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Justin Baldoni pushing back against the accusations made against him It ends with us costar Blake Lively in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Baldoni, 40, sues The New York Times for $250 million, alleging defamation and invasion of privacy in a false light over a story the newspaper published on Dec. 21. The article, titled “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside Hollywood’s Garbage Machine,” alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed Lively for several months. file.
Baldoni and his lawyers say Lively ran a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against the actor, who also directed the film. (Lally also accused Baldoni of orchestrating a smear campaign against her.)
“The Times the story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, taking it almost verbatim while ignoring a wealth of evidence that contradicted her claims and revealed her true motives,” the lawsuit states.
Months after the reported rift between It Ends With Us brothers Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, she sued him for sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, Dec. 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after being reported by TMZ and The New York Times, Lively accused Baldoni of launching (…)
The lawsuit he won My Weeklycontours Lively’s accusations and counters them with Baldoni’s interpretation of events.
Lively’s lawyer has already responded to the lawsuit and said in a statement Our that Baldoni’s claim does nothing to change her allegations against him.
“Nothing in this lawsuit alters the claims presented in Ms. Lively’s California Department of Civil Rights complaint or her federal complaint filed today,” the statement said. “This lawsuit is based on the patently incorrect premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on her choice ‘not to sue Baldoni, Wayfarer’ and that ‘litigation was never her ultimate goal.’ As the federal complaint filed today by Ms. Lively demonstrates, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is false. While we will not address this matter in print, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
Continue to advance each counterclaim in his pleading.
At first, it seemed like Justin Baldoni had nothing but positive things to say about his It Ends with Us co-star, Blake Lively, as reports of a fight on set continue to circulate online. The drama officially hits theaters in August 2024, and Baldoni, who directed and starred alongside Lively, heaped praise on his on-screen partner. (…)
Allegedly omitted context of “smear campaign” lyrics.
The Times highlighted the alleged efforts of Baldoni’s publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel create bad press for Lively. But the lawsuit says the story left out a key communication between the two that paints a different picture.
The article shared text that appears to show Abel congratulating Nathan on a negative story about Lively, but the lawsuit says it omits the upside-down smiley face, which is often used to indicate sarcasm. Nathan’s response seemed to show that he was taking credit for the story, but The Times omitted the line that preceded the exchange, which could have shown that Nathan was only joking.
“Shit that’s unfair because it’s not me either,” she wrote in the leaked message.
Baldoni says Blake Lively invited him to the trailer during the breastfeeding incidents
Lively accused Baldoni of repeatedly walking on her while she was breastfeeding. However, Baldoni provided a text message from Lively in which she appeared to invite him to her trailer.
“I’m just pumping up my trailer if you want to work our lines,” the message read.
“A copy. Eat with the crew and we’ll go that way,” Baldoni replied.
UPDATE 12/31/2021 11:30 PM ET: Justin Baldoni was one of 10 plaintiffs to file a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times after it sued him for sexual harassment. The plaintiffs in the suit, which also include columnists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, as well as It Ends With Us (…)
Ryan Reynolds Reportedly ‘Berated’ Baldoni Over ‘Fat-Shaming’ Incident
Baldoni remembered Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynoldsscold him for an alleged case of fat-shaming. The moment in question came when Baldoni asked about Lively’s weight before filming a scene in which he was supposed to lift her. His lawsuit called it a “reasonable investigation of critical information needed to ensure safety and prevent injury at the crime scene.”
Baldoni said that after the incident, Reynolds subjected him to “inappropriate and degrading abuse” at his and Lively’s New York apartment. The actor wondered if the outburst was intentional “as other celebrity friends were coming in and out of their shelter at the time.”
The lawsuit quoted the film’s producer as saying that “in his 40-year career, he’s never seen anyone talk to someone like that in a meeting.” AND Sony the representative added that she regretted not “stopping Reynolds’ abuse of Baldoni.”
Baldoni claims that ‘Following the Tone’ was set by Lively
Baldoni countered Lively’s two accusations by claiming he was merely following his co-star’s lead. He allegedly referred to women on set, including Lively, as “sexy,” and when Lively expressed her discomfort, he allegedly turned away and undermined her concerns.
But Baldoni claims he was just using the same terminology Lively herself used. He also provided a text message from Lively that her character’s outfit needed to be “much sexier.”
Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against It End With Us co-star Justin Baldoni claims he admitted he “didn’t always” ask for consent before engaging in sex with past partners. The lawsuit, obtained by Us Weekly on Saturday, Dec. 21, alleges that Baldoni, who also directed the film, and producer Jamey Heath had (…)
“Live sets the tone, a tone that Baldoni respectfully listened to throughout the creative process,” the suit says.
Lively also accused Baldoni of sharing intimate details of his sex life and asking about hers. Baldoni countered that she was the one who first broached the subject and he was merely following suit.
The pornographic video was allegedly a video of Baldoni’s wife giving birth
Lively also said in the HR complaint that Baldoni showed her pornographic videos with his wife. Baldoni claims this is false and that the video was his wife of childbirth and that Lively showed in the context of a discussion about the birth scene in the film.
“To twist this benign event into an act of sexual abuse is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths Lively and her associates are willing to go to defame the accuser,” the lawsuit states.
Baldoni Says Live ‘Felt Good’ About Movie Sex Scenes
While Lively accused Baldoni of adding gratuitous nudity and unwanted kissing scenes to the film, Baldoni says she did not rush to meet with an intimacy coordinator to address her concerns.
“I feel good. I can meet her when we start 🙂 but thank you!” she wrote in a text to Baldoni, allegedly about the intimacy coordinator.
Blake Lively claims It Ends With Us actor and director Justin Baldoni allegedly ran a campaign of “social manipulation” to damage her reputation. On Saturday, December 21, news broke that Lively, 37, had sued Baldoni, 40, for sexual harassment. According to The New York Times, the lawsuit – which was filed on Friday, December 20 – (…)
Baldoni Opposes Lively’s ‘No More’ Reuse
In addition to the incidents Baldoni disputes, he addressed Lively’s presentation of her complaints to HR. She brought to HR’s attention 30 issues she was having with production, often using the phrase “no more” when demanding that they not continue.
“The repeated use of the phrase ‘nothing more’ before each request falsely suggests that these alleged incidents have previously occurred and must cease,” the lawsuit states. “This implication is not only misleading, but completely false.”
