Blake Lively skewered on social media for promoting new movie amid Justin Baldoni legal drama
On Tuesday, the 37-year-old actress who sued her "It Ends With Us" co-star for sexual harassment, retaliation and emotional distress in December was tagged in a social media post promoting her new project, "Another Simple Favor," that prompted fans to share a mix of reactions.
"Has no one told her she's canceled," one user commented on the Prime Video Instagram post, which also tagged Lively, Kendrick, director Paul Feig, Amazon MGM Studios and the film's official Instagram page.
"Weird timing to promote this movie," another wrote.
"I'll never watch anything with Blake Lively ever again," one fan chimed in.
"Girl we are not supporting you anymore PACK IT UP," another person wrote.
While some criticized Lively, others came to the star's defense.
"Team Blake," one fan wrote.
"Was never really into this series but I'll be watching to support Blake," another wrote.
Representatives for Lively did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
The new film promotion comes over a month after Lively detailed allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional affliction of emotional distress, negligence and more against Baldoni and film producer Jamey Heath in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights department and later in federal court in December.
In response, Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of civil extortion and defamation.
Since then, the public feud has only escalated.
Baldoni's team released unedited footage from the set of "It Ends With Us" that it claims refutes Lively's previous accusations of sexual harassment.
After the release, Lively's legal team demanded a gag order be issued against Baldoni's lawyer.
On Jan. 23, Baldoni's lawyers filed a response, calling Lively's gag order attempt an "intimidation tactic" and "tactical gamesmanship."
WATCH: JUSTIN BALDONI RELEASES UNEDITED 'IT ENDS WITH US' FOOTAGE FEATURING BLAKE LIVELY
Baldoni and Lively's legal teams were in federal court Monday, where the judge ordered that they follow the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which limit speaking to the press.
Neither party will be permitted to make statements to the press that have a "substantial likelihood" of prejudicing a jury. However, the legal teams will be allowed to defend their client in the media against publicity not created by either side.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
21 minutes ago
- Yahoo
What does it take to get a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? I watched 'War of the Worlds' to find out.
Ice Cube stars in a modern adaptation of the alien invasion story, which the internet turned into a meme. I wasn't planning on watching the straight-to-Prime-Video remake of War of the Worlds set entirely on the computer screen of a government security analyst until I saw footage of Ice Cube screaming at a young man via video call as he shakily records an alien invasion. It's so bad, it demands to be seen. The new movie, released July 30, debuted with a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, meaning that it had been panned by all of the critics who took the time to watch and review it. (It has since been elevated to 3% as of press time, thanks to a contrarian review from Entertainment Weekly.) Scoring in the single digits for any amount of time is not an easy feat on the review aggregation website, which considers critics of varying levels of prestige in its 'Tomatometer' scores. Without such widespread disdain, 2025's War of the Worlds might have been forgotten — slipping into the depths of Prime Video's expansive catalogue. Instead, it became a lightning rod on social media. There's something magical about a movie that tried to be good and ended up being bad in so many ways that thousands of people still took the time to investigate the extent of its failure. I myself was intrigued by the widespread condemnation of what seemed to be a real movie with a budget and familiar actors — surely, it can't be that bad! — so, for 89 unhinged minutes, I sat down on my couch and watched it for myself. So, what happens in this movie? Ice Cube stars as William Radford, a grizzly 'domestic terror analyst' who spends his days stalking his pregnant biologist daughter, Faith (Iman Benson), and underperforming video game streamer son, Dave (Henry Hunter Hall). As an employee of the Department of Homeland Security, he has access to seemingly every camera and technology in the Washington, D.C., area — he hacks his daughter's fridge to monitor what she consumes (too much soy milk, apparently) and frequently right-clicks on flashing targets on his computer to select a menu option that says 'Commandeer Drone.' Luckily, William was just starting his workday as aliens invaded, though he frequently declines calls from 'Sandra NASA' (Eva Longoria) and ignores Microsoft Teams messages from his DHS boss (Clark Gregg) in favor of yelling at his son for buying new video games and hacking his daughter's computer to see what her baby daddy, Mark (Devon Bostick), an Amazon delivery driver, is telling her about their upcoming shower that