Perez Hilton
Appearances
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
Thanks for having me. I love talking to anybody who'll have me on.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
You know, if there's one silver lining for Justin Baldoni in all of this, it's that, prior to the It Ends With Us saga, he was just known as a TV actor whose most well-known role was appearing on Jane the Virgin, a little show that not many people watched. But now, because of Taylor Swift's best friend and her husband, he is an A-lister, I think, in the eyes of many.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
And the reason I believe that this story has really gripped so many is twofold. One, it really feels like a modern day David and Goliath. He's David and people see themselves in him.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
And Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are these very famous, very wealthy people using their power and influence to totally exert control over his film and then make multiple threats, not just to him, but also to the film's distributor, Sony. This issue of bullying and and false allegations, a lot of people have dealt with bullying and maybe some also with false allegations, seemingly false.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
You know, it hasn't yet been proven in a court of law, but hopefully that will happen if it doesn't get settled before March 2026, when Judge Lyman in New York set the start date.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
You know, the damning material, in my opinion, is he included a previously unseen timeline with every piece of evidence that he has. So even if it doesn't go to trial, The court of public opinion is really what matters here. And it's very similar to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in that, you know, for the last five to 10 years, it's been all about believe women, believe women.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
But I've always been more of a fan of believe the truth. And after seeing with my own eyes all of the receipts that he included and Countless text messages, emails, and so much of it had never been incorporated in any of the lawsuits. There's multiple lawsuits going on here. He's previously sued the New York Times. He is suing Lively and her husband and her publicist. She is suing him.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
And then just yesterday, this kind of shadowy figure based out of Texas, Jed Wallace, is now also suing Blake Lively. It is... a never ending saga. And I'm personally very thankful for it because I'm very well read up on all of it.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
Sure. The allegations that Blake Lively made against Justin Baldoni were big sexual harassment allegations. something that you don't want to be accused of. And then she doubled down through her lawyer, calling him an abuser and that she was the victim of a retaliation campaign, this orchestrated smear that he and his team engaged in over a period of months.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
He has countered with defamation, extortion and a bunch of shady business dealings that she and Ryan Reynolds were doing to hurt him. And it has it's really affected him, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which I think is a very credible outlet. He was attached to direct this big budget adaptation of the video game classic Pac-Man.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
And after her allegations of sexual harassment, he is no longer attached to that. His lawyer in a pretrial hearing this Monday in New York said that he and his production company, Wayfarer, have lost hundreds of millions of dollars because of this all.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
Just the possibility of Taylor Swift being deposed is very powerful. And actually, earlier this week in the pretrial hearing, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' lawyer requested that the judge place a gag order on Baldoni's attorney. The judge denied that, but reminded all parties to engage by the rules of professional conduct in New York, meaning
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
you cannot say anything in the media that could potentially taint a jury but baldoni's attorney and lively and reynolds attorney have free reign to talk to the press as much as possible so yesterday baldoni's lawyer gave an interview where he was directly asked are you going to depose taylor swift and his answer was that's a decision that we have not decided yet
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
But any person that could have information relevant to this case will be deposed. And I know that Taylor Swift does not want to be involved in this, but she is.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
I mean, it seems obvious that the character of Nicepool is based on Baldoni. There are so many things that the character says that Deadpool makes fun of Baldoni for. And... the lawyer for Baldoni went and emailed and sent a letter to Marvel and Disney saying that they cannot destroy any information pertaining to the creation of this character, how it came to be.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
And that's what you brought up, you know, what... One of the other reasons this is so gripping, it really is like a real life telenovela, a soap opera with all of these characters. And we haven't even talked about the power players over at William Morris Endeavor.
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ep. 2133 - Democrats Plan Trump IMPEACHMENT?!
You know, Baldoni used to be represented by WME, and he claimed that Ryan Reynolds pressured the agency that also represents Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively to drop Baldoni. And they did drop him.