Footage has been released revealing an insight into a scene between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
In December 2024, Blake Lively filed a legal complaint against Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and allegedly taking part in a ‘smear campaign’ against her. Earlier this month, the A Simple Favor star filed another lawsuit for harassment and retaliation alleging Baldoni engaged in inappropriate behavior on-set – including in one scene where their characters perform a slow dance.
Baldoni has denied all the claims and his company filed its own suit against Lively last week. Yesterday (January 21), his legal team publicly released footage from the scene in question.
In the latest suit, Lively alleges Baldoni ‘leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘It smells so good.’
And that Baldoni was ‘caressing Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles’.
Baldoni’s team has since released a clip – made up of three takes from the sequence – which they claim is the entirety of the footage shot for the scene, Variety reports.
In the footage, Lively and Baldoni can be seen slow-dancing and speaking to one another – the audio seemingly not being required for the filming of the scene with the pair discussing whether or not to ‘talk’ in the scene or get ‘lost’ in the moment.
Lively argues she thinks it’s ‘more romantic‘ to be talking in the moment, with viewers left to question ‘what are they saying’.
“Well, we have no issue talking most of the time,” Baldoni responds, before noting viewers will ‘never know’ what they’re really chatting about in the scene given it’ll end up being played in ‘slow motion’.
Before Baldoni then goes on to mention Lively’s real-life partner, Ryan Reynolds and how they ‘talk all the time’.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on set of It Ends with Us (Courtesy of Bryan Freedman)
Baldoni then reflects on his own relationship with his partner Emily noting they have ‘these moments’ where they end up staring at each other even ‘for five minutes’, which he jokes Lively would find it ‘terrifying’ and she says: “Yeah, I’d be like, ‘Oh no, I found a sociopath.'”
Baldoni calls Lively and Reynolds’ relationship ‘cute’ and she responds: “It’s more than cute.”
Baldoni makes a comment about his nose being ‘big’ when Lively says how ‘nosey’ the scene is, with Lively continuing: “Yes, I was hoping that we could address this. […] Just gotta shut down. Gotta call an insurance month and just deal with that.”
Another part of the scene then shows it heating up, the pair nose-to-nose and Baldoni leaning closer.
Baldoni asks: “Am I getting beard on you today?”
Lively responds she’s ‘probably getting spray tan’ on him, with Baldoni responding: “It smells good.”
Baldoni’s team stated alongside the footage: “Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism.”
However, Lively’s team has since responded to the footage, arguing it corroborates her account and is ‘damning’ of Baldoni.
The statement reads: “Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort. They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching. No woman should have to take defensive measures to avoid being touched by their employer without their consent.”
Not only this, but Lively’s team has slammed the release of the footage as ‘an unethical attempt to manipulate the public’.
LADbible Group has contacted Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s representatives for comment.
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Topics: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Celebrity, Film and TV

The shocking full list of demands Blake Lively made for Justin Baldoni and others on the set of It Ends With Us has been revealed.
The pair starred alongside each other in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, with Baldoni also being the movie’s director.
But stories arose shortly after the film’s release, with speculation mounting surrounding the pair’s alleged ‘friction’ , while Lively also found herself being slammed online during the film’s press tour.
Lively has since filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, with the Gossip Girl star accusing her co-star of sexual harassment – which the Baldoni camp categorically denies – and ‘other behaviors that were shocking and emotional distressing’, as per the complaint.

Blake Lively has recently filed a lawsuit against Justin Baldoni (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
The full lawsuit, which has been obtained by the New York Times, has detailed the 30 demands Lively had of Baldoni and others on set.
Lively stated in the lawsuit she had a meeting with those involved with the movie, including Baldoni, where everyone in attendance agreed to follow the 30 rules.
Most of the rules brought up by the Gossip Girl actor were sex related.
The first demand stated that ‘no more showing of nude videos or images of women, including the producer’s wife’ to Lively and those around her.
The lawsuit also stated ‘no more discussions to BL [Lively] and/or her employees about personal experiences with sex, including as it relates to spouses or others’.