William is not invited to. I know that the goal of this movie is to show how, in the 2020s, the response to an alien invasion would be mostly online. Unlike the 2005 film adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, we wouldn't be fighting invaders on the ground as much as we'd be watching clips of the chaos unfold on X and Instagram. I did wonder, though, how aliens who initiated their invasion of Earth by blowing up NASA satellites so they couldn't be surveilled and immediately began destroying data centers as soon as they landed left our internet intact. The world may be ending as we know it, but because Microsoft Teams and Google Sheets were still operating, some people still had to work. Ridiculous alien movie logic aside, the fact that 2025's War of the Worlds anticipates that the apocalypse will be somewhat mundane feels appropriate for our dystopian times. Unfortunately for this movie, any new take on War of the Worlds — and there have been dozens since H.G. Wells's original novel was published in 1898 — would have to stand in the shadow of the most interesting adaptation: the 1938 radio drama that sparked nationwide hysteria after being misinterpreted as a real broadcast of an invasion. By standing out — though it's for being absurd, poorly acted and ridiculously edited — the 2025 version has accomplished something amazing. Is it actually bad? While watching the film, I made a list of the dialogue and plot points that made me laugh out loud. Here are a few: As the star of a movie about a guy sitting at his computer, I don't envy the work Ice Cube has to do here. God forbid a camera ever record my looking-at-my-laptop face, let alone amid an alien invasion. There are so many references to Amazon made throughout the film, it might as well be an ad. So bad it's good My list only scratches the surface of the chaos. To take a moment to jot down something that made me laugh meant tearing my eyes away from the screen, where ridiculous things were happening in such rapid succession that even three seconds of dwindling attention meant I might miss an editing failure or a bizarrely worded Teams message. Even though I was on my couch reading posts about it online, my viewing experience was less like watching a movie and more like attending an event. I'm grateful for the social media dogpile that inspired me to watch War of the Worlds in the first place, but because of the way social platforms seem to reward negative opinions, scoring a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes might not be a rare feat for much longer. Dan Green, director of the Master of Entertainment Industry Management program at Carnegie Mellon University, tells Yahoo that the collective panning of the film reveals how audience review websites like Rotten Tomatoes 'have been transformed into a competitive exercise in disdain, reflecting a gamified culture of online critique.' In other words, watching movies and making fun of them on social media and review sites now feels like a community activity. For a moment, people were so united by the intrigue of a 0% score that War of the Worlds reached the No. 2 spot on Prime Video's U.S. movie rankings. It's now part of Rotten Tomatoes' unofficial Hall of Shame, among the few dozen widely reviewed and panned films of all time, like 2018's Gotti starring John Travolta and 2014's Left Behind starring Nicolas Cage. After the fun I had watching this one, I think I'll make my way through the list. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Everything We Know About Prime Video's ‘Legally Blonde' Prequel Series ‘Elle'
What, like it's hard? Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Prime Video will revisit the world of Legally Blonde with a prequel series, Elle, set to follow Elle Woods' high school years. The series was first ordered in May 2024, as exclusively reported by Deadline with Witherspoon taking the stage at Prime Video's Upfronts to share the big news. More from Deadline Prime Video's YA Frenzy: Head Of TV Talks Strategy With Updates On 'TSITP' Spinoff Potential, 'We Were Liars' Season 2, 'Off Campus', 'Fourth Wing' & More 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Casts Lexi Minetree As Elle Woods 'Maxton Hall - The World Between Us': Seven Join Season 2 As More Details Emerge About YA Hit Everything we know about the 'Elle' prequel series lies below, including cast, release window and more. When will the prequel series come out? No specific date has been set yet, but as of now, the show is expected to arrive at some point in 2026. Is the prequel in production? Hello Sunshine and Prime Video revealed the series had wrapped production on August 8. Who is in the prequel series? Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) will step into Witherspoon's pink high heels as Elle Woods. Minetree beat out Madison Wolf (True Detective, Mayfair Witches) in testing for the lead role in the series. Witherspoon welcomed Minetree to the project with a great sit-down chat. Deadline broke the news that June Diane Raphael will portray Elle's mother and role model, Eva. Tom Everett Scott, (The Summer I Turned Pretty, That Thing You Do) will portray Elle's dad, Wyatt. Deadline first reported that Gabrielle Policano (Baby Girl), Jacob Moskovitz (Y2K) and Chandler Kinney (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) joined the cast as series regulars as Liz — the anit-Elle Woods, the school's star athlete Miles and sharp-tongued senior Kimberly who is not Elle's biggest fan, respectively. RELATED: Next came the casting of Zac Looker (Geek Girl), Jessica Belkin (American Horror Story: Hotel) and Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) as Elle's classmate Dustin, Elle's best friend Madison and Elle's crush Josh. Amy Pietz joined the series in the role of Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary. Lisa Yamada (The Bold and the Beautiful), Chloe Wepper (The Rookie), David Burtka (How I Met Your Mother), Brad Harder (Supernatural) and Kayla Maisonet (The Rookie) will play key recurring characters. Yamada will play Bel-Air high school friend Amber, Wepper will play chemistry teacher and high school cheer team choreographer Ms. Burke, Burtka will appear as Elle's family neighbor Chad and Maisonet will play another Bel-Air high school friend of Elle's, Tiffany. Daniel Chand will play Shannon, and Matt Oberg will portray Principal Anderson, according to the above-mentioned wrap video. And last but certainly not least, James Van Der Beek has been cast as school district superintendent Dean Wilson, the city's new mayoral candidate. Who else is behind the prequel series to ? Laura Kittrell (High School, Insecure), created the series and served as its showrunner. Kittrell also executive produces with Hello Sunshine's Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter and Lauren Kisilevsky as well the Legally Blonde movie franchise producer Marc Platt. The series is produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed the series. RELATED: Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Only Murders In The Building' Season 5 So Far Everything We Know About 'The Love Hypothesis' Movie So Far The Best 7 New Movies On Netflix In August
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Upload Final Season Trailer: A Life Coach Chinchilla Offers Nate Help, While AI Threatens to Destroy Lakeview — Watch
Pfft. Meta Glasses have nothing on the tech being passed around in the final season of Upload. Prime Video released the final season trailer for its sci-fi dramedy Tuesday, and while things still remain up in the air for Nate in Lakeview, fear not — a life-coach chinchilla is here to save the day! Actually, it's Ingrid in rodent form, but Nate can use all the help he can get. And just like in our own tech world, people are starting to be replaced by AI, as the hunt for the real Nathan continues. Watch the trailer in full below. More from TVLine Overcompensating's Wally Baram Shares Her Journey From Writer to Star, Pitches Carmen's Redemption in Season 2 - TVLine's Women to Watch Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Trailer Reveals Roles for 8 New Guest Stars - Get Premiere Date Mark Ruffalo's Task, From Mare of Easttown EP, Gets September Premiere Date on HBO - Watch Trailer The Robbie Amell-led Prime Video comedy's coming season, which is described as a 'four-part finale event,' will release all episodes Monday, Aug. 25. The show also held court at San Diego Comic-Con in July, where the Season 4 sneak peek below was shared. It features Zainab Johnson's Aleesha getting quite the combat training session from a Mr. Chu. In the final episodes, 'sentient AI rapidly turns evil, threatening to wipe out Lakeview (and the world!),' per the official description. 'On top of greedy executives, lingering mysteries, plus heartbreak in VR and IRL, our characters are tested like never before. The only way they can get through it all and save humanity from deletion is by teaming up one last time.' The sci-fi series will see the return of stars Amell (The Flash), Johnson (American Koko), Andy Allo (Chicago Fire), Kevin Bigley (Sirens), Allegra Edwards (Briarpatch) and Owen Daniels (Space Force). The show's Season 3 finale, which debuted Nov. 10, 2023, concluded with a courtroom victory for the families of the Freeyond victims, but all of the incriminating intel Aleesha snagged off Karina's computer about Horizen remained sealed up as part of the settlement. Plus, both Nathans remained the property of Horizen. The company then rebranded as Betta and went about destroying all the illegal, duplicate uploads — including Nathan. While the Original Nathan was taken into custody, the newly engaged Backup Copy Nathan was hunted down. In the end, one Nathan video-called Nora and Ingrid to reveal that the other was a goner, prompting Nora to exclaim, 'Which one are you?!' On the relationship front, Ingrid reacted badly to Backup Nathan's proposal before realizing she was pushing him away because of her own insecurities, and happily accepted his proposal. Meanwhile, Original Nathan was also planning to pop the question to Nora in Montreal before he was taken away. And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina's laptop. Are you excited to stream the final season of ? Let us know in the comments! An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List
