{"id":156818,"date":"2025-01-17T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1825781"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:15:39","slug":"woof-justin-baldoni-is-officially-suing-blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-and-you-wont-believe-how-much-he-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/17\/woof-justin-baldoni-is-officially-suing-blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-and-you-wont-believe-how-much-he-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"Woof: Justin Baldoni is officially suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and you won\u2019t believe how much he wants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ustin-Baldoni-speaks-onstage-at-the-Vital-Voices-12th-Annual-Voices-of-Solidarity-Awards-and-Ryan-Reynolds-and-Blake-Lively-are-seen-on-October-11-2024-in-New-York-City.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>In the latest update in the unending drama that is <em>It Ends With Us, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/Justin-Baldoni\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a> has officially sued Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, alleging that the power couple sought to \u201cdestroy\u201d him.\u00a0In case you\u2019ve been living under a rock (if so, hi down there!), Baldoni\u2019s complaint is the latest escalation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/oh-man-justin-baldonis-publicist-promises-that-blake-lively-and-her-team-are-the-actual-worst\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ongoing legal battle stemming from <em>It Ends With Us<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>which was directed by the actor and co-starred Lively. <\/p>\n<p>Taking the tit-for-tat to unprecedented heights, Baldoni\u2019s 179-page lawsuit is seeking a whopping $400 million on the grounds of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy on Lively and Reynolds\u2019 part. The complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, which produced <em>It Ends With Us.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Justin-Baldoni-are-seen-on-the-set-of-22It-Ends-with-Us22.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1825784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Justin-Baldoni-are-seen-on-the-set-of-22It-Ends-with-Us22.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Justin-Baldoni-are-seen-on-the-set-of-22It-Ends-with-Us22.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Justin-Baldoni-are-seen-on-the-set-of-22It-Ends-with-Us22.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Justin-Baldoni-are-seen-on-the-set-of-22It-Ends-with-Us22.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a case about celebrities sniping at each other in the press,\u201d the lawsuit reads. \u201cThis is a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world deploying their enormous power to steal an entire film right out of the hands of its director and production studio.\u201d It goes on to allege that Lively \u2014 who is described as \u201cone of the world\u2019s best-known celebrities\u201d \u2014 used her power to \u201cseize\u201d control of the film only to \u201cdestroy\u201d Baldoni\u2019s livelihood if he \u201cdid not bend to her incessant demands.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When those needs weren\u2019t met, the lawsuit alleges that Lively accused her co-star of \u201cfoul and reprehensible sexual misconduct.\u201d In summary, the complaint accuses Lively of \u201chijacking\u201d control of the film and its premiere, \u201cdestroy[ing]\u201d Baldoni\u2019s professional reputation, and attempting to drive him \u201cout of the business entirely.\u201d It marks the most recent chapter in a saga that first erupted in December, when <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/fix-her-negative-reputation-after-facing-months-of-tarnished-public-image-blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-for-sexual-harassment\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lively first filed a civil rights complaint<\/a> alleging that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of <em>It Ends With Us.