? You’re listening to the Every day Roundup right here as a part of the Actuality Steve Podcast. I’m your host, Actuality Steve. Thanks all for tuning in on this Monday. Two days away from Christmas we are going to discuss concerning the largest story happening in leisure proper now. And that’s the Blake Energetic sexual harassment lawsuit in opposition to Justin Baldoni, our co star, who was additionally the director of It Ends With Us.
I’ve acquired a number of ideas on this. We’re additionally going to discuss Rachel Rekia happening the just about well-known podcast over the weekend. She stated a few issues which might be noteworthy and we are going to talk about these. After which one thing from SNL this previous weekend, that was a primary for me shortly, and we are going to get to all that momentarily, you bear in mind again in August when the film, it ends with us got here out.
I had advised you I needed to go see it as a result of I knew it was crucial within the popular culture world. It was from a Colleen Hoover e-book, which I had by no means learn. I didn’t even know there was a second e-book, which is, it begins with us, however I knew the film was popping out. I knew it was going to be a really talked about film.
And. I knew clearly Blake Energetic was in it, and kinda like once I went into Depraved understanding that it was solely a prequel to Wizard of Oz, I solely knew the fundamentals of It Ends With Us, and I knew this was a film about Blake Energetic who was in an abusive relationship. I didn’t learn about Atlas, I didn’t know something till I noticed the film.
After which, if you happen to bear in mind again in August, I turned obsessive about it for a pair weeks. Did an entire reside on it. I had one among you listeners come on and once you viewers come on And ask questions and we mentioned it. And I used to be simply, I, trigger I actually thought it was a, a wonderful film. It was very well performed.
I believed the appearing and all of it was nice. And on the time, particularly as soon as I began speaking about it extra. There was at all times one thing happening and it was like, what is occurring right here? As a result of, and even once I spoke, I bear in mind I interviewed Molly Mesnick on the time and she or he was an enormous fan of the film and you already know, I introduced it as much as her.
I introduced it up on my reside and what we had been saying was one thing’s clearly happening right here as a result of when the co star of the film, Justin Baldoni, who performs Ryle within the film, who can also be the director who additionally owns the rights to the film, his manufacturing firm. Wayfarer manufacturing owns the rights to the film.
So when the director of the film, who was additionally the co star, isn’t showing on the pink carpet with anyone else from the film, and isn’t selling the film like everybody else is, and. Blake Energetic, Colleen Hoover, Ryan Reynolds had all unfollowed Justin Baldoni. I believed it was bizarre. All of us thought, properly, I wasn’t the one one pondering this.
All of us thought it was actually bizarre, like one thing is occurring right here, however we figured it was simply gonna die down and we had been by no means gonna discover out what that exact one thing was. Effectively, what had been we flawed? Over the weekend, we now have came upon that Blake Energetic filed a lawsuit in opposition to not solely Justin Baldoni, however his manufacturing firm.
And the CEO of the manufacturing firm. And she filed a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment on set. And I do need to say this.
Throughout all this time again in August, Blake Energetic was taking a ton of shit. And on the time, I believed it was unwarranted. I stated it on the time, I used to be like, I don’t know the place that is coming from and why there’s such hatred for her, and why On my Tik TOK for you web page and in my social media channels, I’m beginning to see 9, 10 yr previous interviews of Blake Energetic.
It’s like, why is that this popping out now? Why are folks bringing this to our consideration? And on the time I couldn’t have guessed what it was, however come to seek out out by this lawsuit, not solely was Justin Baldoni making Blake very uncomfortable on set. She has additionally on this lawsuit laid out. A completely detailed plan that Justin Baldoni and his manufacturing firm went by again in August as a smear marketing campaign to make Blake look dangerous.
And I do need to say this for all those that defended Justin throughout that point and stated, Blake’s at all times been troublesome. She’s a diva and all these items. In case you have not taken the time to learn the 80 web page lawsuit, I’m not going to say you’re not allowed to have an opinion. Everyone’s allowed to have an opinion on something they need, however if you happen to haven’t learn the lawsuit, your opinion is simply misinformed.
