Blake Lively has escalated her legal battle against It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging that his on-set behavior made multiple women uncomfortable. According to an amended complaint filed Tuesday in New York, Lively claims that other cast members also reported concerns about Baldoni’s conduct, and that their complaints were documented.
The new allegations, included in legal filings from Lively’s attorneys Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, also implicate Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath, Baldoni’s business partner.
Concerns Raised, but No Change
The complaint details a 2023 incident in which another unnamed cast member voiced concerns about Baldoni’s alleged behavior and the impact it was having on the production. The document claims Baldoni acknowledged these concerns in writing and assured that changes would be made—yet, according to the lawsuit, no such changes occurred.
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Another actress later confided in Lively, saying she too felt uncomfortable on set.
“Ms. Lively was not alone in raising allegations of on-set misconduct more than a year before the film was edited,” her attorneys stated.
Retaliation and Harassment Alleged
Lively and Baldoni have been engaged in a highly publicized legal dispute since December, when The New York Times first reported Lively’s sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni. She also accused him of retaliating after she came forward.
Baldoni, in turn, filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, alleging extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy.
Lively’s latest filing expands on her previous claims, arguing that Baldoni and his team engaged in an orchestrated smear campaign against her, leading to “dangerously extreme” acts of cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation—not just toward Lively, but also her family, cast members, and witnesses.
“The culture of fear, intimidation, harassment, and threats is the predictable result of an incessant digital campaign to turn social media sentiment as dark and negative as is humanly possible,” a spokesperson for Lively said in a statement.
Crisis PR Firm Named in Lawsuit
The amended complaint also introduces a new defendant: Jed Wallace, a crisis public relations executive and owner of Street Relations. Lively alleges that Wallace played a role in executing a smear campaign against her. Wallace, who was previously named in a separate civil rights complaint Lively filed in California, has denied the claims and has since filed his own defamation lawsuit against her.
Baldoni’s Response: “Unsubstantiated Hearsay”
Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, dismissed the amended complaint as “unsubstantiated hearsay of unnamed persons.”
“Since documents do not lie and people do, the upcoming depositions of those who initially supported Ms. Lively’s false claims and those who are witnesses to her own behavior will be enlightening. What is truly uncomfortable here is Ms. Lively’s lack of actual evidence,” Freedman said in a statement.
Lively’s attorneys have vowed to fight both defamation suits filed against her. The first trial involving Baldoni is scheduled for March 2026.
