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Blake Lively suing Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment

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PrettyFlyforaMaiTai · 21/12/2024 15:50

According to TMZ Blake Lively is suing Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment on the set of ‘It Ends With Us’.

According to the lawsuit, a meeting was held in regards to the hostile work environment. Blake demanded that Baldoni stop showing nude videos or images of women to her, no more mention of Baldoni's alleged previous "pornography addiction," no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew's genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake's weight, and no further mention of Blake's dead father and no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by Blake outside of the script Blake approved when signing onto the project.

Baldoni’s representative have denied the allegations and state this is an effort for Blake to rehabilitate her recent poor image.

www.tmz.com/2024/12/21/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-sexual-harassment-retaliation-on-it-ends-with-us-set/

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noblegiraffe · 22/12/2024 10:26

I'm struggling to work out which parts are sexual harassment.

Seriously??

Fucking hell.

lillylallylu · 22/12/2024 10:26

yes @camerasupply but if you read the NY times report, you'll see that the entire cast and writer of the book had nothing to do with JB in post production publicity and photo shoots. And another female crew member complained about his alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Drivingoverlemons · 22/12/2024 10:27

The Blake Lively stuff in the summer had orchestrated smear campaign written all over it.

lillylallylu · 22/12/2024 10:29

what was in those texts and just the decision to hire publicity agents who could start a smear campaign against BL is enough to show me who's at fault here.

BlueSilverCats · 22/12/2024 10:32

Ah I see a lot of people still want women to be the perfect victim, in order for them to be considered a victim. Plus ca change.

Jostuki · 22/12/2024 10:32

BloodandGlitter · 21/12/2024 16:38

Really? I thought we supported women here? What she's done in the past doesn't affect the fact she's been sexually harassed by a co-worker.

There's supporting genuine women and then there's not supporting Blake Lively who is manipulative and spiteful.

noblegiraffe · 22/12/2024 10:33

Jostuki · 22/12/2024 10:32

There's supporting genuine women and then there's not supporting Blake Lively who is manipulative and spiteful.

Are you justifying sexual harassment and assault here?

Epli · 22/12/2024 10:33

camerasupply · 22/12/2024 10:23

This.

99% of the time I will believe women. But even with all the "proof" laid out in the text messages etc, I'm not seeing anything that would mean JB sexually harassed her. Longer kissing scenes, talking about whether or not to show body parts, talking about past pornography addiction, consent could all have been relevant to the subject matter of the film. I'm struggling to work out which parts are sexual harassment.

I'm not saying JB is innocent, but none of us know the background of this. Personally it seems like it started due to creative differences and escalated into a publicist war.

Yes JB has had stories planted etc but Blake has form for this as well as being a mean girl - both seen as bad as each other.

Really? This is a list of Lively's requests that were discussed on a meeting during filming to which Baldoni & his produced agreed to, pay attention to amount of 'no more's. Lively might not be a pleasant person and she was definitely tone-deaf during press-tour but that is definitely not on the same level as what is detailed below:

