The Legal Battle Riveting Hollywood

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual harassment, and a fictional portrayal of domestic violence. Over the last few weeks, the Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have gone to battle over exactly what happened during the making and promotion of their latest film. It’s a dispute that has pulled back the curtain on an alleged smear campaign and the new set of tools that celebrities can use to defend themselves and redefine their enemies in the court of public opinion. Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, discusses the legal complaint that started it all. Guests: Megan Twohey, an investigative reporter at The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrow F. This is the Daily.
0:08.8	The legal battle we've been paying a close eye on. This is between former co-stars Blake
0:16.7	Lively and Justin Baldoni. Over the last few weeks, two Hollywood stars, Blake Lively and Justin Beldoni, have gone to battle
0:24.6	over exactly what happened during the making and promotion of their latest film.
0:29.5	Blake Lively has filed a federal lawsuit claiming her, it ends with us, co-star Justin Baldoni,
0:34.5	sexually harassed her.
0:36.1	Justin Beldonie is now suing his former co-star Blake lively.
0:40.2	It's a dispute that's pulled back the curtain on an alleged smear campaign and the new set
0:45.5	of tools that celebrities can use to defend themselves and redefine their enemies in the
0:51.2	court of public opinion.
0:53.0	The tea is piping hot.
0:54.7	I mean, there's just so much currently being said about it ends with us.
0:59.2	Today, my colleague Megan Toey on the legal complaint that started it all.
1:04.3	It's a mess, so let's get into it.
1:10.4	It's Tuesday, January 28th.
1:16.9	Megan, welcome back to the show.
1:18.9	Thanks for having me.
1:20.0	So you have broken and covered some of the biggest stories of sexual harassment in Hollywood,
1:25.5	but your latest article has generated
1:27.8	an extraordinary amount of attention, even for you.
1:31.8	And I have to confess to being pretty read in on this one.
1:34.6	It has been difficult to avoid the online conversation around it.
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