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Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and the court of public opinion

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/arts-in-30/baldoni-lively-social-media-hip-hop/104989244

Last year, the actor Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of inappropriate conduct on the set of their film, It Ends With Us. That's led to lawsuits and counter-lawsuits, but it's also created an industry of influencers with very strong opinions about the cases, and particularly about Blake Lively. 

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