Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: A timeline of the feud and lawsuit between It Ends With Us co-stars

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lively had a number requirements in order for her to work on the film that – according to the lawsuit cited by the outlet – included “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.” open image in gallery Lively is suing Baldoni for ‘sexual harassment’ and a ‘toxic workplace environment’ Additionally, “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project,” were other requirements included in the lawsuit, according to TMZ. open image in gallery Ferra, Paltrow, and Hoover have voiced their support for Lively amidst the claims 23 December – Baldoni’s lawyers respond to sexual harassment lawsuit Bryan Freedman said in a statement, “Audiences found Lively’s own actions, interviews and marketing during the promotional tour distasteful, and responded organically to that which the media themselves picked up on”, according to People. The suit, which has been seen by The Independent, was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and claims that the Times reporting “‘cherry-picked’ and altered communications stripped of necessary context and deliberately spliced to mislead.” He claims he was “aggressively berated” by Reynolds after Baldoni, who suffers from back problems, asked Lively how much she weighed before he lifted her, “to ensure he could safely perform the lift without injury.” 1 January – Lively officially sues Baldoni The Hollywood star, 37, initially filed a legal complaint in December that detailed the claims against her co-star and director, with whom she had been rumoured to have clashed while shooting the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling 2016 novel. “We plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit.” In a separate statement, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman told The Independent: “In this vicious smear campaign fully orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, the New York Times cowered to the wants and whims of two powerful ‘untouchable’ Hollywood elites, disregarding journalistic practices and ethics once befitting of the revered publication by using doctored and manipulated texts and intentionally omitting texts which dispute their chosen PR narrative.