Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation
Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment on the set of “It Ends With Us,” and then trying to ruin her reputation after she expressed her concerns, according to a complaint she filed.
Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment on the set of “It Ends With Us,” and then trying to ruin her reputation after she expressed her concerns, according to a complaint she filed.
The undated complaint, filed with the California Civil Rights Department, says that things got so bad on set that an “all hands” meeting was called on Jan. 4 to address issues “that had nearly derailed production of the film.” Lively, Baldoni, executives for Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wayfarer Studios, as well as Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, attended the meeting.
According to the complaint, obtained by NBC News on Saturday, numerous issues were raised during the meeting, ranging from inappropriate conversations to alleged “retaliatory or abusive behavior.”
The complaint, a precursor to a lawsuit, was first reported by TMZ.
Bryan Freedman, who is representing Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and all its representatives, called the allegations “categorically false.”
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