Blake Lively is suing co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. Here’s everything we know about the sexual harassment claim.
Blake Lively News
December 21, 2024– According to this new article by TMZ, Blake Lively has initiated a legal battle against her former “It Ends with Us” co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a campaign to tarnish her reputation.
News of the pair allegedly feuding went viral months ago when they seemingly weren’t present together to promote the release of the film. Now it seems as though fuel has been added to the fire with the announcement of this bombshell lawsuit.
Blake Lively And Justin Baldoni
As the article details, in a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Lively alleges the work environment on set became so toxic that an emergency meeting was called to address what she describes as a hostile atmosphere.
Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, was reportedly present at the meeting.
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Blake Lively Father
As stated in the viral TMZ article, the lawsuit outlines specific demands that were allegedly made as a result of Baldoni’s behavior. Among them were requests for no more nude videos or images of women to be shown to Lively, no discussions of Baldoni’s alleged “pornography addiction,” no mention of sexual conquests in front of her, no more comments about cast and crew’s genitalia, no inquiries into Lively’s weight, and no further mention of her deceased father.
As well, Lively’s suit demands that there be no added sex scenes, oral sex, or on-screen climaxing beyond what was agreed upon in the original script.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Interview
According to this TikTok video posted by user @stephwithdadeets which further describes the article, Lively’s lawsuit claims that the studio approved her demands for a better work environment, but the film allegedly underperformed due to a dispute over its marketing.
Lively seemingly wanted to focus on her character’s resilience and Baldoni preferred to highlight domestic violence.
@stephwithdadeets I hate to say this, but I am going to need more info/evidence to believe this. #blakelively #justinbaldoni #lawsuit #itendswithus #itendswithusmovie #celebritynews #greenscreen
Blake Lively Interview It Ends With Us
As the TikToker further explains as outlined in the TMZ article, Lively also accused Baldoni and his team of a “social manipulation” campaign to damage her reputation, including text messages that suggested Baldoni wanted to “bury” her career.
Lively alleges this campaign caused significant harm to her business and emotional distress to her family. In response, Baldoni’s lawyer called the lawsuit an attempt to rehabilitate Lively’s image, accusing her of being difficult on set and contributing to the film’s failure, while defending a weight-related inquiry as a concern for his own back issues.
The internet is now divided between “Team Justin” and “Team Blake” following these bombshell allegations.
Baldoni himself has not yet responded to these claims that have been circulating online.
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Image Credit: @justinbaldoni Instagram, @stephwithdadeets TikTok