{"id":773,"date":"2026-05-04T21:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-it-ends-with-us-feud-everything-we-know\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:07:01","slug":"blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-it-ends-with-us-feud-everything-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-it-ends-with-us-feud-everything-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni&#8217;s &#8216;It Ends With Us&#8217; feud: Everything we know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/87507031.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The release of the highly anticipated movie adaption of Colleen Hoover\u2019s book \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d was dominated by rumors of a feud between its main stars, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p>Fans first noticed something was off between the two when they failed to do press for the movie together and even seemingly avoided each other during the premiere on Aug. 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>An insider first told us that Baldoni, who is also the director of the movie, made Lively feel \u201cuncomfortable\u201d and created an \u201cextremely difficult\u201d atmosphere on set for the cast in general.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, seen here in an \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d scene, sparked feud rumors ahead of the movie\u2019s premiere. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The movie premiered on Aug. 9, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 2024 movie is based on Colleen Hoover\u2019s book of the same name.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>And while sources who have worked with Baldoni told us he would never intentionally make anyone uncomfortable, additional insiders claimed \u201cnone of the cast enjoyed working with Justin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Four months later, Lively <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/21\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-for-sexual-harassment-on-it-ends-with-us-set\/\">filed a sexual harassment complaint<\/a> against Baldoni and accused him of trying to \u201cdestroy\u201d her reputation.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/31\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-over-it-ends-with-us-feud\/\">filed a formal lawsuit<\/a> in December 2024, the same day that Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/31\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-files-250m-libel-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times-over-blake-lively-story\/\">sued the New York Times<\/a> for $250 million over the outlet\u2019s reporting \u2014 before eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/16\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-drags-taylor-swift-into-it-ends-with-us-legal-battle-as-he-sues-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-for-400m\/\">countersuing Lively<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Read on to learn everything we know about the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d drama. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>There was reportedly a \u201cfracture\u201d between the two, photographed here in January 2023, on set. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively, photographed in 2023, allegedly commissioned her own cut of the movie. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Part of the reason for Baldoni and Lively\u2019s feud was reportedly because there were deep creative differences on set, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-drama-what-we-know-1235969708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. While Baldoni was the director, Lively was also a producer in the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a fracture among the filmmakers in the postproduction process, wherein two different cuts of the movie emerged,\u201d the outlet reported. <\/p>\n<p>A source also said Lively commissioned a cut of the movie from editor Shane Reid, who worked on husband Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman\u2019s \u201cDeadpool &amp; Wolverine.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively, who attended one of the movie\u2019s premieres on Aug. 9, 2024, spoke to Hits Radio UK about one creative difference. <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively, pictured on Aug. 8, 2024, admitted she wasn\u2019t \u201csupposed to talk\u201d about that. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reid previously worked with Lively on Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cI Bet You Think About Me\u201d music video, which she directed. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/13\/entertainment\/blake-lively-reveals-clash-over-it-ends-with-us-song-choice-amid-feud-rumors\/\">highlighted one example of creative differences<\/a> was using Lana Del Rey\u2019s \u201cCherry,\u201d which was \u201ctoo charged and heavy,\u201d in the film.<\/p>\n<p>Rolling her eyes, she told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hitsradiouk\/video\/7401225976442539296?_r=1&amp;_t=8ol41apqXQE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Hits Radio UK<\/a>, \u201cThey begged me to take it out of the movie. \u2026 I\u2019m not supposed to be talking about this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cNobody knows that,\u201d the actress, pictured on Aug. 6, 2024, told the press. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively\u2019s husband, Ryan Reynolds, played a role in one of the movie\u2019s major scenes. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lively and Baldoni\u2019s creative differences could have been further fueled when <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/07\/entertainment\/blake-lively-sayryan-reynolds-wrote-rooftop-scene-in-blake-lively\/\">Reynold seemingly took over the writing<\/a> for one of the scenes in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>During the movie\u2019s premiere, Lively told E! News, \u201cThe iconic rooftop scene, my husband actually wrote it. Nobody knows that, but you now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe works on everything I do. I work on everything he does,\u201d she noted at the time. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni said that Lively was involved in every detail of the movie\u2019s production. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Blake for just being a powerhouse of a performer and an amazing collaborator and just all the people, the crew,\u201d Baldoni said at the time. <span class=\"credit\">TheImageDirect.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni also revealed that Lively was \u201cinvolved in every aspect\u201d of its production. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[With] every touch, she made [it] better,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2024\/08\/13\/justin-baldoni-and-blake-lively-feud-rumors-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he told \u201cExtra<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to Blake for just being a powerhouse of a performer and an amazing collaborator and just all the people, the crew,\u201d Baldoni added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni, photographed here on Aug. 6, 20224, not only directed the movie but stars alongside Lively. <span class=\"credit\">Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He said Lively was \u201cready\u201d to direct the sequel instead of him. <span class=\"credit\">Elder Ordonez \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After confessions of Reynold and Lively\u2019s involvement, Baldoni suggested that he wouldn\u2019t be returning as a director for the sequel, \u201cIt Starts With Us.