While the truth is all the matters, here is my bias since the evidence started coming out.
I had to deal with consistent narcissistic abuse in the past. The manipulation and gaslighting is something I would never wish upon anyone else. Only when you get out, and the fog eventually lifts, can you see the psychological hell you had to deal with during that time. If you haven't experienced it, consider yourself very lucky. I guarantee some people you know are going through it, even though they might not even realize it yet.
Since then, I've been very cognizant of the red flags. Of the actual evidence that has come out - text chains, voice memos, etc. - it all screams to me that Lively is a severe narcissist. And Baldoni's constant placating and people pleasing is the food these psychological predators live off of. They see kindness as weakness. Give them an inch, they take a mile.
Again, if further evidence proves otherwise, I'll admit to being wrong.