Everything Blake Lively claims happened in lawsuit as co-star Justin Baldoni sues her and Ryan Reynolds
These are all of the allegations made between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in their ongoing legal battle.
The It Ends with Us co-stars have been filing lawsuit after lawsuit against one another, with Baldoni's team today (16 January) suing Lively, Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and her PR firm Vision PR.
Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios have sued for £320 million, on claims of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage.
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This suit was filed by Baldoni's attorneys in the Southern District of New York on behalf of the actor, producer Jamey Heath, publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.
One of the claims in the suit is that Lively took measures to gain control of the 2024 film.
The documents, which were obtained by TMZ, also included claims that the Gossip Girl star was 'determined to make Baldoni the real-life villain in her story' after being labelled as 'tone-deaf' during the film's media tour.
Bryan Freedman, Baldoni's lawyer, said in a statement to LADbible Group that Blake Lively was 'either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth'.
Lively first filed a lawsuit against Baldoni back in December 2024, where she alleged sexual harassment and a campaign of 'social manipulation' against her, as well as various other accusations.
Everything included in Blake Lively's first lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
'Gratuitous sexual content' added to script after Lively signed on
According to a report from PEOPLE, the lawsuit filed alleges that Baldoni and Heath had changed the script after Lively signed on to play the role of character Lily Bloom by adding 'improvised gratuitous sexual content and/or scenes involving nudity into the film'.
These additions are said to have included a scene which required Lively to 'orgasm on-camera' and one which saw their characters 'climax simultaneously during intercourse'.
It's understood that Baldoni ultimately removed the scenes from the film after Lively 'objected'.
Improvised intimacy on set
Lively has accused Baldoni of improvising during intimate scenes on set which had not been 'rehearsed, choreographed or discussed with Ms. Lively' beforehand and without an intimacy co-ordinator present.
Wayfarer Studios would allegedly later agree to having an intimacy co-ordinator on set 'for all scenes involving nudity and/or simulated sex' and 'no more improvising of kissing' after a claimed meeting between Baldoni, producers, Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds.
Allegations of a 'lack of boundaries' shown by Baldoni and Heath
The lawsuit alleges that Baldoni and Heath had displayed a 'shocking lack of boundaries' while on set, which included graphic discussions about their sex lives, their previously respective relationships and pornography addiction.
Heath has also been accused of showing Lively and her assistant a 'fully nude' video of his wife in labour without their consent.
Lively also claimed that during filming for the scene showing Lily in childbirth was 'utterly lacking in standard industry protections'.
Comments about Lively's weight and deceased father
Lively has accused Baldoni of regularly sharing criticisms of 'her body and weight' including allegations of calling her personal trainer wanting 'her to lose weight in two weeks' just months after the actress had given birth to her fourth child.
She has also alleged that Baldoni had claimed to be able 'speak to the dead' on several occasions, which included her recently deceased father Ernie Lively.
January 2024 meeting between Lively, Reynolds, Baldoni and producers
During a break in filming due to the writers strike, it's alleged that Lively revealed her concerns before filming resumed in a meeting which took place on 4 January to address concerns of a 'hostile work environment' (per the BBC).
A list of 30 complaints were allegedly made on Lively's behalf against Heath and Baldoni. Deadpool star Reynolds was also said to have attended in support of his wife.
Accusations of a targeted smear campaign against Lively
Lively has also alleged that she was the target of a deliberate smear campaign during the film's promotion back in August in order to 'destroy' her reputation.
According to a copy of the complaints published by The New York Times, a subpoena revealed a series of texts between Baldoni's team, PR veteran Jennifer Abel and crisis management expert, Melissa Nathan.
The messages include a conversation between Nathan and Abel - which allegedly shows Abel telling Nathan that 'he wants to feel like she can be buried' - as well as a message from Baldoni allegedly asking for only clips of him talking about domestic violence to be posted.
Blake Lively's second lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
The 37-year-old followed up the original lawsuit, which was filed with the California Civil Rights Commission, by formally suing Baldoni in federal court in New York.
The second lawsuit from Lively is more formal, and was filed on 31 December, where the actor is demanding 'punitive' and 'compensatory' damages as well as a jury trial.
She added that they also caused 'severe and serious emotional distress' and 'lost wages'.
In a statement from her legal team, they stated that 'Ms. Lively’s decision to speak out has resulted in further retaliation and attacks', alleging that 'Wayfarer and its associates have violated federal and California state law by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns.'
How has Justin Baldoni responded to the claims?
As well as filing a lawsuit on Thursday (16 January), the actor filed a lawsuit against the New York Times in December.
The $250 million lawsuit brought against the news publication, with the plaintiffs including Baldoni, publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel among seven others, alleges libel and false-light invasion of privacy, Variety reports.
They claimed that the information in the lawsuit, which included text messages and emails, published by the newspaper was 'cherry-picked' and stripped of context to 'mislead'.
The New York Times responded with their own statement, where they said the story was 'meticulously and responsibly reported' and that they 'plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit'.
LADbible Group has previously reached out to Lively and Reynolds' representatives, and Wayfarer Studios for comment.
Topics: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Celebrity, Ryan Reynolds
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