Blake Lively files sexual harassment complaint against actor and director Justin Baldoni

On August 14, 2024, the film Never Again was released in theaters. A dramatic romance directed by Justin Baldoni, who also plays the male lead on screen, opposite Blake Lively. It is the adaptation of the eponymous novel written by Colleen Hoover and published in 2016. Since December 20, the feature film dealing with domestic violence, physical and emotional, has found itself splashed by a particularly unwelcome controversy. Indeed, the main actress filed a complaint in California for sexual harassment against the filmmaker with whom she filmed, reports the New York Times.

Blake Lively thus accuses Justin Baldoni of having stolen several kisses from her and of having engaged in “disturbing behavior” towards her. The 37-year-old actress and mother does not stop there since she accuses him of having mounted a real disinformation campaign against her by thus trying to destroy her public image and end her career. According to information from our American colleagues, Ryan Reynolds' wife was the target of a plan drawn up by her gaming partner after a meeting she attended and during which she denounced the “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviors” experienced. She thus accuses Justin Baldoni, but also one of the main producers of the film, Jamey Heath.

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