Ryan Reynolds Allegedly Blocked ‘It Ends With Us’ Director Justin Baldoni

Ryan Reynolds, Justin Baldoni
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicMonths ago Blake Lively sued on Justin Baldoniher husband Ryan Reynolds allegedly blocked It ends with us social media director.
Based on the text exchanges received Us WeeklyBaldoni, 40, realized in May 2024 that Reynolds, 48, had blocked him and his production company Wayfarer Studios on Instagram months after filming It ends with us was wrapped up.
“We have to have a plan IF she does the same when (the movie) comes out,” Baldoni wrote of Lively, 37, in a text message with a publicist. Jennifer Abelaccording to court documents. “I just want you to have a plan. Plans make me feel more at ease.’
As for Lively, her lawsuit alleges that “as early as May 2024. Mr. Baldoni told his team that they needed a plan to pre-empt claims against him in the event they became public.”
Live served sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni on Friday, December 20, alleging that her It ends with us The costar’s behavior on the set caused the actress “strong emotional distress.”
The lawsuit alleges that a meeting was held during production in January 2024 to address Lively’s claims of a “hostile work environment” on set. The meeting was attended by many people working on the film, including Baldoni and Reynolds.
According to the lawsuit, Lively’s demands for the meeting included “no more showing Blake nude videos or images of women, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged past ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussing sexual conquests in front of Blake or others, no further references to the genitalia of the actors and the set group, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.”
Baldoni’s lawyer Brian Friedman addressed Lively’s “totally false, outrageous and deliberately obscene” allegations in a statement to Us Weeklyclaiming that Lively sued to “fix her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” regarding the film’s production.
He further alleged that the actress made “numerous demands and threats” during filming, including “threatening not to show up on set, threatening not to promote the film, which ultimately led to its termination during distribution when her demands will not be met.”
us has reached out to Lively’s rep for comment.
In a statement to The New York Times in December, Lively said, “I hope my lawsuit will help pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about wrongdoing, and help protect others who may be targeted.” She denied spreading negative information about Baldoni.