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Months before Blake Lively filed suit against Justin Baldoniher husband Ryan Reynolds allegedly blocked It ends with us director of social networks.
Based on text exchanges obtained from My WeeklyBaldoni, 40, realized in May 2024 that Reynolds, 48, had blocked him and his production company Wayfarer Studios on Instagram, months after filming on It ends with us had packed.
“We should have a plan IF she does the same when (the movie) comes out,” Baldoni wrote of Lively, 37, in a text exchange with the publicist. Jennifer Abelaccording to court documents. “I just want you to have a plan. Plans make me feel more comfortable.”
As for Lively, her lawsuit alleges that “as early as May 2024, Mr. Baldoni told his team that they needed a plan to overcome the claims against him should they become public.”
Live served trial for sexual harassment against Baldoni on Friday, December 20, alleging that her It ends with us Costar’s behavior on set caused the actress “serious emotional distress.”
The lawsuit alleges that during production, a meeting was held in January 2024 to address Lively’s claims of a “hostile work environment” on set. The meeting was attended by many people working on the film, including Baldoni and Reynolds.
According to the lawsuit, Lively’s demands for the meeting included “no further showing of nude videos or images of women to Blake, no further mention of Baldoni’s alleged prior ‘pornography addiction,’ no further discussion of sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mention of cast and crew’s genitalia , no more questions about Blake’s weight, and no more mention of Blake’s dead father.”
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman addressed Lively’s “completely false, outrageous and deliberately disgraceful” allegations in a statement My Weeklyclaiming that Lively filed the lawsuit to “correct her negative reputation” and “exaggerate the story” regarding the film’s production.
He further alleged that the actress made “several demands and threats” during the shoot, including “threats not to show up for the shoot, threats not to promote the film, which ultimately led to its demise during the launch if her demands were not met.”
Our asked Lively’s representative for comment.
In the statement to The New York Times in December, Lively said, “I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics that hurt people who speak up about bad behavior and help protect others who may be targeted.” She denied spreading negative information about Baldonim.