Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Ongoing Feud: New Allegations and Lawsuits
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The ongoing feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has taken a new turn with the filing of an amended complaint by Lively, alleging that two other actresses on the set of the film "It Ends With Us" are prepared to testify about their own uncomfortable experiences with Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios partner Jamey Heath. The suit does not name the actresses, but sources indicate that they are Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer, who could not be reached for comment. Slate is a veteran comic and actress known for her roles in Parks and Recreation, while Ferrer is a newcomer to the industry.
Lively's amended complaint includes previously undisclosed communications involving Lively, representatives of Sony and Wayfarer, and numerous other witnesses. The complaint also includes significant contemporaneous evidence that Lively was not alone in raising allegations of on-set misconduct more than a year before the film was edited. The experiences of Lively and others were documented at the time they occurred, beginning in May 2023. On May 24, 2023, Lively confided in a text to a woman who was a mutual friend of Baldoni and Heath, describing them as "creeps" and stating that she didn't want their "gaze or words or tongue or videos of your naked wife."
A few days later, on May 26, 2023, Lively reported her concerns regarding unwelcome and inappropriate behavior by Baldoni and Heath to Sony employee Ange Giannetti. The suit says Baldoni acknowledged the complaints in writing at the time when reaching out to one of the women. Over the following three days, another female cast member reported her own concerns regarding Baldoni's unwelcome behavior to both Giannetti and one of the film's producers. The amended complaint has also added a new claim for defamation based on the repeated false statements the defendants have allegedly made about Lively since she filed her original complaint.
The legal drama has fascinated Hollywood, with the tangling web of relationships among the major players in the litigation. Shortly after cutting ties with Baldoni, WME — which also represents Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds — released a statement insisting that the married stars didn't pressure the agency to drop him. Also named in Baldoni's lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds is Leslie Sloane, the actress' public relations representative at Vision PR. The trial date for the case is set for March 9, 2026, and it is expected to be a highly publicized and dramatic event.
Some of the key events and releases related to the case include:
- December 2024: Lively files an initial lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and defamation.
- January 2025: Baldoni releases a 10-minute behind-the-scenes clip of a slow-dancing scene with Lively.
- February 2025: Lively and Reynolds file a gag order against Baldoni, accusing him of continuing a "harassing and retaliatory media campaign" against Lively.
- March 2026: The trial date for the case is set.
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