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EntertainmentTonight\/videos\/justin-baldoni-thinks-blake-lively-should-direct-it-ends-with-us-sequel\/509745401557278\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speaking with \u201cEntertainment Tonight,\u201d<\/a> he called the actress, who played Lily Blossom Bloom, a \u201cbetter\u201d option to direct the possible adaption.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-ryle-1236090809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Variety<\/a> that he had yet to commit to the project despite his company, Wayfarer Studios, buying the rights for an \u201cIt Starts With Us\u201d movie adaption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t even begun to think that far ahead. I\u2019m trying to stay in the present as much as I can,\u201d he told the outlet in July 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively, photographed on Aug. 8, 2024, and Baldoni did not pose together at the film\u2019s many premieres. <span class=\"credit\">Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Instead, the actor walked the red carpet on Aug. 7, 2024, with his wife, Emily. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni walked the carpet during the movie\u2019s premiere and posed only with his wife, Emily Fuxler.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lively posed with Hoover, Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas and Jenny Slate, who plays Alyssa. <\/p>\n<p>She also posed with her husband and Hugh Jackman, who stars with Reynolds in \u201cDeadpool &amp; Wolverine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was also reported that Lively and the cast watched the movie in one theater while Baldoni and his wife watched from another. Even when Hoover and Lively introduced the film before the screening, Baldoni was absent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively did press with many of her co-stars, as pictured here with Jenny Slater. <span class=\"credit\">TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni, however, has conducted his interviews solo. <span class=\"credit\">CBS News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most notably, Baldoni promoted the movie and sat for interviews solo.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Lively did press tours with Sklenar, Isabela Ferrer, who plays a younger version of her character in the movie, and more co-stars.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have also pointed their interviews suggested they were promoting two different movies as Baldoni spoke out about the film\u2019s domestic violence theme, while Lively talked about the wardrobe and how abuse doesn\u2019t \u201cdefine\u201d her character.<\/p>\n<p>After days worth of backlash for \u201cbeing tone deaf\u201d and not <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/14\/entertainment\/blake-lively-addresses-domestic-violence-in-it-ends-with-us\/\">speaking about the domestic violence her character experiences in the movie,<\/a> Lively tried to fix things by sharing resources for abuse survivors in an August 2024 Instagram Story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively stepped out in numerous floral outfits honoring her florist character. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Social media users slammed her for not focusing on the movie\u2019s domestic violence depiction. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-cyiXrs0GX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re-posted a BBC interview<\/a> where she explained her character is more than just a \u201csurvivor\u201d and a \u201cvictim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Lively did not address her rumored beef with Baldoni at the time, Slate went viral for completely sidestepping a question about working with Baldoni, who was juggling being the director and an actor in the film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat an intense job,\u201d the comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@deadline\/video\/7400520421553999147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quipped to Deadline<\/a>. \u201cTo have to do so many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Many of Baldoni\u2019s co-stars do not follow him on social media. <span class=\"credit\">Dave Allocca \/ StarPix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He did not introduce the movie alongside Lively and Hoover in New York City on Aug. 6, 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many fans have noticed that most of Baldoni\u2019s co-stars do not follow him back on Instagram \u2014 and neither does the series\u2019s author, Hoover.<\/p>\n<p>Hoover and Baldoni first connected in 2019 when the latter secured the movie rights to her book.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/21\/celebrity-news\/ryan-reynolds-allegedly-blocked-justin-baldoni-before-blake-lively-lawsuit\/\">blocked Baldoni<\/a> on the social media platform months before the film\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni hired crisis PR as footage surfaced of himself and Lively allegedly arguing on set. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>TMZ reported that Lively, photographed here in an \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d scene, believes he fat-shamed her and lingered too long in a kissing scene. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a social media user shared footage of Lively and Baldoni<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/12\/entertainment\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-seen-arguing-on-set-of-it-ends-with-us\/\"> seemingly arguing on set<\/a> in 2023, news broke on Aug. 13, 2024, that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/13\/entertainment\/justin-baldoni-hires-pr-crisis-manager-amid-it-ends-with-us-feud-rumors\/\">hired veteran PR crisis manager<\/a> Melissa Nathan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/14\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-fat-shamed-it-ends-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ claimed<\/a> the following day that Lively, who had recently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/12\/blake-lively-gives-birth-to-fourth-baby-with-ryan-reynolds\/\">given birth to baby No. 4<\/a>, believed her co-star fat-shamed her on set by asking his trainer how much she weighed and how to avoid injuring his back when picking her up.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also reported that she felt he lingered too long during one of their kissing scenes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively filed a complaint against Baldoni in December 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Beauty Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She accused her former co-star of sexual harassment. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for  Vital Voices Global Partnership<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In December 2024, Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni and accused him of trying to \u201cdestroy\u201d her reputation with an alleged smear campaign.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that there had previously been an \u201call hands on deck\u201d meeting \u2014 with Reynolds also present \u2014 about Baldoni\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it was allegedly requested that the director refrain from adding more sex scenes\u00a0\u201coutside the scope\u201d of the pre-approved script, stop showing her \u201cnude videos and images of women\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively also claimed he tried to \u201cdestroy\u201d her career with an alleged smear campaign. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni denied her allegations. