What to know about the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni drama: Legal complaint, PR accusations and more
Blake Lively has alleged that her ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni created a hostile work environment and tried to ruin her reputation. He denied the accusations.
A flurry of internet commentary reignited over the weekend after Blake Lively filed a civil rights complaint against her “It Ends With Us” co-star and director, Justin Baldoni.
The complaint, filed with the California Civil Rights Department, accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during filming, as well as retaliation against Lively, after she raised issues about his on-set behavior. She alleged that Baldoni hired a crisis publicity firm to engage in a “social manipulation campaign” to smear her while they were promoting the film this summer.
An attorney for Baldoni called the allegations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious” and accused Lively of trying to salvage her reputation.
Such a filing with the state is often a precursor to a lawsuit.
The highly anticipated film “It Ends With Us,” which was released in theaters in August, is an adaptation of a popular Colleen Hoover novel, which Hoover said was inspired by her parents’ abusive marriage.
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