I’ve broken down my deep dive into four parts because, let’s be real — not everyone is as unhinged and obsessed with this case as I am. But if you’ve heard me talk about this before, you know I’m 95% convinced I’m onto something. Maybe I’ve gotten a few details wrong here or there, but I fully stand behind the core of my theory.
For those of you who want to explore it more thoroughly, I’ve structured the theory into four separate sections, each walking through my point of view and how events have unfolded based on the facts and filings available. Just click on the part you’re most interested in and dive in.
You’ll see that I’ve also included timelines and more breakdowns above and throughout — I’m working solo on this, so thank you in advance for your patience. My goal is to get this right, and eventually I’ll be posting visual timelines and diagrams to help piece everything together. That way, the theory can speak for itself without needing a ton of extra narration.
And of course — please, please do your own research. Everything below is my interpretation of the facts, based on the legal documents, public exchanges, and internal messages. This is my theory — and I invite you to dig into it, question it, and come to your own conclusions.
Thank you.
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If you're not familiar with Ryan Reynolds' career, both before and after Deadpool, this is the perfect place to dive in. I explore the parallels between his successful career trajectory and Blake Lively’s, highlighting the similarities in their paths and why I think and believe Blake was aggressively trying to take over It Ends With Us.
Blake Lively seizes power behind the scenes by leveraging her status and making aggressive demands, forcing her way into the editing process, controlling marketing materials, and sidelining both the director and the studio. Through strategic manipulation, she pressures Wayfarer and Sony into conceding to her demands, ensuring her version of the film takes precedence and weakening Baldoni’s role in the project.
Was there a smear campaign? I do a deep dive into the events between July and August 2024, when both PR teams faced a difficult challenge of managing the public image of the film, Lively and Baldoni. This is a very crucial timeline to understand, in order to make sense of what we are all witnessing now.
If you’re already familiar with the intricate details leading up to August 21, 2024, let’s dive straight into the Anita's (my) theory and why I think we are witnessing the unexpected legal drama unfold in front of us; my POV on grave miscalculations of Blake Lively camp and Bryan Freedman's legal strategy, as I have observed it so far.