Another shocking demand said that people on set must not speak about Baldoni ‘s previous ‘pornography addiction’, while Lively’s ‘lack of pornography consumption’ was also off the cards.
Lively also asked that Baldoni would stop speaking about her religious beliefs, while also being banned from imposing his own beliefs on her.

Lively and Baldoni on the set of It Ends With Us (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
“If BL and/or her infant is exposed to COVID again, BL must be provided with immediate notice as soon as Wayfarer or any other producers become aware of such exposure, without her needing to uncover days later herself,” a further demand states.
The lawsuit went on to state an ‘intimacy coordinator’ had to be present while Lively was on set in scenes with Baldoni.
“BL to have a representative on set at all times and with a monitor during scenes involving nudity, sexual activity, or violence with Mr Baldoni,” a further demand read.
While another stated: “Any scene by BL, or another performer depicting the character of ‘Lily’, that involves nudity or simulated sex must be conducted strictly in accordance with the above-referenced nudity rider and must adhere to the BL-approved script.”
You can read the full list here.
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Topics: Blake Lively, Film and TV, Celebrity, Justin Baldoni

A legal filing submitted by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni claims to show text messages allegedly shared between the actor and the PR team he reportedly hired with the premise of ‘destroying’ the actress’s reputation.
It Ends with Us, the motion picture adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, stars Lively, 37, as protagonist Lily Blossom Bloom—a Boston-based florist who falls in love with an abusive neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid (played by Baldoni).
Following the flick’s release in August, social media began weighing in on the reported ‘feud’ that the mother-of-four and Baldoni – who also served as the movie’s director – were embroiled in.
The filmmaker previously tried to play down the fall-out rumours, claiming Lively was ‘incredible’ to work with while describing her as a ‘Ferrari of an actor’, as per ELLE UK.
But on Friday (December 21), the Gossip Girl favorite filed a legal suit accusing Baldoni of ‘repeated sexual harassment’ and embarking on a ‘multi-tiered plan’ to damage her reputation. And she allegedly has the receipts to prove it.
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Blake Lively’s legal filing against Justin Baldoni accuses the actor of sexual harassment (Jeff Spicer / Stringer / Getty)
What do the alleged messages filed in the lawsuit say?
The legal complaint was filed to the California Civil Rights Department and contains pages of text messages allegedly sent between Baldoni and his PR team, as per Sky News.
It’s understood Lively’s legal aid acquired text messages sent between Jennifer Abel of PR firm RWA Communications, Melissa Nathan of The Agency Group PR, and Baldoni as a result of a subpoena.
The attorney representing Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios claims Lively’s accusations are ‘completely false’ and are engineered to be ‘intentionally salacious’.
He added that the studio and its PR team ‘did nothing proactive nor retaliated’ against Lively, adding that crisis PR managers were brought in ‘due to the multiple demands and threats made by Ms Lively during production’.
In the lawsuit, Lively claimed: “As early as May 2024, Mr. Baldoni told his team that they needed a plan to get ahead of the claims against him, in the event they were to go public.”
One of the damning message exchanges shows Abel telling Nathan that Baldoni ‘wants to feel like she can be buried’ – an alleged reference to Lively.
“Of course – but you know when we send over documents we can’t send over the work we will or could do because that could get us in a lot of trouble,” Nathan replied. “We can’t write we will destroy her.”
Another message saw Abel telling Nathan about the ‘reckless thoughts’ she was having of planting ‘pieces this week of how horrible Blake is to work with’.
She added: “Just to get ahead of it. She’s putting us through hell.”
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Alleged messages shared between Baldoni and PR experts have been shared in the lawsuit (Richard Bord / Contributor / Getty)
In an additional message, Baldoni attached a screenshot of a thread on X accusing a celebrity of bullying which had gone viral, telling Abel: “This is what we would need.” Abel reassured him she had ‘spoken to Melissa about this’.
A message dated August 10 suggested there had been a ‘shift on social’, with another stating the ‘majority of the socials are so pro Justin and I don’t even agree with half of them.’