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni denied his co-star\u2019s \u201cshameful\u201d allegations in a statement reading, \u201cThese claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also hit back at claims that he had hired a crisis PR manager to engage in \u201csocial manipulation\u201d against Lively.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sklenar and more of Lively\u2019s co-stars subsequently came to her defense. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Slate wrote, \u201cI stand by her side.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sklenar <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/23\/celebrity-news\/blake-livelys-it-ends-with-us-co-star-brandon-sklenar-reacts-to-her-complaint-against-justin-baldoni\/\">showed his support for Lively<\/a> via Instagram Stories on Dec. 23, 2024, writing that his followers needed to \u201cfor the love of god read\u201d her complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Slate <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/24\/celebrity-news\/it-ends-with-us-star-jenny-slate-defends-blake-lively-against-justin-baldoni\/\">followed suit <\/a>with a lengthy statement to Today the next day, which concluded with, \u201cI commend my friend, I admire her bravery and I stand by her side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoover, for her part, made headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/22\/celebrity-news\/it-ends-with-us-author-colleen-hoover-supports-honest-and-kind-blake-lively-amid-justin-baldoni-complaint\/\">calling Lively \u201chonest and kind\u201d<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni\u2019s ex-publicist Stephanie Jones also sued him in December 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Jones Works\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She accused the actor of breach of contract. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s former publicist Stephanie Jones sued him \u2014 as well as his crisis PR manager, Melissa Nathan, and her former employee Jennifer Abel, among others \u2014 over an alleged breach of contract.<\/p>\n<p>Jones claimed in her lawsuit that Abel and Nathan \u201ccoordinated with Baldoni and Wayfarer to implement an aggressive media smear campaign\u201d against Lively that she allegedly \u201chad no knowledge or involvement in\u201d before \u201cpublicly pin[ning the] blame\u201d on her.<\/p>\n<p>She maintained the allegations after a source blasted them as \u201cretaliatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively filed a formal lawsuit at the end of the month. <span class=\"credit\">Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She sued Baldoni over lost wages and emotional distress. <span class=\"credit\">Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively filed a formal lawsuit against Baldoni on Dec. 31, 2024, suing her co-star in New York federal court over lost wages and emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p>She made the same allegations as she did in her initial complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Baldoni, Lively sued Nathan, Abel and Wayfarer Studios, which produced \u201cIt Ends with Us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni took his own legal action that same day. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the New York Times.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for WeWork<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same day, Baldoni \u2014 and nine other plaintiffs, including Nathan and Abel \u2014 took legal action, filing a $250 million libel lawsuit against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/21\/business\/media\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times\u2019 story about Lively\u2019s sexual harassment complaint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The filing claimed that \u201cthe Times story relied almost entirely on Lively\u2019s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni sued Lively for extortion and defamation, claiming the movie star even used her famous friend Taylor Swift to take control over \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Jan. 16, 2025, Baldoni filed another lawsuit, but this time, against Lively, Reynolds and their publicist, Leslie Sloane. He sued them for $400 million for defamation and extortion.<\/p>\n<p>He also alleged that Lively used her friendship with global superstar Taylor Swift to manipulate him.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s lawyers argued that their client \u201cfelt obliged to text Lively to say that he had liked her pages and hadn\u2019t needed Reynolds and her megacelebrity friend to pressure him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message could not have been clearer. Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Lively\u2019s \u2018dragons,\u2019 two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni also reiterated past claims that Reynolds yelled at him during an all-hands meetings and denied that his publicists conspired to ruin Lively\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Baldoni released raw footage of a scene he shot with Lively amid his legal battle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After filing his suit, Baldoni began to release information that he thought might corroborate his case in the court of public opinion. <\/p>\n<p>The actor and his legal team first <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/21\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-releases-raw-it-ends-with-us-footage-to-refute-blake-livelys-sexual-harassment-allegations\/\">leaked raw footage<\/a> from an \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d scene in which he and Lively were cuddled up for a slow-motion dance sequence.<\/p>\n<p>Before directors yelled \u201caction\u201d to kick off the shoot, the co-stars could be overheard talking about their respective spouses, and Lively even making a joke about the size of Baldoni\u2019s nose.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s lawyer, Freedman, claimed the clip showed the pair treated each other with \u201cmutual respect and professionalism,\u201d debunking Lively\u2019s sexual harassment claims.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lively\u2019s lawyers<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/21\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-slams-justin-baldoni-for-releasing-it-ends-with-us-video-says-damning-clip-corroborates-her-claims\/\"> slammed the release of the clip <\/a>and said \u201cthe video itself is damning.\u201d They then <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/22\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-request-gag-order-for-justin-baldonis-lawyer\/\">filed a request for a gag order<\/a> against Baldoni\u2019s lawyer, which <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/25\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-says-he-wont-be-bullied-into-silence-by-petrified-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-after-gag-order-request\/\">he called a \u201cbullying\u201d tactic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An intimacy coordinator agreed with Lively\u2019s team that the evidence showed <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/24\/entertainment\/justin-baldonis-actions-in-leaked-video-left-blake-lively-clearly-uncomfortable-intimacy-coordinator\/\">the actress was clearly \u201cuncomfortable\u201d<\/a> during the scene. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni and his team also released a nearly 7-minute voice note, in which he apologized to Lively. <span class=\"credit\">Erik Pendzich\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s team also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/27\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-appears-to-be-heard-apologizing-to-blake-lively-in-voice-note-over-it-ends-with-us-rooftop-scene\/\">dropped a nearly 7-minute voice note<\/a>, in which the actor is overheard apologizing to Lively following an alleged dispute they had over edits she made to a rooftop scene. