Justin Baldoni claims that Blake Lively took him over and ends up with us editing

Justin Baldonilawsuit against New York Times has shed even more light on the obvious creative differences between him and It ends with Us useless Blake Lively.

Baldoni, 40 years old, sued The Times for $250 million, alleging defamation and tortious invasion of privacy over the newspaper’s report that Lively sued him for sexual harassment.

“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, ripping her off almost verbatim, ignoring an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit alleges that the dispute between Baldoni and Lively, 37, stems from the actress’ “calculated and bold attempt to take control of the film.” He also provided text messages from Baldoni, who directed the film, to the film’s editors showing his frustration with Lively allegedly shutting him out of the editing process.

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“She has officially expelled me from the film now,” Baldoni wrote. “She’s finishing it all. I can’t get involved. Soundtrack VFX everything. I’ll get through it somehow. You just have to feel it all.”

The lawsuit states that Baldoni felt distressed after Lively’s allegations against him, which were first raised in a meeting that took place during production. Lively allegedly insisted she join Baldoni in the editing bay during the film’s 10-week “protected” period. During that time, the director traditionally has private access to the film, editing it into his or her director’s cut.

“As a seasoned professional with over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry — and raised in a family deeply involved in the field — Lively was fully aware of the implications of her request,” the lawsuit states. “In fact, her request expressly acknowledged that it violated Baldoni’s ‘protected period.’ However, after the serious false allegations she made against the production, Baldoni, (Wayfarer Studios) and Sony reluctantly agreed to give her access to the editing space for two days.

In the lawsuit it is claimed that The Times“The deliberate omission of these critical details not only distorts the truth, but also perpetuates a false narrative that exonerates Lively from her culpability in the unraveling of the professional relationship and turmoil surrounding the film.”

Baldoni claims that the two-day period turned into 10 days and included time in which Lively sought to work alone in the editing bay. He further claims that she fired the film’s editors and replaced them with her own choices, including one that her husband, Ryan Reynoldsis often used.

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Speculation arose in August that there was tension between Baldoni and Lively, who play love interests in the film adaptation of Colleen Hooverthe book of This tension allegedly led to a split between the film’s team, a source said Us Weekly at that time.

“There were two camps in the movie — Team Blake and Team Justin,” says the source, adding that tensions began to rise on the first day of production. “This creative struggle set the tone for the negative experience behind the scenes and escalated to the point where they no longer spoke.”

Lively continued to exercise creative control over the film, according to the source, leaving Baldoni “hurt.”

“(Justin) was made to feel like his vision wasn’t as important as Blake’s, and that stifled creativity on set,” the source continued.

A second source retracted, saying that “any changes or input from Blake were to create the best possible film and honor the book.”

Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a complaint filed before the new year, claiming he created a “hostile work environment” on set. Baldoni’s lawyer denied the “outrageous” allegations, claiming Lively was trying to “fix her negative reputation.” Lively officially sued Baldoni on Tuesday, December 31.

Following the news of Baldoni’s own lawsuit, Lively’s attorney addressed the allegations in a statement released to us.

“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the allegations made in Ms. Lively’s California Department of Civil Rights Complaint, nor her federal complaint filed earlier today,” the statement said. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that the administrative complaint of Mrs. Lively v. Wayfarer et al was a ruse based on a choice “not to file a lawsuit against Baldon, Wayfarer” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As shown by the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is bogus. While we will not discuss this matter in print, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively as a whole. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s claims in court.”