Joe Rogan is firmly on Justin Baldoni’s aspect in terms of the “It Ends with Us” authorized drama.
On Saturday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the podcaster accused Blake Energetic and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of making an attempt to weaponize the Me Too motion in opposition to Baldoni, whom he described as a “really sweet, nice guy.”
“They were trying to take over the movie and the whole franchise,” Rogan claimed of Energetic and Reynolds. “The whole thing’s crazy. [Baldoni] is suing The New York Times. He has a great case there, too.”
He went on to notice: “She told him to come into the dressing room while she was breastfeeding, and then part of her complaint was that, ‘He came into the dressing room while I was breastfeeding.’ You literally have a text exchange back and forth. They just never thought that anybody was going to come out with the receipts… because everyone’s scared. Because Ryan Reynolds, A-list. Blake Lively, A-list.”
Elsewhere in his podcast chat, Rogan singled out Reynolds for “trying to get out of the lawsuit,” earlier than including: “You are a key part of this.”
Launched final summer season, “It Ends with Us” tells the story of Lily Bloom (performed by Energetic), a Boston lady who rekindles a reference to a highschool boyfriend, Atlas (Brandon Sklenar), whereas in a turbulent marriage to Ryle (Baldoni, who additionally directed the movie), a physician liable to violent outbursts.
In December, Energetic filed a lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexually harassing her on set and orchestrating a smear marketing campaign to break her status. Baldoni retaliated by submitting a $400 million countersuit in opposition to Energetic and Reynolds, alleging defamation. He additionally filed a $250 million libel lawsuit in opposition to The New York Occasions over its protection of Energetic’s claims.
The dispute is scheduled to go earlier than a decide subsequent 12 months. Nonetheless, the continuing discourse has contributed to a fog of less-than-optimal press for the discharge of Energetic’s subsequent movie, “Another Simple Favor.”
In January, director Paul Feig dismissed a web based declare that “Another Simple Favor” had been shelved due to a falling out between Energetic and co-star Anna Kendrick, calling it “total BS.”
“The movie is finished and coming out soon. Don’t believe anything you read on social media these days,” he wrote on X, previously Twitter.
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Take heed to the March 22 episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” right here. Rogan’s remarks on Justin Baldoni, Blake Energetic and Ryan Reynolds start across the 1:01:58 mark.
