Who’s Really Winning? Experts Say Blake Lively Is ‘Way Up’ in One-Year Justin Baldoni Legal War (Exclusive)
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WHO HAS THE ADVANTAGE IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION?
Mark Borkowski, PR expert:
Lively has controlled the narrative largely because Baldoni torched his own credibility early and then kept adding petrol. The NYT exposé froze him in the public imagination, and every subsequent overreach — the mega-lawsuits, the lawsuit website, the Swift subpoena — only reinforced the sense of a man fighting gravity. [In February 2025, Baldoni launched a website that features his amended complaint and a timeline of events; Swift was issued a subpoena in early May, but it was withdrawn shortly after.] Lively’s camp hasn’t been flawless, but they’ve been disciplined, consistent and professionally insulated. A year on, the broad perception hasn’t shifted: she looks strategic and steady; he looks like he’s still trying to claw back a story that slipped away long ago.
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