Former “Summer House” star Paige DeSorbo has broken her silence on the drama surrounding her friend, Ciara Miller, and her ex, West Wilson. On a recent episode of her podcast, DeSorbo and her co-host, Hannah Berner, showed their support for Miller, who recently learned that Wilson has been in a relationship with her former friend, Amanda Batula.

Paige DeSorbo, Hannah Berner Break Silence On ‘Summer House’ Drama

“Obviously, we’re live. We see the internet, we know what’s going on,” DeSorbo said on the April 3rd episode of “Giggly Squad.”

DeSorbo continued, “Ciara is our real friend, in real life. So we have been talking to her, consoling her. We are behind her 100%. We would never capitalize or monetize off of our friend’s heartbreak.”

Berner also chimed in to offer support to Miller, whom she met during season 5 of the show in 2021. “We love you, Ciara, as the one and only guest that’s ever been on Giggly Squad,” the comedian said.

As the episode continued, DeSorbo called Miller “strong [and] intelligent” before revealing the reality star would “speak her truth when it is her time.”

Wilson And Batula Spark Chaos Among ‘Summer House’ Viewers

DeSorbo and Berner’s comments come days after Wilson sparked chaos among “Summer House” viewers after confirming his relationship with Miller’s former friend, Batula.

“We’ve seen the growing online speculation, so while this is still very new, we wanted to provide some clarity,” Wilson and Batula said in a joint statement. “It was never our intention to purposely hide anything. Given the complicated relationship dynamics involved and the scrutiny that comes with being on a reality show, we need a little space to process things privately before speaking on it.”

Rumors about Wilson and Batula’s relationship began circulating in March 2026 after an online blog shared a tip about them.

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In their statement, the pair added, “We’ve shown up for each other as friends over the years, through all the highs and lows, and what’s developed recently was the last thing either of us expected. Our connection grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care.”

Wilson Told Andy Cohen There Was Nothing Going On With His ‘Summer House’ Co-Star

As speculation about Wilson and Batula grew, the former initially denied there was something between them on an episode of Andy Cohen‘s “Watch What Happens Live.”

“We were just hanging out in New York. She’s single, I gotta show her the streets a little bit,” Wilson told the Bravo figurehead. “But if it’s not clear, that’s a very important person to me, and I care about her a lot.”

Batula’s ex, Kyle Cooke, whom she separated from in January 2026, also addressed the rumors during a “WWHL” appearance, calling them “kinda shocking” and “outrageous” before saying he didn’t believe they were true.

“It would certainly catch me by surprise and feel a little reckless, and I think I’d probably be the last person people would be worried about. I think Ciara would probably have something to,” Cooke said.

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How Is Bravo Navigating The Situation?

It’s unclear exactly how Bravo plans to move forward with the cast of “Summer House” or its upcoming spin-off, “In The City.”

A source, however, told Page Six that the network’s primary focus is on the cast’s well-being due to the severity of the situation.

The season 10 reunion is scheduled to film in mid-April 2026, according to Cohen, who vowed to address the scandal during the meetup.

On his radio show, “Andy Cohen Live,” he also took a moment to ask fans to be mindful of how they interact with the cast in the coming months.

“I do think it’s worth reminding all the passionate fans of the show that these are real people involved,” he said. “And so, these are real people involved.”

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Public Figure Speaks Out About Situation

Cohen’s request hasn’t stopped the public from sharing their strong reactions to the latest “Summer House” scandal, according to The Blast.

On social media, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy called Batula a “treacherous snake” and slammed her for wronging her friend. “I guess Amanda in interviews [says], ‘Ciara is my most loyal friend,’” he said.

“That’s on Amanda,” he said. “That’s how I see it.”

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Netflix is raising its monthly prices again, as it’s a trend that nearly every streaming service has adopted. Although it was initially thought that the ad-supported tiers might have been exempt from the price hikes that affect the higher tiers, as the lower-cost subscription plans become more popular, Netflix was never going to not incorporate them into its overall strategy. The message that Netflix is putting out is one of confidence, which is justifiable considering that it is still leaps and bounds ahead of any of its competitors. Even if 2026 will see some of Netflix’s most anticipated shows returning, the rising prices serve as a promise to subscribers that they won’t want to miss out on something that has become a necessity.

