Justin Baldoni Leaked Footage Proves Blake Lively Was Right About Him

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00:00Leaked footage just dropped of Justin Baldoni that proves that Blake Lively was right about him.

00:05The legal war has begun between actress Blake Lively and her co-star Justin Baldoni.

00:11Blake Lively suing the film's director and her co-star Justin Baldoni.

00:16We take it very, very seriously.

00:18If I was his PR management team, I'd be scrambling for new talking points

00:22because this is looking beyond bad for him.

00:24Mr. Baldoni's legal team told the BBC the allegations are categorically false.

00:29Justin Baldoni's past confessions about his struggles with adult media

00:33are suddenly back in the spotlight and not in a good way.

00:36Thanks to Blake Lively's recent accusations,

00:38his words from a 2021 interview on Sarah Grinberg's A Life of Greatness podcast have resurfaced.

00:45But this time, they're fueling a much darker narrative.

00:48Back then, Justin had opened up about a personal and deeply vulnerable topic,

00:52his introduction to adult media at just 10 years old.

00:55For the 10-year-old who found porn for the first time before he was ready.

01:00It was a revelation that had people talking for all the right reasons until now.

01:04See, Justin had described how stumbling upon adult content at such a young age

01:09left a lasting impact, creating what he later recognized as patterns in his life.

01:14It was long before I even understood what I was feeling.

01:17He said in the interview, reflecting on how something so taboo became so intriguing.

01:22When something is off-limits, it naturally becomes appealing.

01:25That's just human nature, he explained,

01:27candidly addressing how the secrecy surrounding it heightened its allure.

01:31Over time, he admitted this fascination evolved into a coping mechanism,

01:35his way of dealing with feelings of loneliness.

01:37I trained my brain to deal with tough emotions by chasing that rush, Justin confessed,

01:42openly acknowledging the way it shaped him over the years.

01:45By admitting that you are sad or needing help is to then admit that you are not a man.

01:53At the time, these admissions were seen as introspective and honest.

01:57People applauded him for his willingness to talk openly about something so personal,

02:01especially in an industry where carefully curated images often win out over real vulnerability.

02:07But fast forward to today and those same reflections are being seen in a completely different light.

02:12Blake's lawsuit against Justin isn't just about on-set disagreements,

02:16it's about boundary-crossing behavior that, according to her,

02:20went far beyond anything remotely professional.

02:23Suddenly, the past Justin laid bare isn't helping his case,

02:26it's only adding more weight to Blake's allegations.

02:29According to Blake's legal complaint,

02:31Justin's actions on the set of It Ends With Us created a work environment so uncomfortable,

02:36it triggered an emergency HR meeting.

02:39And this wasn't just an internal HR issue,

02:41Blake's husband, Ryan Reynolds, reportedly had to get involved to make sure her concerns weren't ignored.

02:47The document Blake filed outlined multiple instances where Justin was allegedly warned

02:52to stop making personal comments about her appearance or family.

02:55He was also told to steer clear of bringing up his adult media history around her,

03:00boundaries that Blake says he didn't respect.

03:02Blake's claims go even further,

03:04accusing Justin of trying to push unapproved script changes

03:07that would have taken the film in an entirely different direction.

03:10She described the proposed changes as excessive,

03:13saying they went far beyond what the original tone of the story was going for.

03:17Things got so bad, Blake reportedly demanded stricter protocols on set,

03:21including hiring an intimacy coordinator to ensure boundaries were respected.

03:25But even with those measures in place,

03:27she alleges that Justin continued to test limits,

03:30creating what she described as an increasingly unstable atmosphere.

03:35And as if the alleged on-set behavior wasn't enough,

03:38Blake's lawsuit also pulls back the curtain

03:40on what she claims was a deliberate effort to damage her reputation.

03:44She accuses Justin and his PR team of planting stories in the media

03:47to paint her as difficult to work with.

03:50The legal filing even includes text messages between two PR executives

03:54that sound more like something out of a reality show than professional correspondence.

03:58In one alleged exchange, PR executive Melissa Nathan

04:01reportedly joked about sending Blake as a present in a box,

04:05to which publicist Jennifer Abel casually replied,

04:08''Dang it.''

04:08Blake's team points to this as proof of the hostility she faced,

04:12arguing that it reflected the broader effort to undermine her,

04:15and the damage didn't stop behind closed doors.

04:18Blake's lawsuit claims that Justin's team also targeted her

04:21during the It Ends With Us promotional campaign.

04:23Interviews that sparked criticism of Blake as being tone-deaf

04:27or disconnected from the movie's themes?

04:29Well, according to her legal team, they weren't entirely organic.

