- Justin Baldoni filed a new lawsuit against Blake Lively and her husband.
- He alleged they controlled the production of It Ends With Us.
- Lively allegedly pressured him into accepting rewrites using connections.
Actor-director Justin Baldoni has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist, alleging undue influence and control over the production of It Ends With Us. According to Baldoni, Lively used her connections with Reynolds and Taylor Swift to pressure him into accepting significant rewrites of a pivotal “rooftop scene” in the film.
In his 179-page lawsuit, Baldoni claims Lively rewrote the scene where her character, Lily Bloom, meets his character, Ryle Kincaid. Initially hesitant, Baldoni eventually agreed to review the changes. He recalls receiving a text from Lively after his initial resistance: “Your reaction didn’t feel great to me, Ryan, or Taylor.”
Baldoni alleges he was later invited to Lively and Reynolds’ New York City penthouse, where Swift was present. During the meeting, Swift and Reynolds reportedly praised Lively’s revisions, which Baldoni perceived as subtle coercion. After reviewing the script, Baldoni texted Lively, “I really love what you did. It really does help a lot… And I would have felt that way without Ryan or Taylor.”
Lively responded by likening herself to Khaleesi from Game of Thrones, saying, “I happen to have a few dragons… because my dragons also protect those I fight for.”
The lawsuit also disputes Lively’s prior allegations of sexual harassment, which Baldoni denies.
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