Brandon Sklenar DEVASTATED by Haters !!

And it's so clear how much he contributed to kicking this woman when she was down. Hi, and welcome to Fossum Talk. I'm Sashti Floor, journalist, Hollywood truth teller, and your voice of reason in a town built on delusion. I just realized that tomorrow is the one year anniversary of when Blake Lively filed a CRD complaint in the civil rights department in California, where she sued Justin Baldoni and a lot of other people. And two days later, the New York Times published the story that changed everything. If you followed me for a while, you know, also I was dragged into that article. So my Christmas last year was not great because of that. And I feel like now we are here and it's been a year and we're still talking about this. So today there was a new legal filing saying that there will be a conference where the parties are meeting in person to try and come to an agreement of a settlement. This will happen on February 11th of next year. And who knows what's going to happen in that meeting. If they can agree to anything, I doubt it at this point, but who knows? Anyways, Brendan Sklenar, Blake Lively's co-star from It Ends With Us, is out looking for sympathy. I spoke about him a couple of days ago because he's out promoting this new movie called The Housemaid. And while the director of the movie, Paul Feig, has been outspoken about how Blake Lively recommended Brandon to him, Brandon himself has tried to avoid talking about this because, of course, he received so much backlash from coming out publicly and supporting Blake Lively. And now he is claiming to be the new victim. And there is a new interview with Kristen Cabot, the HR executive that was caught on the kissing cam at the Coldplay concert this summer. And now she's opening up for the first time about how much harm this cost her and how Ryan Reynolds' ad campaign with Gwyneth Paltrow made it so much worse. Also, there's some new developments around Nick Rayner. I followed that case very closely the last few days and I've speculated, along with other people, about his mental illness. And today it's been confirmed that he's suffering from schizophrenia and also that his father, Rob, was very concerned. And he also told some of the people at the party, at the Colin O'Brien holiday party, that he was scared of his own son. Also, there are new reports that Nick was rejected romantically a few days as well. Before this happened, I'll get into some of the details. And yesterday, someone told me a source close to the family of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, that they have disinvited Robin and Bart, her sister and her husband, for Christmas, apparently because they have too much going on and they're too stressed and they don't want anyone in their house right now. That adds up to all the rumors, of course, about their marriage and how it is really taking a toll on them, this whole situation, and that they're not in a good place. Anyway, so Brandon Sklenar has been out complaining about all the backlash he received for supporting Blake Lively. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he says that he had recalls commenters saying, I hope you die after he spoke out about it ends with us drama. Here's a reminder of what he said on Instagram. He said, vilifying the women who put so much of their heart and soul into making this film, because they believe so strongly in its message, seems counterproductive and detracts from what this film is about. It is in fact, the opposite of the point. Reading this now, after everything that we know, makes this even worse. First of all, we know that Blake Lively put a lot of heart and soul into stealing that movie, and we also know that she did everything in her power not to talk about the subject matter of the movie during the entire promotion of it. In this interview, he's saying that he saw a lot of hate directed towards him online after he posted a note on Instagram, asking fans to be kind. You're a piece of ----. I hope you die. I hope your career ends, things like that. He recalled to the outlets. He said here to The Hollywood Reporter, I wasn't, I wasn't damning anybody, buddy, but I was just like, can we focus on the efforts of this whole effing movie and not be so hateful to anybody? I thought it was a nice thing to say, but apparently a lot of people did not feel that way. Apparently so, Brandon. And they also mentioning a red carpet incident here when he was asked the same question again. And he said, it's a tough situation. I just hope everyone remembers what the movie is about and why we made it in the first place. It's about love. It's about supporting women in general and helping people through tough times. When you think about all the people that Blake Lively hurt, all the women, especially also she hurt in these lawsuits, all of this is just so tone deaf. He also took a screenshot of Blake Lively's complaints and put it on his Instagram and said, for the love of God, read this. So he knew at that time that what was in that complaint was just completely taken out of context. He was there and he was friendly with Justin Baldoni up till the point when Blake Lively got to him. And he knows as well as all of us now that nothing really happened on that set that can in any way be considered as SH. We didn't know what we know