00:00Explosive court documents from Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
00:04exposed secret and damning conversations between A-list stars,
00:08top studio executives, and powerful PR agents.
00:11Now celebrity power players are forced to take sides,
00:14and we are covering it all in this week's cover story.
00:16A source from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Circle tells us
00:19that the feeling is frustration.
00:22There's a sense of, why am I being dragged into this?
00:24It's created unnecessary stress and irritation,
00:27and people feel like it's become a black hole.
00:30Even those who have nothing to do with it
00:31are worried about getting mentioned or dragged into public speculation.
00:35What was once a behind-the-scenes war involving Lively and Baldoni
00:39has become a Hollywood dumpster fire.
00:42Ultimately, it's a lose-lose situation for both stars.
00:45Attorney Trey Lovell tells us the hit has taken on their brands
00:48is much greater than any monetary compensation that could be garnered.
00:53He adds that this will likely be settled out of court.
00:56This case is being turned into more of a spectacle than it needs to be.
01:00By the time we're following the
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