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to start with an apology,\u201d the actor is heard saying in the clip.  \u201cI for sure fell short and you worked really hard on that, and the way you framed it, and how that made you feel \u2026 I just wanted to say thank you for sharing that with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni promised to not make Lively feel like other \u201cf\u2013head\u201d directors in the past had done, saying, \u201cI\u2019m just still kind of blown away that this is the industry we\u2019re in and that you\u2019ve experienced that as a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, recognizing the time at which he was sending the voice note, \u201cYou probably have kids all over you, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/05\/02\/blake-lively-misses-met-gala-2023-posts-photo-pumping-milk\/\">baby on your boob<\/a> and you\u2019re listening to me ramble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps for Lively did not immediately respond to the release of this audio. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Legal experts told Page Six that Baldoni seeking $400 million is likely a \u201cPR play.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s common to shoot for the moon. It\u2019s for scare value and to get press attention,\u201d family law attorney Raiford Dalton Palmer told us.<\/p>\n<p>Neama Rahmani, president of Los Angeles-based West Coast Trial Lawyers, agreed, \u201cObviously, a high number in the lawsuit makes for great headlines, and this case is as much about Baldoni clearing his name and sending a message to Lively than actually getting money out of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment lawyer Camron Dowlatshahi\u00a0added that in order for Baldoni to actually walk away with that total sum in damages, he would have to prove he was \u201con his way to making a half billion dollars\u201d before he was allegedly defamed and extorted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Baldoni launched a website with information about the case in early February. <span class=\"credit\">Mike Windle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldoni made good on their word and <a href=\"https:\/\/thelawsuitinfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released an entire website<\/a> dedicated to the case in early February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The site featured his updated complaint and lawsuit, a168-page document detailing a timeline of events,<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/28\/celebrity-news\/read-blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-texts-while-filming-it-ends-with-us\/\"> never-before-seen text messages, <\/a>emails and more, spanning from 2019 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In the communications, Lively and Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-vs-blake-lively-the-wildest-texts-revealed-from-directors-new-website\/\">discussed rewrites of scenes,<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/04\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-reveals-explicit-notes-from-intimacy-coordinator-meeting-that-blake-lively-skipped\/\">meetings with intimacy coordinators <\/a>and a supposed meeting with Swift, who the actress infamously <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/06\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-feels-used-by-blake-lively-wishes-actress-didnt-drag-her-into-justin-baldoni-lawsuit\/\">referred to as one of her \u201cdragons.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also included texts <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/01\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-releases-new-texts-from-ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-on-new-website\/\">about how \u201cf\u2013king terrified\u201d he was<\/a> about saying the \u201cwrong thing\u201d to Lively about her character\u2019s wardrobe, which received backlash from fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The director accused Lively of taking over the movie and doubling her wardrobe budget. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Sony Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of clothes, Baldoni alleged that the film\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/04\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-claims-blake-lively-ballooned-it-ends-with-us-budget-by-430k-with-wardrobe-demands\/\">\u201cwardrobe budget ballooned\u201d by $430,000 <\/a>to meet the actress\u2019 demands. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had to reshop everything for Blake after creative changes, but it\u2019s a lot of money,\u201d an email from an alleged line producer read. <\/p>\n<p>While they originally set a $185,000 budget for clothes, the unnamed employee claimed they spent $615,000 on Lively and Baldoni\u2019s wardrobe alone. <\/p>\n<p>In Baldoni\u2019s amended complaint, he alleged that the wardrobe issue was just one of the ways Lively tried to take over his project. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIgnoring the director\u2019s vision for her character and disposing of the weeks of effort and creativity spent by the wardrobe team on shopping and carefully crafting her wardrobe, Lively sent hundreds of images to the Film\u2019s costume designer, including into the late hours of the evening, depicting the style of wardrobe she wanted for her character,\u201d the filing alleged.<\/p>\n<p>When he approached her about the issue, she allegedly ignored him and suggested he was being \u201cgaslit\u201d by producers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively was also sued by Jed Wallace and his crisis PR firm in February. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sued-for-allegedly-causing-pr-firm-millions-of-dollars-in-reputational-harm-with-justin-baldoni-complaint\/\">sued by a Jed Wallace-led crisis PR firm<\/a> in early February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace alleged that the actress defamed him and his company, Street Relations Inc., when she named him as the architect behind Baldoni\u2019s \u201csmear campaign\u201d in her original <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/21\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-for-sexual-harassment-on-it-ends-with-us-set\/\">California Civil Rights complaint.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, she did not name Wallace in the actual lawsuit filed in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace claimed the alleged mistake cost him \u201cmillions of dollars in reputational harm with a projected loss to his company that exceeds another million.\u201d He is suing Lively for $7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The actress\u2019 legal team requested to\u00a0depose Wallace in Texas so he and others could be added to their New York lawsuit against Baldoni.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress requested to subpoena all of Baldoni\u2019s communications for proof of his alleged \u201csmear campaign.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In mid-February 2025, Lively <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/13\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-subpoenas-justin-baldonis-text-messages-in-ongoing-it-ends-with-us-legal-battle\/\">sent out several subpoenas<\/a> to Baldoni and Wallace\u2019s cell carriers in a search for \u201creceipts\u201d in the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Lively has initiated discovery that will expose the people, tactics, and methods that have worked to \u2018destroy\u2019 and \u2018bury\u2019 her reputation and family over the past year,\u201d\u00a0her attorneys said at the time. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the \u201cFive Feet Apart\u201d director\u2019s lawyer called Lively\u2019s request \u201cflagrantly overbroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are asking for every single call, text, data log, and even real-time location information for the past 2.5 years, regardless of the sender, recipient, or subject matter,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis massive fishing expedition demonstrates that they are desperately seeking any factual basis for their provably false claims. They will find none.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A judge later ruled that Lively would not be able to subpoena all of Baldoni\u2019s texts over the last two years, stating that it was \u201coverly intrusive and disproportionate to the needs of the case.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, her request for some cell records revolving around those involved in the case was partially granted, with the judge starting that she \u201cis permitted to use the tools of discovery to identify the contact information or telephone numbers for those individuals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both Baldoni and Lively refused court mediation. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively and Reynolds came under fire for joking about the legal battle during \u201cSNL 50.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another layer of controversy was added to the mix after Lively and Reynolds<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/16\/entertainment\/blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-attend-snl50-in-first-red-carpet-since-justin-baldoni-legal-battle\/\"> stepped out for the \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d 50th anniversary special<\/a>, where the \u201cGreen Lantern\u201d star <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/17\/entertainment\/fans-slam-snl-for-joking-about-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-legal-drama-with-justin-baldoni\/\">made a joke about the legal battle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked how he was doing during the live broadcast, Reynolds replied, \u201cGreat! Why, what have you heard?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/17\/celebrity-news\/hollywood-insiders-feel-blake-lively-and-ryan-reynolds-should-have-sat-out-snl-50\/\">and Hollywood insiders <\/a>\u2014 questioned the couple for making light of the situation given the serious topics of sexual harassment, defamation and extortion. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively claimed that Baldoni made multiple women uncomfortable on set of the film. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an amended complaint, Lively alleged that she wasn\u2019t the only person Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/21\/celebrity-news\/jenny-slate-allegedly-filed-hr-complaint-while-filming-it-ends-with-us\/\">made \u201cuncomfortable\u201d  on set. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSimple Favor\u201d star alleged that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-claims-justin-baldoni-made-others-uncomfortable-amended-complaint\/\">at least two other women were willing to testify <\/a>about the actions of Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath.<\/p>\n<p>However, their names were left out of the complaint due to concerns over cyberbullying and retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>Lively and one of the other women allegedly reported Baldoni\u2019s behavior but nothing was done about it. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively referred to Baldoni as a \u201ccreep\u201d while discussing his \u201cshocking\u201d behavior in old texts. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Wayfarer Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively also<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-texted-pal-about-creep-justin-baldonis-shocking-behavior-on-it-ends-with-us-set-complaint\/\"> added unseen text messages to her complaint,<\/a> in which she discussed the director\u2019s alleged \u201cshocking\u201d behavior on set. <\/p>\n<p>A May 2023 message Lively sent to a friend seemingly references Baldoni and Heath\u2019s inappropriate conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like HR nuts today. The both of them,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting that turn. I mean it\u2019s been present but today I came home and cried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another text, Lively called Baldoni and Heath \u201ccreeps\u201d before continuing, \u201cLike keep your hormones to yourselves. This is not mine. I don\u2019t want it. I don\u2019t want you [sic] gaze or words or tongue or videos of your naked wife. Yeah. It\u2019s shocking. Clowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also alleged that Baldoni asked \u201cintrusive\u201d questions about her and Reynolds\u2019 sex life, furthering her claims of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of three claimed that the former podcast host once <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-allegedly-asked-blake-lively-whether-she-and-ryan-reynolds-climax-simultaneously-complaint\/\">asked if they \u201cclimax simultaneously\u201d <\/a>during intercourse. <\/p>\n<p>Lively alleged that Baldoni wanted her to \u201corgasm\u201d on camera \u2014\u00a0despite agreeing to take the scene out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lively requested a stronger protective order to limit the information made public. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actress asked the judge to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/21\/entertainment\/blake-lively-says-shes-received-violent-messages-amid-justin-baldoni-legal-battle\/\">grant her a stronger protective order<\/a> in late February 2025 due to the sensationalized nature of the case.<\/p>\n<p>In the proposed PO, her legal team requested to have certain discovery material categorized as \u201cAttorney\u2019s Eyes Only,\u201d\u00a0limiting what is made public given the nature of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The letter noted that the case deals with \u201chigh-profile individuals, to whom a duty of confidentiality is owed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Lively\u2019s legal team also requested a\u00a0protective order\u00a0for their client\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/06\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-urge-court-to-protect-texts-with-celeb-pals-over-fear-justin-baldoni-will-leak-them-to-the-press\/\">private texts with her celebrity pals\u00a0<\/a>\u2014\u00a0which could cause \u201cirreparable harm\u201d if they \u201cwere to fall into wrong hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 100 million reasons for these parties to leak information because the PR value is greater than complying with the court\u2019s orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lively\u2019s initial request referenced the \u201cvicious\u201d backlash Lively has faced online\u00a0as another reason for stronger protections, noting that she has \u201creceived violent, profane, sexist, and threatening communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Baldoni\u2019s legal team argued that Lively brought it to the public first by bringing her initial complaint to the New York Times. They also cited Reynolds\u2019 \u201cplanned skit\u201d at \u201cSNL 50,\u201d which put the case in front of \u201calmost 15 million viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The protective order she requested was granted in March 2025. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lively\u2019s protective order was approved in March 2025, which meant Baldoni could not leak sensitive information to the public by law.