{"id":161042,"date":"2025-04-09T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/harvey-weinstein-backs-justin-baldoni-in-blake-lively-legal-war-this-is-just-like-what-happened-to-me\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T15:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T15:44:17","slug":"harvey-weinstein-backs-justin-baldoni-in-blake-lively-legal-war-this-is-just-like-what-happened-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/harvey-weinstein-backs-justin-baldoni-in-blake-lively-legal-war-this-is-just-like-what-happened-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein Backs Justin Baldoni In Blake Lively Legal War: &#8216;This Is Just Like What Happened to Me!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Justin Baldoni just received some support from a very unexpected source in his ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively.<\/p>\n<p>And while Justin seems to generally welcome all the help he can get, he probably wishes his newest fan had kept his mouth shut.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein issued a rare statement from prison in which he shared his views on the industry\u2019s most high-profile feud.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on March 12, 2025 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-523065 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107787-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on March 12, 2025 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jeenah Moon-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-harvey-weinstein-declares-himself-team-justin\">Harvey Weinstein declares himself Team Justin<\/h2>\n<p>Weinstein says he felt compelled to speak out after realizing that <em>The New York Times<\/em> had demonstrated an anti-Baldoni bias in its coverage of the feud.<\/p>\n<p>He claims that the situation reminded him of the outlet\u2019s approach to the many sex scandals that eventually landed him behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatching Justin Baldoni take legal action against <em>The New York Times<\/em> and its reporters \u2014 accusing them of manipulating communications and ignoring evidence that countered Ms. Lively\u2019s claims \u2014 hit me hard,\u201d Weistein said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/09\/harvey-weinstein-new-york-times-justin-baldoni-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt brought back everything I experienced when <em>The Times<\/em> reported on me in 2017. They did the same thing: cherry-picked what fit their story and ignored critical context and facts that could have challenged the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on March 12, 2025 in New York City. Weinstein was first convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. \" class=\"wp-image-523066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on March 12, 2025 in New York City. Weinstein was first convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. \" class=\"wp-image-523066 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2204107974-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on March 12, 2025 in New York City. Weinstein was first convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Steven Hirsch-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hollywood-s-greatest-monster\">Hollywood\u2019s greatest monster<\/h2>\n<p>As you\u2019re probably aware, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/02\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-additional-16-years-in-federal-prison-vile-monster-will-almost-certainly-die-behind-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weinstein has been sentenced to several decades<\/a> behind bars on rape and sexual assault charges.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll almost certainly die in prison, and his name has become synonymous with unspeakable evil.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Baldoni probably isn\u2019t thrilled with this endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just another ugly chapter in what might turn out to be one of the messiest legal feuds in Hollywood history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Actor\/filmmaker and VOS Honoree, Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December 09, 2024 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-523067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Actor\/filmmaker and VOS Honoree, Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December 09, 2024 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-523067 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2189129222-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor\/filmmaker and VOS Honoree, Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December 09, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images for  Vital Voices Global Partnership)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-next-between-blake-and-justin\">What\u2019s next between Blake and Justin?<\/h2>\n<p>The beef between Blake and Justin escalated to a high-stakes legal war back in December, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/blake-lively-actually-sues-justin-baldoni-for-sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He responded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-darvo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$400 million countersuit<\/a>, and the gloves have been off ever since.<\/p>\n<p>In round after round of legal wrangling, everyone from Ryan Reynolds to Baldoni\u2019s PR firm to, yes, <em>The New York Times<\/em> has been dragged into the fray.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-523068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-523068 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2200070620-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively attend SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two litigants probably won\u2019t face off in court until 2026.<\/p>\n<p>So you can expect a lot more shots to be fired between now and then.<\/p>\n<p>But hopefully, this will be the last time that Harvey Weinstein decides to offer his two cents.<\/p>\n<p>Because really, nobody needs that. Like ever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/harvey-weinstein-backs-justin-baldoni-in-blake-lively-legal-war-this-is-just-like-what-happened-to-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Justin Baldoni just received some support from a very unexpected source in his ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively. And while Justin seems to generally welcome all the help he can get, he probably wishes his newest fan had kept his mouth shut. Earlier this week, disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-161042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}