What else does the lawsuit allege?
Lively has also alleged that the It Ends with Us director ‘cried’ in his dressing room after seeing pictures of her while acting on set.
“Mr. Baldoni made the rest of the cast and crew wait for hours while he cried in Ms. Lively’s dressing room, claiming social media commentators were saying that Ms. Lively looked old and unattractive based on paparazzi photos from the set,” the filing cites.
“She tried to reassure him that she should look authentic in the scenes depicted in the photos, which were just after her character had been abused by her fictional husband, rather than ‘hot.’”
It’s also claimed that Lively was subjected to criticisms about ‘her age and weight’ by Baldoni, and that he ‘routinely degraded her’.
Meanwhile, an alleged ‘all hands’ meeting was called to address issues ‘that had nearly derailed production of the film’, with NBC News stating Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, were in attendance with Baldoni and executives from Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wayfarer Studios.
What does Lively say about the suit?
Following the contents of the suit entering public knowledge, Lively’s attorney told The New York Times on behalf of the Green Lantern star: “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”
LADbible Group has previously contacted representatives of Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Sony Pictures for further comment.
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Blake Lively has alleged Justin Baldoni ‘cried’ in his dressing room after seeing paparazzi shots of her on the set of It Ends with Us.
On Friday (December 21), 37-year-old Lively filed legal action against the Jane the Virgin actor, 40, alleging sexual harassment and orchestrating a coordinated smear campaign to ‘damage’ her reputation.
Rumours of ‘tension’ between the pair first came to light this summer after Blake and Baldoni wrapped up work on the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, It Ends with Us.
Baldoni directed and starred in the flick, playing Kyle Kincaid – a neurosurgeon and principal love interest to the lead actress’ character, Lily Blossom Bloom.
It was speculated that the pair had ‘fought’ over the flick’s final cut and that they were ‘avoiding each other like the plague’ at the New York City premiere for the movie.
The mother-of-four has now accused Baldoni of instigating inappropriate conversations, ‘retaliatory or abusive behavior’ and ‘other behaviors that were shocking and emotionally distressing’.
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Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her It Ends with Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni (John Nacion / Contributor / Getty)
Moreover, the legal filing alleges that an ‘all hands’ meeting was called to address issues ‘that had nearly derailed production of the film’.
As per NBC News, Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, 48, were in attendance with Baldoni and executives from Sony Pictures Entertainment and Wayfarer Studios.
In the lawsuit, filed with the California Civil Rights Department, Lively has also alleged that her co-star ‘cried’ in her dressing room over her appearance.
The reported incident is said to have taken place on the second day of filming It Ends with Us, according to the filing.
“Mr. Baldoni made the rest of the cast and crew wait for hours while he cried in Ms. Lively’s dressing room, claiming social media commentators were saying that Ms. Lively looked old and unattractive based on paparazzi photos from the set,” the lawsuit claims, as per TooFab.
“She tried to reassure him that she should look authentic in the scenes depicted in the photos, which were just after her character had been abused by her fictional husband, rather than ‘hot.’”
The Age of Adaline favorite alleges the filmmaker ‘appeared focused’ on her ‘sexual appeal above all else,’ with the lawsuit claiming the ‘lengthy outburst caused a delay in shooting, forcing an emotional scene to be shot haphazardly’.
It’s also alleged that Baldoni ‘routinely degraded’ Lively and ‘went out of his way to message criticisms of her age and weight’.
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Baldoni is accused of ‘routinely degrading’ Lively about her ‘age and weight’ (Gilbert Flores/Contributor/Getty)
Responding to the legal complaint, Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman said: “It is shameful that Ms Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives.”
He accused the Gossip Girl alumna of ‘threatening not to show up to set, threatening to not promote the film’, which would end up, ‘ultimately leading to its demise during release, if her demands were not met’, as per BBC News.
Meanwhile, Lively said in a statement via her attorneys that she hopes her ‘legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.’
UNILAD has previously contacted representatives of Justin Baldoni for further comment.