Scandal on set: Blake Lively sues director
21 december 2024 в 19:37
This summer, the actors and film crew of the movie «It Ends With Us» got into a dispute, according to many reports. It all started when TikTok users noticed that movie star Blake Lively and her co-star and director Justin Baldoni did not take photos together at the film premiere in New York on August 6, 2024. Rumors began to circulate that the actors had distanced themselves from Justin, and when Justin hired a crisis PR manager, the fire was fueled. Now Blake has filed a lawsuit against Justin accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of their film.
Hollywood Life breaks down the timeline between the drama and legal dispute between Blake and Justin below.
On August 14, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake and Justin had a disagreement 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 when they were working on a scene where his character, Ray, lifts her character, Lilly, in the air. According to the publication, Justin apparently had back problems, and after allegedly asking a trainer on set how much Blake weighed, she felt that his intention was to humiliate 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», - said a source to the publication. «As soon as [Blake] finished the scene, she got really impatient, said, 'Am I done? Can I leave?' and as soon as they said 'Yes', there was a Blake-sized hole in the wall. She walked out of there».
Fans were wondering 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», - added the source.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the working relationship of the completed film suffered during post-production. The publication reported that two different edits of the film were created, causing a presumed division due to creative differences.
As internet detectives noticed, Blake and the author of the book «It Ends With Us» Colleen Hoover are not following Justin on Instagram, although he follows them. And social media activity is not the only area where the actors' relationship allegedly deteriorated.
PEOPLE reported on August 13, 2024, that the alleged tension with Justin involves the «main cast» and Colleen.
«Everything is not as it seems», - said a source from the set to the publication. «There is much more to this story. The main cast and [author] Colleen Hoover do not want anything to do with him».
On December 21, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake filed a lawsuit against Justin for sexual harassment. The lawsuit states that a meeting of all employees was held on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us» to address the alleged toxic work environment. According to the publication, the following demands were made 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 discussing sexual experiences in front of Blake and others; no more mentioning the genitals of actors and crew; no more asking about Blake’s weight.
Another demand mentioned was «no more adding sex scenes, oral sex, or orgasms on camera BL beyond the approved script with which BL agreed when signing on to the project», according to TMZ.
TMZ also reported that the film «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 to focus on the resilience of her character, while Justin allegedly wanted to focus on other aspects
Hollywood Life breaks down the timeline between the drama and legal dispute between Blake and Justin below.
On August 14, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake and Justin had a disagreement 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 when they were working on a scene where his character, Ray, lifts her character, Lilly, in the air. According to the publication, Justin apparently had back problems, and after allegedly asking a trainer on set how much Blake weighed, she felt that his intention was to humiliate 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», - said a source to the publication. «As soon as [Blake] finished the scene, she got really impatient, said, 'Am I done? Can I leave?' and as soon as they said 'Yes', there was a Blake-sized hole in the wall. She walked out of there».
Fans were wondering 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», - added the source.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the working relationship of the completed film suffered during post-production. The publication reported that two different edits of the film were created, causing a presumed division due to creative differences.
As internet detectives noticed, Blake and the author of the book «It Ends With Us» Colleen Hoover are not following Justin on Instagram, although he follows them. And social media activity is not the only area where the actors' relationship allegedly deteriorated.
PEOPLE reported on August 13, 2024, that the alleged tension with Justin involves the «main cast» and Colleen.
«Everything is not as it seems», - said a source from the set to the publication. «There is much more to this story. The main cast and [author] Colleen Hoover do not want anything to do with him».
On December 21, 2024, TMZ reported that Blake filed a lawsuit against Justin for sexual harassment. The lawsuit states that a meeting of all employees was held on the set of the movie «It Ends With Us» to address the alleged toxic work environment. According to the publication, the following demands were made 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 discussing sexual experiences in front of Blake and others; no more mentioning the genitals of actors and crew; no more asking about Blake’s weight.
Another demand mentioned was «no more adding sex scenes, oral sex, or orgasms on camera BL beyond the approved script with which BL agreed when signing on to the project», according to TMZ.
TMZ also reported that the film «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 to focus on the resilience of her character, while Justin allegedly wanted to focus on other aspects
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