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00:00Leaked footage just dropped of Justin Baldoni that proves that Blake Lively was right about him.
00:05The legal war has begun between actress Blake Lively and her co-star Justin Baldoni.
00:11Blake Lively suing the film's director and her co-star Justin Baldoni.
00:16We take it very, very seriously.
00:18If I was his PR management team, I'd be scrambling for new talking points
00:22because this is looking beyond bad for him.
00:24Mr. Baldoni's legal team told the BBC the allegations are categorically false.
00:29Justin Baldoni's past confessions about his struggles with adult media
00:33are suddenly back in the spotlight and not in a good way.
00:36Thanks to Blake Lively's recent accusations,
00:38his words from a 2021 interview on Sarah Grinberg's A Life of Greatness podcast have resurfaced.
00:45But this time, they're fueling a much darker narrative.
00:48Back then, Justin had opened up about a personal and deeply vulnerable topic,
00:52his introduction to adult media at just 10 years old.
00:55For the 10-year-old who found porn for the first time before he was ready.
01:00It was a revelation that had people talking for all the right reasons until now.
01:04See, Justin had described how stumbling upon adult content at such a young age
01:09left a lasting impact, creating what he later recognized as patterns in his life.
01:14It was long before I even understood what I was feeling.
01:17He said in the interview, reflecting on how something so taboo became so intriguing.
01:22When something is off-limits, it naturally becomes appealing.
01:25That's just human nature, he explained,
01:27candidly addressing how the secrecy surrounding it heightened its allure.
01:31Over time, he admitted this fascination evolved into a coping mechanism,
01:35his way of dealing with feelings of loneliness.
01:37I trained my brain to deal with tough emotions by chasing that rush, Justin confessed,
01:42openly acknowledging the way it shaped him over the years.
01:45By admitting that you are sad or needing help is to then admit that you are not a man.
01:53At the time, these admissions were seen as introspective and honest.
01:57People applauded him for his willingness to talk openly about something so personal,
02:01especially in an industry where carefully curated images often win out over real vulnerability.
02:07But fast forward to today and those same reflections are being seen in a completely different light.
02:12Blake's lawsuit against Justin isn't just about on-set disagreements,
02:16it's about boundary-crossing behavior that, according to her,
02:20went far beyond anything remotely professional.
02:23Suddenly, the past Justin laid bare isn't helping his case,
02:26it's only adding more weight to Blake's allegations.
02:29According to Blake's legal complaint,
02:31Justin's actions on the set of It Ends With Us created a work environment so uncomfortable,
02:36it triggered an emergency HR meeting.
02:39And this wasn't just an internal HR issue,
02:41Blake's husband, Ryan Reynolds, reportedly had to get involved to make sure her concerns weren't ignored.
02:47The document Blake filed outlined multiple instances where Justin was allegedly warned
02:52to stop making personal comments about her appearance or family.
02:55He was also told to steer clear of bringing up his adult media history around her,
03:00boundaries that Blake says he didn't respect.
03:02Blake's claims go even further,
03:04accusing Justin of trying to push unapproved script changes
03:07that would have taken the film in an entirely different direction.
03:10She described the proposed changes as excessive,
03:13saying they went far beyond what the original tone of the story was going for.
03:17Things got so bad, Blake reportedly demanded stricter protocols on set,
03:21including hiring an intimacy coordinator to ensure boundaries were respected.
03:25But even with those measures in place,
03:27she alleges that Justin continued to test limits,
03:30creating what she described as an increasingly unstable atmosphere.
03:35And as if the alleged on-set behavior wasn't enough,
03:38Blake's lawsuit also pulls back the curtain
03:40on what she claims was a deliberate effort to damage her reputation.
03:44She accuses Justin and his PR team of planting stories in the media
03:47to paint her as difficult to work with.
03:50The legal filing even includes text messages between two PR executives
03:54that sound more like something out of a reality show than professional correspondence.
03:58In one alleged exchange, PR executive Melissa Nathan
04:01reportedly joked about sending Blake as a present in a box,
04:05to which publicist Jennifer Abel casually replied,
04:08''Dang it.''
04:08Blake's team points to this as proof of the hostility she faced,
04:12arguing that it reflected the broader effort to undermine her,
04:15and the damage didn't stop behind closed doors.
04:18Blake's lawsuit claims that Justin's team also targeted her
04:21during the It Ends With Us promotional campaign.
04:23Interviews that sparked criticism of Blake as being tone-deaf
04:27or disconnected from the movie's themes?
04:29Well, according to her legal team, they weren't entirely organic.
