Justin Baldoni launched a website on Saturday with a changed version of his Defamation rights store of $ 400 million against his “IT Ends with US” CO-star, Blake LivelyAnd her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
In addition to the updated suit, Baldoni, 41, shared a timeline of events – including texts and e -mails in which the actors, intimacy coordinators and producers were involved – as proof to prevent the claims of Lively that she was sexually harassed in the drama where he he he was served as director.
“At the bottom this is no case about celebrities that swing each other in the press,” argued Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, in the Changed complaint. “This is a case that two of the most powerful stars in the world use their enormous power to steal an entire film straight from the hands of the director and production studio. Then, when the efforts of Lively and Reynolds could not win for them The praise to win they believed that they deserved so richly, they turned their anger on their chosen scapegoat.
“Tolerating a year and a half of their behavior while they stay polite and professional with every turn (Baldoni) and Wayfarer no protection.”
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Justin Baldoni launched a website on Saturday with a changed complaint against “It ends with us” actress Blake Lively. (Getty Images)
At the start of the working relationship of Lively and Baldoni, the couple actually developed a close relationship according to the actor.
“Baldoni and lively shared stories and photos from their lives, compassionate about family diseases and exchanged jokes and memes,” reads the amended court case obtained by Fox News Digital. “Baldoni offered concern and support when a lively confronted concern about family health. They texts almost daily, and a friendly chatter has established a comfortable dynamic that would have made work easy under typical circumstances.”
The legal team of Baldoni included a screenshot of vivid to kidding a compliment given by Baldoni in texts that were exchanged on 11 May 2023.
The screenshot started with the text of Lively and said: “I feel the same. It is such a good feeling to get work done that we are proud of. And to do it together. It just clicks when we find it. That is just as rewarding as filming.
Justin Baldoni contained screenshots of alleged SMS interactions with Blake Lively in the changed complaint. (Justin Baldoni changed complaint)
Justin Baldoni shared alleged communication with Blake Lively in the amended complaint. (Justin Baldoni changed complaint)
“Thank you for your collaboration. I am really proud of what we do. I love sentimental Blake,” Baldoni replied. Jokes vividly replied: “Never met her.”
“I also like a —– Blake … don’t worry,” replied Baldoni. “Ok good night!” Lively joked: “I met her. So I have my suppositories.”
Baldoni claimed his “intimate comfort” with Lively Control when the filming for “it ends with us” went on. His legal team contained SMS messages between Baldoni and Lively from June 2023, where the actress invited him in her trailer to rehearse lines while pumping breast milk. Allegedly the interaction took place after the alleged sexual harassmentAccording to Baldoni’s court case.
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On 2 June 2023 Lively wrote in a text shared by the Legal Team of Baldoni: “I just pump in my trailer if you want to work out our lines.”
Baldoni not only played in the film adjustment of the novel, but also directed the film. (Getty Images)
Justin Baldoni has included alleged communication with regard to an intimacy coordinator on the “It Ends with Us” set. (Justin Baldoni changed complaint)
“On every occasion, Baldoni turned his eyes off the breast of Lively, or retain or look away,” according to the court case.
Baldoni claimed that it was actually lively who “refused to meet each other” with the intimacy coordinator, so that he was alone and then the “suggestions and plans for sex scenes and plans to suffer in the absence of the intimacy coordinator,” said the court case . “These meetings often took place, at the insistence of Lively, in the house of the couple, and often while the man of Lively was present.”
The legal team of Baldoni supported the actor’s claim with a screenshot of him who revealed the information to a female producer. Baldoni shared his alleged message with Lively in the screenshot.
“Just hired intimacy coordinator I love,” Baldoni told Lively. “Will you set up for intro next week.”
Lively answered: “I feel good. I can meet her when we start 🙂 Thank you!”
Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni in December after rumors about a stuffed feud about “it ends with us”. (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC images)
Baldoni wrote to the producer: “I wanted to tell you about this- It seems that she does not want to meet an intimacy coordinator until we start, which can ruin the workflow, but of course I can still meet her.”
“That’s fine if she doesn’t want to meet her now,” replied the female producer. “You just have to go through her what you and (intimacy coordinator) think.”
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Baldoni claimed that as a negative press built in August 2024 about the ‘troubled production’, Lively and Reynolds insisted that Baldoni was blaming while she was dealing with promoting the film. He claimed in a timeline of events that were placed on the website, that the power couple reportedly wrote the draft statement on behalf of his Wayfarer Studios.
“It ends with us was a troubled production for which we take full responsibility,” said the alleged draft statement. “We are very sorry for everyone we are upset to private and public. Blake Lively, Colleen Hoover, the entire cast and crew led with professionalism in every step, every negativity that is aimed at them is ours to possess. “
The statement continued: “We agreed that the cast would promote the film individually and understood why. We have always said that we are not perfect and even if we make unintentional mistakes, we will always possess them. We keep ourselves responsible, it Is not a person’s job but ours and that is part of ‘man enough’.
Justin Baldoni accused Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds of drafting a statement on his behalf. (Justin Baldoni changed complaint)
Lively filed a sexual harassment suit in December against Justin Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studio and former PR representatives. On the same day Lively submitted her lawsuit, Baldoni filed a $ 250 million lawsuit against the New York Times for an article in December about the alleged smear campaign Baldoni tried to run against his co-star.
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Weeks later Baldoni then mentioned Lively and Reynolds in a separate $ 400 million lawsuit In which he accused the Hollywood force of an attempt to hijack “it ends with us” and create their own story.
Baldoni, 41, apologized to Lively in a six-minute message that was apparently sent after the couple gathered for a nu-Notorious scene on the roof From the film in which he claimed in legal documents that he was under pressure by the husband of Lively, Reynolds, and her best friend, Taylor Swift, to use the rewritten scene of Lively for the film.
Fox News Digital has contacted a representative for Lively for Comment.
