"You Can Tell Everything About A Man By The Way He Proposes": If You Never Saw Justin Baldoni's 27-Minute Proposal Video, Here's Why It Is Now Being Called The "Red" Flag Everyone Missed
This post contains discussion of sexual harassment.
Last week, we found out Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment. Justin costarred in and directed It Ends with Us — and the alleged details of the case have been extensive, to say the least.
People's opinions about the lawsuit have been heavily circulating on all social media platforms, so it's no surprise that older videos of Justin are resurfacing. One video that is currently under fire on TikTok is Justin's 27-minute-long proposal video to his current wife, actor Emily Baldoni.
The video first started recirculating back in July when Justin was being praised for advocating against domestic violence during the film's release and speaking out about things like toxic masculinity.
Since the video is nearly half an hour, I am just going to give you the gist. Justin sends his wife to the restaurant where they had their first date; there, she's shown a video he has made for her.
It's essentially just him deciding how to make the perfect proposal. First, he mimicks NSYNC's music video for "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You."
Then we see Justin's version of "I'll Make Love To You" by Boyz II Men.
That is follwed by ABBA's "Dancing Queen," complete with all the men dressed as women.
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There's a choreographed flashmob in front of a Target.
And it eventually goes into a super cinematic moment when he realizes that all his wife needs is him, so he rushes to the restaurant where she is, stopping to get support from his family along the way.
Once there, he greets her, saying, "I have a whole bunch I want to say but, baby, all that stuff, that's for me. You don't care about that stuff. You care about this... You're the woman that has changed my life. I've never been happier, never been sadder, I've never been more angry, life has never been more beautiful..." She obviously says yes — and you can watch the full proposal here if you're curious.
Despite some people saying the video felt like an ego trip back in the summer...
Most conversations about it at the time gave accolades to Justin.
He was called emotionally intelligent.
Genuine.
And people admitted they wanted a future partner like him.
Now, in light of the Blake Lively allegations, conversations about it have totally flipped.
Besides the fact that a lot of people who are just now seeing it for the first time are a bit taken aback...
They're saying it is making them realize what the "ick" means.
They're calling it self-absorbed, stating that a man who makes a proposal all about himself is a bad sign.
It's also being called cringeworthy.
And the equivalent of an SNL skit.
Finally, people say the video gives context that was overlooked before.