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Blake Lively sues ‘It Ends with Us’ co-star Justin Baldoni: These are the charges
Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, her co-star in ‘It Ends with Us’, alleging his actions caused her ‘severe emotional distress.’
Actress Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, who co-starred with her in the movie “It Ends with Us”, following months of reported conflict between the two actors.
TMZ reports that in the lawsuit, the “Gossip Girl” star is accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment, and deliberate efforts to wreck her reputation.
According to the entertainment news outlet, Lively claims the behavior of the actor, who was also the movie’s director, caused her “severe emotional distress.”
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Meeting held with Sony to tackle Lively’s requests
The lawsuit relates that a meeting was held to discuss Lively’s complaints and demands, and that some of her concerns were addressed by Sony, the film’s distributor.
The demands included, “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father,” per TMZ.
Other conditions included, ”no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project,” according to the lawsuit obtained by the outlet.
Lively also alleges that after her demands were approved, Baldoni engaged in a smear campaign to “destroy” her reputation.
Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman dismissed the allegations as “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious,” according to People.
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