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence in their legal battle would be \u201cconfidential\u201d and for \u201cattorneys\u2019 eyes only.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/13\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-scores-a-win-in-justin-baldoni-legal-battle-as-judge-grants-protective-order\/\">was a loophole<\/a>, however, as the filing stated \u201cthe Court [was] unlikely to seal or otherwise afford confidential treatment\u201d\u00a0for documents cited during the trial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>That same month, Lively and Reynolds filed to dismiss Baldoni\u2019s countersuit. <span class=\"credit\">Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same month, Lively <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-requests-judge-to-throw-out-justin-baldonis-vengeful-and-rambling-suit-against-her-amid-it-ends-with-us-drama\/\">requested to throw out Baldoni\u2019s \u201cabhorrent\u201d countersuit<\/a> altogether, calling it \u201cvengeful and rambling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/19\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-attorney-blasts-ryan-reynolds-for-filing-to-dismiss-lawsuit\/\">did the same<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-hits-back-at-blake-livelys-abhorrent-attempt-to-toss-lawsuit-vows-to-hold-her-accountable\/\">called the couple \u201ccowardly,\u201d<\/a> quipping that the legal battle was a \u201cself-concocted disaster\u201d Lively \u201cinitiated.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Lively on the Highs and Lows of Her Year and Another Simple Favor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjwieXpN7y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lively made a rare talk show appearance amid the ongoing drama to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/28\/style\/blake-lively-laces-up-in-couture-corset-dress-at-another-simple-favor-premiere\/\">promote \u201cAnother Simple Favor,\u201d<\/a> alluding to the scandal while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/01\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-broaches-justin-baldoni-legal-drama-in-new-interview-fear-keeps-us-silent\/\">discussing her \u201cintense year.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year has been full of the highest highs and lowest lows of my life,\u201d she told \u201cLate Night With Seth Meyers\u201d viewers in May 2025. \u201cI see so many women around afraid to speak, especially\u00a0now, afraid to share their experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear is by design, it\u2019s what keeps us silent,\u201d she continued at the time. \u201cBut I also acknowledge\u00a0that many people\u00a0don\u2019t have the opportunity to speak, so I do feel fortunate\u00a0that I have been able to.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In May 2025, Swift was subpoenaed in the legal war. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for TAS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May 2025, Swift <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/09\/celebrity-news\/taylor-swift-subpoenaed-as-a-witness-in-blake-lively-justin-baldonis-legal-war\/\">was subpoenaed<\/a> in Lively and Baldoni\u2019s ongoing legal war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did not even see \u2018It Ends With Us\u2019 until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The following month, Baldoni\u2019s lawsuits against Lively and the New York Times were tossed out. <span class=\"credit\">Clint Brewer Photography \/ WCP \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On June 9, 2025, Judge Lewis J. Liman <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/09\/celebrity-news\/judge-tosses-justin-baldonis-400m-lawsuit-against-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds\/\">filed a motion to dismiss Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit<\/a> against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Leslie Sloane, as well as his lawsuit against the \u201cNew York Times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u201c$400 million\u201d lawsuit was a sham,\u201d the attorneys wrote. \u201cThe Court saw right through it. We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys\u2019 fees, treble damages and punitive damages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Freeman told us, \u201cMs. Lively and her team\u2019s predictable declaration of victory is false, so let us be clear about the latest ruling. \u2026 We <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/10\/celebrity-news\/how-justin-baldoni-feels-after-400m-countersuit-against-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-dismissed\/\">march forward<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/24\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-majorly-shifts-legal-strategy-against-blake-lively\/\">majorly shifted their legal strategy<\/a> to focus on the defense.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni showed up for Lively\u2019s July deposition in New York City. <span class=\"credit\">Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Lively was deposed at her attorney\u2019s office in New York City in July 2025, Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/31\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-unexpectedly-sits-in-on-blake-livelys-deposition-as-it-ends-with-us-battle-heats-up-report\/\">was present<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-livelys-lawyers-address-face-to-face-showdown-with-justin-baldoni-at-deposition\/\">\u201cface-to-face showdown.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a heavily-redacted transcript of the deposition, Lively hit back at her former co-star\u2019s team\u2019s alleged \u201csmear campaign\u201d against her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe press that you have done and the statements that you have made about me and my character <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/12\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-takes-swipe-at-justin-baldonis-lawyer-over-alleged-smear-campaign-in-deposition-transcript\/\">have felt incredibly retaliatory<\/a>,\u201d she claimed at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ferrer accused Baldoni of \u201charassment\u201d in August. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August 2025, Ferrer <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/18\/celebrity-news\/it-ends-with-us-actress-isabela-ferrer-accuses-justin-baldoni-of-harassing-her\/\">claimed Baldoni was \u201charassing\u201d her<\/a> for information after subpoenaing her \u2014 and allegedly making \u201ctransparent efforts to exert pressure on\u201d her.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/19\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-hits-back-at-isabela-ferrers-harassment-allegations-during-blake-lively-legal-battle\/\">clapped back<\/a> with a rebuttal pointing out that Lively was the first to issue Ferrer a summons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Lively should not be permitted to obtain discovery from Ms. Ferrer, while Ms. Ferrer and her counsel frustrate all effort by the Wayfarer Parties to obtain the discovery critical to the preparation of their defense,\u201d they wrote, requesting that \u201cnone of the parties will use any communication to, from or concerning Ms. Ferrer, or any testimony from her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Another unnamed individual accused him of \u201cverbal abuse\u201d in September. <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In September 2025, an individual \u2014 whose name was redacted in court docs \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/09\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-hit-with-new-harassment-allegations-as-blake-lively-legal-battle-rages-on\/\">accused Baldoni of \u201crepeated, negative interactions\u201d<\/a> and \u201cverbal abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified accuser claimed Baldoni \u201cwas not \u201cpermitted on set during the majority of production as a result of those experiences\u201d and it was requested he \u201cnot be involved in marketing or public relations efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The person is expected to testify in Lively\u2019s case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit against Lively officially ended in November. