r/BaldoniFiles

Such a lovely message. These two women deserved much better. RIP to both of them.

https://msmagazine.com/2026/07/22/blake-lively-sexual-harassment-justin-baldoni/

So, I'm reading an old VF article about Tucker Carlson's firing from Fox News, because Carlson is a menace and likely to be a problem to anyone who cares about good things for years to come. During the firing, Fox hired a prestige law firm to investigate his behavior while employed at Fox. And Carlson hired a lawyer of course. Guess who it was. Guess.

I can't say I'm surprised, just ever more disgusted.

The movie debuted on Netflix US on Aug 15 and has already hit the No 8 spot on the most watched movies chart.

From what I've seen, atleast in online spaces, the general consensus seems to be that 'both sides are bad' and 'they need to just go away'. But somehow, every comment section about Blake even if it's just a simple picture of her is filled with hate and vile comments. Even from people who insist they don't like Baldoni as well but happily spread the talking points of his smear campaign anyway. I posted some pictures of her on some subreddits and unlike with other actresses, the comment section turned to one where people talk about her character than her looks. It's wild how easily manipulated people are and they refuse to see it.

Will this ever change in coming years? Can Blake get a comeback like Brie Larson or Olivia Wilde, who also went through similar online hate campaigns before? Will the perspective about the case itself change from the current mainstream media narrative that all of it was just a waste of money and time?

Terrible news from D23: Ryan Reynolds has apparently appeared in another Marvel promotional bit, which can only mean one thing.

# Kevin Feige is being held hostage.

*(Allegedly)*

There is simply no other explanation for Disney repeatedly putting the star of *Deadpool & Wolverine* in Marvel promotions. Certainly not the $1.3 billion box office. Certainly not that Marvel seems to enjoy working with him. Certainly not that Kevin Feige is literally the guy running Marvel Studios.

No. Ryan must have **powerful insiders pulling at Feige’s ear.**

At this point, I desperately want to know who these mysterious insiders are.
Bob Iger?
Alan Bergman?
The Marvel executives?
Disney’s marketing department?
Kevin Feige himself wearing a fake mustache?
Three children in a trench coat?

Because we are now several conspiracy layers deep into explaining why Marvel keeps voluntarily promoting one of the biggest stars, of one of its biggest movies.

And apparently Disney “didn’t learn their lesson” from Ryan’s behavior during and after *Deadpool & Wolverine.*
Which lesson?
The part where the movie made an obscene amount of money?
The part where Disney kept working with him?
The part where Feige keeps participating in these “hokey bits”?

At some point, when the studio, its executives, its marketing department and Kevin Feige himself all continue behaving as though Ryan Reynolds is welcome at Marvel, perhaps the sinister explanation is simply:
**They like him. And their stock holders really like him.**

But I respect the commitment to the alternative theory that Kevin Feige secretly hates this and is powerless against Ryan Reynolds’ vast network of super villains. It actually plays right into a Deadpool 4th wall break.

Next week: **“Ryan Reynolds Seen Inside Marvel Offices. Has Feige Lost Control of the Building?”**

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Over the last year, another case has been brewing that threatens to expose potentially unethical behavior of Baldoni attorney Bryan Freedman from 2019 through 2024. It just came to a head last Friday.

This case involves pop legend Michael Jackson and several members of the Cascio family who Jackson allegedly raped, molested, drugged, and deceived when they were children traveling and visiting Jackson, sometimes when they were as young as eight years old.

In 2019, the Casios watched the HBO film Leaving Neverland (involving two other boys that Jackson allegedly raped and molested). Before the release, each of the involved Casios had believed that s/he had been the only person Jackson had sex with because of his intense love for him/her. After the film, they realized the degree that Jackson had deceived, degraded, and betrayed them. Last Friday, the Cascios filed a complaint against entities and attorneys from the Michael Jackson estate to get them to pay the Cascios a fair settlement and to compensate them for the estate's prior betrayals.

