Justin Baldoni claims that Blake Lively took over and ended up freeing us

Justin BaldoniThe suit against New York Times It has shed more light on the apparent Creative differences Between him and him And it ends with us com. costar Blake Lively.

Baldoni (40 years old) is filing a lawsuit The times For $250 million, claiming defamation and false invasion of privacy due to the newspaper’s reports of a lawsuit being filed against him for sexual harassment.

“The times “The story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving account, presenting it almost verbatim while ignoring an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and revealed her true motives,” the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit alleges sedition Between Baldoni and Lively37, comes from the actress's “calculated, bold attempt to take control of the film.” It also provided text messages from Baldoni, who directed the film, to the film's editors showing his frustration with Lively cutting him out of the editing process.

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“She has now officially fired me from the movie,” Baldoni wrote. “It's killing it. I can't participate. Music sound VFX everything. I'll make it one way or another. Just need to feel it all.”

The lawsuit states that Baldoni felt uncomfortable after Lively's allegations against him, which were initially brought up in a meeting during production. Lively allegedly insisted on joining Baldoni in the editing bay during the film's 10-week “protected” period. During that period, the director traditionally has exclusive access to the film, and edits it into his or her own director's cut.

“As a seasoned professional with over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry — and having grown up in a family deeply involved in the industry — Lively was fully aware of the implications of her request,” the suit says. “In fact, her request explicitly admitted that it violated Baldoni’s ‘protected period.’ However, in the wake of the serious false allegations she made against the production, Baldoni’s company (Wayfarer Studios) and Sony reluctantly agreed to grant her access to the editing area for two days.”

The lawsuit claims so The times“The intentional omission of these important details not only distorts the truth, but also perpetuates a false narrative that conveniently absolves Lively of culpability in the dissolution of professional relationships and the turmoil surrounding the film.”

Baldoni alleges that two-day period turned into 10 days and included a time when Lively sought to work alone in the editing area. He also claims she fired the film's editors and replaced them with her own choices, including her own husband, Ryan Reynoldsis used frequently.

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Speculation arose in August that there was tension between Baldoni and Lively, who play love interests in the film adaptation Colleen Hooverbook. A source said that this tension led to a division among the film crew Us Weekly at that time.

“There were two camps in the movie — Team Blake and Team Justin,” the source says, adding that tensions began to rise on the first day of production. “This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and made them not talk anymore.”

Lively continued to assert creative control over the film, according to the source, leaving Baldoni “hurt.”

“He (Justin) felt that his vision wasn't as important as Blake's, and that stifled creativity in the group,” the source continued.

A second source responded, saying that “any changes or input by Blake were intended to create the best possible film and honor the writers.”

Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a complaint filed before the new year, alleging he created a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni's lawyer denied the “outrageous” accusations, claiming that Lively was trying to “repair her negative reputation.” Lively officially filed suit against Baldoni on Tuesday, December 31.

Following news of Baldoni's lawsuit, Lively's attorney addressed the accusations in a statement provided to we.

“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything regarding the allegations made in Ms. Lively’s complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights, nor her federal complaint filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a sham based on a choice “not to sue Baldoni, Wayfarer,” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As the complaint states According to the Federal Reserve, which Ms. Lively filed earlier today, this frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is incorrect. Although we will not litigate this matter in the press, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively's complaint We look forward to fully addressing all of Wayfarer's claims in court.