And I feel your opinion might be going to be based mostly in, Oh, you identical to Justin greater than Blake, as a result of that lawsuit lays out intimately precisely what Justin did to her. On set and the way this smear marketing campaign happened to assault her character, all of the stuff that you simply had been seeing on social media again in August, that wasn’t a coincidence.
I questioned it on the time. Why am I seeing interview? Blake Energetic has performed quite a few films since 2016. Why am I now seeing clips of her doing and being off placing in interviews? Why is that this, why am I seeing this now? Effectively, it’s as a result of the PR staff that Justin Baldoni. And Wayfair Productions employed, made it a degree to begin laying the groundwork and began going to Reddit, began going to sure shops within the media and feeding them tales and ensuring Stuff like that was showing on social media channels.
So I actually would, would encourage anyone. Don’t simply learn the recaps of what just about each leisure website is writing about proper now. Sure, they do have the screenshots of issues, however you should learn all 80 pages. I did as a result of I didn’t really feel comfy speaking about this. Simply going off of skimming articles that had been protecting this story.
I learn all 80 pages. It’s dangerous. And Justin Baldoni, the man who claims to be anti poisonous masculinity and has a podcast the place he goes in opposition to males who’re alpha males, it’s all mainly only a cowl as a result of the issues that Blake Energetic alleges on this lawsuit, and never solely does she allege sure issues, one, she has witnesses to again it up.
After which two relating to the smear marketing campaign. I don’t understand how she acquired the issues that she did. However she has quite a few and I imply quite a few texts between Justin’s PR staff and the expertise company, which is the identify of the company that they employed to smear Blake Energetic within the press. She has the correspondence of Justin speaking to his PR staff, Justin speaking to the expertise company, the expertise company, speaking to the PR staff, which is what many of the techs are and these girls going forwards and backwards, mainly saying, Oh my gosh, it’s working.
We acquired to do that. We acquired to try this all as a result of in January of earlier this yr in January, when it ends with us resumed filming after. The SAG and Writers Guild strike, Blake Energetic, who, what had been we listening to again in August? Tough to work with, had a listing of calls for. Effectively, you already know what these record of calls for had been?
I’m not going again to work except this asshole, Justin Baldoni, adjustments his habits as a result of he’s been an absolute nightmare to work with. I really feel uncomfortable round him on set and I’m going to put it on the market of this wants to alter for me to come back again to filming in January of 2024. Baldoni’s Staff Reddit.
She listed 30 issues. It wasn’t identical to, hey, you should be nicer to me on set. No, no, no, no. She listed 30 issues. I’m telling you, you bought to learn all 80 pages. And if stepping into you could have a unfavorable opinion of Blake Energetic, and also you don’t like her, I’m positive you’re not gonna change your thoughts. I’m sorry, you’re You’re not being goal.
If that’s the case, if you happen to had been Justin Baldoni, if you happen to had been staff Justin again in August, my guess is as a result of that is simply the way in which issues are with folks, you’ve heard me say it a thousand instances, information don’t matter to folks anymore. It’s their very own self truths. In case your self reality was I’m staff Justin again in August, you can learn all 80 pages and nonetheless attempt to gaslight your individual self into believing none of that occurred.
Do you truthfully assume that every one these emails are pretend? She put these in a lawsuit and she or he simply made them up. That’s what I’m saying. I feel we are going to simply want to know. It’s okay to be flawed about issues. When you had been staff Justin again in August, sadly, I’m sorry. I feel you’re flawed. Go learn the 80 web page lawsuit after which inform me why, if you happen to nonetheless imagine Justin and also you don’t imagine a phrase Blake says, why, as a result of that is fairly detailed and it seems dangerous for him.
Like actually dangerous. So, and if I wouldn’t have stated that this, I wouldn’t have stated this. If this was all he stated, she stated. And Blake simply got here out with a lawsuit and stated, he did this. He stated this, however no person noticed it. No one heard it. That is simply my phrase in opposition to his, I’d have been like, I wouldn’t have dismissed her, however I’ve been like, man, what do I at all times say in 2024, you bought to have receipts.