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IT ENDS WITH US - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLET_u31M4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While he immediately denied that claim, Lively escalated the legal battle with an official lawsuit against Baldoni, which also alleged that she was retaliated against for raising the sexual harassment through an orchestrated smear campaign to ruin her public image. That lawsuit contained <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/the-internet-was-doing-the-work-justin-baldonis-publicist-defends-her-actions-against-blake-lively\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text message exchanges between Baldoni and his PR crisis team<\/a>, one of which mentioned that they could \u201cbury\u201d the <em>Gossip Girl <\/em>star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent lawsuit, however, Baldoni is alleging that <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/livelys-team-was-responsible-for-smears-against-baldoni-not-the-other-way-round-justin-baldoni-prepares-his-own-counter-suit-to-start-2025\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it was Lively who sought to damage his reputation<\/a>, claiming it was her and \u201cher team who carefully planned and implemented a vile smear campaign against the actor. It all gets even messier with the mention of Reynolds, whom Baldoni claims exerted \u201cunauthorized\u201d creative control over <em>It Ends With Us, <\/em>including re-writing one scene and making changes to the script \u201cin secret.\u201d As for how Reynolds and Lively exerted this control, well, that\u2019s where Taylor Swift comes in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taylor-Swift-and-Actress-Blake-Lively-hug-prior-to-Super-Bowl-LVIII-between-the-San-Francisco-49ers-and-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1825783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taylor-Swift-and-Actress-Blake-Lively-hug-prior-to-Super-Bowl-LVIII-between-the-San-Francisco-49ers-and-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taylor-Swift-and-Actress-Blake-Lively-hug-prior-to-Super-Bowl-LVIII-between-the-San-Francisco-49ers-and-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taylor-Swift-and-Actress-Blake-Lively-hug-prior-to-Super-Bowl-LVIII-between-the-San-Francisco-49ers-and-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taylor-Swift-and-Actress-Blake-Lively-hug-prior-to-Super-Bowl-LVIII-between-the-San-Francisco-49ers-and-Kansas-City-Chiefs.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni claims that he was summoned to Lively and Reynolds\u2019 penthouse for a meeting about the script, which was also attended by the couple\u2019s \u201cmegacelebrity friend.\u201d Together, the trio allegedly heaped praise on Lively\u2019s vision for the script, meaning that Baldoni \u201cunderstood the subtext: he needed to comply with Lively\u2019s direction.\u201d While it doesn\u2019t mention a surname, a text message included in the lawsuit and sent by Baldoni to Lively after the meeting said the actor \u201clove[d] what [Lively] did\u201d with the script and \u201cwould have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Ryan-Reynolds-attend-the-22It-Ends-With-Us22-New-York-Premiere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1825782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Ryan-Reynolds-attend-the-22It-Ends-With-Us22-New-York-Premiere.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Ryan-Reynolds-attend-the-22It-Ends-With-Us22-New-York-Premiere.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Ryan-Reynolds-attend-the-22It-Ends-With-Us22-New-York-Premiere.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blake-Lively-and-Ryan-Reynolds-attend-the-22It-Ends-With-Us22-New-York-Premiere.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Baldoni\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/says-a-lot-more-about-him-uh-did-justin-baldoni-just-admit-his-guilt-by-asking-disney-to-preserve-deadpool-nicepool-documents\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previous filings have mentioned Reynolds<\/a>, his new lawsuit officially brings the <em>Deadpool <\/em>star into the legal battle, since he is named a formal defendant. Somehow, it doesn\u2019t end there. Adding to the legal woes was a lawsuit <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/justin-baldoni-accuses-blake-lively-of-distorting-a-deeply-personal-video-into-sexual-misconduct-paints-new-york-times-as-symbol-of-journalistic-failures\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filed by Baldoni against <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>who was the first to report on Lively\u2019s claims of an orchestrated smear campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That suit <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/justin-baldoni-wont-let-this-end-with-the-lively-lawsuit-and-files-a-250-million-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accuses the paper of defaming Baldoni<\/a> by publishing a one-sided story with the \u201ccherry picked\u201d and doctored evidence of the text exchanges with his PR team. As we await what will undoubtedly be a new update in this Hollywood drama, Baldoni\u2019s attorney, Bryan Freedman left us with a message in support of his client. \u201cJustin and his team have nothing to hide,\u201d he said. \u201cMs. