Ryan Reynolds allegedly blocked Justin Baldoni on social media months before his wife Blake Lively's sexual harassment claim. How come?
The controversy around It Ends With Us is enriched with new details: as reported, Ryan Reynolds would block Justin Baldoni on social media months before his wife Blake Lively reported the director and co-star for sexual harassment, warning and urging her to do the same. How come?
The social feud before Blake Lively's accusations*
Sources close to the matter reveal that Baldoni discovered Ryan Reynolds' block in May, worrying that Lively might follow suit. “I just want you to have a plan if she does too when the movie comes out,” Baldoni allegedly wrote to his agent in a conversation of leaked messages.
The situation reached a breaking point when Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment. According to the complaint, the actress felt so uncomfortable that she requested a plenary meeting on set. During the meeting, Lively allegedly set several conditions, including a request to stop showing her images or videos of naked women, to no longer talk about her past “porn addiction” or his sexual experiences, avoid references to the cast's genitals or questions about his weight and deceased father, and finally do not add sex scenes or climaxes outside of the pre-approved script.
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Baldoni's lawyer responded by defining the charges “categorically false”accusing Lively of conducting a media campaign to damage the reputation of the director and actor. This episode marks another turbulent chapter for It Ends With Usa production already marked by tensions behind the scenes. While Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios face serious charges, Reynolds appears to have distanced himself long before the public explosion of the casefueling speculation about Hollywood's backstory.
Lively, meanwhile, released a statement to New York Timesunderlining his desire to “peel the curtain back on retaliatory tactics” that he says are aimed at harming those who report bad behavior. And now?
With this complaint and the growing media attention, the future of Baldoni and his collaborations in Hollywood appears uncertain. The relationship between the actors involved and the project could also have lasting repercussions on the film industry.
