US EditionJustin Baldoni Accuses Blake Lively of Improvising Kiss in 'It Ends With Us'
Justin Baldoni's legal team claims Blake Lively improvised a kiss in a deleted scene from 'It Ends With Us,' contradicting the scripted version, as part of ongoing $400 million lawsuit.
- Justin Baldoni alleged in a new filing that Blake Lively improvised an off-script kiss shown in a Wayfarer Studios exhibit dated Nov. 13 featuring a hospital hallway deleted scene.
- Creative disputes had already strained the production, with Blake Lively filing a December 2024 sexual harassment complaint alleging improvised intimacy and Wayfarer Studios agreeing in January 2024 to ban improvised kisses and use an intimacy coordinator.
- Baldoni's team released raw footage and a website with a 168‑page complaint, and Baldoni alleges the wardrobe budget 'ballooned' by $430,000 t.
- On Dec. 31, Blake Lively filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for lost wages and emotional distress, while Baldoni’s countersuit was dismissed amid gag‑order requests.
- The dispute has become a public reputational fight, with Justin Baldoni and Bryan Freedman promising to release evidence alleging a smear campaign while co-stars defended Blake Lively amid 'PR play' criticism.
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Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively improvised kisses for 'It Ends With Us' deleted scene: Filing
The director-filmmaker is now asking the court to toss the actress' $161 million sexual harassment lawsuit against him.Justin Baldoni's lawyers are now claiming that Blake Lively improvised multiple unscripted kisses while filming an It Ends With Us scene that was cut from the movie.In footage shared with Entertainment Weekly and disclosed as an exhibit in the Wayfarer parties' motion for summary judgement filed on Nov. 13, Lively and Baldoni ar…
Justin Baldoni Accuses Blake Lively of Improvising Kiss in 'It Ends With Us'
Justin Baldoni’s lawyers have claimed that Blake Lively improvised an unscripted kiss in a deleted scene from It Ends With Us. Baldoni’s legal team alleged that on May 19, 2023, Lively, 38, “oversaw a scene she herself added to the script, in which her character kissed Baldoni’s character in every take,” according to the Wayfarer parties’ motion for summary judgment obtained by Us Weekly on Thursday, November 13. His lawyers, however, claimed th…
Justin Baldoni Claims Blake Lively Improvised Kissing Him, Wants Lawsuit Tossed
Justin Baldoni says Blake Lively improvised kissing him in a scene that was eventually deleted from the final cut of their film, "It Ends With Us," and that's one of the reasons he wants her lawsuit against him dismissed before the trial begins.…
New twist in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal battle as unseen footage from It Ends With Us emerges
Newly surfaced footage from It Ends With Us has injected fresh drama into the ongoing legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, flipping parts of the case on its head.Baldoni, 41 (who both directed and starred in the film) is now using a deleted scene to counter Lively’s claims of misconduct, alleging the actress engaged in the very behavior she says prompted her lawsuit.Deleted Clip Becomes Central EvidenceAccording to court filing…
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