Why Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni: A guide to the It Ends with Us feud as she accuses him of harassment

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been shrouded in controversy ever since they starred opposite one another in It Ends With Us. Leading up to the summer release of their movie — which was successful in the sense that it became a box office hit following its August release date — the leading stars have been enveloped in ongoing drama; pictured January 12 in Jersey City During the frosty press tour, fans noticed there was tension between the two leading stars Rumors of a feud began when Lively happily posed for photos with all of her costars but Baldoni; pictured with Brandon Sklenar and husband Ryan Reynolds in August How did the feud rumors begin? The A-list actress reportedly said this made her feel 'fat-shamed', while those close to Baldoni insisted that he was just trying to protect his back following an injury It was also reported that Lively also used her powers as a producer to commission a completely new cut of the movie from film editor Shane Reid, who cut her husband Ryan Reynolds' hit Deadpool & Wolverine. Baldoni spoke about having a difficult time with 'navigating complex personalities' and 'trying to get everybody on the same page with the same vision' in an interview with Today Lively also touched on creative differences during the making of their movie and spoke about a disagreement over a song; pictured August 3 in New York City Lively also touched on creative differences during the making of their movie and spoke about a disagreement over keeping Lana Del Rey's song Cherry in the film. She claimed he fostered a toxic workplace environment on the set of their movie, which included Baldoni showing her nude videos and images of other women and discussing his previous alleged porn addiction; pictured August in London Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman hit back at the lawsuit as, 'false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt'.