Blake Lively Slammed As A ‘Bully’ By Pro-Baldoni YouTubers Over Subpoenas

Blake Lively has drawn the ire of pro-Justin Baldoni influencers after subpoenaing Google to hand over personal information about them.

The actress has been slammed as a “bully,” with several of these influencers expressing their intention to fight the subpoena in court.

They also speculated about Blake Lively’s motives, with some suggesting she sent the subpoena in an attempt to prove a conspiracy theory that Justin Baldoni allegedly hired content creators to smear her.

If Blake Lively had been hoping to garner public sympathy in her ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit with Justin Baldoni, that now seems unlikely, given the backlash over her subpoena to Google for information about several pro-Justin Baldoni YouTubers.

According to a Daily Mail report, the actress requested details about these individuals from the tech giant, including their bank information and a log of every session they had since May 1, 2024.

Other personal information was also requested, such as home addresses and phone numbers.

More than a dozen YouTubers were affected by the subpoena, including well-known figures like Candace Owens, as well as some lesser-known creators on the platform.

These YouTubers reportedly received notice of the subpoenas via the email accounts linked to their Google profiles.

Meanwhile, the notices indicated that they were sent from Esra Hudson, Lively’s attorney, at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

Reacting to the subpoena, one of the YouTubers, Andy Signore, host of the YouTube channel Popcorned Planet, slammed the actress as a “bully” who is trying to silence them.

“It’s shocking to be honest,” Signore told the news outlet. “Not because I have anything to hide, but because she thinks she can just bully and intimidate independent journalists. I won’t let her.”

He also stated that he plans to legally fight “all of it” rather than allow his information to be handed over to the actress.

Florida-based Lauren Neidigh was also one of the YouTubers who received the subpoena notice.

Speaking with the Daily Mail, she claimed she was “so shocked” when she saw it and had to reach over to her friends to look at the document before reaching a decision on her next step.

“Now we’ve determined this is real and not a scam, I intend to file my own motion to quash and fight her myself,” Neidigh said.

Although Lively has yet to confirm the validity of the subpoena or the actual reason behind it, there is speculation that she intends to use the information to support claims that Baldoni allegedly hired content creators to smear her.

“Maybe she thinks it’ll show people were paid or benefiting in some way to cover her case, because she says the smear campaign is ongoing,” Neidigh said.

“That’s absolutely not true. There’s never been an incentive for me other than I’m interested in her lawsuit,” Neidigh added Lively’s alleged subpoena.

Meanwhile, Signore claimed that Lively is trying to unmask some of the crew members he interviewed for his documentary about the feud, titled “It Ends With Justice.”

“These crew members were disgusted by what Blake was putting out in the press about the filming, and they wanted to share their side. But they are terrified of being blacklisted by Ryan, CAA, etc,” he shared.

Signore added, “So, they appeared anonymously, blurred and with masks on to protect their identities. I believe Blake and Ryan want those sources. I will not betray those sources.”