Netflix may have failed in its attempt to buy Warner Bros., which is now being merged with Paramount, but Netflix still has the largest library of any streaming service, and continues to churn out more content on a monthly basis than any of its competitors. At a time when other streamers are having to either cut costs or cancel shows that don’t have potential, Netflix has launched an ambitious 2026 plan that includes interactive content, gaming endeavors, blockbuster-scale films, and a further incorporation of live programming. Since the service has ensured that it will have something on at any given moment that is worth tuning in to, there’s no opportunity for Netflix subscribers to sit and wait for their favorite shows to return. Those who subscribe to multiple services might need to cut down, but Netflix is too dominant to ever fully eliminate.

Netflix Is Solidifying Its Place in the Streaming Ecosystem

Although company spokespeople have been cagey on whether the service will ever commit to broad theatrical runs, Netflix has made itself the only destination for many original films, which it has begun producing on a much more consistent basis. Even if awards contenders like Frankenstein or Train Dreams screened at film festivals before appearing in a limited number of theaters, Netflix only offers repeat viewings to subscribers, given that a vast majority of its original material has never been released on home video.

Although Netflix used to put out only a few major blockbuster films each year, 2026 has already seen the debut of The Rip, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, War Machine, and People We Meet on Vacation, with Apex, Thrash, and Remarkably Bright Creatures all coming in the next few months. These films represent the types of genres that the theatrical business has all but forgotten about, such as romantic dramedies, monster thrillers, original science fiction, and mysteries. Given the rising price of theater tickets, a Netflix subscription is cheaper than testing one’s luck on a new release every weekend.

Netflix certainly has some 2026 films that could end up being breakouts, as The Adventures of Cliff Booth is a sequel to one of the highest-grossing R-Rated films of all time, and could also find itself in the awards conversation. However, Netflix has a skill at putting its library to its advantage, particularly with how films from Sony and its other partners are made available on the service shortly after they exit theaters. It’s a perfect option for those who aren’t regular theatergoers, and Netflix has also found a way to bring older titles out of obscurity. Films that would have otherwise been forgotten about often end up on Netflix’s weekly top ten charts, suggesting that their cultural resurgence comes from their accessibility.

Netflix Has Become a Cultural Necessity

Netflix has found a way to make “event television” once again, which is increasingly rare given how stratified viewing habits are. The return of shows like Bridgerton, One Piece, Beef, Nobody Wants This, and The Diplomat isn’t just a reminder for fans to check out the new seasons, but a teaser that intrigues non-viewers to go back into the streamer’s catalog. One of the most impressive aspects of the Stranger Things performance is the record-high viewership for previous seasons in the lead-up to the grand finale. Even if Netflix has cancelled many of its best shows far too soon, it has still amassed a library of original material that can sustain subscribers with enough to watch. It also benefited from an influx of library content from other sources. Ironically, Paramount+ has licensed some of its shows to Netflix, even though they beat them to acquire Warner Bros.

Although Netflix continues to sign major deals with A-list talent, the notion of discoverability is one that only exists on its service. There isn’t another streamer that could take a low-profile show like Baby Reindeer or Adolescence and turn it into a true phenomenon, despite not receiving a significant marketing push. At the same time, shows with a demonstrable amount of controversy, such as Monster: The Ed Gein Story, inspire enough inflammatory headlines that it results in a net win for Netflix. Anyone who considers themselves to be a connoisseur of culture requires a Netflix subscription to be a part of ongoing conversations, even if they only consume a portion of its overall slate of content. The price hikes aren’t just a sign of its dominance in the streaming space, but a promise of consistency. There’s no other streamer that is involved in as many areas and is guaranteed to have something worth engaging with on such a regular basis.

Team USA hockey hero Jack Hughes was thrilled to be at Yankee Stadium for its 2026 Opening Day between the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins — and he had a brand new smile to prove it.

Hughes, 24, joined women’s hockey goaltender Aerin Frankel to throw out ceremonial first pitches in the Bronx on Friday, April 3, six weeks after each player led their USA hockey teams to gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal for Team USA, famously celebrated the gold-medal win with missing front teeth and a bloodied mouth after taking a hit to the face by a stick from Canada’s Sam Bennett in the third period.

