Why Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni: A guide to the It Ends with Us feud as she accuses him of harassment
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been shrouded in controversy ever since they starred opposite one another in It Ends With Us. Fans noticed tensions between the two leading stars while promoting the romance drama, and now it seems like the idea of a sequel with both of them will really end there.
![[Leading up to the summer release of their movie — which was successful in the sense that it became a box office hit following its August release date — the leading stars have been enveloped in ongoing drama; pictured January 12 in Jersey City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/18/93386747-14217065-image-a-7_1734804951448.jpg)
Four months after their movie release's during the summer blockbuster season, Lively, 37, sued him for sexual harassment on the set of the movie. The Gossip Girl star claims Baldoni, 40, fostered a toxic workplace environment, which included the director showing her nude videos and images of other women and discussing his previous alleged porn addiction, per TMZ.
![[During the frosty press tour, fans noticed there was tension between the two leading stars]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/18/93386725-14217065-image-a-5_1734804867510.jpg)
Baldoni's team refuted the allegations and claimed the legal action is an attempt to patch up Lively's reputation, which suffered in the wake of the beleaguered movie's release. Leading up to the summer release of their movie — which was successful in the sense that it became a box office hit following its August release date — the leading stars have been enveloped in ongoing drama.
![[Rumors of a feud began when Lively happily posed for photos with all of her costars but Baldoni; pictured with Brandon Sklenar and husband Ryan Reynolds in August]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/18/93387025-14217065-image-a-25_1734805854715.jpg)
This comes amid her husband Ryan Reynolds facing backlash after he claimed Lively grew up 'very working class.'. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been shrouded in controversy ever since they starred opposite one another in It Ends With Us. Fans noticed tensions between the two leading stars while promoting the romance drama, and now it seems like the idea of a sequel with both of them will really end there; pictured August 6 in New York City.
![[Eagle-eyed fans also pointed out that Lively and Hoover unfollowed Baldoni on Instagram; pictured June in Grapevine]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/18/93387045-14217065-Eagle_eyed_fans_also_pointed_out_that_Lively_and_Hoover_unfollow-m-29_1734806003442.jpg)
