The behind-the-scenes drama between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has escalated even further, with new accusations and legal maneuvers intensifying the battle.
On Tuesday, Lively alleged in an amended complaint that Baldoni made two female cast members “uncomfortable” on set. The filing also adds new defamation claims and names crisis PR consultant Jed Wallace as a defendant, who’s since filed a $7 million lawsuit of his own against Lively in a Texas court.
On Thursday, Lively’s legal team requested a stronger protective order, citing threats and harassment against her family, People reported.
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Meanwhile, Lively’s longtime publicist, Leslie Sloane, is fighting to be removed from Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit, arguing she was “dragged” into the case as a distraction.
The latest developments come a week after Lively’s attorneys subpoenaed Baldoni’s phone and internet records in an effort to “expose the people, tactics and methods” behind an alleged smear campaign. Baldoni’s legal team is now urging U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman to quash the subpoenas “as promptly as possible.”
Earlier this month, 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.
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.