Throwing from the base of the mound, both Hughes and Frankel, 26, reached their targets behind home plate on the fly, avoiding the notoriously tough Yankee Stadium boo birds.

“When everything went down, this was the one thing I was wondering if it would happen,” Hughes, an avid Yankees fan, told reporters while showing off his pearly whites. “I knew a lot of things were coming but this is the one thing I was always wishing slash hoping for.”

He added that he was able to talk to Yankees captain Aaron Judge before the game. Judge, 33, also captained Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which played out shortly after the Olympics ended.

“Pretty cool with the timing, us winning, then [the WBC] right after,” Hughes continued. “So we were pretty tuned in on that, they were tuned in on us. That was just pretty cool. They were locked in and we were locked in, so we get to share that and obviously we’re pumped to watch them in the Olympics in a couple years.”

A week after getting one of his front teeth knocked out and others chipped during the gold medal game, Hughes assured fans that he planned to get his teeth fixed.

“I can promise you, this won’t be my thing,” Hughes said with a smile during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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Hughes added, “It’s funny, because, like, since we’ve been back in the U.S., we feel the love like crazy, like so much support. But when people are coming up for a picture, they’ll be like, ‘Smile.’”

Hughes’ mother, Ellen, a former hockey player herself, added that she is “so happy he wears a mouth guard.”

“I can’t even imagine how many more teeth he would have lost without a mouth guard. But it was right in front of us and I can tell you that Quinn, his brother, was on the ice and he saw the teeth go down,” she said during a February appearance on Today. “We saw him picking them up, and I was glad it was teeth and nothing more.”

Amy Schumer is living her best life on vacation.

Schumer, 44, took to Instagram on Thursday, April 2, to share a glimpse into her fun-filled getaway with a friend. She rocked a black one-piece featuring thick straps and a plunging neckline in a new photo of the two going snorkeling. The classy piece was finished with brown buttons lining her V-neck.

Her stylist, Jamie Mizrahi, commented red heart emojis.

The Trainwreck actress previously rocked a burgundy swimsuit on the same vacation, opting for a similar design with buttoning lining the front. Schumer accessorized with oversized sunglasses featuring black lenses and clear frames. She completed her look with a slicked-back updo while going makeup-free.

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“Thirsty enough for you?” she cheekily captioned the mirror selfie.

The comedian again proved to have an elite swimsuit collection in February when she stunned in a cherry two-piece. Her bikini featured a strapless top and round cups and high-waisted bottoms. Schumer tied her hair back into a ponytail and dove into the ocean.

Schumer’s swim looks came after she opened up about losing 50 pounds by using weight loss drugs and making lifestyle changes. She clarified that it was an effort to treat Cushing syndrome and “survive” a life-threatening hormonal disorder, rather than to “look hot.”

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When she’s not in swimsuits, Schumer can be seen rocking pink dresses, navy outfits, forest green frocks and more on the red carpet.

Most recently, she rocked a brown long-sleeve top and matching skater skirt by Miu Miu at the Bunny premiere during the June 2025 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

Schumer accessorized with two-toned shoes featuring a black toe and white heel. She tied her ensemble together with a voluminous ponytail with her ends curled.

Perez Hilton can’t hide his gratitude for his health after surviving several scares in 2026.

Instead of gossiping about celebrity news, the self-proclaimed “original influencer” has spent the early part of the year documenting the ups and downs of his health as he received medical care near Las Vegas.

“March madness indeed!” Hilton wrote via Instagram on March 21, 2026, while sharing photos from his hospital room at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center in Clark County, Nevada. “Have I got a story to tell.”

In a separate YouTube video later in the month, Hilton revealed he was in the hospital for 21 days after battling sepsis.

If that wasn’t difficult enough, the single father of three children went to the hospital again in April 2026 after experiencing a “massive” blood clot.

As his recovery continues, Us Weekly is breaking down Hilton’s condition and the health scares he’s faced below:

Perez Hilton’s Battle With Sepsis

After Perez Hilton posted photos on his social media that caused concern about his health, the author decided to open up about what caused him to be in a Nevada hospital.

According to Hilton, he developed an ulcer, a perforation and sepsis after battling the flu for a week.

“It was such a slow process. I mean, two weeks of just sickness and then another week of getting better before I was released,” Hilton said in a YouTube video posted on March 23, 2026. “The last week was hell, because I had already been in the hospital two weeks by then. I was like, ‘I just want to go home. I just want to be with my babies.’”

