like Justin Baldoni and Blake LivelyHe Said, She Said The legal battle continues, and his lawyer has released footage from the set And it ends with us Which Baldoni's team believes proves their side of the story.
The shots I got Us Weekly It began on Tuesday, January 21, with a statement that said: “Ms. Lively's complaint alleges that during a scene in which Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming a slow dance montage, Mr. Baldoni behaved inappropriately. The following videos taken on May 23, 2023 clearly refute Ms. Lively's characterization of his behavior. The scene in question is designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing for closeness to each other. It is clear that both actors conduct themselves well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism. These are the three shots that were filmed for the sequence.
In the clip, Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37, smiled and laughed as they filmed a dance scene with no dialogue.
When the pair started dancing in the clip, Lively said she thought it would be “more romantic” if she and Baldoni were talking in the scene.
Justin Baldoni claims in a new lawsuit that his movie It Ends With Us star Blake Lively suggested he get a nose job. News broke on Thursday, January 16, that Baldoni, 40, his studio, and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Lively, 37, Reynolds, 48, and her publicist Leslie Sloan for $400 million in damages. In one part of (…)
“I know you and Ryan (Reynolds) “Talk all the time,” Baldoni told Lively, referring to her husband. She replied: “Oh my God, we are not silent.”
Baldoni then shared that he and his wife, EmilyThey have moments where they stare at each other for five minutes. Lively laughed at the remark, and Baldoni added, “I think you'll find it horrifying.” “I'd say, 'Oh no, I found a sociopath,'” Baldoni replied.
When Baldoni said he thought Lively and Reynolds were “cute,” she responded, “I think they're more than cute.” “I think it's amazing,” he added.
When Lively and Baldoni kissed in the scene, she started laughing. “I'm very curious. I mean, they're just noses,” she said, and Baldoni replied, “I know. And my nose is too big.” Lively added, “Yes, I was hoping we could address that. It's not too late. It just has to be closed. I have to call the insurance company and we'll deal with that. “I'm just kidding.”
The legal battle between Justin Baldoni and It Ends With Us star Blake Lively continues with a brand new lawsuit. According to a filing obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, January 16, Baldoni, 40, is accusing Lively, 37, her publicist, Leslie Sloan, and Ryan Reynolds of civil racketeering, defamation, false invasion of privacy and other claims. (…)
“No, that's true,” Baldoni replied. That's why we hired Jenny Slate too, and our noses match. (Baldoni and Slate portrayed the siblings in the film, which was based on Colleen Hoover's novel of the same name.)
Before the end of the roughly 10-minute video, the duo started the scene again. In this shot, Baldoni nuzzled Lively's neck and asked him if he was “getting a beard” on Lively. “Maybe I might put a spray tan on you,” she replied with a laugh, and he said, “It smells good.” “Well, it's not that. It's my body makeup,” Lively added.
After the video was first published by Daily Mail Baldoni's attorney, Brian Friedman, said in a statement we: “we I received this video from Legal Counsel Brian Friedman who has gone on record multiple times telling the public that Justin Baldoni and his team have nothing to hide and this video proves that once again. Justin and his team have the right to defend themselves with the truth and that is what we will continue to show through an upcoming website containing all correspondence as well as related videos directly rebutting their claims.
Following the video's release, Lively criticized Baldoni and his team for choosing to publicly drop it.
“Justin Baldoni and his attorney may be hoping this latest stunt will outweigh the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is devastating. “Every frame of the footage released confirms, by letter, what Ms. Lively described in paragraph 48 of her complaint,” Lively's legal team said in a statement. Us on Tuesday: “The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning toward Ms. Lively, trying to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth on her neck, and making passes. He thumbed her lip, caressed her, told her how good she smelled, and talked to her out of character.”
The statement continued: “Every moment of this was improvised by Mr. Baldoni without any prior discussion or approval and without the presence of the intimacy coordinator. Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively's representative, but also Ms. Lively's director, studio head, and boss.
“The video shows Ms. Lively leaning away and repeatedly telling the characters to just talk. “Any woman who has been touched inappropriately in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort,” the statement read. “They will recognize her attempts at sarcasm to try to deflect unwanted touching . No woman should take defensive measures to avoid being touched by her employer without her consent.
“This matter is in active litigation in federal court. Releasing this video to the media, rather than submitting it as evidence in court, is another example of an unethical attempt to manipulate the public. It is also a continuation of their campaign of revenge and harassment. While they focus on misleading media narratives, we focus on the legal process. We are continuing our efforts to demand that Mr. Baldoni and his associates respond in court, under oath, and not through manufactured media stunts,” the letter concluded.
Months after rumors spread that there was a dispute between Lively and Baldoni on set And it ends with usshe I filed a lawsuit He was accused of sexual harassment. He has denied all accusations.
The aforementioned dance scene is one of many encounters between the stars discussed in the docs. In Lively's December 2024 lawsuit against Baldoni, she alleged the same scene, “At one point, he leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear to the bottom of her neck as he said, 'It smells so good.'” None of this was Personal in nature, or based on any dialogue in the script, and there was no need to say anything because, again, there was no sound – Mr. Baldoni was teasing Mr. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with any thing. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni's response was: “I'm not even attracted to you.”
In Baldoni Filing earlier this month v. Lively, Reynolds and her publicist, Leslie SloanBaldoni referred to the same scene, but he had a different point of view.
“She apologized animatedly for the smell of her spray and body makeup. “It smells good,” Baldoni replied, and continued to act and slow dance as he thought his character would do with his partner, which required some amount of physical touching.
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[…]
According to Baldoni, “Lively took them out of character again and began joking about Baldoni's nose, at which he laughed and in turn joked, even when Lively joked that he should have plastic surgery,” his lawsuit states.
In the same lawsuit, a footnote referenced Lively's December 2024 lawsuit in which she claimed he physically insulted her during filming. The footnote read: “Lively alleges that Baldoni inappropriately commented on her physical appearance. It was the opposite.”
While Lively stated in her filing that the montage's “slow dance scene” had “no audio” recorded, Baldoni claimed in his filing that he was wearing a microphone during the scene and noted that the exchange was captured on camera.
Justin Baldoni initially seemed to have only positive things to say about It Ends with Us star Blake Lively, as reports of an on-set rift 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. (…)
“Any suggestion that this scene was filmed in any manner other than pure professionalism by Baldoni is unequivocally countered by actual evidence,” Baldoni's filing said. “Her allegation of sexual harassment is a substantiated and intentionally fabricated lie.”
While noting Lively's alleged “derogatory comments” about his appearance, Baldoni claimed in the lawsuit that he “publicly expressed insecurities about it and discussed it on an episode of his podcast, Man Enough, exploring the topic of body dysmorphia.”
“Lively’s comment about Baldoni’s nose was also caught on camera,” the lawsuit states. “Instead of writing out a list of grievances against Lively, Baldoni ignored it and continued with the scene.”
