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Justin Baldoni says Blake Lively pining for privacy is hypocritical after she ‘publicized’ It Ends with Us row Baldoni, 41, said that in requesting ‘heightened protections,’ Lively, 37, was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case .

Justin Baldoni says Blake Lively pining for privacy is hypocritical after she 'publicized' It Ends with Us row
          
          Baldoni, 41, said that in requesting 'heightened protections,' Lively, 37, was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case .

Justin Baldoni accused Blake Lively of hypocrisy – regarding what she wants the public to see amid their ongoing litigation – in a court filing Tuesday surrounding the stormy production of their summer hit, It Ends with Us.

Baldoni, 41, said in legal docs reviewed by Fox News Digital that in requesting ‘heightened protections,’ Lively, 37, was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case.

Lively accused Baldoni of Sєxual harᴀssment in a lawsuit filed in December while Baldoni accused Lively, her husband  Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane of defamation and extortion in a $400 million suit filed last month.

Baldoni has denied the allegations from Lively, while Lively, Reynolds and Sloane have denied the accusations made by Baldoni.

Attorneys for Baldoni – who directed and starred in It Ends with Us – said in Tuesday’s court filing that they were ‘surprised’ by Lively asking the court to shield more ‘material and relevant evidence’ from the public about the case, ‘given how actively [she and her team] have publicized and litigated [her] claims in the media.’

Dailymail.com has reached out to lawyers and reps for Baldoni and Lively for further comment on Tuesday’s filing. 

Justin Baldoni says Blake Lively pining for privacy is hypocritical after she ‘publicized’ It Ends with Us row
          
          Baldoni, 41, said that in requesting ‘heightened protections,’ Lively, 37, was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case .

Justin Baldoni, 41, accused Blake Lively, 37, of hypocrisy- regarding what she wants the public to see amid their ongoing litigation – in a court filing Tuesday surrounding the stormy production of their summer hit, It Ends with Us. Pictured last summer on the Today show 

Lively was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case, Baldoni's legal team said in Tuesday's court filing. Pictured February 16

Lively was essentially contradicting her previous actions in speaking publicly about the case, Baldoni’s legal team said in Tuesday’s court filing. Pictured February 16

Attorneys for Baldoni, who played the role of Ryle Kincaid opposite Lively’s Lily Bloom in the romantic drama, noted a trio of factors they said justified their contention that the actress had went out of her way to draw attention to the allegations she raised against Baldoni over the production of the film.

Lively leaked details from ‘the otherwise confidential administrative complaint’ she entered in late December to the California Civil Rights Department, Baldoni’s legal team said in the court filing.

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Lively, Reynolds and their publicity teams have rattled off a series of ‘bold statements’ to news outlets in an effort to ‘rehabilitate her tarnished image’ amid claims the A-list couple used their considerable clout to gain a measure of creative control of It Ends With Us, Baldoni’s lawyers told the court in the filing.

Baldoni’s attorneys noted that Reynolds even spoke about the scandal in a ‘planned skit’ during the highly-viewed SNL50 special earlier this month (in which they were panned on social media as many viewers said the appearance came off as tone-deaf).

Baldoni’s attorneys said in Tuesday’s court filing that Lively’s request to stipulate only lawyers in the case could review certain materials was ‘not warranted.’

They added that Lively’s team says that the ability to designate information [for only the lawyers to see] is appropriate because the “litigation involves claims of Sєxual harᴀssment in the workplace.”‘

Baldoni’s legal team said Lively herself ‘has already publicized the alleged details of the so-called “harᴀssment” in her Amended Complaint spanning 138 pages and almost 500 paragraphs.’

Baldoni's attorneys noted that Reynolds even spoke about the scandal in a 'planned skit' earlier this month during the highly-viewed SNL50 special earlier this month

Baldoni’s attorneys noted that Reynolds even spoke about the scandal in a ‘planned skit’ earlier this month during the highly-viewed SNL50 special earlier this month 

Lively appeared to be in good spirits amid her return to the limelight at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16 in NYC for SNL50

Lively appeared to be in good spirits amid her return to the limelight at 30 Rockefeller Plaza on February 16 in NYC for SNL50

Lively has accused Baldoni of Sєxually harᴀssing her in multiple ways during the making of the movie It Ends With Us

Lively has accused Baldoni of Sєxually harᴀssing her in multiple ways during the making of the movie It Ends With Us

Lively’s legal team said in a February 20 court filing that due to ‘violent’ messages she had received amid the public scandal, she was peтιтioning the court for enhanced protection, Fox News Digital reported.

