Blake Lively is suing her former ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni over sexual harassment allegations.
The Gossip Girl star claims Baldoni fostered a toxic work environment, which included the director showing him nude videos and images of other women and discussing his alleged past addiction to pornography. TMZ information.
Baldoni’s team has refuted the allegations and says the legal action is an attempt to repair Lively’s reputation following the bad press she received following the film’s release.
The duo appeared together in the highly anticipated adaptation of Coleen Hoover’s popular novel of the same name earlier this year.
However, its release was mired in a series of scandals after fans became aware of tensions between Lively, 36, and Baldoni, 40.
Lively claims Baldoni made inappropriate questions about her weight, comments about her dead father and sexual comments about the cast and crew.
The situation became so unworkable that it required crisis talks during filming to end the behavior, according to the lawsuit.
Lively also requested: “No more sex scenes, oral sex or on-camera climaxes by BL (Blake Lively) outside the scope of the script that BL approved when signing on to the project,” according to the documents.
Blake Lively Sues Her Former ‘It Ends With Us’ Co-Star and Director Justin Baldoni Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
The demands were allegedly accepted by the studio, but the film’s release was still hindered after a dispute between Lively and Baldoni over how it should be marketed, according to the lawsuit.
Eagle-eyed fans soon discovered the frosty relationship between the movie stars and reports of the breakup began to emerge.
Lively claims Baldoni’s team engaged in a “social manipulation” campaign to tarnish her reputation.
Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, responded to the lawsuit by calling it “false, scandalous and intentionally lewd with the intent to publicly injure.”
He insisted the legal action is an attempt by Lively to “fix her negative reputation” after rumors emerged about diva-like behavior on set.
This included, “threatening not to show up to set, threatening not to promote the film, and ultimately leading to its demise during the premiere,” according to Freedman.
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