To be clear: Bryan Freedman is not named as a defendant in the Cascio's case and their complaint mostly involves other deceptions and unfair dealings committed by Jackson's estate against them, not least of which was the estate's involvement in employing people who facilitated and permitted Jackson's behavior towards them, which afaik Freedman did not do. However, the Cascios allege that Bryan Freedman was directly involved in deceiving them to agree to an unconscionable contract that paid them comparatively little money (compared to other Jackson victims) while signing away most of their rights.

Freedman's involvement comes from his representation of the Michael Jackson Estate in 2019. According to the Cascio's complaint, Bryan Freedman deceptively hired Herman Weisberg to help him settle the Cascios' claims against Michael Jackson's estate, essentially deceiving the Cascios into believing Weisberg was representing their interests in the contract. The complaint notes that Freedman "had a history of paying Weisberg for services and hired Weisberg on behalf of the Jackson Estate of convince Plaintiffs [the Cascios] to cooperate with the Estate." While the Cascios knew that Freedman represented Jackson's estate, they believed that Freedman was "working in their interests," and more importantly, believed that Herman Weisberg was actually their representative in the transaction promoting their interests, rather than someone hired through Bryan Freedman and Jackson's estate. They believed this so sincerely that when they settled their claims, agreeing to keep quiet forever what Jackson had done to them for $2-3M each to be paid across five years, they each "paid" Weisberg 6% of their settlements which adds up to about $1M.

Moreover, almost unbelievably, in April 2024 when Weisberg contacted the Cascios again to let them know the estate was willing to pay them more money to buy their continued silence, Bryan Freedman allegedly "also contacted Plaintiffs, told them that they needed a lawyer, and tried to induce them to hire him as their lawyer to negotiate with his client, the Estate."

The Cascios specifically include Weisberg as a defendant in their complaint. At least for now, they do not include Freedman (though they do include 20 unnamed Doe defendants, ha). And their complaint specifically lists Freedman's actions and alleged deceptions as part of their fraud claim -- for which they sue the Jackson Estate, on whose behalf Freedman was acting. The Cascios claim that Freedman "falsely and fraudulently represented to Plaintiffs that they were protecting Plaintiffs' interests and negotiating the [Contract] on their behalf, and moreover that he "intentionally and fraudulently concealed from Plaintiffs that Weisberg was working for the Jackson Estate and that Freedman and Weisberg were adverse to Plaintiffs."

This case seems to potentially share similarities with Bryan Freedman's settlement of Travis Flores' claims against Baldoni, Wayfarer, et al for the screenplay related to Baldoni's Five Feet Apart, where Freedman allegedly induced Flores to settle for little to no money although his claims were thought to be reasonably strong. As we know, in that case, Freedman went on to directly represent Baldoni and Wayfarer after Flores died; whereas here, Freedman allegedly fraudulently induced the Casios to settle for less than their claims were worth while he already represented the opposing party in the deal. (Is that bad?? It seems bad lol.)

There are a few additional issues here:

1. The Cascio's federal court complaint from last week is preceded by a CA state court complaint filed by the Jackson estate last July 9th, 2025, against Frank Cascio to require Cascio to take his claims to arbitration. Frank Cascio was originally represented in that state court case by ... longtime Bryan Freedman litigation pal Mark Geragos, who in 2003-04 also represented Michael Jackson 2019 also represented the Michael Jackson Estate*,* and apparently at the time was involved in settling the re claims of other people who had alleged that Jackson had raped and violated them as children. Geragos' involvement in this state court case with his co-counsel Tina Glandian is interesting given Geragos' involvement with the estate:

