Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively took it over, it ends with us, edit

Justin Baldoni‘s lawsuit against The New York Times shed even more light on the apparent creative differences between him and It ends with us costar Blake Lively.

Baldoni, 40, is suing The Times for $250 million, alleging invasion of privacy based on libel and false light over the newspaper’s coverage of Lively, who is suing him for sexual harassment.

“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.

The suit claims the dispute between Baldoni and Lively37, comes from the actress’ “calculating and daring attempt to take control of the Film”. He also provided text messages from Baldoni, who directed the film, to the film’s editors showing his frustration at Lively allegedly cutting him out of the editing process.

“She has now officially fired me from the film,” Baldoni wrote. “It completes everything. I can’t get involved. Music sound VFX everything. Somehow I can do it. Just feel it all.”

The lawsuit states that Baldoni felt uncomfortable following Lively’s allegations against him, which were originally made in a meeting that took place during production. Lively reportedly insisted on joining Baldoni in the editing room during the film’s 10-week “protected” period. During that time, the director traditionally has private access to the film and cuts it into his director’s cut.

“As a seasoned professional with more than two decades of experience in the entertainment industry — and raised in a family deeply involved in the industry — Lively was fully aware of the implications of her request,” the lawsuit says. “In fact, her application expressly acknowledged that she was in violation of Baldoni’s ‘protection period.’ However, after the serious false allegations she made against the production, Baldoni (Wayfarer Studios) and Sony reluctantly agreed to allow her access to the editing space for two days.

That’s what the lawsuit claims The Times” “Deliberately omitting these critical details not only distorts the truth, but also perpetuates a false narrative that conveniently absolves Lively of her own culpability in unraveling professional relationships and upheaval surrounding the film.

Baldoni claims that the two-day period turned into 10 days and included time in which Lively tried to work alone in the editing room. She further claims that she fired the film’s editors and replaced them with her own choices, including her own husband, Ryan Reynoldsoften used.

In August, there was speculation that there was tension between Baldoni and Lively, who play love interests in the film adaptation. Colleen Hoover‘s book. This tension reportedly led to a rift among the film’s crew, the source said My Weekly at that time.

“There were two camps on the film — Team Blake and Team Justin,” says the source, adding that tensions began to build from day one of production. “This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and escalated into them stopping talking.”

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

“(Justin) felt like his vision wasn’t as important as Blake’s, and that stifled creativity on set,” the source continued.

A second source declined, saying that “any changes or contributions by Blake were to make the best film possible and honor the book”.

Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a complaint filed before the new year, claiming he created a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni’s lawyer denied the “outrageous” allegations and claimed that Lively was trying to “correct her negative reputation”. Lively officially sued Baldoni on Tuesday, December 31.

Following news of Baldoni’s own lawsuit, Lively’s attorney addressed the allegations in a statement provided Our.

“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 a decision ‘not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,’ and that ‘litigation was never her ultimate goal.'” As demonstrated by the federal complaint that filed today by Ms. Lively, this frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is bogus.While we won’t address the 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.”