Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual assault.
In his lawsuit against former co-star Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni claims that she allegedly kept him and his family away from the cast of It End’s With Us for a few hours during the film’s New York premiere in August 2024. Was sent to a basement for. ,
Now, the actor-director has shared pictures of himself and his loved ones confined in the basement. The photos show them posing for the camera next to bottles of Dasani water and sitting around a patio table eating popcorn.
According to the $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit, the Jane the Virgin actor was “entered” into the space when Lively walked the red carpet with her husband Ryan Reynolds. When the lead actors of the film did not click pictures together, it led to rumors of a fight between the co-stars. Baldoni alleged that they were confined to a temporary holding area “to avoid the opportunity for interaction with Lively or her guests.”
According to the lawsuit, despite living together in the basement, the fact that it was one of the biggest nights of Baldoni’s career was, ironically, not known to anyone. The Man Enough podcast co-host also claimed that they had to organize a separate afterparty, separate from the “official celebrity one.”
His production company, Wayfarer Studios, was forced to cover the costs of the two events. In a statement to Page Six, Baldoni’s attorney, Brian Friedman, claimed that the lawsuit “involves a massive amount of tampered evidence.”
He also alleged that Lively could not win the legal battle and would “regret” starting the fiasco. Lively’s attorney criticized Baldoni’s lawsuit, calling it “another chapter in the story of his abusers.” The statement claimed the actor’s actions were what experts call “Darvo. Denial. Attack. Reverse victimization.”
Earlier, the Gossip Girl alum had filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexually harassing her and launching an alleged defamation campaign to destroy her reputation. However, the actor has denied all the allegations.
