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Actress and author Blake Lively is finally going to be able to put to rest the contentious litigation with co-star Justin Baldoni over the 2024 movie adaptation of her bestselling novel It Ends With Us. Two months after their amicable (if not surprising) settlement of the dispute in which the actress alleged that the actor had created a hostile work environment on the set of the film, Baldoni has put an end to it, so to speak, by publicly responding to the situation for the first time since its occurrence.
“We have avoided public speaking throughout the two years,” Baldoni shared in a video on his Instagram on July 8 that also featured his wife, Emily Baldoni. “However, it is not that we did not have things to say; I think we have loads of material, but each time we were about to film such a video, something told us not to do it. Therefore, it was just not the time”
Emily and Justin Reflect on Their Family’s Recovery
Now that the moment had come, Emily was the first to speak on camera. “We can genuinely say that we are sitting here today feeling immense gratitude for so many things, and so many people, and so many things that have happened to us.” “That gratitude, it doesn’t negate the injustice and the pain that we have also felt in the last few years,” she continued. “We’ve had to wrestle with so many things and try to understand so many things, like how could something like this even happen, let alone disguised as a fight for women?”
Emily, who shares children Maiya, 11, and Maxwell, 8, with the My Last Days actor, explained that “there’s been a lot of trauma for us to move through as a family.” “There have been so many painful things that have been spoken to existence… We didn’t want to add to the noise, so we just wanted to let the justice system run its course,” said Justin. “That is, until now, really, where we want to focus on our kids and our faith. Justin, who is joined by his wife in practicing the Bahá’í Faith.
The Bahá’í Faith is based on…faith at home with the kids, said we are “closer, more committed and determined in our spiritual life than we’ve ever been,” in addition to the fact that they are “healing.” In case you have experienced a trauma before, the process of the recovery that is not the same every day. You need to figure out your understanding of reality and your priorities for yourself.
Justin Baldoni Thanks Supporters for Standing by His Family
The Baldonis, who have been married for about seven years, acknowledged their supporters after going through a tough time. “So many of you had discernment, and you used your intuition, and you trusted that, and you have given your time to fight for us. Thank you does not feel like enough, but we’re here in large part because of so many of you and all of our friends and family, and one thing that we’ve learned is that when God presses the reset button, and everything else is stripped away, that’s when love shows up.”
Justin Baldoni Responds to Blake Lively’s Allegations
Justin Baldoni Addresses Blake Lively’s Accusations. In actuality, the one who instituted the lawsuit wasBlake Lively, and it says Baldoni was allegedly harassing Blake Lively sexually throughout his directing and acting alongside the celeb. Blake Lively even went so far as to say that Baldoni made disparaging remarks about her postpartum appearance while filming, as well as discussing pornography and assaulting her on-set while kissing her without her consent.
Baldoni has consistently denied the allegations, as has his company, Wayfarer Studios, which Lively claimed was retaliating against her by launching a smear campaign in an effort to ruin her reputation and discredit her. The Jane the Virgin alum, however, was able to win the dismissal of 10 out of her 13 claims by a judge, including the ones regarding sexual harassment, leaving her with only the claims of breaches of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation, which were set to go to trial in May.
Inside Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s Ongoing Legal Battle
Here’s a Look Inside the Civil Dispute Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have engaged in since their 16-month court case, in which the actors, whose film depicts a woman who endures a relationship of abuse, claimed that the other stepped beyond their work boundaries. What’s even more interesting is that, since the civil battle took the personal messages exchanged by Blake and Justin, Hollywood celebrities, such as Gigi Hadid, Taylor Swift, Ben Affleck, and others, have spoken with the duo about their legal fight, with those closer to Blake supporting her in the feud more so.
“I also ended up having to direct the movie via the chaotic clown ‘director’/actor/producer/financier/studio head at the center,” Blake wrote in one email to Ben that was published by E! News after being unveiled in a court filing in May 2024. “Yes, that’s all the same person. “If I had just formally directed it, it would’ve been much easier, but having to troubleshoot through his taste, ego, and preexisting decisions made it so difficult, and that’s not even touching on any of the wild HR issues and beyond,” she continued, before stating, “This movie nearly killed me.”
Baldoni accused Lively of costing him his own peace of mind on the set of It Ends With Us, claiming that she had “waged a war on my peace of mind, which was a battle I lost.” According to Baldoni, he was not only banished from the It Ends With Us cast but also from the basement where the movie’s August 2024 New York premiere was being held. In a January 2025 countersuit against Blake, Justin even posted photos of himself and his family being “held” in another room from the after-party as he stood next to pallets filled with unopened Dasani water and Coke bottles.
Justin filed a $400 million defamation and civil extortion lawsuit against the Gossip Girl star in response to her allegations, claiming that she had defamed his name and libeled him in the press to extort money from him. However, his countersuit was dismissed in June 2025 when the judge ruled that he had not provided sufficient evidence to warrant consideration of his claims.
