Blake Lively's lawsuit centers on allegations against her "It Ends With Us" co-star and director Justin Baldoni, accusing him and his team of sexual harassment, retaliation, and creating a hostile work environment during the film's production. Lively claims Baldoni initiated unwelcome physical advances and that when she and others resisted, Baldoni and a producer named Jamey Heath retaliated by becoming cold and uncooperative. She also alleges that Baldoni and Heath showed her nude videos and images without consent, discussed their pornography addictions, made inappropriate comments about her personal life, and caused her severe emotional distress. After Lively raised these issues, she says Baldoni and his associates launched a coordinated campaign to damage her reputation in retaliation for speaking out
. In response, Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist, accusing them of defamation, civil extortion, invasion of privacy, and orchestrating a smear campaign against him to seize control of the film. Baldoni's suit claims Lively pushed a false narrative of sexual harassment and that she used her star power to hijack the film's production. He also alleges that Reynolds disparaged him to Baldoni's agent and that Lively's team disseminated doctored evidence to the media to harm his reputation
. The legal battle has involved multiple lawsuits and countersuits, with both sides accusing each other of damaging reputations and manipulating narratives around the film "It Ends With Us." The dispute has also drawn in other parties such as publicists and the film studio, and even led to Taylor Swift being subpoenaed due to alleged involvement in the case
. In summary, Blake Lively's lawsuit accuses Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation on set, while Baldoni countersues alleging defamation and a smear campaign by Lively and her team. The conflict revolves around allegations of misconduct, workplace hostility, and disputes over control and portrayal of the film project
