Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for conspiring to trash him with sex harassment smears, unleashing a wave of social media abuse against him

Blake Lively has been accused of 'hijacking' a movie and forcing her co-stars to sit out the premiere 'in the basement', a bombshell new lawsuit has claimed. Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds are being sued by actor Justin Baldoni and his publicists who say the actress cooked up a scheme to kill their careers and discredit them by making false accusations of sexual harassment The hijacking of the movie It Ends With Us allegedly went as far as relegating Baldoni and his family to the basement when they arrived at the premiere on August 6, 2024, because 'Lively demanded he not attend' The lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds was filed in New York on Thursday In addition to not reading the book before filming started, the lawsuit claims she initially pushed back on having to read it at all. Baldoni's suit claimed Lively hadn't read the book before filming started and she initially pushed back on having to read it at all citing The suit said Lively allegedly failed to take it seriously during the promotional campaign - even naming a cocktail after the abusive lead male character Baldoni and his family were relegated to the basement after arriving on the red carpet for the movie's premiere on August 6, 2024, because 'Lively demanded he not attend' Baldoni is already suing the outlet for $250million for libel and defamation, saying in his lawsuit that the story relied on Lively's 'self-serving narrative'. The new filing also sheds fresh light on Lively’s behavior during filming, including an incident where the actress threatened Baldoni by emphasizing her celebrity connections and hinting that they could make life difficult for him Comparing herself to Game of Thrones heroine Khaleesi, Lively allegedly described them as ‘my dragons’ during a row over her rewrite of the film’s rooftop scene The suit goes on to say that she tried to force Baldoni to issue a statement where he would 'take accountability' in the face of the backlash and when he refused, plotted to drive him out of the industry altogether via a 'false allegations of sexual harassment'. The suit said the backlash Lively got during the film's publicity campaign was the direct result of her using it to promote her own brands, including her booze company, Betty Buzz, in a tone-deaf way – but not as a result of a smear campaign The suit goes on to say that she tried to force Baldoni to issue a statement where he would 'take accountability' in the face of the backlash and when he refused, plotted to drive him out of the industry altogether via a 'false allegations of sexual harassment' The romantic drama follows Lily Bloom, played by Blake Lively, as she becomes embroiled in an abusive relationship with Justin Baldoni's Ryle Kincaid.