Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: She Said
The legal allegations and accusations of Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni
Legal allegations & accusations are currently being made by actress Blake Lively against her co-star and director of the film, It Ends with Us, Justin Baldoni.
On December 20, 2024, a complaint was filed with the California Civil Rights Department by Blake Lively against Wayfarer Studios (naming Justin Baldoni & producer Jamey Heath in the complaint) alleging sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior had taken place on the production set of the film, It Ends with Us.
Then, on December 31, 2024, Blake Lively demanded a jury trial in the US District Court in the Southern District of New York against:
“WAYFARER STUDIOS LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, JUSTIN BALDONI, an individual, JAMEY HEATH, an individual, STEVE SAROWITZ, an individual, IT ENDS WITH US MOVIE LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, MELISSA NATHAN, an individual, THE AGENCY GROUP PR LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, JENNIFER ABEL, an individual”.
For the following causes of action:
Sexual Harassment against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 223-236)
Retaliation against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 237-244)
Sexual Harassment against It Ends with Us Movie LLC, Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni, and Jamey Heath. (See paragraphs 245-253)
Retaliation against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 254-261)
Retaliation against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 262-268)
Failure to investigate, prevent and/or remedy harassment against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 269-275)
Aiding and Abetting Harassment and Retaliation against Melissa Nathan, TAG, and Jennifer Abel. (See paragraphs 276-283)
Breach of Contract – Actor Loanout Agreement against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 284-292)
Breach of Contract – Contract Rider Agreement against It Ends with Us Movie LLC and Wayfarer. (See paragraphs 293-301)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress against It Ends with Us Movie LLC, Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Steve Sarowitz, Melissa Nathan, TAG, and Jennifer Abel. (See paragraphs 302-307)
Negligence Infliction of Emotional Distress against Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni, and Jamey Heath. (See paragraphs 308-314)
False Light Invasion of Privacy against Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Melissa Nathan, TAG, and Jennifer Abel. (See paragraphs 315-321)
Sexual Harassment against Justin Baldoni and Jamey Heath. (See paragraphs 322-327)
On January 16, 2025, a suit was filed by Wayfarer Studios, Justin Baldoni & others against Blake Lively & others, primarily alleging civil extortion and defamation.
On January 21, 2025, raw film footage for a falling-in-love montage between the film’s lead characters, Lily Bloom (played by Blake) and Ryle Kincaid (played by Justin), was released to the public (by attorney Bryan Freedman) in defense of Justin Baldoni to address accusations that had been made against him in Blake Lively‘s CCRD complaint that was released & reported on in The New York Times.
The recording of this footage was referenced in Blake Lively’s initial lawsuit, paragraph 48, page 19, and this is what she alleges took place:
48. On another occasion, Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming a slow dance scene for a montage in which no sound was recorded. Mr. Baldoni chose to let the camera roll and have them perform the scene, but did not act in character as Ryle; instead, he spoke to Ms. Lively out of character as himself. At one point, he leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, “it smells so good.” None of this was remotely in character, or based on any dialogue in the script, and nothing needed to be said because, again, there was no sound—Mr. Baldoni was caressing Mr. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni’s response was, “I’m not even attracted to you.”
On February 18, 2025, Blake filed an amended complaint adding “JED WALLACE, an individual, and STREET RELATIONS INC., a California Corporation” as defendants.
In Blake’s amended complaint, she revised her allegations concerning the slow dance scene for the montage scene. In paragraphs 81-82, pages 30-31 of her amended complaint, it says:
81. On another occasion, Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming a slow dance scene for a montage scene, meaning that none of the sound recorded while filming the scene was meant to be used in the Film. Music was intended to play over the action. Nonetheless, microphones were live to pick up “room tone” but not conversations or dialogue to be used in the Film. The scene in the script specifically described dancing without dialogue and did not include any intimate conduct or kissing.
82. Mr. Baldoni did not provide notice or seek consent for any intimacy in advance. Instead, Mr. Baldoni chose to spontaneously improvise the scene while the cameras were rolling. During the filming, Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaned in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, putting his thumb to her mouth and flicking her lower lip, caressing her, and telling her how good she smells. None of this took place while Mr. Baldoni was “in character” as Ryle, because both the intimacy and dialogue departed from what had been agreed to in the script. Ms. Lively was uncomfortable and kept leaning away and repeatedly suggesting, and then begging, that their characters should just talk. She tried to use levity and “creative” pleas to deflect the unwanted touching, hoping to get through the scene in a way that maintained a professional boundary without antagonizing Mr. Baldoni.16
The video footage of the scene shows Ms. Lively to be trapped, having to appear as though her character was happy and in love while the cameras were rolling. Ms. Lively did not want to film additional takes on the scene but continued to participate to be a team player and support the production in real time while simultaneously expressing and holding physical boundaries against Mr. Baldoni’s advances. Ms. Lively even referred to Mr. Baldoni as a “sociopath” at one point during the exchange. Notwithstanding Ms. Lively’s attempts at humor and levity, her words, actions, and body language all evince her lack of consent. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni’s response was, “I’m not even attracted to you.”
There are several other allegations being made by Ms. Lively against Mr. Baldoni (& others), which can all be found in the legal documents referenced in this post. Keep in mind, this is all just “she said” and accusation.
The causes of action in this amended complaint are as follows:
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 353-366)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 367-374)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 375-383)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 384-393)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 394-400)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 401-407)
Same charge against same defendants plus Jed Wallace and Street Relations. (See paragraphs 408-415)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 416-424)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 425-433)
Same charge against same defendants plus Jed Wallace and Street Relations. (See paragraphs 434-439)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 440-446)
Same charge against same defendants plus Jed Wallace and Street Relations. (See paragraphs 447-453)
Same charge against same defendants. (See paragraphs 454-459)
Defamation against Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni and Jamey Heath. (See paragraphs 460-478)
Civil Conspiracy against Wayfarer, Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Steve Sarowitz, It Ends with Us movie LLC, Melissa Nathan, TAG, Jennifer Abel, Jed Wallace and Street Relations (see paragraphs 479-482)
To recap, these are the charges specifically made against Justin Baldoni:
Sexual Harassment (#3),
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (#10),
Negligence Infliction of Emotional Distress (#11),
False Light Invasion of Privacy (#12),
Sexual Harassment (#13),
Defamation (#14) and
Civil Conspiracy (#15).
A jury trial is ordered to take place in the Federal Court in New York for both lawsuits on March 9, 2026, at 9:30 AM.
Evidence is expected to be brought forth before the Court to prove these allegations and accusation charges. And then a jury is expected to determine the merit of the allegations being made in the courtroom and decide whether or not the accused parties are guilty as charged.
SOURCES USED in this article:
Celebrity Biographies:
Blake Lively: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515116/
Justin Baldoni: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1682573/
Blake Lively’s Actions:
CCRD Complaint:
blake-lively-CCRD-filing.pdf
Lawsuit Complaint:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/1/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/
Lawsuit’s Amended Complaint:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/84/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/
Justin Baldoni’s Actions:
Lawsuit Complaint:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69550325/1/wayfarer-studios-llc-v-lively/
Trial Date Order:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69510553/45/lively-v-wayfarer-studios-llc/