At war with his former on-screen partner Blake Lively, who accuses him of sexual harassment, Justin Baldoni revealed a video from the filming of the film “Never Again” to defend himself. But the actress believes that these images are indeed proof of her guilt.
Not a day goes by without Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni fighting through lawyers. It all started last December, when the actress revealed in Gossip Girl filed a complaint against the director for acts of sexual harassment on the set of the film Never again. The star also accuses Justin Baldoni of having orchestrated a campaign aimed at tarnishing his image during the promotion of the feature film. The actor, known for his role in Jane The Virgindenies all the facts with which he is accused and filed a complaint for defamation against Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. He is seeking $400 million in damages.
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A new twist has just made the matter worse. This Tuesday, January 21, Justin Baldoni’s lawyer released a video of the filming of Never againsupposed to prove the innocence of the director. Intended to be broadcast in slow motion, without dialogue, this romantic scene shows Justin Baldoni (Ryle Kincaid) and Blake Lively (Lily Bloom) dancing in a bar. Knowing that their conversation would not be used for the film, the two actors spoke freely during this sequence. Their exchange is quite surprising. Blake Lively first suggests that Justin Baldoni pretend to have a conversation to make the moment “more romantic.”
We then hear them making jokes about the director’s nose, then Blake Lively suggesting that he have cosmetic surgery to correct his defect. Justin Baldoni then tries to mime a kiss with the actress, who pushes him away. “Don’t give it to them (editor’s note: to the spectators). They want it, you shouldn’t give it to them. You have to hold back,” she told him. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni then talk about their respective partners, Emily Foxler and Ryan Reynolds. Justin Baldoni explains to Blake Lively that he and his partner can look into each other’s eyes for several minutes without exchanging a word. The actress replies that she and her husband, on the contrary, always have things to talk about and cannot remain silent. The two stars laugh but a certain embarrassment is palpable.
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For Blake Lively’s lawyers, this sequence shows that the star of Gossip Girl was indeed the victim of sexual harassment on the set of Never Again. “The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning toward Ms. Lively, trying to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth against her neck, brushing her lips with his thumb, caressing her, telling her to how good she smells,” they said in Deadline. “Every moment was improvised by Mr. Baldoni without prior discussion or consent, and without the presence of an intimacy coordinator. (…) The video shows Ms. Lively walking away and repeatedly asking the characters to simply “Any woman who has been touched inappropriately in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort,” they add.
For his part, Justin Baldoni’s lawyer believes that this sequence shows the good understanding and mutual respect between the two actors because Blake Lively is smiling and laughing with her partner. On social networks, Internet users mainly take Justin Baldoni’s side, pointing out that the actor immediately distanced himself from Blake Lively as soon as the word “cut” was uttered by the assistant director.
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