I think too many of us have been the victim of sexual harassment.
It shouldn’t still be happening.
Regardless of who you are or who your husband is.
Whether you are likeable or not.
I like to think we can all agree to that.
The unanswered question is whether this harassment actually took place.
No sexual harassment complaints were made until the legal complaint in December last year, well after filming wrapped.
Which surprised me.
No HR complaint, no involvement of the people who you usually turn to in order to resolve such problems. There are a number of routes on set, that could have been taken to register a complaint and have it dealt with swiftly and effectively.
Boom! Over and done with!
Team Lively opted instead, for a list of demands which insinuated harassment or accused unacceptable behaviour.
Demands which were non negotiable AND non revise able!
Yes. That’s right! Lively’s team refused to negotiate.
So, the only option for the production was to accept, regardless of whether they felt they were baseless or unjust.
Or Blake Lively would refuse to come back to work.
Risking 100’s of jobs and millions of dollars of investment. Not to mention time and creative work. And potentially having to find other new actors? Disaster!!!
If we consider, JB and BL , previous to this, were talking, working while breast pumping, text messaging, voice messaging, on a daily basis…sometimes well into the night.
And after some of these instances of sexual harassment were said to have taken place?
That is so weird.
We know there is more to this story than we currently have in our sights.
Of course, we don’t have all the facts yet.
We have accusations, rebuttals, counter accusations.
SH, extortion, bullying, smearing! What a mix!
So I don’t think there’s any point in insulting people who have an opinion on a half (if that) told story.
Please be kind. Even if the world isn’t. ❤️
I feel free to disagree on a lot of things in this thread. But to be clear, my mind isn’t made up yet on who did what because we aren’t in a position to know it all.
A position maybe some of Blake Lively’s co-stars may also be in at the moment too. Which may explain some of the repositioning we have seen online and in the press.
In terms of who was in a position of power, we may need to look not only at the outcome but how they got there.
Who was placating whom and at what stage in production, will show the individuals who really had the “power” in all this.
From what has been released to the public so far, the people involved are not looking too good. Regardless of what gender they are.
Unfortunately the internet is rife with misogyny. And proof of it being weaponized will be found. It hasn’t been…so far.
The thing I remember is, they both need to find evidence for EVERYTHING they are accusing each other of doing.
An accusation is only that. An accusation.
If they have been found to have lied or intentionally misrepresented JUST ONE thing, it will undermine their credibility as a witness.
They will be interviewed under oath in deposition. And any variations in answer will literally be picked apart. Because the truth should be consistent.
We have some evidence presented. Which has been revealing and fascinating.
But not all of it.
Back to the point of what I think about Blake Lively?
Watching interviews with the actress reveals some horrible attitudes and behaviours. Not only about her interactions with interviewers and co-stars but also how she intentionally (and with dishonesty) approaches her fellow colleagues on set. They were words from her own mouth. And how she chose through her own volition to represent herself to the public.
Unedited.
And it’s worth remembering that Team Lively only dropped their lawsuit about SH because they felt they were being smeared.
Can you imagine if that wasn’t the case?!!
IF…Baldoni literally did nothing to cause the online tsunami of anti Blake sentiment?
Then all this is a gigantic waste of time!!!! 😜
It’s a fascinating and rather grimy insight into their world.
I shouldn’t enjoy this so much 😉