Blake Lively's legal battle against Justin Baldoni has been 'insanely stressful' for her. A new People report provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Lively's legal filing against Baldoni, which came several months after the actress, 37, endured a brunt of negative publicity for It Ends With Us amid suspicions of a feud between her and Baldoni.
![[In Lively's legal complaint - which typically predates a formal lawsuit - Lively accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her during production of the motion picture in multiple ways]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93587915-14236457-In_Lively_s_legal_complaint_which_typically_predates_a_formal_la-a-47_1735574355613.jpg)
Last week, the matter escalated when Lively filed a legal complaint against Baldoni, 40, alleging he sexually harassed her on the set of their film before orchestrating a smear campaign against her with his publicists after she complained about his alleged behavior.
![[In response to Lively calling out the alleged behavior, the actress claims that Baldoni hired a crisis PR team to engage in a 'multi-tiered' plan to 'destroy' her reputation after she and Reynolds, 48, complained of the 'repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior' on set]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93588433-14236457-In_response_to_Lively_calling_out_the_alleged_behavior_the_actre-a-49_1735574355781.jpg)
A source shared with People that Blake and her inner circle have been crafting up her latest lawsuit 'for months'. They go on to describe how the matter has put Lively under an incredible amount of stress. 'Blake along with her team have been working on this lawsuit for months. It’s truly been so ugly for her. And insanely stressful. She’s never dealt with anything like this before,' an insider told People.
![[Baldoni has faced severe backlash since Lively's legal filing emerged; pictured earlier this month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/15/93588449-14236457-Baldoni_has_faced_severe_backlash_since_Lively_s_legal_filing_em-a-50_1735574355782.jpg)
Blake Lively's legal battle against Justin Baldoni has been 'insanely stressful' for her; pictured October 2024. Lively's support system amid the legal battle has been her husband Ryan Reynolds, with whom she shares three children with. And since the complaint was filed, she has been keeping her focus on her family.
'Ryan is always her rock,' a source told the outlet. 'For now, she’s said what needed to be said.'. In Lively's legal complaint - which typically predates a formal lawsuit - Lively accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her during production of the motion picture in multiple ways.