• Looking at the declarations filed by some of the Cascios, it's possible that Geragos got involved in part to try to clear his own name of involvement, since two Cascio declarations make a point of stating "visibly surprised" Geragos was to learn that the Cascio children were actually present but hidden when Geragos had meetings with Jackson and that Jackson "had intentionally kept us separate and hidden from" Geragos.
• It's also possible that Geragos could have intended his involvement as a "fuck you" to the people on in the Jackson estate who permitted and induced the Cascios settlements, as though he might have objected.
• If Geragos agreed to represent Frank Cascio against the Jackson estate in this state court complaint in part out of legitimate self-righteousness, it's interesting to look at the timing of what was happening in the Baldoni case at the same time: On June 19, 2025, Geragos and Tina Glandian started representing James Vituscka, who previously had complained that Bryan Freedman used his name and texts without permission in Baldoni's complaint, and also that this information had been used misleadingly by Freedman. However, only a month later on July 18th -- just over a week after the Jackson estate filed its state court complaint against Cascio -- Glandian and Geragos had withdrawn from representing Vituscka and Jonathan Borsuk was taking over instead. Is it possible that Geragos withdrew from whatever Vituscka shenanigans were being plotted out of frustration with Freedman's apparent antics in the Cascio case? I believe that since that time, Freedman and Geragos appeared together on TMZ so maybe not, but I thought the timing was interesting.
• Geragos was replaced in the state court litigation in early February 2026 by Howard King, the same attorney/firm who filed the Cascio's federal complaint last Friday. Good.

1. The Cascios note (p.15 of their federal complaint) that the Jackson estate's reason for filing the state court complaint against them was to keep them quiet while also using the litigation privilege disclose the terms of their settlements while also accusing them of extortion and essentially defaming them. The Cascios explain the Jackson estate "engaged in a public 'blame the victim' campaign to intimidate Plaintiffs and their counsel," publishing false and defamatory statements about the Cascios and the settlements. Does this intimidation campaign sound familiar also? It's not clear whether Freedman or any of the rest of his team were involved in this PR campaign, but it sure sounds familiar.

TLDR: A family of siblings who were allegedly raped and molested by Michael Jackson as children settled with the Jackson estate for pennies on the dollar, supposedly in part because Bryan Freedman induced the family into believing that a guy he hired himself was actually representing the Cascios interests in the deal. Bryan Freedman (allegedly) strikes again. A++ no notes.

THE PICS ABOVE:

• The first 12 pages are the Cascio's entire federal court complaint.
• The remaining pics are from a few of the state court filings, mostly declarations from Geragos and some of the Cascios.

LINKS:

Court Listener docket for federal Cascio case brought 2/27/2026: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72344672/cascio-v-the-michael-jackson-company-llc/

Complaint in same: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.1008804/gov.uscourts.cacd.1008804.1.0.pdf

LA County state court docket sheet access -- for Jackson estate case against Frank Cascio, enter case number 25SMCP00385: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/access-a-case/tp/find-case-information/cp/os-civil-case-access

Geragos/Glandian riding in to rep former Daily Mail reporter James Vituscka on 6/19/2025: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/362/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/

Only to ride back out a month later: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/488/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/

Good source of information on the history of the Michael Jackson scandal here is the reddit sub Leaving Neverland HBO

• Here is a good post from just today which summarizes and discusses the allegations about Bryan Freedman in the federal complaint;
• Here is a deeper look into the Cascio case so far;
• Here is a megathread with dozens of links about the larger case against Michael Jackson.

This is all a result of Blake filing her litigation to expose these horrendous smear tactics that were never meant to see the light of day!

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Nothing to see here, just Alison Boshoff of the Daily Mail (you know, that Boshoff who was exposed as a Melissa Nathan proxy in communications produced in discovery in the Lively/Baldoni action) back to her old tricks.

Clearly upset about the commentary produced by commentators who examined (and quoted directly from) the public record in the Lively/Baldoni action, Nathan turned to her ally, Boshoff for a hit piece. The narrative that Nathan planted and wants amplified? That commentary by pro-Lively commentators on the Lively/Baldoni action leads to harassment of her. Of her. The same Melissa Nathan who boasted that she can “bury anyone” and who has orchestrated harassment and smear campaigns against Amber Heard, Blake Lively, Stephanie Jones, Amanda Ghost, Alexa Nikolas, the victims of the Alexander Brothers (two of whom, the DA confirmed, were so intimidated that they did not give evidence at trial and another of whom was found dead shortly before trial).

