Justin Baldoni 'dropped from talent agency' after Blake Lively files sexual harassment lawsuit
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Justin Baldoni has reportedly been dropped by his talent agency after Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. WME is said to have made the decision on Saturday, while Gossip Girl star Blake is still being represented by the company, according to Deadline. The Mirror has contacted Justin's reps for further comment.
It comes after Blake, 37, accused the 40-year-old of inappropriate behaviour on the set of their recent film It Ends with Us, which she says caused her 'severe emotional distress'. In the lawsuit, Blake alleges Justin created a 'hostile work environment that nearly derailed the production of the film'.
She claims he walked into her trailer 'uninvited' while she was undressed, improvised kissing scenes and added sex scenes that included oral sex and her climaxing on camera to the script, which were not approved when she signed on to the project. Blake further claims he showed her and other employees nude images and videos of women and talked to her about his previous addiction to porn, as well as talked about his sexual conquests in front of Blake and the cast and crew's genitalia. She says he also made comments about her dead father.
In legal papers, seen by TMZ, Blake also claimed she felt 'fat-shamed' by Justin as they filmed a particular scene on set of the film, which is based on author Colleen Hoover's popular novel. Blake plays Lily Bloom to Justin's Ryle Kincaid. While it's initially a love story, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parent's relationship and there is a domestic violence theme.