After being released from the hospital, Hilton vowed to change his daily habits, including getting more sleep at night and having dinner with his kids and mom.

Perez Hilton Experiences a Blood Clot

Perez Hilton found himself back in the hospital after an ultrasound confirmed he had a blood clot or a deep vein thrombosis.

“Last night, I started having real soreness and pain in one of my legs. This morning, it got way worse. I couldn’t even walk. I had to use a walker,” Hilton said in a video posted via Instagram on April 2, 2026. “I’ve already seen some of the nurses who took care of me for 21 days when I was here fighting and beating sepsis thanks to these amazing doctors, nurses and God. Now I’m back, and I have to have emergency surgery.”

According to Hilton, if the blood clot had traveled to his lungs or my heart, “it could have been real bad.”

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Perez Hilton’s Recovery After Blood Clot

After doctors performed surgery to remove Perez Hilton’s blood clot, the blogger shared an update on how he was doing.

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“The thrombectomy surgery this morning was quick and painless. I was asleep for it all. And I feel so much better already!” Hilton wrote via Instagram on April 3, 2026. “The surgical assistants showed me what they extracted and it was SO MUCH! I had a totally occluded blood clot from my groin going all the way down to just below my calf! Ginormous!!”

Hilton said he should be able to go home and celebrate Easter Sunday with his family without any pain.

“THANK YOU to everyone who sent prayers and positive vibes,” he shared. “It meant so much.”

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Director and screenwriter George A. Romero has long been regarded as the godfather of the modern zombie film. The late filmmaker certainly earned that moniker, with his debut feature Night of the Living Dead forever changing Hollywood’s conception of what these undead creatures are. In the decades that followed his 1968 opus, Romero continued the “Living Dead” saga with five additional films. Remakes and spinoffs from other filmmakers followed, each one paying homage to the original master to varying degrees.

But somewhere in between the film that began his career and its 1977 follow-up Dawn of the Dead lies a largely forgotten sci-fi horror movie that deserves its due. Far from the successes that any of Romero’s zombie films enjoyed, the 1973 film The Crazies is certainly one worth revisiting. 

A Sci-Fi Horror Slaughter

The film opens in a farmhouse occupied by a family of four. While the two young children are playing, the father comes into frame, destroying everything in his path with a crowbar. As the young girl runs to her mother’s bedside for help, she makes a chilling discovery. The woman had been beaten to death while she slept.

The father then ignites the kerosene that he dumped all over the floors of the house and sets it aflame. The two children escape with severe burns and are tended to in the local clinic. When nurse Judy arrives to help the town doctor, she is greeted by a group of men in full HAZMAT gear who are scrambling to set up and distribute equipment. As Judy tries to make sense of what is happening, she overhears a heated conversation between Dr. Brookmyre and the military officer who has seemed to take over the clinic.

Major Ryder reveals that a devastating bio-weapon, code-named “Trixie,” was accidentally released into the local water supply days before when the military plane carrying it crashed near the town of Evans City, PA. The chemical infects those exposed to it with a highly contagious disease that causes homicidal mania in those who survive initial exposure.

With a mandated press blackout and a government quarantine that has sealed off the community, the townspeople are cut off from the outside world. Donning gas masks and white protective gear, military personnel go from home to home and round up citizens, herding them into the school gymnasium. Anyone who attempts to run is shot on sight.

More Layers Than Your Typical Romero Film

The Crazies brings three forms of horror onto the screen for audiences. Initially, the concept of madness from an unknown disease is a terror that viewers are forced to reckon with when the farmer goes berserk during the opening moments of the film. A more realistic horror then begins to unfold as the military is shown forcing its way into homes and executing civilians. Finally, the dangers of mob mentality grip you with fear. The civilians who evaded capture (some infected with the virus, for sure) began to revolt and kill the soldiers. While an understandable reaction, it’s this very mentality that leads to the devastating fate of the town and possibly the rest of humanity.

The Crazies packs in multiple chilling scenes, making it worthy of a Romero film. In one sequence of events, a farmer begins shooting troops out of his window as his wife attacks one with her knitting needles. These acts of desperate violence play out while the couple’s young daughter plays the piano, seemingly oblivious to the carnage that is unfolding in front of her.