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ustin-Baldoni-speaks-onstage-at-the-Vital-Voices-12th-Annual-Voices-of-Solidarity-Awards-and-Ryan-Reynolds-and-Blake-Lively-are-seen-on-October-11-2024-in-New-York-City.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>The latest chapter in this seemingly unending saga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":725,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[6166,6165],"tags":[61,122,127,129,124,128,125,132,131,133,126,130,123,66,94,88,97,56,64,65,60,112,6188,6181,40,75,95,6191,6189,104,6196,6206,6183,6186,33,120,6185,105,101,6199,6190,6193,6202,6195,6204,98,115,30,29,41,86,70,69,68,72,71,26,118,108,87,46,55,48,52,54,51,50,83,6197,62,58,57,6177,109,6201,35,59,63,85,79,82,96,80,27,81,114,44,42,43,45,38,39,6205,6198,6187,6200,6192,6194,6203,110,117,6184,100,111,116,73,89,90,92,91,6180,93,84,78,37,6182,102,34,36,77,67,74,99,113,119,28,121,6179,6178,32,47,49,53,103,31,76],"class_list":["post-156818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie","category-news","tag-airpods","tag-anime","tag-anime-characters","tag-anime-cosplay","tag-anime-edits","tag-anime-merchandise","tag-anime-movies","tag-anime-news","tag-anime-recommendations","tag-anime-reviews","tag-anime-series","tag-anime-streaming","tag-animes","tag-app-store","tag-app-store-samsung","tag-appgallery","tag-appgallery-oneplus","tag-apple","tag-apple-music","tag-apple-tv","tag-apple-watch","tag-bbc-sport","tag-behind-the-scenes-footage","tag-best-comedy-movies","tag-best-mobile-games","tag-bixby","tag-bixby-xiaomi","tag-box-office-hits","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-champions-league","tag-cinema-history-and-evolution","tag-cinematic-virtual-reality-experiences","tag-classic-romance-movies","tag-critically-acclaimed-dramas","tag-cyberpunk","tag-cyberpunk-2077","tag-family-friendly-movies","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fifa","tag-film-director-profiles","tag-film-festival-highlights","tag-film-industry-news","tag-film-production-techniques","tag-film-soundtracks-and-scores","tag-film-inspired-travel-destinations","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-fortnite","tag-free-fire","tag-free-mobile-games","tag-freebuds-pro","tag-galaxy-a52","tag-galaxy-note-20","tag-galaxy-s21","tag-galaxy-watch-4","tag-galaxy-z-fold-3","tag-game","tag-games","tag-golf","tag-harmonyos","tag-how-to-backup-iphone","tag-how-to-factory-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-reset-iphone","tag-how-to-restore-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-5","tag-how-to-unlock-iphone-6","tag-huawei","tag-in-depth-film-analysis","tag-ios","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-latest-movie-releases","tag-live-soccer","tag-local-cinema-listings-and-showtimes","tag-lol","tag-macbook","tag-macos","tag-mate-40-pro","tag-mi-11-lite","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p","tag-mi-home-security-camera-basic-1080p-huawei","tag-mi-smart-band-6","tag-minecraft","tag-miui","tag-mlb-scores","tag-mobile-game-design","tag-mobile-game-development","tag-mobile-game-marketing","tag-mobile-game-monetization","tag-mobile-games","tag-mobile-gaming","tag-movie-adaptations-of-books","tag-movie-merchandise-and-collectibles","tag-movie-reviews-and-ratings","tag-movie-ticket-discounts-and-offers","tag-movie-trailers-and-teasers","tag-movie-trivia-and-facts","tag-movie-themed-quizzes-and-games","tag-nba-scores","tag-nba-standings","tag-newest-horror-films","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-scores","tag-nhl-scores","tag-one-ui","tag-oneplus","tag-oneplus-9-pro","tag-oneplus-buds-pro","tag-oneplus-nord-ce-5g","tag-oscar-nominated-films","tag-oxygenos","tag-p40-pro-plus","tag-poco-x3-pro","tag-pokemon","tag-popular-action-films","tag-premier-league","tag-pubg","tag-pubg-mobile","tag-redmi-note-10-pro","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-pay","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-steam","tag-steeam","tag-top-10-anime","tag-top-rated-movies-2023","tag-upcoming-hollywood-movies","tag-valorant","tag-when-do-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-does-the-iphone-7-come-out","tag-when-is-the-iphone-7-coming-out","tag-world-cup","tag-xbox-series-x","tag-xiaomi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\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