She introduced a shit ton of receipts. I don’t understand how she acquired Justin Baldoni’s cellphone or whoever’s cellphone she acquired. And, and e-mail, clearly they subpoenaed it and boy, Justin’s PR staff and the disaster administration staff that they employed, the expertise agent they’re, they’re screwed as a result of there’s actually emails going forwards and backwards speaking about their entire plan was to make her look dangerous.
It’s a fascinating story outdoors of Diddy. That is going to be the largest leisure story by the tip of the yr and into the brand new yr. I imply, it’s enormous what is occurring right here. Very not often do you see an A lister sue her co star for the way in which she was handled on set. After which unearth this smear marketing campaign that he had in opposition to her.
And has proof of it. I imply, that is enormous. I additionally assume that is going to, I actually do assume that is going to open up the doorways And also you’re going to see much more girls coming ahead now that Blake has performed this Blake Energetic and a Lister off of a profitable film. It’s not just like the film bombed. It’s not like no person went and noticed it.
This can be a film that did properly. May this lady have simply simply shut her mouth, made the sequel, and made even a shit ton of more cash? Yeah, however props to her for placing her foot down and saying, no, this isn’t acceptable, how I used to be handled. And he or she’s not even simply saying that, for these which might be saying, why is she saying this now?
Go learn the 80 web page lawsuit. In January, after they, earlier than they completed filming, earlier than they completed filming the film, they nonetheless had a month left of filming. She stated, I’m not going again till these wants are met. And it’s not like I have to have my very own trailer and I have to, no, it wasn’t something like that.
It was all about Justin and the CEO of Wayfair Productions. Angle and their therapy of her, not simply her, however different girls on set, and she or he listed the whole lot that they did, and she or he stated, these items want to alter. I don’t know if she might have ever gotten out of filming the second half of the film, that final month of filming, nevertheless a lot, that they had a month left, so I don’t understand how a lot they had been into the film.
I don’t know if she ever might have gotten out of it, and simply stated, if these aren’t met, I’m not doing the film, as a result of that they had already filmed most of it. Man, it’s a fascinating, fascinating learn. Don’t simply learn recaps on web sites. Discover the PDF file and browse all of it. After which inform me if you happen to had been Staff Justin again in August, if you’re nonetheless Staff Justin, and also you assume something that was alleged in that, you assume it’s, none of it’s true.
I actually discover that onerous to imagine when you learn the 80 pages. That is, this can be a enormous story. We’ll discuss somewhat bit about extra about it tomorrow. Trigger there’s different issues I need to contact on with it, however that’s the gist of it. I’d simply implore anyone on this story. I’d implore you to learn the entire lawsuit and it’s not filled with authorized.
Mumbo jumbo, you already know, typically once we’re coping with the Clayton and Laura Owens case, I learn that stuff and I’m like, that is going over my head. I do not know what they’re speaking about right here. This isn’t a lawsuit the place a bunch of different instances are introduced up and you need to go analysis. So that is all Blake’s recollection of the whole lot that occurred to her on set and all of the issues that they’ve discovered since then of.
Communications between Justin Baldoni’s PR staff, Justin himself, and the disaster administration staff that they employed to mainly begin a smear marketing campaign in opposition to Blake and the issues that they had been saying in these emails, it’s simply, I imply, the one factor you can say in return is, properly, you higher hope these emails aren’t true, however I don’t assume Blake Energetic, an A lister, is submitting an 80 web page lawsuit And simply makes up a bunch of stuff in it.
It’s an interesting learn. The entire thing is, is loopy as a result of now it’s identical to, clearly, clearly everybody hoped for a sequel. It begins with us. We all know that’s the second e-book in that collection. I can’t think about they’re making a second film now. She ain’t going to get on set with him once more. And if you happen to recast Ryle, I simply don’t assume that works.
I simply don’t assume folks could be, I simply don’t assume folks need to see rile cat recast. It’s nearly like, properly, the second film shouldn’t be getting made now. That may be my guess. However once more, we’ll discuss extra about it tomorrow. Please go verify that out. Rachel Rekia went on the just about well-known podcast over the weekend.
And there’s a few issues in there. I believed had been related. Primary, she shot down the Blake Moines relationship rumors once more. She stated, look, we identical to two totally different. I’m like, I’m into extra effeminate guys and he’s mainly simply such an alpha male. We’re simply two totally different, however he’s one among my nice pals.
