Why is Blake Lively suing the star of the movie “It all ends with us” for sexual harassment? – The first post

Blake Lively sued the co-star of her latest film.

The actress filed a complaint against her It ends with us his colleague Justin Baldoni.

Lively, 52, the wife of Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds, accused Baldoni, 40, who also directed the film, of sexual harassment and creating an unsafe work environment.

Lively, who is also a co-executive producer of the film, also claimed that Baldoni unleashed a smear campaign aimed at destroying her reputation.

But what happened? And what happened?

Let’s take a closer look:

What happened

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First, let’s take a quick look It ends with us.

The domestic violence film is an adaptation of Colin Hoover’s 2016 best-selling novel.

The film became a box office hit for Sony Pictures.

It starred Lively as florist Lily Bloom and Baldoni as neurosurgeon Riley Kincaid.

Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer, bought the rights to the book in 2019.

This was before Lively was involved in the project.

“I just thought she would make an incredible Lily, so I flew to meet her,” Baldoni was quoted as saying Glamor magazine. “We had a three-hour meeting and, you know, at the end of the meeting I just said, ‘You’re the real Lily. I would like you to play her.”

Baldoni claimed that Hoover himself asked him to play Kincaid.

“It was her thinking that I could do it that really gave me the confidence and freedom to explore it for myself.”

But for months the film was dogged by rumors of on-set trouble.

According to glamour, signs of trouble first appeared at the premiere of the film.

Baldoni was photographed on the red carpet with his wife Emily, who stars in the film, and a few of his friends.

It would seem that no one from the film posed with Baldoni.

Lively later also claimed that her husband wrote a key scene in the film.

“The iconic rooftop scene was actually written by my husband,” Lively told E! News. “Nobody knows that but you.” She continued: “He works on everything I do. I work on everything he does. So his victories, his celebrations are mine, and I am his.”

This led to rumors that Lively and Reynolds had taken over control from Baldoni.

Some users also criticized Lively for discussing the film’s subject matter – domestic violence – and instead presented it as a lighthearted romance.

In August, it was first reported that Baldoni made Lively “uncomfortable” on set.

Several sources also claimed that Baldoni created an “extremely difficult” working environment for all cast members.

Then on the weekend The New York Times reports that Lively has filed a complaint against Baldoni.

The newspaper reported that the actress accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, creating a toxic work environment and trying to tarnish her reputation with a targeted smear campaign on social media.

Lively claimed that Baldoni’s behavior caused her and her family “serious emotional harm.”

She accused him of trying to add gratuitous scenes of sex and nudity to the film.

TMZ reported that the lawsuit alleges that a meeting was even held during filming to address the “hostile work environment.”

Lively’s husband Reynolds was present at the meeting, during which Lively demanded “no more scenes of sex, oral sex, or climax on camera (Lively) outside of the script (Lively) approved when the project was signed.”

She also asked for “no more showing Blake nude videos or images of women, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘porn addiction’, no more discussing sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no more mention of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more questions about weight Blake and no mention of Blake’s dead father.”

Lively’s legal team also claimed that Baldoni launched a smear campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation.

In her lawsuit, Lively claimed that the seemingly organic backlash against her online was actually orchestrated at the behest of Baldoni, who hired a team to represent Johnny Depp against Amber Heard.

Text messages between members of the PR team show them reveling in the backlash they seem to have orchestrated against Lively.

“We can bury anyone,” said one of the messages.

According to New York Times, Baldoni’s attorney, Brian Friedman, called Lively’s complaint “disgraceful” and claimed it was filled with “categorically false allegations.”

What happened?

So far, the consequences for Baldoni have been completely one-sided.

According to Daily Mail, WME, the California-based company that represents Baldoni, dropped him as a client.

WME, by the way, also represents Lively as a client.

The company made the decision over the weekend after news of Lively’s lawsuit emerged.

And that’s not all.

According to BBC, The nonprofit Vital Voices, which this month presented Baldona with an award for solidarity with women, has rescinded the award.

Baldoni received the award on December 9 at an awards ceremony in New York from comedian Hasan Minhaj.

The award recognizes “outstanding men who have shown courage and compassion in standing up for the rights of women and girls.”

Baldoni wrote on Instagram that he was “honored and humbled” to receive the honor.

“My hope is that we can teach our boys while they are young that vulnerability is strength, sensitivity is a superpower, and empathy makes them powerful,” he wrote.

Vital Voices cited the alleged “disgusting conduct” of Baldoni, Wayfarer and Baldoni’s PR team, who allegedly waged a “smear campaign” against Lively.

Such behavior is said to be “contrary to the values” she espouses.

On the other hand, Lively is getting support from all sides.

Hoover, the author of the book, issued a statement in favor of Lively.

“Blake, you have been nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met,” she wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for being the kind of person you are. Never change. It will never work.”

alive Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-stars America Ferrera, Alexis Bleidel and Amber Tambilne also released a statement expressing their support for the actress.

“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over 20 years, we stand in solidarity with her as she fights a campaign that is reportedly aimed at destroying her reputation.

“During the filming of It All Ends With Us, we saw her muster the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and her colleagues on set, and we were horrified to read evidence of a deliberate and vindictive attempt to discredit her. voice. What is most upsetting is the blatant use of the stories of victims of domestic violence to silence a woman who asked for safety. The hypocrisy is astounding.

“We are struck by the reality that even if a woman is as powerful, famous and resourceful as our friend Blake, she can face brutal retaliation for daring to ask for a safe work environment,” the statement said.

Sony Pictures also released a statement supporting Lively.

Interestingly, Lively sued Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer, but not Sony Pictures.

“We have previously expressed our support for Blake in connection with her work on the film. We fully and strongly reaffirm that support today,” said a Sony Pictures Entertainment spokesperson Variety. “Furthermore, we strongly condemn any attacks on her reputation. Any such attacks have no place either in our business or in civil society.”

Heard also posted a post in support of Lively on social media.

Heard, told NBC, “Social media is the epitome of the classic saying, ‘A lie goes half way around the world before the truth wears its shoes.’ I saw it with my own eyes and up close. It’s as terrifying as it is devastating.”

With the help of agencies