Why Is Blake Lively Suing Justin Baldoni? Her ‘It Ends With Us’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Why Is Blake Lively Suing Justin Baldoni? Her ‘It Ends With Us’ Sexual Harassment Lawsuit


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This past summer, the It Ends With Us cast and crew were embroiled in a feud, according to multiple reports. It all started when TikTok users noticed that film star Blake Lively and her co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, didn’t pose for pictures together at the August 6, 2024, New York City premiere. Rumors surfaced claiming that the cast distanced themselves from Justin, and fuel was added to the fire when Justin hired a crisis PR manager. Now, Blake has filed a lawsuit against Justin for alleged sexual harassment on the set of their movie.

News47.us is breaking down the timeline between the drama and the legal battle between Blake and Justin, below.

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On August 14, 2024, TMZ reported that there was discomfort between Blake and Justin while filming a kissing scene. Insiders told the outlet that the A Simple Favor actress felt that the director “lingered” too long while kissing her on camera.

Sources also told the outlet that Blake felt “fat-shamed” by Justin while working on a scene in which his character, Ryle, lifts her character, Lilly, into the air. Justin reportedly has a history of back issues, and after he allegedly asked an on-set trainer how much Blake weighed, she felt that he was fat-shaming her, according to the outlet.

Page Six reported that an eyewitness recalled “tension” visible in Blake on the set of It Ends With Us.

“The tension was so obvious,” the source told the outlet. “Once [Blake] was done with the scene, she was really impatient, said, ‘Am I done? Can I go?’ and as soon as they said, ‘Yes,’ there was like a Blake-size hole in the wall [sic]. She was so outta there.”

Fans were asking whether or not Blake and Justin would work on the sequel, It Starts With Us. However, a source told Variety on August 27, 2024, that there is “no world where these two will work together again.”

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