CinemaJustin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

CinemaJustin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Case reached the legal sphere after Blake Lively sued Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment

Justin Baldoni filed a lawsuit for US$400 million in damages against Blake Lively and the husband, Ryan Reynoldsthis Thursday, 16th, informed the Variety.

The actor and director of This Is How It Ends filed the lawsuit in New York and alleges that the couple tried to destroy his career by making alleged false accusations of sexual harassment.

In the process, Baldoni and its public relations still accuse Lively and Reynolds of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds at the premiere of ‘That’s How It Ends’ (Photo: Getty Images)

According to the lawsuit, “At its heart, this isn’t a case about celebrities trading barbs in the press — it’s a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world using their enormous power to steal an entire film from the hands of its director and production studio.” .

“When Plaintiffs have their day in court, the jury will recognize that not even the most powerful celebrity can bend the truth to their will,” it continues. “Mrs. Lively will never again be allowed to exploit real victims of harassment just to gain personal reputation at the expense of those without power.”

The lawyer for Baldoni, Bryan Freedmanalso added: “Let’s not forget that Mrs. Lively and his team tried to destroy reputations and livelihoods for terribly selfish reasons, dangerously manipulating the media before even taking any real legal action. We know the truth, and now the public does too. Justin and his team have nothing to hide; documents don’t lie.”

The process of Baldoni begins a new chapter in the case. At the beginning of the week, the actor sent a letter to the president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feigeand the CEO of Disney, Bob Igerasking them to preserve documents that mention it.

The request, according to the magazine Peoplerequests “any and all documents related to the development of the Nicepool character” and “communications related to the development, writing and filming of plots and scenes involving Nicepool.”

Baldoni and his legal team believe that the character Nicepool, developed and played by Ryan Reynoldshusband of Livelyis a parody of itself. Therefore, the actor’s lawyers are seeking documents “related to or reflecting a deliberate attempt to mock, harass, ridicule, intimidate or intimidate Baldoni through the character Nicepool”.

Case against newspaper

Justin Baldoni filed a US$250 million lawsuit against the The New York Times on the first day of 2025 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The American newspaper was responsible for the publication entitled “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine”, which unravels complaints about Blake Lively against the director and co-protagonist of This Is How It Ends (2024).

The parties, which include the film’s producers Jamey Heath and Steve Sarowitzin addition to advertising Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abelclaim that the Teams chose the information in the article “cherry-handedly, altered, devoid of necessary context and deliberately edited to deceive”, according to a document obtained by Variety.

According to the lawsuit, whoever carried out a defamation campaign was Lively against Baldoniusing false “allegations of sexual harassment to assume unilateral control over all aspects of the production” of the feature film.

Also according to the document, the actress’s husband, Ryan Reynoldsaccused Baldoni of fatphobia against his wife during a meeting in New York. Reynolds would also have pressured the BaldoniWME, so that the actor could be dismissed at the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine in July 2024.

Source: Rollingstone

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