Justin Baldoni launches website, shares more alleged messages from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Justin Baldoni’s legal team is actively publishing materials they believe support his lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
The director of “It Ends With Us” has reportedly created a website that features an updated complaint filed against the high-profile couple, along with a “timeline of relevant events” that includes new text messages, emails, and other correspondence that seem to be between Baldoni and the couple, as reported first by TMZ.
YSL News has contacted representatives for Baldoni, Lively, and Reynolds for their comments.
Baldoni’s timeline presents alleged exchanges with “It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover prior to filming, as well as communications with Lively and Reynolds during that period.
In a series of text messages from February 2023, Baldoni allegedly reaches out to Reynolds to express a desire to become friends and shares his admiration for him. Reynolds appears to respond by saying, “You’ve been a wonderful collaborator with B, and that means a lot to both of us. Being a stand-up person is everything, and you’ve shown that from day one. Thank you,” and later adds, “I truly adore you, Justin.”
In another message thread with Lively dated April 2023, Baldoni is said to discuss the dialogue for an important rooftop scene in “It Ends With Us.”
Lively’s attributed messages describe her thoughts on the scene’s dialogue, saying, “If you knew me (in person) longer you’d understand how playful and cheeky the banter would be. That’s my love language. Boldly spicy, never with aggressiveness.” She emphasizes how crucial it is for both characters to have equal agency and humor in their interactions.
The publication of these texts follows a 10-minute behind-the-scenes video of a slow-dancing scene released by Baldoni’s team. The attorneys representing Lively and Reynolds subsequently filed for a gag order, accusing Baldoni and his legal representatives of conducting a “harassing and retaliatory media campaign” against Lively with “almost daily updates or other information released to the press,” according to court documents reviewed by YSL News.
Baldoni initially filed his lawsuit against Lively, her spouse, and The New York Times after she publicly accused him of sexual harassment and suggested he coordinated a smear campaign against her. The lawsuit claims that Lively fabricated the harassment allegations, colluded with The Times to publish a damaging article about Baldoni, and leveraged her fame to “take control” of the filmmaking process. Baldoni’s revamped claims of extortion, invasion of privacy, and defamation now include his earlier lawsuit against The Times for $250 million.
In Lively’s accusation, she stated that Baldoni sexually harassed her on set, added unwanted intimate scenes to the script, shared unsolicited details about his personal life, asked intrusive questions about hers, and entered her dressing room without permission while she was breastfeeding.
Suggesting not just Baldoni but also the crisis PR firm he employed post-production, Lively claimed that the backlash she faced online was not spontaneous but rather a carefully orchestrated effort to amplify negative sentiments towards her while protecting Baldoni from any harassment claims.
The trial for Lively and Baldoni is scheduled for March 9, 2026.
Contributing: Anna Kaufman and Edward Segarra