Justin Baldoni accuses Blake Lively of enlisting 'mega-celebrity friend' to 'pressure' him in new lawsuit
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Justin Baldoni has accused Blake Lively of enlisting one of her 'mega-celebrity friends' to 'pressure' him into letting her rewrite the It Ends With Us script in an explosive new lawsuit that he filed against her on Thursday. The Gossip Girl alum, 37, and the actor, 40, have been embroiled in a legal battle ever since she accused him of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment while filming the hugely popular Colleen Hoover adaptation in a complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department last month.
![[In the latest filing, Justin alleged that Blake got one of her famous pals involved after he told her that he wasn't sure he would use some of the changes she had made to the movie]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/16/88487285-14284881-In_the_latest_filing_Justin_alleged_that_Blake_used_one_of_her_f-a-9_1737046729852.jpg)
And now, in the latest turn of events, Justin - who along with starring in the film, also directed it - has responded by filing a bombshell countersuit against her, in which he made a slew of shocking claims. In the latest filing, Justin alleged that Blake got one of her famous pals involved after he told her that he wasn't sure he would use some of the changes she had made to a 'pivotal scene' of the movie.
![[While Justin did not name the celebrity friend he was referring to in the court documents, it is possible that he was talking about Taylor Swift]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/16/16/94094883-14284881-Justin_Baldoni_has_accused_Blake_Lively_of_enlisting_her_pal_Tay-a-8_1737046433506.jpg)
And he claimed the unnamed A-lister, along with Blake's husband, Ryan Reynolds, made him feel like he 'needed to comply with Blake's direction for the script.'. Justin's lawyer wrote in the court documents that Blake 'asked if she could "take a pass" at writing' the part of the flick that showed their two characters meeting on a rooftop near the start of the film.
![[Justin included screenshots of his and Blake's text conversations, and one message showed him mentioning someone named Taylor. Blake and Taylor are seen last February]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/20/94094981-14284881-image-m-68_1736886571898.jpg)
His attorney noted that he 'agreed to take a look' at her version, but was 'hesitant' to use it because it 'dramatically differed from what had been written originally.'. 'He thanked [Blake] for her passion and diplomatically told her that the scene would likely end up being somewhere between the original version and [Blake's] version,' the documents continued.
![[Justin claimed the unnamed A-lister, along with Blake's husband, Ryan Reynolds, made him feel like he 'needed to comply with Blake's direction for the script']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/20/94095035-14284881-image-a-69_1736886647150.jpg)
