7 months ago
Sony Exec Calls Justin Baldoni 'Moron' Over Rape Remark
Justin Baldoni, an actor and director, was called a 'moron' by a Sony executive named Danni Maggin.
This happened because of some things he said in an interview about a movie called 'It Ends With Us'.
In the interview, he talked about a scene where his character does something bad to another character, and he used words that made people think he was talking about rape.
The Sony executive was upset because the movie was supposed to be about hope and strength, not the bad things that happen.
Blake Lively, who stars in the movie, is also involved in a legal dispute with Justin Baldoni.
Justin says he was just trying to talk about the important topic of domestic violence, but others thought he went against the plan for promoting the movie.
Sony executive Danni Maggin called Justin Baldoni a 'moron' in an email over his remarks about a domestic violence scene in 'It Ends With Us'.
Baldoni's comments in an interview with The Dallas Morning News were seen as conflicting with the film's promotional strategy.
The email suggested that Baldoni should not do more press interviews, but he had many scheduled.
Blake Lively's legal team alleges that Baldoni deviated from the agreed-upon promotional plan.
Baldoni's legal team counters that he always intended to discuss domestic violence as a central theme of the film.
- Who
- Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Sony Pictures Entertainment
- What
- Sony executive calls Justin Baldoni a 'moron' over controversial remarks about a rape scene in 'It Ends With Us'
- Where
- Los Angeles, United States
- When
- Email dated August 5, 2024; legal dispute began in December 2024
- Why
- Baldoni's remarks about a domestic violence scene were seen as conflicting with the film's promotional strategy
Key facts
- Date of Email
- August 5, 2024
- Sender of Email
- Danni Maggin, Sony Pictures Executive
- Film Involved
- It Ends With Us
- Actors Involved
- Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively
- Studio Involved
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Legal Dispute
- Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
- Promotional Strategy
- Avoid discussing domestic violence, focus on hope and resilience
Quotes
Ryan Reynolds' rep
Representative for Ryan Reynolds
“I’d put Blake’s reputation on trial any day of the week. She’s worked with … dozens of other mercurial, and abusive people. In her experience (and mine) nobody has ever reached the empyrean heights of vile the way Justin Baldoni has. His complete lack of not only remorse but self-preservation is a character study in malignant, lazy-lidded stupidity and darkness.”
news18.com
“She WILLED this weekend into reality. Baldoni and these other buckets of dumb-dumb-juice should be acknowledging the speculation and gossip themselves. They should be jumping in front of it in the most full throated, unqualified way. Now.”
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Bryan Freedman
Attorney for Justin Baldoni
“As stated all along, and reflected in our clients’ motions, as well as in messages from Sony discussing Ms. Lively’s behaviors, the evidence does not support [Lively’s] claims as a matter of law.”
news18.com
“A simple read of the newly released message exchanges make the truth abundantly clear. We remain confident in the legal process and clearing the names of all the Justin Baldoni parties.”
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