Here is one of the shocking texts between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively which is included in his £320 million lawsuit against his co-star.
Following the release of their film It Ends With Us last year, co-stars Lively and Baldoni have been embroiled in a legal battle with each other.
The Gossip Girl star initially filed a lawsuit on 21 December accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on set and engaging in a ‘social manipulation’ campaign against her following the film's release.
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Now Baldoni has since fired back in a new $400 million (£320 million) lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist, Leslie Sloane and her PR firm Vision PR.
This latest lawsuit follows a separate £205 million ($250 million) filing made by Baldoni against The New York Times, following an article published in regards to Lively's original lawsuit.
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EVERYTHING JUSTIN BALDONI ACCUSES IN £326 MILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST BLAKE LIVELY AND RYAN REYNOLDS
EVERYTHING BLAKE LIVELY CLAIMS HAPPENED IN LAWSUIT AGAINST JUSTIN BALDONI
The actor and director is accusing Lively's camp of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage.
Lively's team have since denied the claims, calling the response part of the 'abuser playbook'.
Baldoni's 179-page lawsuit includes text message threads between himself and Lively, with InTouch, who'd obtained the complaint, revealing the 37-year-old had allegedly referred to herself as a Game of Thrones character in one message.
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Regarding the claim that Lively had attempted to take control of the film, Baldoni submitted a series of text messages between himself and the actor, which referred to her supposed interest in re-writing a key scene in the movie.
The scene in question involved the rooftop meeting between their characters Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid, with Lively keen to have a go at altering the script.
According to the suit, Lively asked to ‘take a pass’ at writing the scene - which Baldoni later claimed was 'dramatically different' to the initial version and promised her that the final result would be in the middle of the two.
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The lawsuit then alleges the topic was later brought up while he was having dinner at Lively and Reynolds' house, where the Deadpool star and an unnamed famous friend praised Lively's edits.
Following the dinner, Baldoni allegedly text Lively the following on 14 April 2023: "Also was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really hep [sic] a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor)” with a wink emoji."
Lively then responded two days later with a series of lengthy messages thanking the director for his comments and adding that she wanted the film to do well.
"I have no motives except for you to win. As a director. As an actor. As a studio. As a writer. If you win, I win," she wrote.
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She then went on to refer to Reynolds and the redacted celebrity as her 'most trusted partners' before stating the pair wanted to make sure her contributions to the film were acknowledged.
"So I think they wanted you and me to see how they felt about the work because they’ve been by my side for far too many experiences where I’ve been overlooked," she wrote.
"Both Ryan and [redacted] have established themselves as absolute titans as writers and storytellers outside of their primary gig — just signing or just acting or [redacted] just directing. I’m so lucky to have them as creative barometers. But also to have them as the people who prop me up and make sure I’m seen for all I can, and do, offer."
She then went on to allegedly compare herself to GOT character Daenerys Targaryen and added that Reynolds and the redacted name were her 'dragons'.
"If you ever get around to watching Games of Thrones, you’ll appreciate that I’m Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually for better," she wrote.
"Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine,” she added with a laughing emoji. “You will too, I can promise you."
Lively's representatives has since responded to the allegations with a statement to InTouch, which reads: "The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it will fail."
LADbible Group has previously contacted Lively and Reynolds' representatives, and Wayfarer Studios for comment.
Topics: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni
Brenna Cooper