Scandal between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: details and consequences
17 january 2025 в 07:13
Last summer, the actors and film crew of the movie «It Ends With Us» got into a conflict, according to multiple reports. It all started when TikTok users noticed that the movie star Blake Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni did not take photos together at the movie premiere in New York on August 6, 2024. Rumors started circulating that the actors were distancing themselves from Justin, and the conflict escalated when Justin hired a crisis communications manager. In late 2024, Blake filed a lawsuit against Justin accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of their film. In early 2025, Justin responded by filing a lawsuit against both Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds.
Hollywood Life magazine breaks down the timeline between the drama and legal battle between Blake and Justin below.
On August 14, 2024, TMZ reported that there was a misunderstanding between Blake and Justin during a kissing scene. Insiders told the publication that the actress of «A Simple Favor» felt that the director was taking too long to kiss her on camera.
Sources also told the publication that Blake felt «fat-shamed» by Justin during a scene where his character, Ray, lifts her character, Lilly, in the air. According to the publication, Justin allegedly had back problems, and after he reportedly asked the trainer on set how much Blake weighed, she felt that he was fat-shaming her.
Page Six reported that an eyewitness recalled «tension» visible on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us».
«The tension was so obvious», - the source told the publication. «As soon as [Blake] finished the scene, she became really impatient, said, 'Am I done? Can I leave?' and as soon as she was told 'yes,' there was a hole the size of Blake in the wall. She left».
Fans wondered if Blake and Justin would work on a sequel to «It Starts With Us». However, a source told Variety on August 27, 2024, that «there is no world where these two will work together again».
«This is uncharted territory, and no one has any idea what a sequel could look like», - the source added.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, working relationships between the film’s creators suffered during post-production. The publication reported that two different edits of the film were created, allegedly causing disagreements in creative views.
As internet detectives noticed, Blake and «It Ends With Us» author Colleen Hoover are not following Justin on Instagram, although he follows them. And social media activity is not the only area where relationships between the actors have reportedly soured.
PEOPLE reported on August 13, 2024, that rumors of tension with Justin involve the «main cast» and Colleen.
«It's not what it seems», - a source from the set told the publication. «There's a lot more to this story. The main cast and [author] Colleen Hoover don’t want anything to do with him».
On December 21, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake filed a lawsuit against Justin accusing him of sexual harassment. The lawsuit stated that a meeting was held on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us» to discuss the alleged toxic work environment. According to the publication, the following demands were presented at the meeting: no more showing Blake naked videos or images of other women; no more comments about Justin’s alleged previous «pornographic addiction» no more discussions about sexual experiences in front of Blake and other people; no more mentioning the genitals of actors and crew; no more asking about Blake’s weight.
Another demand mentioned was «not to add more sex scenes, oral sex, or orgasms on camera BL outside the BL-approved script when signing on to the project», - according to TMZ.
TMZ also reported that the movie «It Ends With Us» failed at the box office because Blake and Justin could not agree on how to market the film. According to the publication, Blake allegedly wanted her personal
Hollywood Life magazine breaks down the timeline between the drama and legal battle between Blake and Justin below.
On August 14, 2024, TMZ reported that there was a misunderstanding between Blake and Justin during a kissing scene. Insiders told the publication that the actress of «A Simple Favor» felt that the director was taking too long to kiss her on camera.
Sources also told the publication that Blake felt «fat-shamed» by Justin during a scene where his character, Ray, lifts her character, Lilly, in the air. According to the publication, Justin allegedly had back problems, and after he reportedly asked the trainer on set how much Blake weighed, she felt that he was fat-shaming her.
Page Six reported that an eyewitness recalled «tension» visible on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us».
«The tension was so obvious», - the source told the publication. «As soon as [Blake] finished the scene, she became really impatient, said, 'Am I done? Can I leave?' and as soon as she was told 'yes,' there was a hole the size of Blake in the wall. She left».
Fans wondered if Blake and Justin would work on a sequel to «It Starts With Us». However, a source told Variety on August 27, 2024, that «there is no world where these two will work together again».
«This is uncharted territory, and no one has any idea what a sequel could look like», - the source added.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, working relationships between the film’s creators suffered during post-production. The publication reported that two different edits of the film were created, allegedly causing disagreements in creative views.
As internet detectives noticed, Blake and «It Ends With Us» author Colleen Hoover are not following Justin on Instagram, although he follows them. And social media activity is not the only area where relationships between the actors have reportedly soured.
PEOPLE reported on August 13, 2024, that rumors of tension with Justin involve the «main cast» and Colleen.
«It's not what it seems», - a source from the set told the publication. «There's a lot more to this story. The main cast and [author] Colleen Hoover don’t want anything to do with him».
On December 21, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake filed a lawsuit against Justin accusing him of sexual harassment. The lawsuit stated that a meeting was held on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us» to discuss the alleged toxic work environment. According to the publication, the following demands were presented at the meeting: no more showing Blake naked videos or images of other women; no more comments about Justin’s alleged previous «pornographic addiction» no more discussions about sexual experiences in front of Blake and other people; no more mentioning the genitals of actors and crew; no more asking about Blake’s weight.
Another demand mentioned was «not to add more sex scenes, oral sex, or orgasms on camera BL outside the BL-approved script when signing on to the project», - according to TMZ.
TMZ also reported that the movie «It Ends With Us» failed at the box office because Blake and Justin could not agree on how to market the film. According to the publication, Blake allegedly wanted her personal
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