Blake Lively has targeted It all ends with us Co-star and director Justin Baldoni was charged with sexual harassment and an alleged coordinated effort to destroy her reputation, according to documents obtained hollywood reporter. Baldoni’s legal team hit back, slamming her “shameful,” “serious and absolutely false accusations” against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and their representatives.
According to Lively’s complaint, things got so bad during filming that an all-hands meeting was called to address her claims of a hostile work environment.
According to the first documents obtained, the request made at that meeting TMZincluding not showing Lively nude videos or images of women; no longer mentioning what Baldoni previously called “porn addiction”; no longer discussing sexual experiences in front of Lively and others; no longer mentioning actors and actresses staff members’ genitals; and no longer asked about Lively’s weight.
The document also includes other requirements, such as “no additional sex scenes, oral sex or on-camera climaxes from BL outside the scope of the script approved when BL signed on to the project.”
It claims these requests were accepted and approved by Wayfarer Studios. cast and crew It all ends with us There is also a contractual obligation to promote the film as previously identified in the request, which would “focus more on Lily’s [Lively’s character] strength and resilience, rather than describing the film as a story about domestic violence. They should also “avoid talking about the film in a way that makes it sad or heavy” [sic]——This is a story full of hope.
However, days before the film’s release, Baldoni shifted gears and began focusing on the more serious aspects of the story. According to the documents, the actor and his team did this to explain why many of the film’s cast and crew unfollowed him on social media and refused to appear in public with him. “To this end, he and his team used domestic violence ‘survivor content’ to protect his public image,” the complaint states.
Lively’s other accusations include that Baldoni and his company allegedly engaged in “social manipulation” to “destroy” her reputation. The lengthy document includes 22 pages of text sent by Baldoni’s publicist to TAG’s Melissa Nathan, who heads her own crisis communications firm. It’s about how he “wants to feel.” [Ms. Lively] Can be buried,” Nathan replied, “We can’t write we’ll destroy her.
THR Representatives for Lively, Baldoni and Sony Pictures were contacted.
in a statement new york times“I hope my legal action helps lift the lid on these sinister retaliatory tactics designed to harm those who publicly report misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said.
Bryan Freedman, attorney for Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and all of their representatives, released a statement THRslamming Lively’s claims. He began, “It is disgraceful that Ms. Lively and her representatives have made such serious and absolutely false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and their representatives in yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ The negative reputation she gained from her actions was public, live, and unedited interviews and news events that allowed the Internet to generate its own views and opinions.
He continued: “These claims are completely false, outrageous, and intentionally obscene with the intent to publicly hurt and reshape the media narrative. As Ms. Lively made multiple demands during the production and Threatened, including her, Wayfarer Studios decided to proactively hire a crisis manager ahead of the film’s marketing campaign to work with Jonesworks representatives hired by Stephanie Jones to not show up on set if her demands were not met. would promote the film, ultimately causing it to die during its release.
“We also discovered that Ms. Lively recruited her own representative, Leslie Sloan of Vision PR (who also represented Mr. Reynolds), to spread negative news to the press even before marketing for the film began. “This is another reason why Wayfarer Studios decided to hire crisis professionals to begin internal scenario planning in the event they needed to resolve the situation,” the statement read. “Representatives from Wayfarer Studios have still not taken any proactive or retaliatory action, other than responding to media inquiries to ensure balanced and factual coverage and monitoring social activity. What is conspicuously missing from these handpicked letters is the lack of proactive engagement with the media or otherwise. Evidence of action; just internal scenario planning and private correspondence to develop strategy is standard operating procedure for public relations professionals.
People have been speculating about some behind-the-scenes drama between Lively and Baldoni for months. It all ends with us. Rumors began circulating on TikTok when Baldoni was noticeably absent from the joint press conference. There were no photos of the co-stars at the film’s New York premiere; Lively, writer Colleen Hoover and co-star Jenny Slate did not follow the director on Instagram, although he does follow them.
Although this is a sequel movie based on the second novel in the Hoover series, start with ushas yet to be announced, and for the most part, that’s a given. But disagreements between co-stars and co-producers could affect plans. Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios owns the rights to the sequel, which means the two would still have to work together in some capacity even if he doesn’t direct and Lyle Kincaid’s character is recast.
The two have been the focus of negative headlines since It all ends with us Released in August. Lively was criticized for her light-hearted interview segments and cross-promotion of her new hair care products due to the film’s serious domestic violence storyline. Baldoni was accused of creating an uncomfortable scene that alienated Lively and the cast.
