did a lot of TV in the early oughts. Millennial shows.

So she's more than an "influencer".
I have to admit, I think actual actors with IMDB credits and all seem more legit than "influencers."
I know I'm not the age group "influencers" are aimed at, but I wanted to see what these people were doing, and I watched some "Gabbie Hanna" Youtubes, and ....???? Huh?
There are many of these young Youtubers (not so young now) who seem rather mediocre in the looks and talent categories, but are loud and do stupid stunts. I guess it pays well. But they often seem to descend into mental collapse and terminal narcissism.

That said, I do love watching the ones who do "Dollar Tree discount craft shopping" and "20 meals for 20 dollars"! Of course, those are actual topics.
(And it really is amazing what you can make with those dollar laundry baskets.....)

[Ocelot II]

2. I don't know who that is.

[Demovictory9]

59. Actress married to Ryan Renolds. Star of deadpool movies that earn billions

Actress i. Her own right..her movie "it ends with us" 2024, made 350 million..huge bix office for a romance type film

[Callie1979]

3. She is a very famous actress. Married to actor Ryan Reynolds.

She's currently involved in a harassment case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html

[question everything]

8. Thanks. Never heard of her which does not mean much, I know

But, I suppose, when the president is a former celebrity any other merits top news.

ABC News mentioned her at the top of the news “coming up” so I switched to NBC

[Ocelot II]

26. I don't know who Ryan Reynolds is, either.

[spooky3]

29. He's creatively hilarious. A couple of my favorites:

1) his match.com ad campaign during the pandemic:

2) a promo for The Proposal

?feature=shared

[3catwoman3]

42. If you are even remotely interested in soccer, I highly recommend Welcome To Wrexham.

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny invest in a Welsh soccer (aka football) team in the bottom tier of English professional soccer. The team is based in the financially struggling town of Wrexham, and is totally beloved by the citizens.

Reynolds and McElhenny throw themselves into this venture wholeheartedly - no hint of being dilettantes. Their involvement pays off handsomely, both for the team and the town.

We binged watched seasons 1 and 2, watched season 3 as it was released week by week, and are eagerly awaiting season 4.

[spooky3]

43. Thanks; I will check it out. Nt

[Orrex]

32. He was great in Deliverance

[Callie1979]

35. Oh lawdamercy

[Orrex]

38. :evilgrin:

[LeftInTX]

63. Yep, Ryan was great in Deliverance..LOL

https://imgur.com/JOgzFLf

[SocialDemocrat61]

48. He's Deadpool

[krawhitham]

50. He's Marvel Jesus

[Initech]

88. I legit almost spit my beer ou at that line!

[Celerity]

58. He is one of the more famous actors on the planet. His Mint Mobile adverts in the US drive me cray

with their sheer number when I watch American streams.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds OC OBC (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, producer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap opera Hillside (1991–1993) and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, including the comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The Proposal (2009), and the superhero films Blade: Trinity (2004), and Green Lantern (2011).

Reynolds's biggest commercial success came with the superhero films Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), in which he played the title character. His performance in the first earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the drama Woman in Gold (2015), the horror film Life (2017), and the action films 6 Underground (2019), Free Guy (2021), and The Adam Project (2022). Reynolds also provided voice acting in The Croods franchise (2013–2020), Turbo (2013) and Detective Pikachu (2019), in which he voiced the title character.

Reynolds was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in Mint Mobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham; the latter is documented in the Emmy Award-winning television series Welcome to Wrexham. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $610 million deal. He also sits on the board of the Match Group.

[Demovictory9]

60. Star of deadpool movies that do billions at box office

[Ocelot II]

66. I'm old. Haven't seen Deadpool, don't know anything about it.

[Initech]

89. Deadpool is a superhero spoof that came out a few years ago.

It's closely tied to the X Men franchise. It's definitely worth watching!

[RandomNumbers]

90. I'm not a fan of the "superhero" genre but Deadpool is great

Mostly, it's hilarious and completely over-the-top in almost every aspect. Which I assume was the point.

Definitely not for watching with the kids, though.

[Grins]

80. There's this thing called "Google...."

[Ocelot II]

81. Oh, gosh, thanks! I had no idea!

Forgive me for asking a question here in response to a question in the OP. Silly me.

[claudette]

77. Never heard of Ryan Reynolds

[spapeggy]

5. I simply don't care

Americans idolization of celebrities is a major part of the problem that we now find ourselves facing.

