It Ends With Us actor-director Justin Baldoni has reportedly been dropped by his agency WME after Blake Lively accused him of sexual harassment on the set of the film. Lively has filed a complaint against Baldoni and the studio for waging a campaign to tarnish her reputation. Baldoni’s lawyer has dismissed the allegations as false.

The decision to remove Justin Baldoni from WME was made Saturday morning. After Lively’s complaint on FridayReport deadlineThe Sandman actor continues to be managed by the same talent agency.

complaint received by The Associated Press and reported by the new York Times The allegations have been filed in a pre-lawsuit with the California Department of Civil Rights, naming Justin Baldoni, the studio behind It Ends With Us, and Baldoni’s publicists as defendants.

The complaint accuses Baldoni and the studio of carrying out a “multi-layered scheme” to damage Blake Lively’s reputation after she and her husband Ryan Reynolds “repeatedly faced sexual harassment and other harassment” during the production of the film. behavior” and confronted Baldoni and a producer.

According to the filing, the alleged scheme included spreading false stories on online forums, coordinating a negative social media campaign and subverting critical news stories about Lively. It also claims that Baldoni deviated from the film’s original marketing strategy, instead taking advantage of domestic violence “survivor material” to strengthen its public image.

Brian Friedman, a lawyer representing Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, said in a statement, “These claims are completely false, defamatory and deliberately made with the intent to hurt the public and repeat a narrative in the media. “

Friedman rejected Lively’s allegations of a coordinated campaign and said that the studio proactively hired a crisis manager “due to the numerous demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production.” He noted that Lively threatened “not to come to the set and promote the film if her demands were not met.” The demands were not mentioned in the statement.

“I hope my legal action will help expose these horrific retaliatory tactics that harm people who speak out about misconduct, and protect those who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement. “Help will be available.” Times,

It Ends with Us, released in August 2024, is an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestselling novel of the same name.