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Darla Khazei/INSTAR imagesBefore representation Justin Baldoni in his an ongoing legal battle with Blake Livelylawyer Bryan Freedman found himself in a separate case involving an actor.
According to newly released court documents he reviewed My WeeklyFreedman previously represented a person with cystic fibrosis who sued Baldoni, 40, for alleged copyright infringement and breach of contract.
Freedman’s client, Travis Floressued Baldoni and other defendants in September 2021, claiming the actor’s directorial debut in 2019 Five feet apartripped off Flores’ own screenplay of the titular tearjerker romance Distance three feet.
“Flores withheld his script from Baldoni both because Flores was keeping his work secret and because Baldoni was working on a feature film project that Flores considered competitive,” the court documents state. “Unbeknownst to Flores, Baldoni already had another source to give him information about.” Distance three feet. As it turned out, Baldoni’s film — which became the title Five feet apart — would copy numerous elements Distance three feet.”
UPDATE 1/16/25 at 12:43pm ET: Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios filed a $400 million lawsuit on Thursday, January 16th against It End With Us actress Blake Lively and her publicist Leslie Sloane. In the 179-page filing, according to Us Weekly, Baldoni claimed that Lively was “determined” to make him the “real-life villain” in her story.
In March 2022 Bloomberg Law announced that the copyright infringement lawsuit has ended Five feet apart he was released in federal court in Los Angeles.
My Weekly asked Freedman for comment.
Five feet apartin the main role Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouseexplores a love story and the real pain and struggle of cystic fibrosis.
2019 movie which supposedly grossed $92 million on a budget of $7 million, was devoted to YouTuber Claire Winelandanother individual with cystic fibrosis who left Baldoni inspired.
“I hired her as a consultant and unfortunately she passed away right before I could show her my director’s cut,” Baldoni said. The Hollywood Reporter in 2019. “It’s something I’m still dealing with.”
After more than five years Five feet apart was released, Baldoni now finds himself in another legal situation with one of his It ends with us costars.
In December 2024, New York Times announced that Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment and for allegedly launching a campaign of “social manipulation” against her to “destroy” her reputation.
Baldoni has he denied the charges via Freedman, who in a statement called Lively’s allegations “completely false, outrageous, and intentionally shameful.” Our last month.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s reported split made headlines months before the It Ends With Us co-stars filed lawsuits. While Lively and Baldoni were promoting the film in August 2024, rumors of an alleged feud between the pair began to circulate. Fans noticed that Lively was promoting the movie with some of her co-stars, while Baldoni, who (…)
The Jane the Virgin the actor has since filing the lawsuit and New York Times for libel and false light invading privacy. (AND New York Times a spokesperson stood by the story and said it was “carefully and responsibly reported”.)
Baldoni and his legal team also sued Lively 400 million dollars in damages and accused the actress about being “determined to make Baldoni the real villain in her story”.
Lively’s team responded to the lawsuitsaying, “It does not rebut the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint and fails.” The actress denied all Baldoni’s accusations.