[Skittles]

9. I saw a commercial with a "Sabrina Carpenter"

it was so over-the-top ridiculous I thought it HAD to be a riff on self-centered, smug, egotistical celebrities - it wasn't - she is, er, "real"

[whathehell]

27. Neither do I, but Americans aren't the only

ones (especially among the young) who "idolize" celebrities. They do it in Europe too.

[viva la]

36. In the UK, there are the "WAGs"-- wives and girlfriends of soccer players.

It's a real thing. They're followed like Hollywood stars, all over the tabloids. Shrieking feuds and accusations and insults.

"Celebrity" doesn't mean what it used to mean.

[xmas74]

54. She's in the news for a sexual harassment suit.

There's evidence that the male lead/director sexually harassed her and other women on set. It was reported to the studio and nothing happened.
There's even more evidence that the director and studio were part of a PR smear campaign against her in an attempt to ruin her reputation. And looking back during publicity for the movie it appears they worked pretty hard on ruining her.

This is a very big deal. Her husband is a top tier, A list actor. (Ryan Reynolds) If something like this can happen to someone with power and resources how is the average person expected to fight back? That's why this is a big deal. The director showed her unwanted porn regularly and tried adding scenes where she was expected to simulate oral sex on him, none of which was in her contract. When she spoke up he hired a PR firm to viciously attack her- and it worked.

The celebrity part sells the article but it really is about how far can an employer and a coworker be allowed to enact revenge without consequences.

[Horse with no Name]

62. She is also Taylor Swift's bestie

A solid liberal.

[xmas74]

64. Absolutely.

Her husband also supports liberal causes both in the US and back in Canada. And his best friend? C'mon! Who takes on a guy whose most iconic role is Wolverine!

Lively is an established actor from a family of actors. Her husband is A List as are his friends. Her BFF has a world tour that sells out in minutes and Grammys.

If someone thinks they can not only sexually harass but then retaliate with a very public smear campaign it sends a message. It tells the average person that they need to keep their head down and accept what happens to them.

I'm not a huge Lively fan. She's just not my cup of tea. This, 1000% support for her and I hope she wins.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Big Hollywood lawsuit right now.

Blake Lively is suing her co-star and director of a film she made with him for sexual harassment and
his alleged smear campaign against her.

[LizBeth]

37. I heard the actors attack on Lively and certainly made me feel less about her and Ryan

but really I do not know any of them so interesting she is saying no way and going after the dude. He was harsh.

[Irish_Dem]

39. I don't know the particulars. I think it will come out over the next weeks and months.

[FSogol]

7. User name checks out.

[proud patriot]

10. She and Ryan Renolds are one of the few

Married Hollywood couples that are lasting ..

they have kids and take turns working so one of them is always
home with the kids .

I have a lot of respect for both of them .

[bamagal62]

18. Yes, and I think

Her lawsuit is important. The actordirector harassed her and is now trying to smear her.
He’s scum and I’m glad it’s making the news.

[Blue_Tires]

11. That's the hot girlie who was Captain Marvel

😘

[LuvLoogie]

14. Nope. Wrong actress.

Blake Lively did Gossip Girl, and was in a very popular summer sleeper, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, based on the novel. That's when she broke and caught a lot of people's attention.

[bamagal62]

19. She was also quite good

In A Simple Favor.

[Callie1979]

22. Thats Brie Larson. Easy mistake though

[Iggo]

12. She's an actor. Been in some stuff. Awesome hair.

And you might be watching the wrong news.

[xmas74]

55. This should make news outside of celebrity news.

If what she alleges is true she was put through the wringer. No one should be subject to sexual harassment in the workplace. When she reported it the director and studio retaliated by hiring a PR firm to basically ruin her.

Her husband is A list and they still tried to attack her. Her best friend has one of the biggest tours and they still thought they could attack her. If they can retaliate against an established actress whose married to Ryan Reynolds and best friends with Taylor Swift then how does anyone else feel safe when reporting harassment in the workplace?

I'm happy to hear that she's going forth with the lawsuit.

[JanMichael]

72. Too true. Great hair. Average acting.

Plating cutsie with a whisper voice ruined the Age of Adeline for me. And Anna Kendrick carried A Simple Plan. I am not sure not siding with the director/actor that she is suing but I am pretty sure Anna Kendrick and Lively aren't buddies either.

[Polly Hennessey]

13. Who is Ryan Reynolds? Who is Blake Lively?

Someone said she had great hair. That must be the appeal.

[Callie1979]

21. Good acting & a good sense of humor appeal to a lot of people

[whathehell]

28. They're both actors..

and no, it's not all about her hair.