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four months after Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit was tossed out by a judge, the countersuit came to a dramatic end when the actor\u2019s team declined to file an amended complaint by the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/03\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-400m-countersuit-against-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-officially-ended-by-judge\/\">officially ended the case<\/a> in November 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Later that same month, Baldoni requested Lively\u2019s lawsuit be dismissed. <span class=\"credit\">Nancy Rivera \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Lively <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/06\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-claims-161-million-in-damages-due-to-it-ends-with-us-smear-campaign\/\">claimed a whopping $161 million in damages<\/a> in November due to Baldoni\u2019s alleged actions, he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/13\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-asks-judge-to-toss-blake-livelys-161m-lawsuit\/\">requested the lawsuit be tossed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni insisted on Nov. 13, 2025, that \u201cno reasonable jury\u201d would find him guilty.<\/p>\n<p>He noted in his formal request that damages for lost profits must be proven with \u201creasonable certainty\u201d and cannot be \u201cspeculative, possible or imaginary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His request came on the heels of Lively <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/13\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-scores-victory-in-court-battle-against-pr-firm-tied-to-justin-baldoni\/\">scoring a legal win<\/a> against the PR firm tied to Justin Baldoni that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-sued-for-allegedly-causing-pr-firm-millions-of-dollars-in-reputational-harm-with-justin-baldoni-complaint\/\">sued her for defamation<\/a> in Texas, with a judge ruling the court did not have the power to deal with the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six obtained an October deposition on Dec. 5 revealing Baldoni once told Lively he was circumcised. <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked whether he has shared this detail with other co-stars over the years, Baldoni replied, \u201cI don\u2019t talk about my genitalia, so no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other notable moments from the transcript included Lively claiming Hoover was \u201creluctant\u201d to hire a male director, Baldoni accusing her of posing as a victim as part of the \u201cTaylor Swift playbook\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni accused Lively of playing the victim on set and using the \u201cTaylor Swift Playbook.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also included in the October 2025 deposition were comments by Baldoni<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/04\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-calls-out-blake-lively-for-playing-the-victim-on-set-its-the-taylor-swift-playbook\/\"> accusing Lively of playing the victim on set<\/a> of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d and using the \u201cTaylor Swift playbook.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni was asked\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/04\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-told-blake-lively-he-was-circumcised-in-personal-conversation\/\">during his deposition<\/a>\u00a0about a meeting where Lively detailed the conditions needed for her to return to set.<\/p>\n<p>As a response to the \u201ctraumatizing\u201d meeting, he wrote to a friend group that \u201c[Lively] had the nuclear bomb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf she doesn\u2019t promote the movie, she can leak that I\u2019m a bad person or that she felt unsafe with me and all the stuff she has on me. Then she\u2019s the victim. It\u2019s the Taylor Swift playbook,\u201d he said, referencing the singer\u2019s reputation for \u201cplaying the victim\u201d in her feuds.<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/04\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-calls-out-blake-lively-for-playing-the-victim-on-set-its-the-taylor-swift-playbook\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni attempted to expose Blake Lively\u2019s A-list pals including Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Justin Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/14\/entertainment\/justin-baldoni-attempts-to-expose-taylor-swift-in-messy-blake-lively-lawsuit\/\">attempted to expose Swift and more of Lively\u2019s A-list pals<\/a> in their messy legal war.<\/p>\n<p>He filed an objection on Jan. 12, 2026, to Lively\u2019s request to hide the identities of A-listers involved in their\u00a0legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>Lively, specifically, called her\u00a0husband an \u201cinnocent third party\u201d in her and Baldoni\u2019s ongoing proceedings, according to docs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/13\/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-lawsuit-sealed-celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s lawyers claimed that Lively\u2019s attempt to seal records is meant to save the public images of her A-list friends, whom she allegedly \u201crecruited as advocates on her behalf against the Wayfarer Parties in her attempt to take over the film.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/14\/entertainment\/justin-baldoni-attempts-to-expose-taylor-swift-in-messy-blake-lively-lawsuit\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>They requested the majority of Lively\u2019s sealing requests be rejected, pointing out that the identities of potential witnesses \u2014 which have included Swift, Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt and America Ferrera \u2014 are already public.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jameela Jamil branded Lively a \u201csuicide bomber\u201d and a \u201cvillain\u201d in private texts from August 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for BAFTA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jameela Jamil <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/22\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-branded-a-suicide-bomber-and-villain-by-jameela-jamil-in-justin-baldoni-battle\/\">branded Lively a \u201csuicide bomber\u201d<\/a> and a \u201cvillain\u201d in private texts to Baldoni\u2019s publicist, Jennifer Abel, in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGood Place\u201d alum and PR strategist were reacting to a TikTok video about Lively\u2019s allegedly \u201ctone-deaf\u201d promotion of the film, according to unsealed court docs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15487685\/Jameela-Jamil-Blake-Lively-suicide-bomber-villain-explosive-messages.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by the Daily Mail<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to officially incorporate nightmare c\u2013t and demon c\u2013t into my vocabulary; UNBELIEVABLE; She\u2019s doing this to herself,\u201d Abel texted Jamil, who is also her client, about Lively.