Blake Lively files sexual harassment case against 'It Ends With Us' movie co-star

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively in a scene from the movie 'It Ends With Us' | Photo: IMDB

Popular American actress Blake Lively filed a lawsuit in a California court on Friday against her co-star and director of the movie 'It Ends With Us', Justin Baldoni, alleging sexual harassment. The actress alleged that Baldoni made offensive comments during the filming of the movie and planned to add sex scenes outside the script. In addition, he tried to damage her reputation in various ways. Baldoni's lawyer denied these allegations in a statement.

'It Ends With Us' has been a commercial success since its release on August 6. It stars Blake Lively and is also one of the film's producers. Lively is co-starring in the film with Justin Baldoni, a romantic drama director.

In the complaint, Blake said Baldoni made inappropriate comments about her weight and unnecessarily brought up sexual topics in the discussion. The 37-year-old actress also said that during the filming of the film, Baldoni's words revealed his addiction to pornography in front of other artists and crew. He also made offensive comments about women's bodies. Blake also alleged that Baldoni would discuss his sex life inappropriately.

Lively drew a line when it came to showing sex scenes on screen during the filming of the film. Blake's husband and actor Ryan Reynolds spoke about this during a meeting. There, he asked Blake not to show any more nude videos. He also asked her to refrain from planning to do sex scenes outside of the approved script and to refrain from commenting on Lively's late father.

Blake said he spoke out about the issue so that the working environment in film can be made safer.

Baldoni, through his lawyer Brian Friedman, responded to the allegations by saying they were "false and outrageous." Baldoni's lawyer, however, said that Blake was "very difficult to work with on the set of the film." He repeatedly threatened to withdraw from promotions for the film, which affected the film's business after its release.