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Candace Owens addressed being mentioned in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal dispute.
“We took a one-day break yesterday and we somehow time-traveled to Christmas morning over here because I was recently name-checked in Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ recent filing against Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios,” Owens, 35, gleefully said in the Wednesday, February 26, episode of her eponymous podcast. “I did it. I made it [and] I can now retire.”
She added, “All the haters out there who doubted me are now asking for forgiveness and I just want to say thank you to all of you who believed in me, who believed in us, who knew that this day would come. So, grab your effing florals and welcome back to ‘Candace.’” (The tagline “Grab your florals” was part of the publicity plan for It Ends With Us since Lively’s character, Lily Bloom, is a florist.)
Lively, 37, and husband Reynolds, 48, filed for a protective order earlier this month to maintain the privacy of their personal information amid the ongoing lawsuit. The court documents specifically claimed that there were “certain online content creators,” who “frequently parrot the Wayfarer Parties’ line” and that blogger Perez Hilton has previously been represented by attorney Bryan Freedman, who is now working on behalf of 41-year-old Baldoni. The filing, meanwhile, cited one of Owen’s X posts commenting on the legal drama.
“Let me clarify [that] I have never spoken to Bryan Freedman in my life and it hurts me deeply … [like] he and I are connected in the stars,” Owens stated. “I’ve never spoken to Justin Baldoni, so we’re talking [like it’s] a family that’s been torn apart, but we’ve never met each other.”
She added, “What am I guilty of here? Leading the pack of people because we’re, what, psychotic and checking your filings every day and we said, ‘Oh, look, she’s filing for more protection?’… That’s what you’re doing. I don’t understand why I got name-checked.”
Owens further stressed that she doesn’t understand why Lively and Reynolds appear to have a “problem” with her.
“I’m so excited I’m under their skin,” the conservative commentator joked. “Blake and Ryan are watching!”
After Lively and Baldoni worked together on 2024’s It Ends With Us, the actress sued him for sexual harassment and alleged that he tried to destroy her reputation. Baldoni, who directed It Ends With Us, vehemently denied the accusations before filing a $400 million defamation suit against Lively and Reynolds. (They have denied the claims.)
Justin Baldoni’s legal battle with It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively is allegedly leaving its mark on the actor. During a pretrial hearing on Monday, February 3, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said his “clients are devastated financially and emotionally” because of the situation. (Freedman is also representing It Ends With Us producers Jamey Heath […]
Aside from Owens’ mention in the protective order request, she stressed on Wednesday that she is “not involved” in the case.
“My lawyer kept telling me, ‘Oh, no, you’re not part of this lawsuit,’” Owens said. ‘Well, jokes on him because I have now been name-checked in this lawsuit. … I’m just giddy with so much joy.”
Baldoni’s attorneys responded to Lively’s request earlier on Wednesday, asking the judge to deny the motion.
