Blake Lively reportedly saw Justin Baldoni crying.
The actress has filed a complaint against Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment and a hostile work environment during the film’s production. It ends with us..
Details obtained through The New York TimesSketch a series of events Lively, 37, claims happened during filming in 2023.
gave gossip girl Alum alleges that Baldoni, 40, entered her trailer while she was naked and allowed his “friends” to film her intimate scenes. These actions, among other behaviors, reportedly made Lively feel objectified and uncomfortable on set.
The actress, who welcomed her fourth child with husband Ryan Reynolds a few months before filming began in May 2023, described Baldoni’s repeated focus on her physical appearance.
According to the filing, he treated her as a “sex object” and raised concerns about her weight.
The complaint details a specific incident early in production when Baldoni allegedly delayed filming for hours.
He reportedly cried in Lively’s dressing room, claiming social media comments criticizing her appearance in paparazzi photos said she looked “old and unattractive”.
Lively said he assured her that the authentic look of her character – which is shown to have only suffered abuse – was appropriate for the role and was not meant to appear “hot”.
Baldoni is further accused of secretly contacting Lively’s fitness trainer, pressuring her to lose weight within two weeks, and suggesting she was worried about a scripted scene. which required him to pick her up — even though no such scene existed, the complaint says.
The actress also alleged that Baldoni made inappropriate comments about her health.
When she developed strep throat during filming, he reportedly offered to put her in touch with a specialist specializing in probiotics, calling it a “gift”.
Lively’s filing paints a picture of a workplace where she feels humiliated and vulnerable. She claims Baldoni used a “back-channel approach” to criticize her body and weight, adding to an already tense atmosphere.