"INSULTING!" Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Settlement Plus Met Gala Reaction | With Adam Mondschein

Piers Morgan and the panel assert that Blake Lively's decision to settle her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni without receiving any money or apology, after initially making powerful public allegations, constitutes 'abject humiliation.' This outcome is believed to have significant brand-damaging consequences, leading many to feel 'conned' after initially believing her story.

Piers Morgan states, 'It is hard from where I'm sitting to think of this as anything other than abject humiliation for her that could have enormous brand damaging consequence.' George Santos adds, 'The fact that she caved and went into a settlement just tells everybody what we want to know. This was always about the IP of the movie.'

Adam Mondschein, who worked alongside Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on 'It Ends With Us' and is a long-time friend of Baldoni, directly refutes specific claims made by Lively in court documents. He describes allegations of her being 'nearly nude in stirrups' as 'insulting,' clarifying she wore a full hospital gown, black shorts, and a torso prosthetic. He also dismissed claims of 'inappropriate physical proximity' during a birthing scene, stating he was far away.

Mondschein states regarding the birthing scene, 'She was wearing a full hospital gown, black shorts and a torso covering prosthetic to simulate pregnancy.' He later adds, 'I was so far away that she would have had to shoot the baby at velocity for me to catch.'

Mondschein paints a glowing picture of Justin Baldoni, describing him as a genuinely 'woke' and 'pure' individual with a 'biggest heart' who is dedicated to service, contrasting sharply with the 'selfish' and 'narcissistic' Hollywood industry. He reveals that the lawsuit has been an overwhelming burden on Baldoni and his family, causing immense pain to his reputation and personal life, despite his desire to tell his side of the story.

Adam Mondschein says, 'He truly means what he says. He has the biggest heart of any person I've ever met.' He also notes, 'He's overwhelmed. I think the the burden that this is on the family, the taxing like how they were dragged into the public.'

The panel critiques the Met Gala as an 'orgy of extravagance' where celebrities often engage in 'flaming hypocrisy' by making political statements about inequality while participating in an event with $100,000 tickets. Examples include Sarah Paulson wearing a dollar bill to 'call out the 1%' and Joy Behar ranting about the cost while her colleague Whoopi Goldberg (a past attendee) nods along.

George Santos states, 'It's revolting that these celebrities want to go do political activism in a $100,000 ticketed per person dinner at the Metropolitan Museum. It's kind of tonedeaf. It's dumb. And it really screams hypocrisy.' Piers Morgan highlights Joy Behar's rant, followed by Whoopi Goldberg's attendance at a previous Met Gala.