‘As detailed in Ms. Lively’s Amended Complaint, Ms. Lively, her family, other members of the cast, various fact witnesses, and individuals that have spoken out publicly in support of Ms. Lively have received violent, profane, Sєxist, and threatening communications,’ her legal team said in the filing.

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Lively’s attorneys cited a specific written threat that rattled a ‘witness known to publicly support Ms. Lively,’ in threatening ‘that the witness’s family would be Sєxually ᴀssaulted and killed unless the witness agreed to “make a statement and give the truth.”‘

Lawyers for Lively said in court filing that publicly unveiling specific materials in the case ‘will create a “defined, specific and serious injury” to parties and non-parties, such as by violating their privacy, exposing them to threats, and creating a climate of possible witness intimidation.’

Baldoni’s team earlier this month released a website which includes private communications such as text messages that were included in court filings detailing his interactions with the Hollywood power couple over the making of romantic drama. 

He claimed in court filings they made efforts made to usurp and undermine his input as the director of It Ends with Us.

Baldoni’s team previously said that the communications shared in court filings on the website – which already has fans talking – makes things clear about the motives of both parties, marking the latest chapter in the feud between the It Ends with Us headliners.

The website, which is live online at thelawsuitinfo.com, comes amid a spate of high-profile litigation between the collaborators on the film, which was a hit at the box office last August. 

The last time Lively stepped on a red carpet came on December 11 at the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards in New York City

The last time Lively stepped on a red carpet came on December 11 at the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards in New York City 

The motion picture earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally

The motion picture earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally

The site went live days prior to the first hearing, ahead of a trial with a starting date of March 9, 2026.  

Lively filed an 80-page civil rights complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against Baldoni December 20, before officially filing a federal lawsuit on December 31.

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Lively in December sued Baldoni amid claims of Sєxual harᴀssment during production of the motion picture. In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alum accused Baldoni of Sєxually harᴀssing her in multiple ways – including body shaming her – and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation.  

Baldoni and his reps have said in response to the lawsuit that Lively twisted the meaning of text messages and mislead the public about their interactions while making the motion picture. 

In her lawsuit, Lively named a number of Baldoni’s collaborators, including his company Wayfarer Studios, the studio’s CEO and financial backer, and PR personnel Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel. 

‘I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted,’ Lively told The New York Times the day after she filed the complaint.

Baldoni subsequently sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation claim over a December 21 story тιтled ‘”We Can Bury Anyone”: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine;’ the newspaper has denied the allegations.

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni told the court the trio had concocted ‘false accusations of Sєxual harᴀssment’ against him. 

Lively in December sued Baldoni amid claims of Sєxual harᴀssment during production of the motion picture, which was a hit when it arrived in theaters in August

Lively in December sued Baldoni amid claims of Sєxual harᴀssment during production of the motion picture, which was a hit when it arrived in theaters in August 

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Pictured at the IEWU premiere in August in NYC

Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Pictured at the IEWU premiere in August in NYC

Since Lively’s complaint was filed, Baldoni has faced a number of professional consequences, including a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped by the agency WME, which also reps Lively and Reynolds.

WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to release Baldoni from their client roster, according to Variety. 

Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward. All parties to the litigations have denied the allegations against them. 

It Ends with Us, which also starred Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, arrived in theaters August 9 and was a hit with audiences. The film, adapted from the 2016 Colleen Hoover novel, earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo.

Lively broke out with the 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants opposite Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. That led to her high-profile role on the TV show Gossip Girl, which she starred on from 2007-2012, playing lead character Serena van der Woodsen. 

She has also appeared in movies such as 2010’s The Town, 2016’s The Shallows, 2018’s A Simple Favor and 2020’s The Rhythm Section.

Prior to It Ends with Us, Baldoni was best known for playing the role of Rafael Solano on the TV show Jane the Virgin from 2014–2019. He also has directed films including 2019’s Five Feet Apart and 2020’s Clouds, and penned the 2021 book Man Enough, which tackled misconceptions of contemporary masculinity.

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