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Justin Baldoni Says He Got 'Chills' From Blake Lively's Beauty in Voice Note
Justin Baldoni once gushed over Blake Lively’s beauty, according to a newly released voice memo.
“Hey Blake I hope the fitting was super successful, thank you for sending me those pictures,” Baldoni, 42, told Lively, 38, in the message, which was obtained by TMZ on Monday, February 2. “That was really cool. I was in the department head meeting and I was waiting for them to load and I legit got the chills when I saw it. You look beautiful. It’s going to work so well.”
Per TMZ, the voice memo was sent before It Ends With Us began filming in 2023. Baldoni, who was Lively’s costar and director on the film, appeared to be discussing the Gossip Girl alum’s costuming.
Us Weekly has reached out to Baldoni and Lively for comment.
The memo is the latest unsealed court exhibit, and comes just days after Us Weekly obtained a separate memo from Lively in which she spoke affectionately toward Baldoni while discussing how overwhelmed she felt with returning to work and filming back-to-back projects after giving birth to her fourth baby. (Lively shares daughters James, 11, Inez, 9, and Betty 6, and son Olin, 2, with husband Ryan Reynolds.)
“Hey. I hope you’re so well. Just wanted to connect just to put something on your radar. So, between us. Like, this is so premature for me to even share this with you. All good, all good stuff. Headline is great, good, great stuff,” Lively began in the message, which was sent in February 2023 during pre-production. “But I was talking to Ryan [Reynolds] and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I should share this,’ but he was like, ‘You guys have such a great trust, you know. Fill him in.’”
She continued, “Just the idea of going back to work every day right away and also the idea of, you know, prepping for our movie and wanting to work out every day and all that and yet being on set every day. I’m like, ‘What have I done?’ The only reason that I’m doing [that movie] before is because I gave them my word and I wouldn’t go back on that and felt like I had to make it work. But having a week off in between, it’s just a lot. It’s a lot.”
Lively explained that she was “panicking” the closer “reality” of shooting got, confessing she really only wanted to “focus” on It Ends With Us.
“Obviously, there’s selfish reasons I’m telling you this,” she quipped. “If by chance you’re like, ‘Oh, my God, if I could go two weeks earlier, that would actually be great,’ then amazing. And if it is what it is, then it is what it is.”
She added, “Selfishly, what I would love about that, is that Ryan and I have also been really stressed about spending a month apart. None of it is your problem. That’s why I’m talking to you as a friend at this point more than anything but the idea of spending all of June apart is a lot. The most we have ever done is less than two weeks.”
At the end of her voice note, Lively concluded, “So nice talking to you. Not talking to you, this is so sad. This is my social interaction these days, just talking into voice memos. OK, I hope you’re well. Send my love to your family who don’t know me. Take care, bye.”
Both of the costars’ voice memos were sent nearly one year before Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and trying to ruin her reputation. Baldoni denied all the allegations against him and countersued Lively, but the lawsuit was dismissed in June 2025. Lively’s suit remains ongoing and the pair are scheduled to head to trial in May.
The voice memos are just a small piece of recent unsealed documents that contain thousands of emails, text messages, depositions and more pertaining to the case. Reynolds, 49, Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover are just a few mentioned or featured in the docs.
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How to cancel your Tinder subscription
We’ve all been there: You’re under the covers, scrolling through Tinder way past your bedtime. You’re on a left-swipe roll and accidentally pass on someone you would’ve swiped right on so hard your thumb would break.
The only way to Rewind — reverse your last swipe — is to pay for Tinder, so why don’t you go ahead and just drop some money to pay for a Tinder Plus subscription? Or even Tinder Gold or Tinder Platinum?
Tinder confirmed to Mashable that the app considers a user’s previous account activity, including how long you’ve had their account, past purchases, and past engagement, when providing subscription offers. Demographic factors like age, gender, and sexual orientation don’t factor in, according to Tinder. The exact cost may also vary based on international exchange rates. But according to Mashable’s latest roundup of best hookup apps, here’s what each subscription will cost you per month:
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One month of Tinder Plus: $22.48
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One month of Tinder Gold: $36
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One month of Tinder Platinum: $45
If, when you get the next month’s charge, you regret this financial decision, you’ll need to cancel Tinder Gold. Here’s how to do it.
