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Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment lawsuit It ends with us costar Justin Baldoni claims he admitted he “always” didn’t ask for consent before engaging in sex with past partners.
The lawsuit he won My Weekly on Saturday, December 21, claims that both Baldoni, who also directed the film, and the producer Jamie Heath they “discussed with her their personal sexual experiences and previous porn addiction” and “attempted to pressure (her) to reveal details of her intimate life.
The documents describe a “car ride with (Lally, her assistant and driver)” during production, where Baldoni allegedly claimed Lively “had been sexually abused by an ex-girlfriend,” which “made him reevaluate his past.” (Baldoni, 40, talked about sexual trauma in a previous relationship in an episode of the series Elizabeth Day‘with “How to Fail” podcast earlier this month.)
According to the documents, Baldoni then claimed: “I always asked for consent? No. Did I always listen when they said no? No,” he adds, “This was an example of how we all have things to learn from and grow from.”
Lively claimed that when Baldoni “got out of the car, (her) driver immediately commented that he did not want Ms. Lively to be alone with Mr. Baldoni.
Lively filed her sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni on Friday, December 20, alleging that he created a “hostile work environment” on set. It ends with uscausing “serious emotional distress” to the actress. She also blamed Baldoni and his team organize a smear campaign against her damage her reputation.
The legal filing says a meeting was held in January during production to address Lively’s claims against Baldoni. Among her demands for the meeting were “no more showing nude videos or pictures of women to Blake, no mention of Baldoni’s alleged prior ‘pornography addiction’ no more discussions of sexual exploits in front of Blake and others, no more mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more questions about Blake’s weight, and no more mention of Blake’s dead father.”
Court documents also allege that Baldoni improvised an unwanted kiss in scenes between his and Lively’s respective characters.
“Mr. Baldoni improvised physical intimacy that was not rehearsed, choreographed or discussed with Ms. Lively, without the involvement of an intimacy coordinator,” the document states. “For example, Mr. Baldoni subtly bit and sucked Ms. Lively’s lower lip during a scene in which he improvised every shot of multiple kisses, Mr. Baldoni insisted on filming the entire scene over and over, far beyond what would be required on a regular basis. filming, and without prior notice or consent.”
The lawsuit also alleges that Lively was he’s not the only cast member to complain about Baldoni’s behavior, noting that “the concerns she raised were not just about herself, but about the other female cast and crew, some of whom also spoke out”.
The suit reads: “As a result of Mr. Baldoni’s conduct, on May 29, 2023, another cast member filed a sexual harassment complaint regarding Mr. Baldoni’s ‘rude’ and ‘unwanted comments’ toward her and others.” In the documents, Lively claimed that “another actress complained about Mr. Baldoni’s comments on her appearance”.
“Mr. Baldoni specifically acknowledged her concerns in writing and stated that he would ‘adjust’ accordingly,” the documents continue. ‘ Mr. Baldoni later expressed suspicion about Ms. Lively’s friendship with the actress as if they were colluding against him.”
In the statement to OurBaldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman addressed Lively’s “completely false, outrageous and deliberately disgraceful” allegations, claiming she filed the lawsuit to “correct her negative reputation” and “correct the story” about the film’s production.
Ziva, for her part, does he received support from several people involved with the film since her complaint was filed, incl It ends with us author Colleen Hooverwho spoke up her support for the actress in a lengthy statement on social media praising Lively for her “ability to refuse to sit down and ‘be buried.'” (Lally starred as Lily Bloom in the film adaptation of Hoover’s book opposite Baldoni Ryle, Lily’s abusive husband.)
“I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics that harm people who speak up about misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said in a statement. The New York Times on Saturday. The actress also denied spreading negative information about Baldoni.