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LINK TO ARTICLE: https://medium.com/@eumoniadike/how-ryan-reynolds-and-his-lawyers-hijacked-the-metoo-movement-to-conceal-his-hijacking-of-a-movie-a8459f98ca2b

I took a break from the other piece I’ve been working on to try to answer Bryan Freedman’s question about why Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ attorneys did not file in California. While I was unable to answer that question, I uncovered research that led to a different set of questions instead: Where did all those amicus briefs come from, how were they coordinated, and how do they relate to Lively and Reynolds’ desperate push for Section 47.1?

Article Summary

• Background history on the origin and development of California Civil Code Section 47.1
• Ryan Reynolds hijacked the script for IEWU in one week
• Reynolds' obsession with Justin Baldoni led to him weaponizing Blake Lively's gender to exploit Baldoni's collaborative leadership style
• The timing of the 17-point list and the January 4 beratement meeting coincide with the legislative progression of Section 47.1
• The events of the legal conflict between Andrew Cuomo and his accuser, Charlotte Bennett, overlap with the push for Section 47.1 in New York and the amicus briefs of the Lively case
• Reynolds treated the Lively lawsuit like one of his hijacked scripts
• Reynolds and his lawyers used the amicus briefs and the advocates of Section 47.1 to try to grant him legal immunity under that law
• The hijacking of the film and #MeToo has deeply harmed Justin Baldoni and survivors