I don’t, all people needs us thus far. I perceive that, however it’s simply not taking place. We’re simply pals. So it was simply her reiterating that. However the second factor that she stated that was fascinating was she stated {that a} man that was on her season the place she was the co bachelorette with Gabby has DM’d her since then displaying his curiosity.
And he or she stated, I acquired a DM from one among these guys who rejected my rose. He unsent the message, however I’ve a screenshot of it. She’s like, Hey, if you happen to’re going to ship a message like that, which she’s additionally sort of apologizing in a manner, say it together with your full chest as a result of he deleted it already. She stated, he begins off.
Yo, what’s up, Rachel. So random. I do know I used to be actually simply excited about my time on the batch home and all of the regrets I’ve from not seeing issues by, I undoubtedly needed to attain out as a result of it’s one thing on my thoughts and it’s one thing I’ve considered for a few years, what might have been and the way enjoyable issues.
May have be so I’m simply reaching out to see if you happen to’d be down to sit back and seize a drink or two and vibe out Look, I do know I’m getting previous gonna be 50 subsequent yr. However is that this what the youngins say to one another now? Let’s get a drink and vibe out. That sounds so lame. I’m glad that she’s not giving this man a shot
She stated I’m such as you didn’t give me a shot So I can’t be providing you with a shot now, however you already know what? We might have been one thing. She stated that this man who follows her on Instagram selected to go house throughout week two, although that she needed him there. Now, you already know, me, I watch these exhibits and canopy them each season.
I might let you know, you already know, I do know the names of the highest eight or eight high 10. If I noticed the identify of the particular person, I might image their face. So I needed to go on Wikipedia and take a look at who was eradicated in week two of Gabby and Rachel season. These guys had been Brandon Corridor, Colin Farrell, John Anderson, Justin Budfulski, Matt LeBah, and Ryan Moola.
Additionally Chris Austin. I’ll let you know one thing proper now. If Brandon, Colin, John, Justin, Matt, Ryan, and Chris got here to my entrance door proper now and punched me within the face once I opened up the door, I wouldn’t have a fucking clue who these guys had been, and that’s not simply any It’s not a shot at them, it’s simply that this was, what, three seasons in the past?
4 seasons in the past? I’m supposed to recollect seven guys who acquired eradicated in episode two? The names sort of sound acquainted, however the faces don’t bounce out to me in any respect. So it’s a type of seven guys, and if you happen to dug deeper you can most likely work out she did say within the article
he follows her on Instagram and he selected to go house throughout week two. So we might most likely slender it all the way down to which man it was. It’s not that vital. She’s not going thus far him. I simply assume it’s humorous that A, he DM’d her, mainly sort of apologizing and wanting a second probability. And B, he needs to vibe out along with her.
Do you need to go vibe out? Is {that a}, what? What does that imply? I, I, I feel I’d have extra respect for the man if he DM’d her and stated let’s Netflix and chill. Like, perhaps as a result of I do know what which means and I don’t know what vibing out with anyone means. Why don’t you simply ask her out? I do know he did say, let’s go get drinks, however he stated, let’s go get drinks and vibe out.
I’m sorry. I perhaps I’m the dumb one right here and I’m completely out of contact as a result of I’m nearly 50, however I don’t assume I’d be caught useless saying that to anyone anyway. I believed that was fascinating that Rachel went on the podcast. And I don’t need to say she threw that man beneath the bus. She didn’t identify him by identify.
Sure, we’ve narrowed it all the way down to seven guys, and you may most likely, if you happen to went again and watched that episode, you may most likely work out who it was. Nevertheless it’s not like she stated, this man despatched me a dick pic, or this man is a creep. Say man slid into my DM that I eradicated on my season and now he needs a second probability.
And I’m identical to, no, I don’t assume that’s dangerous. And if this man thinks it’s dangerous and he’s pissed at Rachel for sharing it, then perhaps, I don’t know, don’t ship the DM within the first place. I’ve no drawback with Rachel telling that story as a result of it’s not dangerous. It doesn’t make him look dangerous. Until you assume telling a girl to vibe out with you is dangerous, however it actually doesn’t make him look dangerous.