now about Brandon Sklenar, that he unfollowed Justin on behalf of Blake Lively when she told him to do that and that she whisked him and Jenny Slate away on weekends. That's something a source that knows Justin Baldoni told me last week. And Brandon is here explaining that he knew that he got backlash and then his agent told him stay away from the internet, but he couldn't help himself. He had to read the comments and he's explaining it like this, saying, imagine you're walking down a hallway and there's a door to a room full of hundred thousands people. And they're all saying something about you. You tell me you're not going to put your air to the door. So that's what he did. And as I reported on the other day as well, he is now responding to people on his Instagram as well, in a very passive aggressive way, it's not helping him. And this, what he just did here, it's making things a hundred times worse. I saw the comments on this story. So people magazine rewrote this. Every single comment on this article is like, Hey, you ask for this yourself. One person even said this remind me of a guy in Titanic. The one who snuck into the life boats for women and children, really horrible things. Same thing over at the Hollywood reporter and on Instagram. And I was looking at his own Instagram now, and people are attacking him more than ever. Brandon's Glenar is not very smart because trying to make himself look like a victim now is just so tone deaf, especially now that we've seen Justin Baldoni's deposition and what he was asked by Blake Lively's attorney. So to refresh everyone's memory, Mr. Gottlieb asked Justin Baldoni, do you recall ever saying to Brandon's Glenar on the film set, something to the effect of, I have to tell you something, but I don't want to get canceled or lose my job. You can't say anything on this set anymore. And of course, Justin Baldoni says, no, I didn't say that. And why would I say that? And it makes no sense whatsoever that he would say that. But the fact is that Brandon's Glenar went to Jenny Slate to say this. And Justin says here that I didn't know that he had said this about me until I read or until I was in the deposition with Jenny Slate. So Brandon went to Jenny to sow the seed of Justin being inappropriate. And then Jenny shared that with Blake's attorneys. And now we all know about it. And now we also know that he never said that. Why would he said that he was afraid to get fired when it was his movie? It doesn't make any sense. So all of this combined makes Brandon's Glenar look so bad. And also he didn't have to pick a side here. It's not that anyone forced him into doing that. Look at Hasan Minhaj. He played Jenny Slate's husband in the movie or fiance in the movie. He chose not to pick a side. And he was quoted saying, I didn't notice anything on that set. Everything was a joy and everyone was really nice and no one's going after him. So it was Brandon's own choice to go after Justin Baldoni and to support Blake. And now we know that because he did that, he also managed to get a part in Paul Feig's movie because Blake Lively and Paul Feig are super close friends and it's so obvious. And Paul Feig even admitted that's why he actually hired Brandon for the part. But here's the funny twist. So New York times did a review on the housemates and they are trashing Brandon's Glenar's performance. So this is obviously about the housemaid, the movie that is premiering today or is showing in cinemas all over the country today. And the New York times is saying that for a movie like this to work, you've got to sell it with a great cast, all of whom must play characters harboring secrets. Here, some of them pull it off. Amanda Seyfried and Sidney Sweeney, about a decade apart in age, look just enough alike to let you intuit what's probably going to happen. And here comes the part about Brandon's Glenar. On the other hand, Glenar is more nondescript. He's genetic, generically handsome, playing a character who presents as a patient long suffering husband, but it's otherwise lacking in a personality. Yet, even when his secret starts coming out, they're a little hard to believe because it's such a bland performance. So yes, the New York times is not a fan of Brandon's Glenar's acting skills. Okay. So let's get to Ryan Reynolds and how he has again, monetized on a personal tragedy. And now after reading the story of this, uh, ex employee of astronomer, it's so clear that he fueled so much more petrol to that fire, and it's so clear how much he contributed to kicking this woman when she was down, but before we get into that, I wanted to thank the sponsor of this video, Aura Frames. Okay. There's no such thing as a perfect gift for Christmas, but for me, Aura Frames is as close as it gets. If you're like me and you're waiting until the last minute to buy your gifts for Christmas, and you also have people in your life that are always like, Oh, you don't have to buy anything for me. I'm totally fine. I can buy everything that I want. Then this gift idea is especially for you. 