That Melissa Nathan wants you to know that calling out her behavior leads to spikes in online harassment of her. Well, she wants you to know. But she doesn’t want you to know that she wants you to know. The original version of the Boshoff authored hit piece included a direct quote from Nathan claiming harassment. Hours later, an updated version was published which removed the reference to Nathan and re-attributed the “harassment” quote to “those involved in the case”. Thankfully, the Wayback machine preserved this about turn.

Wayback version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260814023717/https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16051417/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Ryan-Reynolds-stokes-Justin-Baldoni-feud.html

Current version: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16051417/amp/ALISON-BOSHOFF-Ryan-Reynolds-stokes-Justin-Baldoni-feud.html

I have questions. Is Boshoff getting sloppy? Did Nathan get camera shy all of a sudden? Is this hit piece an attempt to silence legitimate criticism of Melissa Nathan’s practice of abusing women on behalf of her abusive clients?

Is the timing of this hit piece (which was posted shortly after the court in the Alexa Nikolas case denied Freedman’s attempt to get Nikolas’ claims (alleging that Freedman, Nathan and Wallace orchestrated a smear campaign against her) thrown out of court and ruled that Nikolas has established a probability of prevailing at trial) merely coincidental? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/alexa-nikolas-defamation-case-bryan-freedman-1236673163/

There is a claim that keeps getting repeated online that Justin Baldoni never apologized to Blake Lively.

That is simply not accurate.

In January 2025, a nearly seven minute voice memo from Justin Baldoni to Blake Lively became public. In the recording, Baldoni apologizes to Lively after their disagreement over her rewrite of the rooftop scene in It Ends With Us.

This is not someone interpreting a text message. It is not a lawyer characterizing what happened. It is not Blake Lively describing the conversation.
It is Justin Baldoni, in his own voice, apologizing directly to Blake Lively.
Among other things, Baldoni tells her that he is sorry, acknowledges that he responded poorly, says he failed, and admits that his reaction made her feel badly.

You can listen to the recording here:

Justin Baldoni’s 2 A.M. Voice Message to Blake Lively: “I’m Really Sorry”
https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/27/justin-baldoni-voice-message-apology-blake-lively/

To be precise, this does not mean Baldoni was apologizing for every allegation Blake Lively later made against him. The voice memo concerned their dispute over the rooftop scene and his response to her concerns.

But that is very different from saying Justin Baldoni never apologized to Blake Lively.
He did.
There is an audio recording of it.

So the next time you see someone asking, “Did Justin Baldoni ever apologize to Blake Lively?” or claiming “Justin Baldoni never apologized,” the answer is readily available in Justin Baldoni’s own voice.

Yes. Justin Baldoni apologized to Blake Lively. The audio is public.

JENNY SLATE: ACTING & VOICE-ACTING CREDITS
For anyone unfamiliar with just how long Jenny Slate has been working, here is a rundown of her film, television, animation, and voice-acting career. And in this career she has only raised an issue about working with one person JUSTIN Baldoni

