Blake Lively claims Justin Baldoni let his 'friends' watch her film sex scene
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Blake Lively has claimed former It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni let "friends" watch her film a sex scene, in her bombshell sexual harassment and defamation lawsuit. Lively, 37, worked with Baldoni, 40, on the adpatation of Coleen Hoover's bestselling novel, which follows a toxic relationship between their two lead characters, Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. But the press tour was plagued by rumours of a feud between the leads, with leaked messages between Baldoni's lawyer and publicists suggesting there was a co-ordinated effort to destroy Lively's reputation.
Lively's legal team reportedly instigated a meeting with Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios' CEO Jamey Heath and a producer on It Ends With Us to lay out some ground rules. Lively put forward a series of points for the team to agree on, which were laid out in an 80-page document.
One point that was reportedly agreed on read: "No more entering, attempting to enter, interrupting, pressuring or asking BL to enter her trailer or the makeup trailer by Mr Heath or Mr Baldoni while she is nude, for any reason.". Another said: "All actors participating with BL in intimate scenes involving her being in any state of nudity or simulated nudity must be classified as active, working actors, not "friends" of the director or producers, and must be pre-approved by BL.".
Other claims suggest Baldoni inappropriately asked Lively about her sex life, including asking her if she and husband Ryan Reynolds "climax simultaneously during intercourse, which Ms. Lively found invasive and refused to discuss". It also claims he made comments about her body and asked her to lose weight in two weeks, even enlisting a "weight loss specialist". The legal document, obtained by the New York Times, also states the Lively spoke up not just for herself, but for other female crew members.