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Support my channel by mentioning my name at checkout. Okay. So let's get into it. This woman called Kristen Cabot experienced the worst nightmare of her life this summer. If you missed that, I don't know if anyone missed it, but she was at a Coldplay concert and the kiss cam captured her and this man who was her boss, also working for astronomer. And this video clip of the two of them went completely viral. And everyone was like, wow, they're both married. This is a disgrace. They got so much heat. He got fired from the job and she decided to actually leave. And in this interview in the New York times, she talks about how horrific this experience was for her and how she was doxxed and how people, she received five to 600 phone calls every single day. Paparazzis showed up outside her door. Her children were terrified. She did not want to leave her house. Her children didn't want to leave the house. This is so horrifying, you guys. But anyways, when this happens and everyone talked about this, Ryan Reynolds jumped on this to monetize on the pain that these two people and their families were experiencing at the time. This is what Ryan Reynolds does. And now Kristen is talking about how hurt she was by this ad by Gwyneth Paltrow specifically, because as you know, Ryan Reynolds hired Gwyneth Paltrow to mock this situation. And now Kristen is saying she's so disappointed in Gwyneth who agreed to do this. And she thought that she was another woman supporting and lifting up women. Her whole brand goop is about that. How could she do something like this? Hi, I'm Gwyneth Paltrow. I've been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300 plus employees at Astronomer. And we also know now that Ryan Reynolds wasn't even hired by Astronomer to do this ad. He did it on with his own money. He talked about that the other day on a stage where he was at this panel and he talked about this commercial and said that he just did it on his own initiative and he contacted Gwyneth Paltrow and then they pitched it to Astronomer who agreed to do it. So keep in mind that this woman that worked for Astronomer is not a celebrity and she did not choose to be the center of attention. And also keep in mind what she's saying here that she was separated from her husband when this happened and they were coming to an agreement with the divorce at the time. So she wasn't doing anything wrong. Now the threats that she experienced both in public, especially by other women, which I find so hurtful that women came up to her and told her that you are disgraced and people like you shouldn't breathe the same air as other people. The things that she's saying here that she experienced and her children experienced are just horrible. And for Ryan Reynolds who proclaimed over and over again that he never punches down. This is a prime example again on how he loves to punch down. And now that we know coming from this woman directly on how much this ad specifically added to her pain just tells you everything you need to know about Ryan Reynolds. And then he did it again last week. I spoke about it here on my channel. He took the misery of Matthew Lillard, this actor that had been shaded by Quentin Tarantino, who said he didn't like him. And Ryan was like, wow, this guy's really hurt right now. I need to mock this moment and monetize on this. And he did. And for some reason, Matthew Lillard agreed to do this Mint Mobile commercial mocking himself of being a bad actor. And as we know, he did the same thing to Justin Baldoni in the Deadpool movie. He created his own character called Nice Pull to just make fun of Justin Baldoni. This is a pattern that we see with Ryan and he keeps hurting people. All right, let's get over to Nick Reiner here. As I said, the last couple of days, it's been really hard for me to actually report on that story because I find it so heartbreaking. And as I mentioned many times as well, I'm trying to look at this incident from a humane perspective. And a lot of people don't agree with me on that. A lot of people just want him to get punished and they're furious because he hired an expensive and skilled attorney. And today TMZ broke the news from reliable sources, according to themselves, that Nick was diagnosed with schizophrenia before this happened. They're saying that in the weeks leading up to the murder of his parents, the meds he was taking made him erratic and dangerous. The source with direct knowledge tells TMZ Nick was under the care of a psychiatrist for mental illness. We're told in the months before the murders, Nick's behavior had gotten alarming. And they're saying here that he had recently received care from a Los Angeles based rehab facility, which costs $70,000 a month. How is that even possible? And apparently a lot of rich and powerful people are sending their kids, their troubled kids to this facility. And according to the source here, the doctors at this clinic changed up Nick's medication about three to four weeks before this incident happened. And those meds made him more and more erratic. They tried to adjust the medications and that didn't work. Reading about this facility now that charges such an enormous amount of money. And they obviously didn't really get control of the situation. I'm sure they're going to get dragged into this trial and possibly also be blamed, partly blamed for this. The source here is telling that when his meds were changed, Nick was out of his head. The sources also says that Nick's substance abuse was worsening the schizophrenia. And it's saying here that based on what we're hearing, this is going to be a case