What is Tinder Gold?
Tinder Gold is one of the dating app‘s tier subscription options. Maybe they call it Gold because it’s the Goldilocks of plans: more perks (and costing more) than Tinder Plus, but fewer perks and a smaller price tag than Tinder Platinum.
With all Tinder subscriptions, you don’t see ads. You have unlimited Likes (as opposed to 100 right-swipes per day for free users), unlimited Rewinds, and can use the Passport feature for any location.
Tinder Gold, unlike Tinder Plus, also includes Top Picks, which show you your “most swipe-worthy matches.” You’ll get one free Boost a month, which makes you a top profile in your area for 30 minutes, and free weekly Super Likes, which let the user know you Liked them before they Like you back.
In addition to all of those features, Tinder Platinum allows you to see Likes you made; gives you Priority Likes, which put you at the top of your potential match’s options; and lets you send a message when you Super Like.
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How to cancel Tinder Gold (or Plus, or Platinum)
How you cancel Tinder Gold or other subscriptions depends on how you subscribed. Deleting the app on your phone won’t cancel the subscription, and if you purchased it through the Apple or Google Play Store, deleting your Tinder account itself won’t cancel it either.
If you bought Tinder Gold on your iPhone, open your Settings and tap on your name. Then tap subscriptions, select your Tinder one, and press Cancel Subscription.
For Android, there are two options. If you purchased through the Google Play Store, go there on your Android. Tap the Menu icon and go to Subscriptions. Select the Tinder subscription, and choose Cancel Subscription.
If you used the direct credit card option on Android, open Tinder on your device. Go to your profile, tap Manage Payment Account, then Cancel Subscription.
Finally, if you bought Tinder Gold through Tinder’s browser application, go to the site. Tap the profile icon, go to Manage Account, then click Cancel or disable Auto Renew. Deleting your Tinder account on the browser site also automatically cancels the subscription if you bought it there.
Still having trouble? Tinder has a separate article for help on canceling the subscription, but it’s basically the same instructions. Should you need individualized help, screenshot what you’re seeing and contact Tinder directly.
How to unsubscribe from Tinder
Use these instructions if you bought a Tinder subscription on your iPhone
Step 1:
Open your Settings on iPhone
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Tap Subscriptions and select Tinder
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Press “Cancel Subscription”
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Still having trouble?
Tinder has a help page on its site for canceling your subscription, and it outlines the same instructions as here. If you need individualized help, take a screenshot of what you’re seeing and contact Tinder directly.
What happens when I delete Tinder Gold?
You’ll still have access to the paid features until the subscription runs out. Tinder doesn’t prorate fees based on the cancellation date, nor does it retroactively refund previous payments.
Canceling your paid subscription doesn’t delete your Tinder account, so you can still use it for free. Should you want the extras again, you can always start a new subscription. Until then, enjoy your regret-free swipes.
This article was first published in 2021 and republished in 2026.
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Hurdle hints and answers for February 4, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle Word 1 hint
To scare.
Hurdle Word 1 answer
SPOOK
Hurdle Word 2 hint
A stream.
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Hurdle Word 2 Answer
BROOK
Hurdle Word 3 hint
To spy.
Hurdle Word 3 answer
SNOOP
Hurdle Word 4 hint
Work.
Hurdle Word 4 answer
LABOR
Final Hurdle hint
Protection.
Hurdle Word 5 answer
ARMOR
If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.
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Seth Meyers has a blunt response to Elon Musks email to Epstein
The latest batch of Epstein files have caused some uncomfortable questions to be asked of Elon Musk, who — despite asserting on X that he “always declined” invitations to the convicted sex offender’s island, reportedly also emailed Epstein about a potential visit, writing in one message: “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
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“You know sometimes I think Elon Musk is a lump with no charisma, but then he writes a line of poetry like ‘What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?’ and I stand corrected,” says Seth Meyers in the Late Night clip above. ‘What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?’ is not a question you should ever ask anyone, but especially not a guy who, at that point, was already a registered sex offender.”
Elsewhere, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert also unpacked the latest Epstein files.
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