Blake Lively has filed a legal complaint against him it ends with us Co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, accused him of sexual harassment.
In her lawsuit, the actress also alleged that Baldoni attempted to launch a defamation campaign against her, causing immense emotional distress to her family. DiversityIn response, Justin’s team dismissed the allegations and described them as “categorically false”.
According to Blake Lively’s lawsuit, things got so bad during production of the film that an “all-hands-on-deck meeting” was held to address her claims of a hostile work environment, which her husband Ryan Reynolds attended. Took part.
During the meeting, Blake and Ryan demanded “that Lively no longer be shown nude videos or pictures of women, that there be no mention of Justin Baldoni’s alleged past ‘pornography addiction’, and that Blake make no mention of sexual conquests in front of Lively.” There should be no discussion about it.” ,
He also insisted that Baldoni avoid commenting on the cast and crew’s genitals, asking about Blake Lively’s weight, or mentioning his late father.
According to the complaint, Blake Lively also insisted during filming that she would not be asked to perform any additional sex scenes beyond what she agreed to when signing the project.
The lawsuit claims that although the studio accepted and approved these terms, Justin Baldoni and the production company, Wayfarer Studios, subsequently conducted a “social manipulation” campaign against Blake Lively in order to “destroy” her reputation. Driven.
Part of the strategy was posting news articles criticizing Blake Lively, creating a social media campaign, and posting theories on Internet message boards. Additionally, according to the complaint, Justin Baldoni “used domestic violence ‘survivor material’ to protect his public image” and “abruptly distanced himself” from the film’s marketing strategy.
Justin Baldoni’s legal team responded to Blake Lively’s allegations.
Baldoni’s attorney Brian Friedman said, “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and patently false allegations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its representatives, as an attempt to ‘fix’ his negative reputation.” And it’s a desperate attempt.” Derived from his own observations and actions during the film’s campaign; Interviews and press activities that were conducted publicly, in real time, and unedited, allowing the Internet to generate its own views and opinions.
He further said, “These claims are completely false, defamatory and malicious with the intention of intentionally hurting the public and repeating a narrative in the media.”
it ends with usBased on the 2016 best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover, it exceeded box office expectations with a $50 million opening. But rumors of tension between the lead cast overshadowed the film’s release.
During the promotion, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds took center stage, while Justin Baldoni played a more modest role. Social media fueled the rift rumors, with many claiming that the Gossip Girl actress appeared more light-hearted in promoting a film about domestic violence than Justin Baldoni.