where Nick will plead not guilty by reason of insanity. So I think that's going to happen too, but I do think that's going to be very challenging. And one of the reasons for that is that Nick actually left the house after he committed this, these murders, and he went to a hotel and he checked in there. He was seen walking around. I think he even had a change of clothes. He definitely changed the backpack he was carrying. Once he was seen with a black backpack, then he was seen with a red backpack. So all those details adds up to him not being insane because he needs to prove that he didn't understand what he was doing. And he could not understand that it was wrong. And I think because he left and because he tried to cover up the blood in the hotel room, I think it's going to be hard for them to prove this. But as I said, and as I keep saying here is that what I really hope for Nick and his family is that he will get the best treatment, that he will be put in a facility and that he will be given the help that he needs. And I think for his family to know that he will live in a facility and have some dignity is going to help them to heal through this. And according to Daily Mail, a lot of the Reiner's family's friends got together earlier this week, uh, at comedian Brooke, uh, Albert Brooks, uh, mansion in Brentwood. And in the attendance were also Billy Crystal. As we know, they were very close friends and his wife Janice and comedian Larry David, Bill Hader, as we know, was speaking to Nick at that party and Conan O'Brien who was hosting the holiday party. They've all known the Reiner's for decades. Someone also reminded me on, in a DM this morning that remember that Nick was walking around at that party asking people's first and last names. And if there were famous that adds to the fact that he was really confused because a lot of these people he already knew. Anyways, one of these A-listers told the Daily Mail this. Minutes after Nick stormed out, Rob became emotional, going over to a group of friends and saying, I am petrified of him pointing at Nick. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'm afraid of my son. I think my own son can hurt me. So if this is true, there were serious warning signs there that we've heard already, but that actually Rob was afraid of his own son. Yeah. I don't know why they would bring him to this party if he was such a ticking bomb, but, uh, I'm sure we're going to learn more about that as well. And also there's more footage now of him walking around in Santa Monica before he checked into this hotel. He was on foot. We haven't seen any footage of him driving a car. So we don't know how he got from Brentwood and down to Santa Monica, which is a 20, 30 minute drive. And as they're saying on TMZ, we don't know if that video or if this was Nick before or after he committed the killings. We don't know that yet. He, we know that he checked into the hotel at 4 15 AM, but we still don't know if he killed them before or after he checked into that hotel room. Also Rob shooter has a report here saying or claiming that Nick was rejected romantically a few days before this happened. It says here, he just been turned down a long in a long time. Insider says he was awkward, overbearing and completely unable to handle rejection. People didn't stick around because he came on too strong. And he's saying that those close to him describe repeated failed attempts to connect mostly online that only reinforced his anger and isolation. He thinks there was chemistry and then they disappear instead of learning. He doubled down and it made him even more toxic to anyone around him. And it says here that Nick couldn't read social cues. He drove people away with desperation and obsession. It seems like he didn't have much social skills at all. And of course that fueled his anger. If you didn't watch my episode yesterday, I mentioned that I spoke to a source. If you miss my episode yesterday, I spoke to a source, a person who worked for Michelle and Rob Reiner back in the nineties when Nick was just a baby. And the person told me that Michelle was suffering from postpartum and that she was acting out and she apologized for her behavior several times to this person. And I've seen in the comment section, a lot of women have spoken about their experience with postpartum and how that can affect a child or a baby at an early age. I don't know enough about that, but I think it's worth mentioning again, because as I mentioned before, I'm trying to just wrap my head around how this incident could happen, how it's possible for a human being to do such an evil thing, where it's coming from, what goes on in this person's brain when he's capable of doing something like this. I just can't wrap my head around the fact that a person can kill the only two people in the world that loves them unconditionally. Yeah. This case is so heartbreaking. And the more we learn, the more confused I get of what really happened here and how, anyway, so that's it for me, you guys happy Friday, everyone. And I hope you're going to have a wonderful weekend. And yes, if you haven't subscribed yet, please do and welcome to all my new subscribers. So thank you so much for that. And please hit the notification bell. So you never miss an episode of Lawsome Talk. 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