04:32The lawsuit includes text messages suggesting that Justin's team
04:36discussed ways to amplify negative reactions to Blake's media appearances,
04:40effectively shifting public perception in his favor.
04:42One alleged message even had Justin asking,
04:45''What is the TikTok strategy?''
04:46A question Blake's team says highlights how calculated the efforts were
04:50to reframe the narrative around the film and its stars.
04:53On top of all of this, Blake's lawsuit details what she describes
04:57as unsettling behavior from Justin behind the scenes.
05:00She accuses him of repeatedly entering her trailer without being invited,
05:04often during private moments.
05:05She also claims he lingered uncomfortably during close contact scenes,
05:09despite the HR interventions and the presence of the intimacy coordinator
05:13she had specifically requested.
05:15At one point, Blake says Justin crossed yet another line
05:18by showing her a personal video,
05:20something she felt was completely out of line in a professional setting.
05:24These incidents, Blake alleges, were part of a larger pattern of behavior
05:28that made her working conditions intolerable.
05:31While Justin's admissions once painted him as someone trying to come to terms
05:35with his past, they now risk being seen as foreshadowing,
05:38a glimpse into behavior that, if Blake's allegations are true,
05:41spilled over into his professional life in different ways.
05:44The lawsuit has already sparked heated discussions in Hollywood,
05:48with many wondering how much of this will lead to real accountability
05:51and how much will simply be swept under the rug.
05:54But the fallout of these accusations isn't just limited to Blake and Justin.
05:58It's sending ripples throughout Hollywood.
06:00WME, the powerhouse talent agency that represented both actors,
06:04wasted no time making their stance clear.
06:07Justin dropped.
06:08Blake, still firmly on their roster.
06:11That divide has become a talking point of its own,
06:14signaling where industry loyalties might lie as this legal drama heats up.
06:18For Justin, losing WME is more than just a slap on the wrist.
06:22It's a massive professional blow,
06:24especially for someone who's been trying to carve out a space for himself
06:26as both an actor and a director.
06:28And, of course, Justin isn't staying silent.
06:31His lawyer, Brian Friedman, has come out swinging
06:34with a fiery statement that accuses Blake of using her lawsuit to save face.
06:38Friedman didn't mince words,
06:39calling her claims categorically false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious.
06:43He went on to suggest that Blake's lawsuit is less about justice
06:47and more about a PR strategy to repair her image,
06:50claiming that her behavior on set contributed to tensions during the production.
06:54But it doesn't stop there.
06:55Friedman's counterattack also takes aim at Blake's alleged behind-the-scenes moves.
06:59He claims that Blake has her own PR team working overtime
07:02to plant damaging stories about Justin and Wayfarer Studios,
07:06which is the production company behind It Ends With Us.
07:09According to Friedman, the so-called evidence Blake has included in her legal filings,
07:13such as those damning text messages,
07:15has been carefully cherry-picked and completely taken out of context.
07:19His argument was that what she was framing as a smear campaign
07:23is really just standard PR strategy,
07:25the kind of stuff that happens all the time in Hollywood.
07:27But it seems really weird to say it's just standard PR strategy
07:32when one of your managers is telling a publicist
07:34that they might ship Blake Lively in a box as a present.
07:38I mean, that's just strange.
07:39Meanwhile, Blake is holding her ground and then some.
07:42She's made it clear that this legal action isn't just about her,
07:45it's about something much bigger.
07:47In a public statement released alongside her lawsuit,
07:50Blake framed herself as a whistleblower for change in an industry that,
07:54let's face it, has a long history of sweeping these kinds of accusations under the rug.
07:59This isn't just about me.
08:00It's about protecting others who may feel powerless to defend themselves.
08:04Blake said, positioning her case as a rallying cry for accountability.
08:08Her lawsuit doesn't just focus on Justin's alleged actions,
08:11it also shines a light on how Hollywood handles,
08:13or fails to handle, conflicts like these.
08:16By stepping forward, Blake has forced uncomfortable conversations
08:19about the power dynamics, reputation politics, and workplace dynamics
08:23that so often go unchecked in the entertainment world.
08:26Her choice to go public with these allegations has drawn a lot of attention.
08:30With some calling it a brave stand against unstable practices,
08:33and others questioning the motives on both sides.
08:36What's clear, though, is that Blake isn't backing down.
08:39She's using her platform to call out not just Justin,
08:41but also the broader culture that allows boundary-pushing behavior to persist,
08:45unchecked, in one of the world's most glamorous industries.
08:49What do you guys think?
08:50Should Justin just take the L here and admit defeat?
08:53It's not looking great for him right now.
08:55Let me know in the comments, and I hope you have a great day.
08:59Peace out.