Justin Baldoni detailed an alleged “aggressive” confrontation with Ryan Reynolds over Blake Lively last year in a new lawsuit against The New York Times.
Baldoni, 40, said Reynolds, 48, “reprimanded” her and accused his wife of being “fat” during a heated meeting at the couple's Tribeca penthouse in New York. insisted.
The Jane the Virgin star reportedly asked Lively, 37, how much she weighed before her scene. Baldoni said he has back problems and wanted to be able to do the lifts safely and without injury.
In response, Mr. Reynolds “vehemently criticized” Mr. Baldoni during the meeting.
“The ensuing confrontation was so aggressive that Mr. Baldoni felt compelled to apologize repeatedly,” the suit says.
“Baldoni continued to abide by Lively's wishes in order to avoid further conflict with Reynolds and to rebuild his relationship with his co-stars,” the lawsuit added.
A film producer who was present at the meeting was later quoted as saying, “In my 40-year career, I've never seen anyone speak like that.''
Lively reportedly “refused to perform” the scene with Baldoni, even though she rehearsed “with a stuntman.”
Baldoni also claims that Reynolds pressured Baldoni's agency, WME, to leave the film, reportedly in July's “Deadpool & The incident reportedly took place during the premiere of “The Wolverine.”
A WME representative denied accusations that Reynolds or Lively pressured the company to remove Baldoni as a client.
Baldoni's $250 million lawsuit was filed Tuesday afternoon. The lawsuit includes 10 plaintiffs and includes a Dec. 21 “'Anyone Can Bury': Inside Hollywood's Smear Machine.”
The piece portrays Lively as a star who endured sexual harassment allegations from Baldoni for months, and claims she faced retaliation from a smear campaign when she voiced her concerns.
Baldoni removed from WME After the Times article came out.
The actor's lawsuit alleges that Lively launched a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign that “used false sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over all aspects of the production.” are.
Ms. Lively's attorney responded to Ms. Baldoni's lawsuit in a statement to the Post.
“Nothing in this lawsuit changes any of the allegations made in Ms. Lively's California Civil Rights Division complaint or in the federal complaint filed earlier today. The administrative complaint against them is a ploy based on Wayfarer's choice not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, and on the patently false premise that litigation was never her ultimate goal. As the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively today proves, that framing of the Wayfarer case is false. Although we do not intend to litigate this issue in the press, we encourage you to read Ms. Lively's complaint in full. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer's allegations in court,” the statement reads.
Lively then sued Baldoni in New York federal court, accusing her co-star of inflicting “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, contempt, frustration, and emotional distress” on Baldoni, in addition to lost wages. filed a lawsuit.
The Gossip Girl former is seeking punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
