Justin Baldoni is flipping the script on Blake Lively with alleged receipts that problem her accusations of misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us.
The director, 40, included a sequence of textual content messages in his lawsuit in opposition to The New York Times to refute claims that he created an unsafe work setting. Lively, 37, has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and improvising bodily intimacy with out her consent.
In court docket filings obtained by In Touch, Baldoni alleged that Lively refused to satisfy with the manufacturing’s intimacy coordinator earlier than filming started, complicating scene planning. According to 1 alleged textual content trade, Baldoni informed Lively, “Just employed intimacy coordinator who I LOVE. Will set you as much as meet/FT along with her subsequent week for intro.” Lively allegedly responded, “I really feel good. I can meet her once we begin [smiley face] thanks although!”
Baldoni claimed this compelled him to satisfy with the coordinator alone and relay recommendations to Lively later. He additionally argued that collaborative discussions about character improvement, which included private anecdotes, had been misconstrued as inappropriate habits.
Lively’s lawsuit paints a starkly completely different image, claiming Baldoni spoke about his intercourse life on set and improvised undesirable bodily contact. Her submitting states, “Mr. Baldoni improvised bodily intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or mentioned with Ms. Lively, with no intimacy coordinator concerned.”
