Blake Lively Just Made A Desperate Attempt To Fix Her "Wholesome" Image
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00:00Blake Lively just made a desperate attempt to fix her wholesome image.
00:03It looks like Blake Lively is back in full PR mode, and this time she's dusting
00:07off the apron and diving into a donut kitchen to remind the world that she's
00:10still Hollywood's sweetheart. Or at least, trying to. Blake popped up on Instagram
00:15smiling from ear to ear in what can only be described as damage control. She
00:20shared snaps from Inside Rise Donuts in Wilton, Connecticut, a cozy little bakery
00:24owned by a friend, where she was seen laughing, baking, and acting like the
00:28only thing on her mind was pastry dough. Totally not a lawsuit, totally not a PR
00:32crisis, just cinnamon sugar and giggles. One pic she posted was of an industrial
00:37sized mixer stirring up some dough. Blake captioned it, baking with genius food
00:42friends and their kitchen mixer the size of a car. This is what my happy place
00:46looks like. Cue the wholesome music and Hallmark vibes. Another pic showed her
00:50leaning over a tray of pastries with that classic Blake grin, like she wasn't
00:53knee-deep in one of Hollywood's messiest scandals. Now let's not pretend this was
00:57just a casual weekend hang. This was a strategic move, because while Blake was
01:01all smiles behind the counter, the rest of the world was still catching up on
01:04her drama with It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni. Back in
01:09December 2024, Blake filed a complaint against Baldoni and several members of
01:14his team, including producer Jamie Heath and Wayfarer Studios co-founder Steve
01:18Sarawitz. Her allegations were pretty huge, including a calculated campaign
01:22designed to take her down. It was messy, it was bold, and it made headlines fast.
01:26Then in February, Baldoni clapped back hard, filing a $400 million defamation
01:31lawsuit against Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and their longtime publicist
01:35Leslie Sloan. Yep, $400 million. He's accusing them of shutting him out of his
01:39own movie, torpedoing his career, and dragging his name through the mud. If
01:43this sounds like a Netflix courtroom drama, just wait. It gets better. Blake's
01:47team recently filed to dismiss the defamation suit, calling it vengeful and
01:50rambling. Not only that, but they claim Justin Baldoni's antics could backfire
01:55in a major way. According to court docs, his side could be hit with a $100 million
01:58price tag, thanks to California's protections for individuals who speak
02:02out about those kinds of issues. Translation? This chess game just took a
02:05wild turn. And yet, here's Blake, elbows deep in flour, pretending like she
02:10doesn't have a multi-million dollar storm hovering over her head. Girl, you
02:13might be whisking dough, but you're not fooling anyone. Let's be real, this isn't
02:17the first time we've seen a celebrity crisis makeover in action. The timing of
02:21this happy place moment feels very on-brand for a star trying to soften
02:24the narrative. After several Hollywood insiders came forward sharing not-so-
02:28sweet run-ins with Blake, the former Gossip Girl alum has clearly been
02:31feeling the heat. So what better way to distract from drama than to roll up your
02:34sleeves, bake some sugar-coated treats, and serve up a slice of small-town
02:37charm? To make things extra digestible, a source told people that Blake was in a
02:42really happy mood while baking and chatting with customers. So casual, so
02:47relatable. Almost like she didn't just drop news on her co-star and get slapped
02:51with a 400 million dollar counter-attack. And don't forget, her
02:54husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloan have also filed to be
02:57dismissed from the case. Meanwhile, Blake's team is leaning hard into the
03:00idea that Baldoni's suit is a textbook case of retaliation against someone who
03:04dared to speak up.