She’s sort of like, yeah, I reached out to me from my season. I acquired eradicated in week two and simply sort of needed to need to hang around. And I used to be like, you had your probability. Oh. And eventually, a few weeks in the past, we talked about Saturday night time reside and when they introduced again church girl. And I’m identical to, yeah, I by no means acquired that skit.
I didn’t assume it was humorous then within the eighties. Don’t assume it’s humorous now. Effectively, there SNL does twice a yr. That’s. For me, the funniest factor that occurs on that present. And that’s the Christmas episode earlier than Christmas break. And the final episode of the season on weekend replace with Colin Jost and Michael Che within the final phase, they do a bit the place they write jokes for the opposite person who the opposite particular person has to learn off the cue playing cards, however the particular person has not seen these jokes till reside on Saturday night time, they don’t present them throughout rehearsal, which is filmed for 90 minutes earlier than they really present us the 90 minutes that airs on TV.
And so Colin Jost reads jokes from. And written by Michael Che. And they’re at all times, if you happen to’ve seen this bit, they’re at all times racist jokes that make Colin Jost look racist. After which the jokes that Colin Jost writes that Michael Chey has to learn often has to do with him having intercourse with white girls. It’s often the way in which, it has one thing to do sexually along with his intercourse life or who he’s connected with, stuff like that.
I can truthfully say that this previous weekend’s one which they did, Was I watch weekend replace? I watch Saturday Evening Reside each week and I chuckle at sketches this Studying of the jokes actually had me laughing. I used to be truly lol, you already know folks I say lol They’re not truly laughing out loud at your textual content you write lol to anyone Are you actually laughing out loud behind your together with your cellphone in your hand?
No, you’re simply telling them. Hey, that was humorous I used to be laughing out loud watching this sketch. That’s how good it was as a result of Michael Che primary Principally wrote that Colin Jost was going to should learn the jokes in, quote, black voice. So Colin Jost needed to, quote, give you one thing in his head that he believed was how a black man talks.
After which the jokes had been I imply, they had been in fact racist and it made Colin jokes sound racist. However the different factor was as a result of Martin brief hosted and he turned a part of the 5 timers membership, they introduced again a number of the 5 time hosts on that present. And one among them was Scarlett Johansson, who’s Colin Joe’s spouse.
So she was backstage and she or he was there watching this reside. So Michael Che made positive the jokes, two of the jokes included her and me retelling them, isn’t going to do it justice. Both you noticed it and also you thought it was humorous as a result of. The opposite factor that’s humorous about it’s it made Colin Joe’s break and it made Michael Che break.
Like they couldn’t even get by the jokes with out laughing hysterically themselves, which in flip often makes the viewer snort as a result of after they’re having enjoyable with it, it’s like, okay, we will snort at this. Colin Joe’s shouldn’t be a racist, however when he’s studying jokes written for him by Michael Che and Michael Che needs to make him sound racist, that’s humorous.
And when he’s laughing throughout it. To not point out the 2 of the three jokes had been about his spouse. It was, it was most likely the funniest factor I’ve seen on SNL in 5 years. However like I stated, retelling the jokes gained’t do it justice. Google weekend replace, Jost, Che. It’ll, it’ll be the very first thing that comes up.
All of the leisure websites are protecting. It was that humorous. I simply, I simply, it was, even once I give it some thought, it’s humorous. However yeah, one of many, the most effective bits they do. And now it’s like, I don’t understand how they’re going to high one another on the finish of this season, you already know, in could and 20 in could of 2025, when this season indicators off and the final weekend replace in could of 2025, after they write jokes for one another once more, I don’t understand how Michael Che goes to high this.
Having Colin Jost learn racist jokes and jokes about his spouse in a quote, black particular person’s voice. I don’t understand how you taught that, however we’ll have to attend till Could and discover out. Anyway, thanks all for listening. I actually respect it. Observe me on Apple podcasts additionally charge in evaluation, however you bought to hit play.
It’s the one manner it counts as a obtain sports activities every day is up in an hour from now. You’ll verify that out. Thanks very a lot for listening. I actually respect it, and I’ll discuss to you tomorrow. Staff.
