Last weekend Blake LivelyappearedatSXSWto premiere her new film,Another Simple Favor.
It wasnt a particularly noteworthy event.
Baldoni soon countersued, and the pair kicked off an exhausting and protractedwaragainst each other.
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Despite the drama surrounding the case, Livelys appearance at the festival ultimately was pretty standard stuff.
If you are, then Livelys appearance in Austin was rife with hidden meaning, clues, and intrigue.
Take Livelys outfit for the event, a Renee Masoomianlatex dresswith a matching short-sleeve coat.
Lively and her costar
The star wore the coat before walking the carpet, then took it off to pose for photographers.
The meaning, the creators say?
Shes an unbearable narcissist, delusional enough to think that a costume change was warranted for a simple premiere.
Or take her actions on the carpet.
And those smiling fans that Lively took photos with before the screening?
Fake, say the experts,hiredby the actress herself.
Lively and her costar
Heres just a few examples.
One creator diagnosed Lively with a delusional obsession with the characters she plays called immersive identity distortion.
They say shes anarcissist, has profound mental health issues, and is aliar.
And its only these citizen detectives who are brave enough to report the truth.
The implication is that he is doing so by harnessing the power of the American spy agency.
What just blows my mind is how platforms can promote free speech then give in to bullies like this.
Im just going to say it: This isnt normal.
And its about more than just Blake Lively.
But less than a decade later, its never been more dangerous to accuse a high-profile man of abuse.
Livelys reputation is in tatters.
Take Jessica Reed Kraus, the former mommy blogger known as House in Habit online.
My audience is 96 percent women.
Other far-right media personalities, like former Fox News hostMegyn Kelly, similarly jumped on the train.
Now Owens is moving on to bigger fish.
Where did these people come from?
Why are they being given Pulitzers?
But we dont live in a vacuum.
Lively isnt the only person who this harms.
Once you dehumanize one woman, you’re free to dehumanize them all.
And that impact is far greater than any celebrity legal battle.
