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Unsealed Case File #002 · Updated 9 Oct 2026 · Unsealing 2

THE FLAKE DOSSIERS: EXPANDABLE & MESSY

Pull-down case files for the counts that vanished, the settlement that paid almost nothing, the ~$407k fee award, the PR drop, and today’s unsealing: studio notes on epic level stupid marketing and the mid-effort that hurt Flake.

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Satirical dramatization compiled from public reporting (including 9 Oct 2026 unsealed texts on studio private notes) and silent mime commentary. Characters are fictional caricatures. Cross-reference The Gordie Files.

Parody exhibit of a dropped PR rolodex
Live leak · Docket PR-29

Press counsel substituted — 20+ year retainer ends

Public reporting dated September 29, 2026 says Flake has cut ties with longtime publicist Leslie Slate (Vision Press — a parody stand-in for the widely reported Vision PR / Leslie Sloane split). The relationship dated to the mid-2000s rise, followed Slate to a new firm in 2014, and survived being named in a $400 million countersuit that a judge later dismissed. Sources told the tabloid the drop came after backlash over an 18-month court battle that public reports put at a combined ~$60 million in legal fees for both sides. Neither camp commented. Mime Counsel stamped the air: “It is going to get messy.”

Underlying news item (real reporting, fictional characters here): Page Six exclusive, 29 Sep 2026

EXPANDABLE CASE FILES

Click a folder. The clerk will pretend to unseal it. Facts below track public docket beats; captions are satire. New file added for Unsealing 2.

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File 006 · 9 Oct 2026

Studio Private Notes: Epic Level Stupid & The Flounce

What the public record supports (parodied as Flake):

  • Unsealed messages show studio executives privately describing Flake’s decision to launch a new haircare range during the film promo as “epic level stupid.”
  • One executive referred to the actress as “a fcking a terrorist” when she threatened to flounce off the set.
  • The backlash stemmed from mid-effort marketing choices — outfits, a flippant joke, the haircare launch — not solely any alleged smear campaign.
  • Gordie’s agents (see cross-ref) tried to force the studio to publicly blame Jason Baloney’s crisis team instead. The draft was never released.
  • The case had already settled with $0 on remaining claims; this is residual unsealing color.

In-chambers color: Mime counsel held up an invisible hair product and shrugged for an indeterminate period. “Epic level.” No rush — everyone is busy.

Underlying reporting (archive.ph)

Cute fox looking at a haircare bottle labeled epic level stupid Exhibit PR-29 sticker
NEW

File 005 · 29 Sep 2026

PR Counsel Drop — Leslie Slate / Vision Press

What the public record supports (parodied as Flake / Slate):

  • A two-decade press relationship beginning while Flake was breaking out and Slate was still at a legacy firm.
  • In 2014 Slate launched Vision Press and took Flake as a founding client.
  • The opposing $400M action named Slate and the firm, alleging planted stories / a smear — claims denied, later dismissed by a judge.
  • After an 18-month war, a May 2026 settlement (no payment on the remaining claims), and an August 2026 fee award of ~$407k on an ~$8M ask, three sources told a tabloid the PR retainer ended.
  • No on-record comment from Slate or Flake’s manager at publication.

In-chambers color: a clerk note filed the same afternoon read, “Blake dropped her PR so you know it’s going to get messy.” *REDACTED* already had the clip. CCS will talk. No rush — everyone is busy.

Fictional Vision Press reception after the drop Exhibit PR-29 sticker

File 001 · Late 2024

The Initial Complaint

Flake files with a state civil-rights department and in federal court, alleging harassment, retaliation, and a coordinated digital smear after complaints on a film set. A newspaper investigation fractures the public narrative overnight. Competing story lives in The Gordie Files.

File 002 · 2025

$400M Countersuit — Including Press Counsel

A $400 million defamation / extortion action is filed against Flake, associates, Slate, and Vision Press. The pleading claims the publicist planted negative stories. Slate denies. A judge later tosses the countersuit in its entirety (June 2025 in the public timeline). Fee recovery becomes the leftover battlefield.

File 003 · April 2026

Majority of Claims Dismissed

Federal judge dismisses most causes of action, including sexual-harassment counts (jurisdiction / independent-contractor status in the public recap). A retaliation-related claim against the production company remains — until settlement.

File 004 · 4 May 2026

Settlement — $0 on Remaining Claims

Two weeks before trial the parties settle. Remaining claims dismissed without payment of the hundreds of millions once sought. Joint statement: concerns “deserved to be heard.” Met-gala-adjacent fashion does the remaining emotional labor. Combined legal spend reported around $60 million.

“We acknowledge the process presented challenges.” — Joint statement, May 2026. (No financial payment on the remaining claims.)

File 004-B · 26 Aug 2026

Fee Award: ~$407k of ~$8M

Fee motion seeking more than $8 million is cut to approximately $407,000. Both sides declare victory. The green fox remains non-verbal. Mime fashion counsel notes: when the award is ~5% of the ask, the gown must finish the argument.

Redacted fee motion exhibit

TIMELINE PINNED TO THE CABINET

2024–2026 Flake docket timeline
Late 2024
Complaint + newspaper story. Narrative splits.
2025
$400M countersuit names Flake, Slate, Vision Press. Later dismissed.
Apr 2026
Most of Flake’s claims dismissed, including harassment counts.
4 May 2026
Settlement. $0 on remaining claims. Joint statement. Carpet continuity.
26 Aug 2026
~$407k fee award on an ~$8M request.
29 Sep 2026
Tabloid exclusive: two-decade publicist dropped after the Baldoni-era fallout. No comment from either camp.
9 Oct 2026
NEW · Unsealing 2. Studio private notes unsealed: “epic level stupid” haircare launch, “fcking a terrorist” flounce threat. Mid-effort marketing. Gordie’s draft statement never used.
Settlement-night fashion review
Style Brief — still on file

The Settlement-Night Look vs. The PR Drop vs. The Haircare

Pastel archival gown closed May. September is a rolodex in pieces. October brings unsealed notes on the haircare range that was “epic level stupid” to launch during promo. Fashion analysts note the contrast. The fox was not invited onto any carpet and remains non-verbal.

Mime witness

Flake

Key party. Demonstrated a dismissed count with an invisible rope. Now also demonstrating a disconnected headset and an epic level hair product.

Minty the fox

Minty

Pantomimed the difference between $8M and $407k by shrinking an invisible balloon. Added a tiny “EPIC LEVEL STUPID” card for the haircare.

Gordie cross-ref

Gordie (Cross-Ref)

45-minute shrug. See the competing docket for the draft statement. Will not comment on Vision Press furniture or mid-effort marketing.

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