[Maeve]

40. Ryan Reynolds played Deadpool

[thebigidea]

15. gee if only you had access to a device that could tell you everything in less keystrokes than you just typed here

I guess posturing about it was more important than finding out any information, right?

[question everything]

23. And how many keystrokes have you used now to shame me? I feel sorry for you if this gives you pleasure

May I suggest reading a book?

[kysrsoze]

46. You could actually read/watch the news and answer your own OP question.

My gift to you…

https://lmgt.com/?q=blake+lively+news

Having a sad today?

[question everything]

47. Your point? No, don't bother. Seems that many who have nothing to do jump into this thread

Back to my book. The Plot.

[kysrsoze]

52. My point is for you to stop acting childish.

[muriel_volestrangler]

68. All you had to do to find out was to not change the channel

and your TV news would have told you. It's amazing that you were already plugged in to the media system that would answer your exact question, but you took action to avoid finding out, and then started a thread so that you'd find out after all, and then accuse others of having "nothing to do". It's not amazing that people will comment on the effort it took you to remain uninformed for a few minutes.

[xmas74]

93. OP decided to be flippant about something

When they didn't actually know what was going on.

If someone like Blake Lively with all her resources and her A list friends and husband can be sexually harassed? What can the rest of us expect as protection?

It's just more proof of how many still view women as lesser than instead of as actual human beings with thoughts and feelings and deserving of protection.

[Wifes husband]

53. Agree

Maybe some day a hand held device that can access the sum total of human knowledge in seconds will be available.


We can only hope

[TheProle]

16. She is an actor

Who is fighting for the right for actors to work without being sexually harassed.

[milestogo]

17. Beautiful actress. Taylor Swift's best friend. In a film called "It Ends with us" on Netflix

and she is suing her good looking co-star director who sounds like a real asshole.

[Meowmee]

20. She is an actress

She is married to the actor Ryan Reynolds.

[madaboutharry]

25. She starred in one of my favorite movies; The Age of Adaline

Along with Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford. It is a beautiful film.

[WarGamer]

49. exceptional, super underrated movie.

[Ocelot II]

65. I liked that movie a lot. Just didn't recognize the name of the actress.

[Fla Dem]

30. All you want to know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Lively

[Blue Full Moon]

31. Ryan Reynolds' wife

Remember Atlanta Morissette tried to warn us.

[JanMichael]

69. What did Atlanta say?

Raleigh Reynolds is insufferable. I do not find him funny anymore. In microdoses he can be funny but a whole movie just doesn't work for me.

[Blue Full Moon]

74. You Oughta to Know

[JanMichael]

75. Voice to text can be a bear.

Seriously though. Alanis Morissette said what?

[Blue Full Moon]

84. The song is about Ryan

[JanMichael]

85. Ugh. You Outta Know sailed right pass me.

I gotta stop huffing paint on Xmas eve. Switch over to glue.

The song came out in 1995. She dated Reynolds in the early 2000s. Although I'm sure it could be applied post release date

[blogslug]

41. She made a film with a director who harassed her relentlessly

When she complained about the harassment (it was vile) he hired publicists to plant shitty gossip stories about her. She is now suing him.

Maybe you don't care but I do.

[bdjhawk]

44. Actually, we should all care about this story

of a smear campaign that was out to get her. Read The NY Times article linked in post 3 above. Hired PR hacks (disappointingly women) were hired to get out negative stories before her complaints of harassment were made public. Especially sickening is all of the internet influencers who were more than happy to get paid to put out lies about her so her allegations would be undermined. I do remember when all of these negative stories were coming out all at once. I knew little about her so just thought they were true.
This is a truly sickening story about a woman speaking up about harassment and a well organized online campaign to annihilate her reputation so her allegations wouldn’t be taken seriously. Just like we saw with 2016 and 2024 elections, the level of lies and propaganda online can overwhelm the truth.
This is just one example of rich men paying to silence a woman’s allegations to protect themselves.

[Arazi]

51. Just read it's the same outfit that's been smearing Meghan Markle

For years…

They were also hired by Johnny Depp to ensure Amber Heard was properly demonized.

[mainer]

71. I didn't know they were in on the Meaghan Markle smear

I always wondered how that was coordinated.

[Arazi]

78. It's primarily 15 people who are behind her smear campaign

I’ll have to see if I can dig up the researcher who discovered this, but it was highly coordinated campaign orchestrated by this PR firm.

