Justin Baldoni He retracts the accusations made against him And it ends with us com. costar Blake Lively In the lawsuit filed on Tuesday, December 31.
Baldoni, 40 years old, Sue New York Times For $250 million, claiming defamation and false invasion of privacy over a story the newspaper published on December 21. The article, titled “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside the Hollywood Smear Machine,” alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively for several months while she was on assignment.
Baldoni and his lawyers allege that Lively pursued a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against the actor, who also directed the film. (Lively also accused Baldoni of orchestrating a smear campaign against her.)
“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.
Months after a reported feud between costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, a lawsuit has been filed against him for sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after it was reported by TMZ and the New York Times, Lively accuses Baldoni of shooting[…]
The lawsuit he obtained Us Weeklyoutline Live accusations He confronts them with Baldoni's interpretation of the events.
Lively's lawyer has already responded to the lawsuit, saying in a statement to we Baldoni's allegations change nothing in her accusations against him.
“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 its 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.
Keep scrolling for each counterclaim in his lawsuit.
Justin Baldoni initially seemed to have nothing but positive things to say about It Ends with Us star Blake Lively, as reports of an on-set feud continue to spread online. The drama officially hits theaters in August 2024, and Baldoni, who directs and stars opposite Lively, has heaped praise on his on-screen partner. (…)
The texts of the “smear campaign” were allegedly decontextualized
The times He highlighted an alleged effort by Baldoni's publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Appel To generate bad press for Lively. However, the lawsuit states that the story omitted key communications between them that paint a different picture.
The article shared text in which Appel appears to be congratulating Nathan on a negative story about Lively, but the lawsuit says it omits an upside-down smiley face, which is often used to indicate sarcasm. Nathan's response seems to show her credit for the story, however The times I deleted the line that preceded the conversation, which might show that Nathan was just joking.
“Damn, this is so unfair because it's not me too,” she wrote in the deleted message.
Baldoni says Blake Lively invited him to the trailer during the breastfeeding incidents
Lively accused Baldoni of repeatedly walking in on her while she was breastfeeding. However, Baldoni provided a text message from Lively in which she appears to be inviting him to her trailer.
“I'm just pumping my trailer if you want to solve our lines,” the message reads.
“Eat with the crew and we'll head out that way,” Baldoni replied.
Updated 12/31/21 at 11:30 PM ET: Justin Baldoni was one of 10 plaintiffs filing a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times following its reporting on actor Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment. The plaintiffs in the suit, which also includes publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Appel as well as It Ends With Us (…)
Ryan Reynolds allegedly “berated” Baldoni over the “fat shaming” incident.
Baldoni, Lively's husband, recalls, Ryan Reynoldsscold him For an alleged case of fat shaming. The moment in question occurred when Baldoni inquired about Lively's weight before filming a scene in which he was supposed to lift her. She described his lawsuit as a “reasonable investigation of important information needed to ensure safety and avoid injury at the scene of an accident.”
Baldoni said that after the incident, Reynolds subjected him to “inappropriate and humiliating berating” at his and Lively's apartment in New York City. The actor wondered if the outburst was intentional, “as other famous friends were coming in and out of their apartment” at the time.
“In his 40-year career, he had never seen anyone talk to someone like that in a meeting,” the lawsuit quoted one of the film's producers as saying. A Sony The actress added that she regrets that she “did not stop Reynolds' berating Baldoni.”
Baldoni claims he was “following the tone” set by Lively
Baldoni responded to two of Lively's accusations by claiming that he was merely following in the actor's footsteps. He allegedly referred to women in the group, including Lively, as “sexy,” and when Lively expressed her discomfort, he allegedly deflected, undermining her concerns.
But Baldoni claims he was just using the same terminology that Lively herself used. He also provided a text from Lively stating that her character's clothes should be “sexier.”
Blake Lively's sexual harassment lawsuit against It Ends With Us actor Justin Baldoni claims he admitted he didn't “always” ask for consent before having sex with former partners. The lawsuit, obtained by Us Weekly on Saturday, December 21, alleges that both Baldoni, who also directed the film, and producer Jimmy Heath were[…]
“Set the energetic tone, one that Baldoni respectfully listened to during the creative process,” the suit says.
Lively also accused Baldoni of sharing intimate details about his sex life and asking about it. Baldoni responded by saying that she was the one who first brought up the topic and he was only following suit.
The pornographic video was allegedly a video of Baldoni's wife giving birth
Lively also stated in a human resources complaint that Baldoni showed her pornographic videos featuring his wife. Baldoni claims that this is not true and that the video in question was His wife Birth, which he vividly demonstrated in the context of a discussion of the film's birth scene.
“The distortion of this benign event into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths to which Lively and her associates are willing to go to defame Plaintiffs,” the lawsuit said.
Baldoni claims he “felt comfortable” with the film's sex scenes
While Lively accused Baldoni of adding gratuitous nudity and unwanted kissing scenes to the film, Baldoni claimed she was in no rush to meet with an intimacy coordinator to address her concerns.
“I feel good. I can meet her when we start 🙂 Thank you though!” she wrote in a text message to Baldoni, allegedly talking about the intimacy coordinator.
Blake Lively claims It Ends With Us star and director Justin Baldoni launched a “social manipulation” campaign to damage her reputation. News broke on Saturday, December 21, that Lively, 37, has filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, 40, for sexual harassment. According to the New York Times, the lawsuit – which was filed on Friday, December 20 – (…)
Baldoni responds to Lively's repeated use of “no more.”
In addition to the incidents Baldoni took issue with, he took issue with the way Lively presented her complaints to human resources. I shared with HR about 30 problems I encountered in production, and often used the phrase “no more” when I asked not to continue.
“The repeated use of the phrase ‘no more’ before each request falsely suggests that these alleged incidents have occurred previously and should stop,” the suit says. “This insinuation is not only misleading, it is completely untrue.”
