NEW YORK — Actor and director Justin Baldoni has initiated a new phase in his legal battle with co-star Blake Lively by launching a website containing key documents related to their conflicting lawsuits. The site, known as “Lawsuit Info,” hosts Baldoni’s updated legal complaint along with a detailed timeline of events tied to their controversial 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”
On January 31, Baldoni lodged an amended complaint in a district court in New York, which now consolidates Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, the Vision PR firm, and a major news outlet as defendants. This legal step came after a mutual escalation of accusations between Baldoni and Lively following the release of their film in August 2024.
The feud, which rapidly captured public and media attention, took a legal turn on December 20, 2024, when Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department. Simultaneously, Baldoni filed a libel suit against a major news publication for its coverage of the allegations. On the last day of 2024, Lively went on to file a federal lawsuit accusing Baldoni, along with his production company and publicists, of retaliatory actions post her harassment claims.
In response, Baldoni’s legal team included collections of text message exchanges between Lively and Baldoni, as well as between Reynolds and Baldoni, in the documentation provided on the new website. Bryan Freedman, Baldoni’s lawyer, described the amended complaint as a response to what he termed significant proof surfacing, which supports their position of an alleged defamation campaign against Baldoni.
Freedman also stated that the plethora of new evidence “corroborates our initial claim that there was an orchestrated effort driven by Lively and her team to tarnish reputations through deceptive strategies.”
In defense of his client, Freedman previously released footage ostensibly from the film’s set, arguing that it does not support Lively’s claims of unscripted intimate scenes which she alleged Baldoni enacted without appropriate discussion or her consent. Lively’s legal representatives countered, stating the video instead demonstrates Baldoni’s inappropriate behavior, highlighting the lack of professional boundaries such as the absence of an intimacy coordinator.
The entrenched dispute between the two celebrities is slated for a joint trial, set by a district judge for March 9, 2026, with both lawsuits to be tried concurrently. A pre-trial conference is already on the calendar for February 3, 2027.
As this legal drama continues to unfold with both parties armed with their claims and evidence, it remains to be seen how this high-profile case will eventually be resolved, impacting professional and personal reputations throughout Hollywood and beyond.
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