Attorneys representing “It Ends with Us” star Blake Lively in her ongoing legal battle with her onetime director and co-star Justin Baldoni on Tuesday accused Baldoni of making women uncomfortable on set.
Lively’s lawsuit, which was originally filed in New York in December, was amended this week to include a slew of additional allegations. The complaint, obtained by HuffPost, now includes parts of purported text message conversations between Lively and other women describing Baldoni’s alleged conduct.
“For years prior to the release of the Film, Mr. Baldoni portrayed himself as
a leader of the male feminist movement, writing books, hosting podcasts, and holding TED Talks on the topic. In reality, however, Mr. Baldoni’s public persona is a stark contrast to his private behavior, which is replete with hypocrisy, misogyny, and retaliation,” Lively’s complaint read.
Baldoni’s attorneys told HuffPost in a statement that he, producers Jamey Heath and Steve Sarowitz and others named in the lawsuit “have been transparent in providing receipts, real time documents and video showing a completely different story than what has been manipulated and cherry picked to the media.”
“Our clients have taken this matter and these issues very seriously notwithstanding the jokes made publicly by the plaintiff and her husband,” the statement read.
The “jokes” the attorneys referenced in their statement was a moment during the recent “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, when Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, lightly alluded to Lively’s legal troubles.
Lively’s complaint claims Baldoni treated her and other women as “sex objects.” At one point, Baldoni allegedly told a cast member that her leather pants looked “sexy.” When the woman expressed her discomfort, he brushed the comment off, saying, “I can say that because my wife is here today,” according to the complaint.
When the film was in pre-production, one cast member reached out to Lively over text to express her relief at being able to commiserate about Baldoni’s comments on set, the complaint said.
“I’m sorry for what you’ve experienced and I wish I would’ve been there to witness it for you (and not that you need me to but I sure would’ve loved to have run my mouth about it),” Lively messaged the cast member. “Thank you for not only witnessing me, but for coming in with…
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