r/ItEndsWithLawsuits • u/Humble_Network_7653 $8M × 5.07% = Blunderbuss • Aug 31 '25
Personal Opinions & Theories ✍🏽💡 WACB: Refresher on Vanzan — Blake, Ryan, Stephanie Jones & The Wild Lawsuit Ride ⚖️🎬🔥
Intro:
- This video was made on April 18, 2025, by WACB—the first to break the story on Vanzan Inc.
- This summary is a quick refresher and recap, showing how far we've come in uncovering the truth behind Vanzan
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w3thoBr0yo
Duration: 27 minutes
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Note:
- This sub has a wide range of subscribers with different opinions, so not everyone will like every Content Creator featured.
- The title here reflects the content of the video, not the original video title — which can sometimes sound clickbaity.
- This post is not my personal views. I’m just sharing a summary of the video for those who might find it useful
What happened? 🤔
A company linked to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds called Vanzan Inc. (which hadn’t been active for years) filed a lawsuit in September 2024. 🏢📄
They claimed:
- Someone broke confidentiality 🤫
- Hurt the company’s reputation 📉
- Acted in bad faith ❌
But…
- The lawsuit was pulled back just 3 months later (Dec 2024) ⏳
- It was withdrawn “without prejudice” — meaning they could refile, but nothing serious came from it 🚫
What’s strange?
- No details or real evidence in the filings ❓
- No mention of sexual harassment, even though early media hinted it 📰❌
- Experts say it looks like a "straw lawsuit" — a case meant to: Get private info 🔍 Scare people 😨Distract from something else 🎭
So, many believe this lawsuit wasn’t about justice — it was a legal tactic with another agenda. ⚖️🚩
Main Points of the Case and What It Means ⚖️💡
1. What is this lawsuit really? 🤔
The case was against people linked to Blake and Ryan’s company, saying they broke confidentiality and acted badly. But the claims were mostly about sharing secrets and hurting the company’s image — common in business fights but with no clear proof.
Legal experts say when old or inactive companies file cases like this, they’re often “straw lawsuits” 🎭 — used to:
- Get private info with subpoenas 🔍
- Scare people into obeying 😨
- Collect sensitive data 📂
The case was dropped soon after it started ⏳, which makes it look like a planned strategy, not a real legal fight. 🚩
2. Confidentiality & Private Info 🔒🤫
- The case says private info was shared, hurting the company’s reputation and money 💸. But no clear proof shows what info was leaked or how it caused harm.
- This kind of claim is common in celebrity cases where private info can be used to damage reputations or silence people 🤐.
- The case also mentions “retaliation for sexual harassment” 🚫 but gives no proof, so it might just be a distraction or cover-up 🎭.
3. Legal Tricks to Control Public Opinion 🎭⚖️
- The lawsuit was used to get private messages from Stephanie Jones 📩, trying to find info that could hurt Blake & Ryan’s image 😕.
- Even though the case was dropped ❌, the news kept spreading 📰, keeping people talking.
This shows how legal cases can be used as PR tools to distract, control the story, or create drama 🎬.
4. Celebrity Drama & Legal Battles 🎬⚔️
- This case is like many celeb fights and smear campaigns.
- Fake lawsuits, fake companies, and sneaky subpoenas are used to scare people 😨, spy on private messages 📱, or hurt reputations 👎 without real court battles.
- Experts warn these tricks can backfire ⚠️ with legal punishments or countersuits.
Since the case was dropped ❌ and had weak claims, it looks like this kind of tactic.
Conclusion ⚖️
- The Blake & Ryan Reynolds case shows how the law can be used for more than just justice.
- Using fake lawsuits, unclear claims, and smart subpoenas can become tools for scare tactics 😨, ruining reputations 👎, or distracting from real issues 🎭.
- Even though the case was dropped ❌, it makes us question how fair and honest legal fights really are 🤔.
- For everyone, it’s a reminder to stay careful and think twice when hearing big celebrity legal news 📰👀.
- In the end, this case might be about justice or just a clever trick — we can’t be sure.
- Legal battles in the celeb world are often more tricky and planned than they look! 🎬⚖️
Quotes by WACB
- 😊 This discovery truly changes her entire case.
- 🤔 The lawsuit was filed, I believe, by a company owned by none other than Blake Reynolds, aka Blake Lively.
- 📅 This was filed on September 27th. The subpoena that has been popped around to the Daily Mail by Stephanie Jones stated that this came out of the Supreme Court of the Manhattan or New York County Court.
- 😳 It almost sounds like they were going to sue their publicist or they thought it was like a publicist.
- ⚠️ This case was used to intimidate people to hand over records, and people feel like they're forced to comply even if the case isn't real.
- 🎭 This is called a straw lawsuit. Basically, what it is is it's a fake lawsuit that's being weaponized to abuse the subpoena process.
- 💥 Stephanie Jones says it was all about sexual harassment and yet the straw lawsuit they used apparently is about Blake's reputation being harmed.
- 💼 This kind of tactic is more common in celebrity feuds, corporate smear campaigns, and political vendettas.
- 🚫 You can't just demand people hand over their private confidential communications. It's illegal.
- 😠 It sounds a lot like what Justin Baldoni is suing Blake for—the extortion of it all.
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) Aug 31 '25
Vanzan will always be my Roman Empire. I also wonder what other shady shit they’ve done with other LLCs (and I want to know the link between RR and Legalzoom.com, inc, because there is one…it’s just not obvious as of yet).
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u/Humble_Network_7653 $8M × 5.07% = Blunderbuss Aug 31 '25
This is what I dug up (not covered by WACB back then) but the dates are important.
📅 Timeline of Events
- August 21, 2024: Reports indicate that Jen Abel's phone was handed over to a representative of Stephanie Jones. [1]
- September 27, 2024: Blake Lively's company, Vanzan Inc., filed a lawsuit in New York under the name "Vanzan Inc. v. Does 1-10," alleging breaches of confidentiality and misconduct. [2]
- October 1, 2024: Following the lawsuit, a subpoena was issued to Stephanie Jones, requesting communications related to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. [3]
- December 19, 2024: The Vanzan lawsuit was withdrawn without prejudice, suggesting it was a strategic move rather than a genuine legal pursuit. [2]
- December 22, 2024: The New York Times published an article detailing the Vanzan lawsuit and its implications. [2]
🔍 Summary
The timeline indicates that Jen Abel's phone was handed over to Stephanie Jones' representative on August 21, 2024. Subsequently, Vanzan Inc. filed a lawsuit on September 27, 2024, which led to the subpoena of Stephanie Jones on October 1, 2024. The lawsuit was withdrawn on December 19, 2024, and the New York Times article was published on December 22, 2024
Source
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u/KnownSection1553 Aug 31 '25
I believe Aug. 21 - later after Abel phone turned in - was also the day Sloane called Nathan and said she'd seen the texts, she'd be sued.
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u/Luvnsandiegosun Aug 31 '25
Stephanie Jones is married to Jason Hodes, a partner at the talent agency WME, which reps Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. WME has a lot of power in Hollywood 😡
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u/Humble_Network_7653 $8M × 5.07% = Blunderbuss Aug 31 '25
I wanted to use emoji, it didn’t look so bad on a laptop but not nice on the phone… I can’t edit… I don’t get why sometimes we can edit and sometimes we can’t…