Blake Lively has lodged a new complaint against It Ends With Us producer Jamie Heath, asserting that he presented footage of his wife Natasha during her home birth, and that this was done without prior consent or notification at work.
Lively, who is 38, alleges that Heath and his assistant shared what she described as an “inappropriate” video—calling it “pornographic.” Reports suggest that producers, along with co-star and director Justin Baldoni, utilized the video to illustrate their vision for a birth scene in the movie.
According to recently filed court documents, Lively claims Heath did not comply with a court order from August that required him to provide the video in question. The Daily Mail reportedly obtained this information.
In her October 30 complaint, Lively stated that Heath replaced a brief clip that hadn’t been shown on set. She has requested the court to compel him to hand over all versions of her home birth video within three days and to prohibit her from discussing it in court if he fails to comply.
Neither Lively nor Heath’s representatives responded immediately to requests for comment. Previously, both Heath and Baldoni countered Lively’s claims regarding the video, describing her assertions as “outrageous and deliberately false suggestions” implying she had viewed intimate images of Heath’s wife on set.
In her legal filing, Lively criticized the characterization of the footage, arguing, “It is deplorable to label this image, which captures a beautiful moment with a newborn baby, shared with my wife’s consent for the purpose of a film, as a nude photograph, or worse, ‘pornography.’”
On Friday, a countersuit for $400 million concerning defamation and extortion that Baldoni had filed against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was officially dismissed by U.S. District Judge Lewis Lehman. The judge noted that Baldoni and his co-plaintiffs opted not to submit an amended complaint, though his legal team indicated he is still considering his options to appeal.
As Lively’s case progresses, it’s scheduled for trial in March 2026. In her original complaint and a subsequent amendment filed in February, Lively expressed her discontent with various aspects of Baldoni’s direction on set, including new scenes like a violent childbirth segment where a friend of Baldoni acted as the gynecologist.
She contended that this choice was invasive and humiliating. Nonetheless, Adam Monshine, the actor who portrayed the doctor in that scene, stated he didn’t feel uncomfortable during filming and described it as entirely professional. He noted that her attire for the scene included a hospital gown, black shorts, and a prosthetic device to simulate a pregnant appearance.