LIVE-ACTION FILMS
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) — Zoe
• This Means War (2012) — Emily
• Bitch (2013) — Molly Horner
• Obvious Child (2014) — Donna Stern
• The Longest Week (2014) — Jocelyn
• Digging for Fire (2015) — Yoga Couple
• Joshy (2016) — Jodi
• My Blind Brother (2016) — Rose
• Brain on Fire (2016) — Margo
• Gifted (2017) — Bonnie Stevenson
• Aardvark (2017) — Emily Milburton
• Landline (2017) — Dana Jacobs
• The Polka King (2017) — Marla Lewan
• Hotel Artemis (2018) — Morgan
• Venom (2018) — Dr. Dora Skirth
• The Sunlit Night (2019) — Frances
• On the Rocks (2020) — Vanessa
• I Want You Back (2022) — Emma
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Debbie the Dog Mom
• It Ends with Us (2024) — Allysa
• At the Sea (2026) — Debbie
• Carousel (2026) — Rebecca
ANIMATED & VOICE FILMS
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2010) — Marcel
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two (2011) — Marcel
• The Lorax (2012) — Mrs. Wiggins
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three (2014) — Marcel
• Zootopia (2016) — Assistant Mayor Dawn Bellwether
• The Secret Life of Pets (2016) — Gidget
• Zoolander: Super Model (2016) — Nani
• The Lego Batman Movie (2017) — Harley Quinn
• Batman Is Just Not That Into You (2017) — Harley Quinn
• Despicable Me 3 (2017) — Valerie Da Vinci
• The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) — Gidget
• Super Gidget (2019) — Gidget
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021/2022) — Marcel
• The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022) — Tammy Larsen
• The Electric State (2025) — Penny Pal
• Zootopia 2 (2025) — Dawn Bellwether
• Forgotten Island — Batibat
• The Ark and the Aardvark — Mitzi
LIVE-ACTION TELEVISION
• Starved (2005) — Member of Belt Tighteners
• The Whitest Kids U’ Know (2008) — Trevor’s Date
• Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009) — Bride
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) — Jenny the Page
• Brothers (2009) — Annette
• Saturday Night Live (2009–2010) — Cast member/various characters
• Bored to Death (2009–2010) — Stella
• The Electric Company (2011) — Runner
• Raising Hope (2012) — Joan
• Girls (2012–2016) — Tally Schifrin
• Hello Ladies (2013) — Amelia Gordon
• Kroll Show (2013–2015) — Various characters
• Parks and Recreation (2013–2015) — Mona-Lisa Saperstein
• House of Lies (2013–2016) — Sarah Guggenheim
• Drunk History (2013–2016) — Herself/narrator
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2014) — Bianca
• Married (2014–2015) — Jess
• David: Story of David (2016) — Elizabeth
• Lady Dynamite (2016–2017) — Karen Grisham
• The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019) — Stacy
• Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (2019) — Herself
• Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional (2024) — Herself
• Dying for Sex (2025) — Nikki
TELEVISION VOICE ACTING
• Ugly Americans (2011) — Jaclyn
• Bob’s Burgers (2012–present) — Tammy Larsen
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019) — Pony Head
• Animals. (2016) — Snake
• Adventure Time (2016–2018) — Huntress Wizard
• Comrade Detective (2017) — Jane
• Big Mouth (2017–2025) — Missy Foreman-Greenwald and additional characters
• Clarence (2018) — Pipi, Cookie Mama Cashier, Beatrice
• Muppet Babies (2018–2022) — Miss Nanny
• The Simpsons (2019) — Piper Paisley
• Elena of Avalor (2020) — Cahu
• Q-Force (2021) — Voice role
• The Great North (2021–2025) — Judy Tobin
• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) — Huntress Wizard
AUDIO / PODCAST ACTING
• Earth Break (2019) — Lynn Gellert
MUSIC VIDEOS / COMEDY PERFORMANCES
• The Lonely Island: “Threw It on the Ground” (2009) — Girlfriend
• The Lonely Island: “Oakland Nights” (2019) — Stacy
SOME OF HER MOST RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTERS
• Mona-Lisa Saperstein — Parks and Recreation
• Tammy Larsen — Bob’s Burgers
• Marcel — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Dawn Bellwether — Zootopia
• Gidget — The Secret Life of Pets
• Harley Quinn — The Lego Batman Movie
• Valerie Da Vinci — Despicable Me 3
• Pony Head — Star vs. the Forces of Evil
• Huntress Wizard — Adventure Time
• Missy — Big Mouth
• Miss Nanny — Muppet Babies
• Judy Tobin — The Great North
• Donna Stern — Obvious Child
• Bonnie Stevenson — Gifted
• Dr. Dora Skirth — Venom
• Debbie the Dog Mom — Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Allysa — It Ends with Us
• Nikki — Dying for Sex
Jenny Slate was not some inexperienced supporting actress getting her first opportunity in Hollywood. She arrived on that production with an extensive filmography and roughly two decades of professional experience.

Blake and Ryan also became the first couple since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore to star in the No 1 movie and No 2 movie at the US box office.