Blake Livelya well-known American actress, formally accused the director Justin Baldoni Of sexual harassmentwhich occurred on the set of the film It Ends with Us. The director is also accused of organizing a campaign aimed at ruining the actress's reputation. Baldoni's lawyers responded by calling the allegations “categorically false and outrageous.”
Blake Lively claims sexual harassment
Blake LivelyAmerican actress and producer wife of Ryan Reynolds, has filed a formal complaint against director and actor Justin Baldoni.
This is the legal action that precedes the filing of a lawsuit. Lively accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment.
Blake Lively e Justin Baldoni in una scena di It Ends with Us
The harassment allegedly occurred during the filming of the film It Ends with Usof which Lively and Baldoni are the protagonists.
The actress's lawyers talk about comments about the woman's weight, pressing questions about her religious orientation and several unprofessional attitudes.
Blake Lively says that Baldoni and the producer Jamey Health they entered her dressing room without asking her permission.
During the filming, the actress asked that there be no more discussions about genitals and pornography in his presence and that no further sex scenes were added beyond those already approved.
Justin Baldoni's response
Bryan FreedmanBaldoni's lawyer, responded to the complaint as follows: “It is shameful that Mrs. Lively and her representatives are making such serious and categorically false accusations.”
The lawyer talks about an attitude unprofessional from Lively during the making of the film, citing “threats to not show up on set and not to promote the film.”
The director's lawyers, representing their client, accuse the actress of lieswith the intention of “overturning the narrative in the media and publicly targeting” Baldoni.
The film against violence against women
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni were co-stars in the film It Ends with Usof which they are, as well as actors, respectively producer and director.
The film is the story of a violent love that offers itself as a denunciation of violence against women.
There had already been talk of a conflict between the two during the promotion of the film, when Lively and Baldoni were never shown together.
Rumors about the alleged incident had spread on social media bad temper of the actress, also criticized for not being very active in raising awareness against gender violence.
In this regard, Lively accuses Baldoni of having taken part in a campaign of “social manipulation” to “destroy” her reputation, causing her “severe emotional distress”.
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