What started as a promising partnership on the screen has become one of the most bitter legal showdowns in Hollywood.
The once-private feud between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has broken out in a fully public spectacle, with lawsuits of several millions of dollars, shocking ancrafts and a stream of leaked documents and SMS messages.
Now, The new special from Fox Nation, “Blake vs. Justin: it did not end with us”, Takes the turns of this controversial fight and offers viewers a deep dive in how these former co-star enemies became.
For their fight there were lively and Baldoni Two from Hollywood’s Most sympathetic stars. Lively became known as Serena van der Woodsen on the “Gossip Girl” of the CW, quickly a style icon and fan favorite.
“Every girl wanted to be her,” says pop culture -expert Lauren Conlin In the special.
Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni: Everything to know
Baldoni, the best known for his role as Rafael Solano in “Jane the Virgin”, shifted gears to producing the leadership of the long-awaited film adjustment of the novel of Colleen Hoover “It Ends with Us”, in which he also played alongside Lively.
Former “It ends with our Costars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, who are now anchored in a fierce legal battle. (Fox Nation)
The problem started when production on the film was stopped because of the strikes of the national writers and actors. According to legal documents from the Baldoni team, obtained by Fox News Digital, Lively and Baldoni initially had a friendly working relationship.
“They texted almost daily and a friendly chattered a comfortable dynamics that would have made work easy under typical conditions,” The document states.
However, the tensions escalated during the strike when Lively Baldoni issued a 17-point list of requirements she needed before they returned to set. These include the prohibition of “spontaneous improvisation” during physical scenes, banning comments about her appearance and limiting discussions about personal experiences with sex or nudity.
“She really stated that something was wrong in the workplace, that the workplace was not as safe as you would like it would be” In the Fox Nation Special.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Legal: Messages expose alleged lies, threats and intimate secrets
While the production company of Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, agreed to the conditions of Lively and the revised contract, the drama did not stop there.
After the uncomfortable press trip of the film, in which Lively was confronted with serious criticism, the actress Baldoni and his production company of sexual harassment and of orchestrating a smear campaign against her. In her complaint to the California Civil Rights Department, she described a hostile working environment and a coordinated effort to damage its reputation.
Baldoni shot back, denied all claims and launched a counter -shop.
Justin Baldoni contained screenshots of alleged SMS interactions with Blake Lively in the changed complaint. (Justin Baldoni changed complaint)
In addition to the updated suit, Baldoni shared a timeline of events – including texts and e -mails involving the actors, intimacy coordinators and producers – as proof to prevent Lively the claims of Lively that she was sexually harassed in the set of the drama in which he served as a director.
He also submitted astonishing $ 250 million lawsuit against the New York Timesclaiming that their coverage fell further.
With the case still unfold, “Blake vs Justin: it didn’t end with us” Brings pop culture reporters, legal analysts and well-known FOX News faces to break down the controversy, to analyze the implications and to investigate how this controversial struggle could reform the future of Hollywood.
Don’t miss the exclusive deep dive on Thursday 6 March, On Fox Nation.
Fox Nation Special “Blake vs. Justin: It didn’t end with us” (Fox Nation)
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Fox News’ Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
