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There's lot of copy and paste in this one, but also some realllly interesting stuff. How is Wayfarer going to defend themselves against Stephanie Jones' incredibly straightforward and coherent case?  

This will conclude Jen Abel's countercomplaint. Next, we'll be onto Wayfarer's countercomplaint!  

We're so lucky to have MJ Morley ( @morewithmj ) back on the show, this time to give us the legal breakdown of Jen Abel's counterclaims against Stephanie Jones and Jonesworks!  

It's part 3 of Jen Abel's countercomplaint against Jones and Jonesworks!

We're in our alternate timeline to catch up on the bustling Jones v. Abel docket! It's part 2 of Jen Abel's Countersuit against Jones and Jonesworks.

*RECORD SCRATCH* Hey folks. We had to do a bit of a pivot for a really cool reason. That reason is, we're going to be interviewing Stephanie Jones' lawyers. But in order to do that, we need to catch you up on the Jones v. Abel docket. But that's still also good news, because this docket is really fascinating and honestly pretty fun to analyze. We tell you more about it in the outro to this episode...

GG22 - We're taking a slight detour from our docket order to bring you a very interesting resolution to the subpoena mystery. MJ Morley was kind enough to take us through it, AND give us some breaking news that possibly no one else has discovered!

GG21 - Part 21 of LvB is Part 11 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times The FINAL part of Baldoni et al v. NYT! FINALLLY. Attorney Anne Linder takes us through the final 3 causes of action.  

GG20 - Part 20 of LvB is Part 10 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times Now that we've finished the... facts... it's time to actually analyze the law, and to do that, we're going to summon our attorney Anne Linder! How do the legal claims in this complaint stack up? Is there any there there?  

GG19 - Part 19 of LvB is Part 9 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We've made it! The last parts of this complaint actually talk about The New York Times (you know, the defendant in this case) a little and we give our closing thoughts on the Wayfarer's telling of this whole story. Next up: LAWYER PORTAL! This is the complaint we're working from if you want to follow along. Support the show, ge...

GG18 - Part 18 of LvB is Part 8 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We're getting closer and closer! Join us as we examine a number of 'graphs related to the editing bay, the different versions of the film, and other post-production goings-on, including Sony's response throughout. We also talk about the premiere from Baldoni's perspective from the theater's basement, and his engagement with Mel...

GG17 - Part 17 of LvB is Part 7 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times That's right! Let's hear how the Wayfarer folks present the 17-point list from Blake Lively's lawyers during the filming of It Ends With Us. Before we get into the attorney-drafted protections for return to production, we also dig into the Wayfarer spin on the circumstances when Lively alleged Baldoni and Heath did not respect...

GG16 - Part 16 of LvB is Part 6 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We dig into some key defenses from the Wayfarer parties, including Baldoni's intentions in asking a trainer on the film about Lively's weight, Lively's supposed production "takeover" through script revisions (and how her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was involved with those pages), as well as Wayfarer's position regarding Lively's co...

GG15 - Part 15 of LvB is Part 5 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We've made it through...the INTRODUCTION! There's plenty more to dig into, and this episode focuses on the behavior during post-production between the parties. Complete with more screenshots! Some are even legible! This is the complaint we're working from if you want to follow along. Support the show, get rid of ads, and get bo...

GG14  - Part 14 of LvB is  Part 3 of  Wayfarer et al v The New York Times We're moving along through this document and tackle some of Wayfarer's major talking points as they dispute Lively's characterization of the various conflicts. Simultaneously, Wayfarer's counsel continues to try to find something defamatory from the NYT article. Will they finally land on something in this episode? This is th...

GG13 - Part 13 of LvB is Part 3 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times Let's get to some more 'graphs! The screenshots that are part of this section of the complaint highlight the seedy world of Hollywood tabloids and Public Relations personalities - its also the stuff that was "corrected" a couple of days later in a revised filing from Bryan Freedman, but we're sticking to the original so you, de...

GG12 - Part 12 of LvB is Part 2 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times Oh boy! We finally arrived for those who have heard the reference but have been unclear what it meant: the infamous emoji! What emoji was it, why was it missing from The New York Times article, does it matter that it's not there, and who bears the responsibility for its exclusion? We dig into the details as we continue through...

GG11 - Part 11 of LvB is Part 1 of Wayfarer et al v The New York Times On the same day that Blake Lively filed her legal complaint, Baldoni et al filed this complaint against the NYT for defamation and some other things. It is... something. It's very long. But we're dedicated to covering this the right way, so here we go! Join us as we delve into the Baldoni side of things for the first time!  Thi...

It's part 2 with MJ Morley! We've walked through the factual allegations of the Jones v Abel lawsuit, but we called in for legal reinforcements to walk us through the law! We are thrilled to be joined by MJ Morley ( @morewithmj ) who has extremely relevant experience in New York employment law, and has also been covering the Lively v Baldoni suits online from a neutral perspective and allowing the...

We've walked through the factual allegations of the Jones v Abel lawsuit, but we called in for legal reinforcements to walk us through the law! We are thrilled to be joined by MJ Morley ( @morewithmj ) who has extremely relevant experience in New York employment law, and has also been covering the Lively v Baldoni suits online from a neutral perspective and allowing the facts to inform her positio...

We finish our thorough review of the Jones v Abel complaint. In the next episode, we'll be speaking to a lawyer with expertise in this specific area of law in this jurisdiction. But from where we're sitting, this looks really bad for Abel et al... Support the show, get rid of ads, and get bonus stuff over on patreon.com/gavelpod!

While the It Ends with Us controversy carried out in front of the world, there was significant drama behind-the-scenes in the PR world, culminating in a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Jennifer Abel, Melissa Nathan, Justin Baldoni, and Wayfarer Studios. Lydia kicks off the episode with some background on the Plaintiffs in that suit - Stephanie Jones and Jonesworks - before we dive head fi...

This begins a chunk of episodes on Jones v Abel. But you know us, we first need to lay a lot of foundation. After Blake Lively's CRD complaint and the story in the New York Times became public, folks spoke out in support of Lively, and expressed shock at the alleged actions of Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer team. We detail the fallout in timeline order, and discuss the repercussions of Jennifer A...

It's high time we had some real law talkin folk back on this show. So, Anne Linder joins us to answer some of my law theories, including THE MISSING SUBPOENA, and then give us a breakdown of the legal claims in Blake's complaint. Anne talks us through the law on what Blake would need in order to prevail on each cause of action! Support the show, get rid of ads, and get bonus stuff over on patreon....

We finish out Blake's complaint talking about the alleged retaliatory campaign. Support the show, get rid of ads, and get bonus stuff over on patreon.com/gavelpod!