Freshly unsealed depositions from Blake Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni are spilling major tea on the 'It Ends With Us' set drama. Lively claims she was pressured into simulating nudity for a birth scene, feeling humiliated amid minimal coverage and unwanted visitors. Texts from Taylor Swift and Jenny Slate back up the messy vibes, calling out Baldoni as a total fraud.
Oh honey, the drama on the 'It Ends With Us' set just got a whole lot messier with these unsealed docs from Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. According to TMZ, Lively testified that Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath pushed her to go basically naked for the film's birth scene. 'Justin allegedly told Blake that his wife “tore her clothes off” when she was giving birth to their children,' though Lively countered she was always clothed for her own four births. She ended up simulating nudity from the chest down—prosthetic belly out, legs spread wide in stirrups on a hospital bed, with just a 'small, thin and flat piece of black fabric' covering her genitalia. Non-essential crew wandered by, and she had to beg for a blanket between takes. 😩
It gets worse: The OB/GYN role went to Baldoni's best friend, who was 'repeatedly positioned between my legs in close proximity to my barely covered genitalia.' Lively called it 'violative and humiliating,' especially with Heath (another bestie) and financier Steve Sarowitz dropping by that day. The next day? Heath allegedly showed her a video of a fully nude woman giving birth—turns out it was his wife. Ew.
Enter the squad: Taylor Swift texted Lively in December 2024, dubbing Baldoni 'this bitch' who's 'gotten out his tiny violin' ahead of a New York Times piece. Swift was all in, advising on trailer strategy and even endorsing script tweaks at Lively's NYC penthouse—where Baldoni was waiting. Lively gushed to Swift: 'You were so epically heroic today... This clown falling for all of it.' Taylor's team says she was blindsided, but these texts paint a different picture. 🔥
Jenny Slate's 2023 texts are savage: 'Justin is truly a false ally... honestly I have no words to describe what a fraud he is. He’s the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist.' She and Lively complained to Sony execs about the 'disturbing shoot,' with Slate adding, 'Justin and Jamey freak me out.' Author Colleen Hoover emailed about the premiere: 'Am I going to be comfortable if Justin is there? No, things are beyond uncomfortable.' Even Ryan Reynolds texted the Damons calling Baldoni a 'malignantly vein (sic), sociopathic FAUXminist.' Lively's lawyer Sigrid McCawley slammed Wayfarer for burying harassment claims instead of investigating.
Lively's seeking $161 million for harassment and retaliation. Baldoni's camp? Crickets so far. Is Hollywood's male feminist facade finally cracking, or just another plot twist?