<\/p>\n<p>Jamil replied, \u201cShe\u2019s a suicide bomber at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As their conversation continued, Jamil texted, \u201cI\u2019ve never seen such a bizarre villain act before. She\u2019s Over over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamil subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/23\/celebrity-news\/jameela-jamil-defends-calling-blake-lively-a-suicide-bomber-and-villain-amid-justin-baldoni-legal-battle\/\">defended her harsh labels of Lively<\/a> and insisted she is still a feminist.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Voice notes Baldoni and Lively sent to each other in 2023 were revealed as their legal war continued to rage on. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A friendly, private voice memo from Lively to Baldoni about the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d production schedule in February 2023, was unsealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope you\u2019re so well,\u201d the actress began in the court exhibit,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hear-blake-lively-s-unsealed-voice-message-to-justin-baldoni-before-making-it-ends-with-us-talking-to-you-as-a-friend-11895135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">obtained by People<\/a>\u00a0on Jan. 29, 2026. \u201cI just wanted to connect to put something on your radar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lively went on to explain that she was speaking to Baldoni \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/29\/celebrity-news\/blake-livelys-private-voice-message-to-justin-baldoni-leaked-in-nasty-legal-war\/\">as a friend more than anything<\/a>\u201d over how \u201cstressed\u201d she felt about filming their movie and \u201cProxy\u201d back to back after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/12\/blake-lively-gives-birth-to-fourth-baby-with-ryan-reynolds\/\">welcoming son Olin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another voice note \u2014 this time from Baldoni to Lively \u2014 was leaked on Feb. 2, 2026, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-calls-blake-lively-beautiful-in-leaked-voice-note-legit-got-the-chills\/\">calls his co-star beautiful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Blake, I hope the fitting was super successful,\u201d he said around 2023. \u201cThank you for sending those pictures, it was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the department head meeting, and they came through, and I was waiting for them to load, and I legit got the chills when I saw it,\u201d Baldoni added. \u201cYou look beautiful. It\u2019s going to work so well.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively and Baldoni arrived at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Feb. 11 for a court-ordered settlement conference. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The archenemies arrived at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Feb. 11, 2026, for a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-arrive-at-nyc-court-ahead-of-huge-legal-showdown\/\">final chance at resolving their legal battle<\/a> ahead of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/09\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-sexual-harassment-trial-postponed\/\">their May 2026 trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bizarrely, they <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/style\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-color-coordinate-their-outfits-for-court-showdown\/\">sported strikingly similar pink and green ensembles<\/a> for the court-ordered settlement conference.<\/p>\n<p>Lively arrived solo, while Baldoni arrived with his\u00a0wife at his side.<\/p>\n<p>Justin and Lively\u2019s closed-door hearing was overseen by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave and marked the first time the pair aced off in court since their\u00a0legal battle began.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/11\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldonis-lawyer-blake-lively-settlement-talk-unsuccessful\/\">their settlement talks were unsuccessful.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In a devastating blow to Lively\u2019s lawsuit, a judge dismissed 10 of her 13 claims in a ruling on April 2. Baldoni is seen here in court on Feb. 11. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a court ruling on April 2, 2026, Judge Lewis Liman <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-dealt-devastating-blow-in-ongoing-justin-baldoni-harassment-lawsuit\/\">dismissed 10 out of the 13 claims<\/a> in Lively\u2019s lawsuit against Baldoni, including her sexual harassment claims.<\/p>\n<p>However, three of her claims can proceed \u2014 breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>The actress <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-reacts-to-bombshell-ruling-in-justin-baldoni-case\/\">reacted to the big loss<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lively, seen leaving court on Feb. 11, called the decision \u201cunfathomably painful.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McCawley added that for Lively, \u201cthe greatest measure of justice is that the people and the playbook behind these coordinated digital attacks have been exposed and are already being held accountable by other women they\u2019ve targeted,\u201d and said the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d alum \u201clooks forward to testifying at trial and continuing to shine a light on this vicious form of online retaliation so that it becomes easier to detect and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for Baldoni also spoke out about the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese were very serious allegations, and we are grateful to the Court for its careful review of the facts, law and voluminous evidence that was provided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGossip Girl\u201d star called the judge\u2019s dismissal \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/03\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-addresses-unfathomably-painful-justin-baldoni-case-after-judge-torpedoes-lawsuit\/\">unfathomably painful<\/a>\u201d in a lengthy response on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>It <em>finally<\/em> ends. <\/p>\n<p>A month after most of Lively\u2019s claims were tossed by a judge \u2014 and just two weeks before the trial was set to begin \u2014 she and Baldoni <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldoni-reach-shocking-agreement-in-it-ends-with-us-battle-before-trial\/\">reached a shocking settlement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Baldoni and Lively announced they settled on May 4.  <span class=\"credit\">William Farrington for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They continued, \u201cWe acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both parties said they \u201cremain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments\u201d and it is their \u201csincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actors were set to go before a judge on May 18 to argue Lively\u2019s allegations of breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting in retaliation. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/justin-baldoni-calls-blake-lively-beautiful-in-leaked-voice-note-legit-got-the-chills\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-drama-it-ends-with-us-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release of the highly anticipated movie adaption of Colleen Hoover\u2019s book \u201cIt Ends With<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/87507031.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}