Blake Lively’s allegations against Justin Baldoni explained

Months after a reported rift between It ends with us Co-stars Blake Lively And Justin BaldoniShe sued him for sexual harassment.

In the lawsuit filed on Friday, December 20 and obtained by Us weekly after it was reported TMZ And The New York TimesLively accused Baldoni of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan FreedmanIn a statement, Lively called Lively’s allegations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally offensive.” UsShe claimed Lively filed the lawsuit to “correct her negative reputation” and “rehash a narrative” about the film’s production.

Freedman further claimed that Lively made “multiple demands and threats” during filming It ends with usincluding “threatening not to show up to the set, threatening not to promote the film, which ultimately led to its demise during release if their demands were not met.”

Us Reached Lively’s rep for comment but did not immediately receive a response. In a statement about this The New York Times Of her lawsuit, Lively said, “I hope my legal action will help lift the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak out about wrongdoing and protect others who may be targeted.”

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Add sex scenes

According to the lawsuit, Lively initially expressed concerns about Baldoni. Before they started filming It ends with UsShe rejected sex scenes he wanted to add – which she felt were unnecessary.

The lawsuit also requested that “no additional sex scenes, oral sex or on-camera climaxes be added by BL that go beyond the scope of the script that BL approved when signing the project.”

Lively alleged that Baldoni improvised unwanted kisses and discussed his sex life, even though he may not have received consent.

“Mr. Baldoni improvised physical intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or discussed with Ms. Lively, without the involvement of an intimacy coordinator,” the documents state. “For example, Mr. Baldoni bit and sucked during a scene in which he Numerous kisses were improvised in each take, discreetly on Ms. Lively’s lower lip. Mr. Baldoni insisted on filming the entire scene over and over again, far beyond what would have been required on an ordinary set without notice or consent.”

Another example of alleged attempts to add nudity to the script is one of the film’s final scenes, in which Lively’s character gives birth. “Mr. Baldoni insisted to Ms. Lively that women give birth naked and that his wife “tore off her clothes” during labor,” the documents say. “He claimed it was ‘not normal’ for that Women kept their hospital gowns on during birth. Ms. Lively disagreed, but felt forced to compromise that she would be naked from below the chest down.”

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Alleged pornography addiction and more

The lawsuit alleges that a meeting was held in January to address some of Lively’s concerns It ends with us‘ Production.

Attending the meeting was Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynoldsand some of their demands that were addressed included: “No more showing Blake nude videos or images of women, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged past ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussing sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no more.” Mentions of the genitals of cast and crew members, no further questions about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.”

Lively claimed this producer Jamey Heath showed her a video of his wife naked and watched Lively in their trailer while she was topless and had her body makeup removed – after she asked him not to look. Lively claimed that both Heath and Baldoni entered her makeup trailer while she was undressed, including while she was breastfeeding.

According to the lawsuit, Wayfarer agreed to the terms it requested, acknowledging, “While our perspectives differ in many respects, ensuring a safe environment for everyone is of the utmost importance.”

Lively allegedly told people she worked with that the men’s behavior had improved with the new protective measures by the spring.

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Breaking character

In the documents, Lively claimed that Baldoni broke character during a slow dance scene on the roof. “He leaned forward and slowly moved his lips from her ear 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 do their roles. When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Ms. Baldoni responded, “I’m not even attracted to you.”

Body shaming

Lively accused Baldoni of shaming her on set. “Mr. Baldoni also routinely demeaned Ms. Lively by finding ways to criticize her body and weight,” the doctors allege. “A few weeks before filming began and less than four months after Ms. Lively gave birth to her fourth child , Ms. Lively learned to her humiliation that Mr. Baldoni had secretly called her fitness trainer, without her knowledge or permission, and suggested that she would lose weight in two weeks. Mr. Baldoni told the trainer that he had asked because he was afraid of Ms. Lively in a scene for the film, but there was no such scene.”

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“Social Manipulation” campaign to “destroy” their reputation

Lively accused Baldoni of launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.

In the lawsuit — which included “thousands of pages of text messages and emails” that Lively obtained through a subpoena — a publicist who worked with the studio and Baldoni allegedly wrote to a crisis management expert: “He wants to feel that she can be buried.” ”

“This plan went well beyond standard crisis PR,” the documents say, claiming that Baldoni’s team proposed a concept called “‘Astroturfing,'” which is defined as the “practice of publishing opinions or comments on the Internet, in the media etc.” was defined. that appear to come from ordinary members of the public, but actually come from a particular company or political group.’”

Baldoni would “set the narrative for the social media campaign,” the documents say. An X thread was given as an example Hailey Bieber “This had another female celebrity accusing of bullying women.” Baldoni wrote in the text: “This is what we would need.”

After “nearly all of the cast decided to appear in public independently of Mr. Baldoni because of his on-set behavior,” he reportedly had “fears that the public would discover that there was “something much bigger beneath the surface,” according to the reports Documents. This led him to change his own social media strategy as well.

“After the film’s premiere, Mr. Baldoni changed his Instagram profile, deleted light-hearted social media posts and directed his team to seek reactions and support from survivors – all in an effort to quickly change his own public narrative and himself “To focus exclusively on survivors and domestic violence organizations,” the documents say, when his team realized that “this change may be too drastic too soon,” he didn’t care. The documents state: “Nevertheless, Mr. Baldoni insisted on a ‘Tik Tok strategy’ and that his promotional activities for the film should aim to amplify what he described as ‘survival content.’