Justin Baldoni 'absolutely' plans to sue Blake Lively 'soon' after she accused him of sexual harassment
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Justin Baldoni 'absolutely' plans to sue Blake Lively back amid their spiraling legal battle, his attorney announced this Thursday. She first sued on December 20, accusing Baldoni of sexually harassing her and fostering a toxic work environment on the set of their film It Ends With Us, in which he both directed her and acted with her. He has staunchly denied the allegations.
![[In the run-up to the movie's August 9 release, rumors began swirling of a rift between Lively and Baldoni, who are pictured in the movie]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/01/93383535-14240567-In_the_run_up_to_the_movie_s_August_9_release_rumors_began_swirl-a-27_1735696082168.jpg)
In the first complaint, she also claimed Baldoni worked to tarnish her reputation with a team including his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis PR Melissa Nathan, who previously worked with Johnny Depp. Abel has denied waging a 'smear campaign.'. The 37-year-old then launched more formal complaint on New Year's Eve, doubling down on her accusations from the previous legal action. Lively filed her first complaint last month with the California Civil Rights Commission, but is now suing Baldoni in federal court in New York.
![[Since news of Lively's first lawsuit broke, Baldoni's career has imploded, as he was dropped by his agency William Morris Endeavor; he and Lively are pictured in the film]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/02/93392593-14240567-Since_news_of_Lively_s_first_lawsuit_broke_Baldoni_s_career_has_-m-36_1735697610707.jpg)
Her New Year's Eve filing came on the same day Baldoni initiated a $250M libel action against the New York Times for its bombshell report on Lively's first complaint. Now Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman has revealed the actor intends to file suit against Lively herself, telling NBC: 'We plan to release every single text messages between the two of them [sic]. We want the truth to be out there.'.
![[She has accused him of sexually harassing her and fostering a toxic work environment on the set of It Ends With Us, claims he denies; they are pictured on the set in January]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/00/93383371-14240567-image-a-24_1735692755115.jpg)
A source with knowledge of the case claimed that Baldoni's lawsuit against Lively will be launched 'soon', according to People. Blake Lively has now filed a second lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, less than two weeks after her previous legal complaint against him went public.
![[Lively, who is married to Deadpool lead Ryan Reynolds (right) and who is close friends with pop superstar Taylor Swift, has seen former colleagues rally around her]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/02/93450905-14240567-Ryan_Reynolds_has_broken_his_silence_with_a_cryptic_post_as_he_h-a-37_1735697623695.jpg)