Rumors are that it’s Charles, Camilla, William, and Kate who got the ball rolling in order to deflect negative press off William’s affairs. It’s since taken on a life of its own and I doubt there’s any coordination anymore.. not needed to be honest. Meghan Markle is thoroughly trashed whenever her name comes up in public now.

I’m not a royals watcher so I never followed it that closely, but I was very interested in the outright racism and misogyny directed at her that seemed so over the top it caught my attention.

[mainer]

82. The PR lady's sister works at the NY Post. She helped smear Meghan

That's what I gathered from reading a few articles. The PR person who smeared Blake Lively is Melissa Nathan. Her sister Sara Nathan, who writes for the NY Post, was the Meghan attacker. What a pair of despicable sisters.

[Skittles]

56. I agree

I commend Ms. Lively for speaking out.

[Demovictory9]

61. The smear campaign was good..i even googled the background, i was hearing so much crap about her

Feel chastened now

[mainer]

70. That PR firm is sickening

Their flacks celebrated the purposeful destruction of a woman’s reputation. Blake is lucky to have so many friends and colleagues who came to her defense.

[betsuni]

45. Oh, my chance to be a snobby liberal elite like Democrats are said to be and make fun of someone because

of their job and here I'm late.

[xmas74]

57. Yep

There's quite a bit of it in the thread when this should be a case DUers should follow.

She's sexually harassed in the workplace. She reports it. The perpetrator doubles down and hires a PR firm to conduct a smear campaign to ruin her career and even question her personal life, including her marriage and being a mother.

(Sound familiar? It's the same firm that ran smear campaigns against Meghan Markle and Amber Heard.)

When you're an established actress, your husband is an A list actor and your best friend is one of the most popular musicians in the world and someone still thinks they can do this? Wow. What kind of message does it send to the average person who doesn't have these resources.

[Prairie Gates]

67. Always amazing the stuff people will be proud of not knowing

Who? Billie Eilish? Never heard of him! Hey, did I ever tell ya that I saw The Byrds play the Orpheum back in nineteen diggity doo?



Jesus, people, snap out of it.

[Ocelot II]

73. I'm not *proud* of not knowing who Blake Lively is.

Last edited Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:48 PM - Edit history (1)

I just didn't know who she is because I don't watch a lot of movies. Seems to me that it was a fair question to ask and kind of snotty to suggest there was something wrong with asking.

[question everything]

79. Thank you. I cannot believe the level of nastiness on this thread. And, come to think about it

on other threads.

A lot of alerts, a lot of intolerance, attacks on Democrats that stay.

[claudette]

76. Never heard of her

[riverbendviewgal]

83. I knew of blake lively but not of her co star/director

I googled the players and movie. And found out all of what it was about. I watched the movie on HBO the other night. It is about sex assault by partners.
Many women face this.

I thought the film well acted, a good story, visually nice to watch and see some of Boston and the rich lifestyle of those who live there.
I hope the big responses about this lawsuit brings awareness of sexual assault.
The film also touches on gun ownership , teen homelessness and suicide and the need for mental health counseling.
I think Blake Lively was correct in proceding with the lawsuit.

[SocialDemocrat61]

86. There is a great site

Google.com You can type her name there and find out exactly who she is. Happy holidays!

[mainer]

87. Nicholas Kristof has a column about it. So no, it's not just fluff.

He points out this story raises serious issues.
I know it's considered cool to turn up one's nose at popular culture, and to feel proud of having no knowledge of it. But let's not forget that Shakespeare was once "popular" culture. I'm sure there were people in Elizabeth's court who took similar pride at not knowing anything about that Shakespeare fellow.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/opinion/blake-lively-lawsuit.html

[GoreWon2000]

91. Sexual harassment is a serious issue

that for too long has been ignored and not taken seriously. I'm glad that Blake Lively is fighting back against this despicable treatment of women.

[maxsolomon]

92. You kids get off my lawn!

Just put her name in the search bar and press enter.

[xmas74]

94. And if this had been someone besides an actor

I feel like many posting here would be supporting her.

If someone like her can be sexually harassed and then smeared in the public eye what options do the rest of us have? It's an attack on women in general, showing that no matter who the woman is she still isn't as good as a mediocre dude in our society.

[mainer]

95. OMG another lawsuit, this time by Baldoni's former publicist

The woman is suing Baldoni and also Baldoni's current publicist. Apparently the horribly incriminating text messages were sourced through this former publicist after a subpoena.

Baldoni and his PR team are in real trouble.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/justin-baldoni-sued-former-publicist-180735079.html