The behind-the-scenes drama between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has escalated into one of Hollywood’s most contentious legal battles.
On Tuesday, Lively filed an amended complaint with new allegations about Baldoni's alleged on-set behavior — including claims that he made two female cast members "uncomfortable" on the set.
The new filing arrived less than a week after Lively's attorneys filed subpoenas for Baldoni’s phone and internet records, aiming to “expose the people, tactics and methods” behind an alleged smear campaign against Lively. Baldoni’s legal team, however, pushed back against the subpoenas in a letter to U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman, requesting he "quash the Subpoenas as promptly as possible.”
Earlier this month, attorneys for Baldoni and Lively met in court for the first hearing in the case. Liman warned both sides to stop litigating their case in the media, cautioning that he may move up the trial, which is currently set for March 2026.
On Feb. 1, Baldoni launched a new website containing an amended complaint as well as a timeline of alleged text messages between him and Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. The website was launched days after Lively and Reynolds filed notice with the judge that they would seek to dismiss Baldoni‘s defamation countersuit.
Lively is also facing another legal battle with crisis management consultant Jed Wallace, who she alleges played a key role in a smear campaign against her orchestrated by Baldoni and his PR team. Wallace filed a $7 million defamation lawsuit against Lively in a Texas court.
In December, Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint, accusing Baldoni and others of a smear campaign after she raised concerns over Baldoni's alleged behavior.
Baldoni denied the claims and countersued the New York Times for libel after it reported on Lively’s allegations. He later filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and their publicists in January, alleging defamation and extortion. That same month, Lively initiated a federal lawsuit against Baldoni, reiterating her claims of harassment and retaliation.
As both parties continue to present their cases, the entertainment industry is watching closely and anticipating further developments in the high-profile saga.
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