[Lively] must be furious.
Its actually sad because it just shows you have people [who] really want to hate on women.
Its never been easier to destroy a womans reputation using the internet.
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The film itself is pretty good.
Kind of a mess.
Make the internetand then society at largehate Lively (the phrasing they allegedly used was to bury her).
And they knew exactly what to do.
After all, they had a blueprint.
Played us like a goddamn fiddle didnt they?
I feel so disappointed in myself, wrote another.
I thought I was a critical thinker.
I cannot believe how completely I was manipulated by this guys smear campaign.
The real question is, Will people continue to fall for it?
Over the past several years, this ecosystem has exploded in popularity, with real consequences.
From my vantage point, it first began with celebrity gossip Instagram accounts or tea accounts on TikTok.
Lively’s updated lawsuit claims two of her costars reported feeling “uncomfortable” on set.
TheAmber Heardtrial was the first time we really saw the insidiousness of what these gossip mills could do.
Its as horrifying as it is destructive.
The online campaign was so effective that Baldonis team, as noted above, apparently used it as inspo.
But by blindly engaging with these types of unverified and insidious content, there are actual, real-life consequences.
In the lawsuit, Livelys lawyers state she has been emotionally devastated by the campaign.
And the blind acceptance of gossip, conspiracy, and rumors can lead to even darker paths.
But there is good news: The power is ultimately in the hands of the consumer.
After all, they can only manipulate the narrative if we make ourselves easily manipulatable.
During the next big drama, we should all stop and question…, wrote one commenter online.
Everyone put on your thinking caps hey and reconsider everything you thought you knew about this case.
We have to think critically about this in the future too.