04:32The lawsuit includes text messages suggesting that Justin's team

04:36discussed ways to amplify negative reactions to Blake's media appearances,

04:40effectively shifting public perception in his favor.

04:42One alleged message even had Justin asking,

04:45''What is the TikTok strategy?''

04:46A question Blake's team says highlights how calculated the efforts were

04:50to reframe the narrative around the film and its stars.

04:53On top of all of this, Blake's lawsuit details what she describes

04:57as unsettling behavior from Justin behind the scenes.

05:00She accuses him of repeatedly entering her trailer without being invited,

05:04often during private moments.

05:05She also claims he lingered uncomfortably during close contact scenes,

05:09despite the HR interventions and the presence of the intimacy coordinator

05:13she had specifically requested.

05:15At one point, Blake says Justin crossed yet another line

05:18by showing her a personal video,

05:20something she felt was completely out of line in a professional setting.

05:24These incidents, Blake alleges, were part of a larger pattern of behavior

05:28that made her working conditions intolerable.

05:31While Justin's admissions once painted him as someone trying to come to terms

05:35with his past, they now risk being seen as foreshadowing,

05:38a glimpse into behavior that, if Blake's allegations are true,

05:41spilled over into his professional life in different ways.

05:44The lawsuit has already sparked heated discussions in Hollywood,

05:48with many wondering how much of this will lead to real accountability

05:51and how much will simply be swept under the rug.

05:54But the fallout of these accusations isn't just limited to Blake and Justin.

05:58It's sending ripples throughout Hollywood.

06:00WME, the powerhouse talent agency that represented both actors,

06:04wasted no time making their stance clear.

06:07Justin dropped.

06:08Blake, still firmly on their roster.

06:11That divide has become a talking point of its own,

06:14signaling where industry loyalties might lie as this legal drama heats up.

06:18For Justin, losing WME is more than just a slap on the wrist.

06:22It's a massive professional blow,

06:24especially for someone who's been trying to carve out a space for himself

06:26as both an actor and a director.

06:28And, of course, Justin isn't staying silent.

06:31His lawyer, Brian Friedman, has come out swinging

06:34with a fiery statement that accuses Blake of using her lawsuit to save face.

06:38Friedman didn't mince words,

06:39calling her claims categorically false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious.

06:43He went on to suggest that Blake's lawsuit is less about justice

06:47and more about a PR strategy to repair her image,

06:50claiming that her behavior on set contributed to tensions during the production.

06:54But it doesn't stop there.

06:55Friedman's counterattack also takes aim at Blake's alleged behind-the-scenes moves.

06:59He claims that Blake has her own PR team working overtime

07:02to plant damaging stories about Justin and Wayfarer Studios,

07:06which is the production company behind It Ends With Us.

07:09According to Friedman, the so-called evidence Blake has included in her legal filings,

07:13such as those damning text messages,

07:15has been carefully cherry-picked and completely taken out of context.

07:19His argument was that what she was framing as a smear campaign

07:23is really just standard PR strategy,

07:25the kind of stuff that happens all the time in Hollywood.

07:27But it seems really weird to say it's just standard PR strategy

07:32when one of your managers is telling a publicist

07:34that they might ship Blake Lively in a box as a present.

07:38I mean, that's just strange.

07:39Meanwhile, Blake is holding her ground and then some.

07:42She's made it clear that this legal action isn't just about her,

07:45it's about something much bigger.

07:47In a public statement released alongside her lawsuit,

07:50Blake framed herself as a whistleblower for change in an industry that,

07:54let's face it, has a long history of sweeping these kinds of accusations under the rug.

07:59This isn't just about me.

08:00It's about protecting others who may feel powerless to defend themselves.

08:04Blake said, positioning her case as a rallying cry for accountability.

08:08Her lawsuit doesn't just focus on Justin's alleged actions,

08:11it also shines a light on how Hollywood handles,

08:13or fails to handle, conflicts like these.

08:16By stepping forward, Blake has forced uncomfortable conversations

08:19about the power dynamics, reputation politics, and workplace dynamics

08:23that so often go unchecked in the entertainment world.

08:26Her choice to go public with these allegations has drawn a lot of attention.

08:30With some calling it a brave stand against unstable practices,

08:33and others questioning the motives on both sides.

08:36What's clear, though, is that Blake isn't backing down.

08:39She's using her platform to call out not just Justin,

08:41but also the broader culture that allows boundary-pushing behavior to persist,

08:45unchecked, in one of the world's most glamorous industries.

08:49What do you guys think?

08:50Should Justin just take the L here and admit defeat?

08:53It's not looking great for him right now.

08:55Let me know in the comments, and I hope you have a great day.

08:59Peace out.

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