In another scene, an infected minister is shown running from his church with a can of gasoline. As he screams prayers, he douses himself with fuel and lights himself on fire.

The film is a quick burn (no pun intended), with jarring action from the opening frames and throughout its entirety. As with so many other Romero films, the real horror in The Crazies is the one that man brings on himself. The director can bring to life a realistic man vs. man conflict without the zombie makeup or grotesque special effects, giving audiences a good sense of how these circumstances could play out in reality. 

Reimagined For A New Generation

Following the success of Romero’s Land of the Dead in the early 2000s, Paramount Pictures began to develop a remake of his overlooked masterpiece. After early negotiations fell through, the project was picked up by the now-defunct Starz Network vehicle Overture Films in 2008. With a modest budget of $20M, director Breck Eisner reimagined Romero’s early 70s feature into a vividly terrifying 101 minutes on the big screen.

Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) stars as the Sheriff of the fictional rural community of Ogden Marsh, Iowa. Though the remake incorporates the bioweapon being released into the town’s water supply via a military plane crash, that’s where most of the similarities with the original end. It’s still a solid watch through and through.

You can stream the original version of The Crazies for free with Tubi. The big-budget remake is currently available on the Roku Channel.

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Johnny Knoxville

Simpson was accused of cheating on Lachey with her Dukes of Hazzard costar in 2006.

While both Simpson and Knoxville denied allegations that they had an inappropriate relationship at the time, the singer detailed their alleged emotional affair in her 2020 memoir, Open Book.

“I felt a force drawing us together,” Simpson wrote about Knoxville, who was married to his first wife, Melanie Lynn Clapp, at the time. “To me, an emotional affair was worse than a physical one. It’s funny, I know, because I had placed such an emphasis on sex by not having it before marriage. After I actually had sex, I understood that the emotional part was what mattered. And Johnny and I had that.”

She added that the twosome wrote “love letters” to each other. “It’s like Johnny and I were prison pen pals, two people who wanted too much to be with each other but were kept apart — by bars, by our stars, by our respective spouses,” Simpson wrote.

Knoxville has yet to publicly react to Simpson’s book claims. 

By Joshua Tyler
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Paramount recently canceled Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the final Star Trek series still in production. Most assumed it was due to low ratings, but no one guessed just how low those ratings were.

Mike Stoklasa, noted YouTuber and friend of Rich Evans, recently revealed during a Red Letter Media re:View that he has a source close to the production of Starfleet Academy. According to Mike, his source told him the series has only been viewed 400,000 times. That’s 400,000 views in total for the entire series.

There are ten episodes of Starfleet Academy. 400,000 divided by ten is 40,000. That means the entire show was watched by fewer than 40,000 people.

“I heard from my source… The entire first season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, not individual episodes, the entire season total views, about 400,000. Not per episode. Cumulatively, the entire series. About 400,000 views. Which is an average of maybe 40,000 views per episode.” – Mike Stoklasa

If Mike’s numbers are correct, not only does it mean that Starfleet Academy is one of the most colossal failures in the history of streaming, it also means that most of the show’s defenders are bots. It means that the petition to resurrect the show is also fake, since it has 10,000 signatures. Unless you’re willing to believe 1/4 of all the people who watched the series actually found out a petition exists and then went through the trouble to sign it.

Putting Those Numbers In Context

It’s impossible to overstate just how terrible those numbers are. For comparison purposes, GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT’s rather small YouTube channel has done numerous videos on Star Trek. Our least-watched Star Trek video got more than 40,000 views. A video we did on what’s wrong with modern Star Trek got more than 250,000 views.

Red Letter Media’s new video discussing old episodes of Star Trek: Voyager (in which they broke this news) has already gotten nearly 500,000 views, and it’s less than a day old.

The Alex Kurtzman Conspiracy

There were also similar reports of ratings disasters for the previous Star Trek release, the movie Star Trek: Section 31. And the franchise has already canceled nearly everything else it had going, probably because the ratings simply aren’t there.

All of this calls into question why Alex Kurtzman, the man in charge of Star Trek, still has a job at Paramount. And it makes you wonder who might be behind all the fake bots and paid defenders out there, pumping up the show. Who’d benefit from that kind of fake support? Alex Kurtzman?

Blake Lively‘s brand may soon become radioactive material in Hollywood after a federal judge threw out most of her allegations in the bombshell lawsuit against her former co-star, Justin Baldoni.

Several experts claim the development will likely pose a threat to her star appearances in films and that she may soon “start to feel pushed out of the industry.”

Meanwhile, although sources say the judge wants Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to settle out of court, reports claim she’s not throwing in the towel yet after her latest loss.

Blake Lively Could Start Feeling A Push Back From The Industry

The long-running legal battle between “It Ends With Us” stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni took a new turn on Thursday after Judge Lewis Liman struck down 10 of the 13 claims the actress made against him, including her sexual harassment allegations.

Now, brand expert Kayley Cornelius has warned that the brutal blow to Lively may have far-reaching implications on her Hollywood standing, claiming the industry can easily move on from her talent.

“It does look like a challenging path lies ahead for Blake Lively,” Cornelius told Page Six. “There is a real risk she could start to feel pushed out of the industry and struggle to secure major roles or brand deals going forward.”

Cornelius went further to note that there are a ton of actors and actresses looking for their big break, and with any slip-up from an established act like Lively, there wouldn’t be a problem replacing them.

“The film industry is now incredibly fast-moving and competitive, and it often feels like a revolving door,” she noted. “As one star’s momentum dips, there’s now a whole new wave of new talent ready to take their place.”

Brand Expert Says Blake Lively Is ‘No Longer Untouchable’

Speaking on the whole scandal, the brand expert Cornelius noted that studios would now be skeptical about picking a talent like Lively’s as they are looking to get more eyeballs now that the audience is “more reactive than ever.”

“With the impact of cancel culture and increased scrutiny, there is less appetite to take risks on talent who may be seen as controversial or commercially uncertain,” Cornelius said. “That means even legacy names such as Blake are no longer untouchable and guaranteed the security they once had.”

“So it’s entirely possible that Blake could face tougher competition for upcoming roles, with studios potentially favoring newer talent,” she added.

Blake Lively Needs To See Her Legal Battle ‘Through To The End’ In Order To Salvage Her Image, Expert Warns

Although Judge Liman dismissed most of her claims, Lively still has some points to work with, as three of her allegations, namely breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation, will now go to a civil trial in New York on 18 May.

Reports claim she is “devastated” by the ruling but plans to fight till the end, a move Cornelius is in full support of.

“If she’s looking to prove a point and stand firmly behind her allegations, this is arguably a battle she needs to see through to the end,” the PR expert said. “Stepping back or settling too early could be perceived by the public as a sign of doubt, or even guilt, which would only reinforce the narrative now forming around her.”

In fact, sources claim the judge seemingly wants them to settle out of court, but the “Gossip Girl” star wants to see the case through and plans to testify in court so as to “shine a light on this vicious form of online retaliation.”

However, Cornelius adds that it’ll be “smart” for her to settle if her image continues taking a hit.

The Actress Has Faced Major Scrutiny Since Her Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni Made Headlines

Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni in 2024 and also accused him of launching a smear campaign to tarnish her image.

He denied the claims and filed a  $400 million countersuit against her and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of defamation and extortion; however, it was dismissed.

Despite Baldoni’s case being tossed, Lively has come under fire several times for past comments in unearthed clips and has reportedly fallen out with her famous pal Taylor Swift after Baldoni alleged she likened the singer to one of her “dragons,” like the characters in the series “Game of Thrones.”

Blake Lively’s Next Project Has A Lot To Do With Her Continued Hollywood Career

In his 152-page opinion, Liman explained that part of the reason he dismissed Lively’s claims was that the filming where the actor allegedly did it was carried out in New Jersey and not Los Angeles.

“None of these acts or occurrences provides the ‘substantial connection’ to California needed to sustain Lively’s sexual harassment claims,” he wrote.

He also noted that Lively couldn’t bring certain claims of harassment and retaliation because she was an independent contractor and not an employee.

Meanwhile, Cornelius added that Lively’s successful return to the industry significantly hinges on the success or failure of her next major project, even though she moves for a settlement.

She said, “It would also give her the chance to step back, reset, and carefully phase a return to the spotlight. Realistically speaking, though, it will be the success or failure of her next major project that determines what the future of her career looks like.”