1.No more showing nude videos or images of women , including producer's wife,to IBL and/or her employees.
2.No more mention of Mr Baldoni's or Mr Heath's previous" pornography addiction" or BL's lack of pornography consumption to BL or to other crew members.
3.No more discussions to BL and/or her employees about personal experiences with sex, including as it relates to spouses or others.
4.No more mention to BL or her employees of personal times that physical consent was not given in sexual acts, as either the abuser or the abused.
5.No more descriptions of their own genitalia to BL.
6.No more jokes or disparaging comments to be made to BL and/or her employees about HR complaints Wayfarer has already received on set, or about"missing the HR meeting."
7.No more inquiries by Mr Baldoni to BL trainer without her knowledge or consent to disclose her weight.
8.No more mention by Mr Baldoni of him "speaking to" BL's dead father.
9.No more pressing by Mr Baldoni for BL to disclose her religious beliefs,or unsolicited sharing of his.
10.If BL and/or her infant is exposed to COVID again, BL must be provided with immediate notice as soon as Wayfarer or any other producers become aware of such exposure, without her needing to uncover days later herself.
11.An intimacy coordinator must be present at all times when BL is on set in scenes with Mr. Baldoni
12.No more personal, physical touching of, or sexual comments by, Mr Baldoni or Mir Heath to be tolerated by BL and/or any of her employees, as well as any female cast or crew without their express consent.
13.No more improvising of kissing. All intimate touch must be choreographed in advance with BL and an intimacy coordinator. No biting or sucking of lip without BL consent.And all intimate on camera touch and conversations must be"in character", not spoken from Mr Baldoni to BL personally.
14.BL to have a representative on set at all times and with a monitor during scenes involving nudity, sexual activity, or violence with Mr Baldoni.
15.All actors participating with BL in intimate scenes involving her being in any state of nudity or simulated nudity must be classified as active, working actors, not "friends" of the director or producers, and must be pre-approved by BL.
16.No more filming of any BL nudity without a fully-executed, SAG-compliant nudity rider in place.Any such footage already shot without this rider in place and in direct violation of SAG requirements may not be used without BL's and her legal representatives prior, written consent.
17.Any scene by BL, or another performer depicting the character of "Lily, " that involves nudity or simulated sex must be conducted strictly in accordance with the above-referenced nudity rider and must adhere to the BL-approved script.
18.An intimacy coordinator must be on set for all scenes involving nudity and/or simulated sex and must have a monitor to ensure compliance.
19.No monitors to be viewed or accessible on set, or remotely, during closed set scenes except by BL-approved essential crew and personnel.
20.No more entering, attempting to enter, interrupting , pressuring or asking BL to enter her trailer or the makeup trailer by Mr Heath or Mr Baldoni while she is nude, for any reason .
21.No more private, multi hour meetings in BL's trailer, with Mr Baldoni crying,with no outside BL appointed representative to monitor.
22.No more pressing by Mr Baldoni to sage any of BL's employees.
23.Producer Alex Saksto be given standard rights, inclusion, and authority per herj ob description and as represented to BL when signing on.
24.Sony must have an active, daily role in overseeing physical production for the remainder of the film to monitor safety for cast and crew,schedule, logistics, problem solving and creative.
25.Engagement of an experienced producer to supervise the safety of the cast and crew, schedule , logistics, problem solving and creative for the remainder of the shoot. (examples:Todd Lieberman , Elizabeth Cantillon, Miri Yoon, Lynette Howell).
26.Engagement of a BL-approved, A-list stunt double to perform Lily in scenes with Mr Baldoni involving rape and/or violence. BL to perform only close-up work or work from a BL pre-approved shot list in scenes with Mr Baldoni involving sexual violence.
27.No more adding of sex scenes, oral sex, or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project.
28.No more asking or pressuring BL to cross physical picket lines.
29.No more retaliatory or abusive behavior to BL for raising concerns or requesting safeguards
30.An in-person meeting before production resumes with Mr Baldoni , Mr Heath, Ms Saks,the Sony representative, the new producer, BL, and BL's spouse Ryan Reynolds to confirm and approve a plan for implementation of the above that will be adhered to for the physical and emotional safety of BL, her employees and all the cast and crew moving forward.

Tryingmybesttofailupwards · 22/12/2024 10:35

The court docs also show copies of the promo plans that the cast were expected to follow contractually and the idea to play down the DV was all in there. BL and the rest of the cast were doing as told essentially. Baldoni's PR people came up with idea of him championing the seriousness of DV as a cover to explain why all the cast shunned him during promo. The way they detail weaponising DV and Baldoni's ideas around using fans real DV experiences to promote himself paint a very different picture to what was said at the time.

NutellaEllaElla · 22/12/2024 10:40

Blake hasn’t been accused of anything nearly as offensive as Justin. I think social media has been manipulated against her like it was against Amber Heard. Abused men keep on abusing. Remember that all the cast members blocked him.

doodleschnoodle · 22/12/2024 10:42

If anyone reads that list and can't see the quite obvious inappropriate behaviour that led to it being created, it shows how much work there still is to do among women, let alone men, re: sexual harassment at work.

I think it's very telling that a) all the cast members and Coleen Hoover herself unfollowed JB after filming and b) another woman made a sexual harassment claim against JB on set during filming.

katter · 22/12/2024 10:43

Jostuki · 22/12/2024 10:32

There's supporting genuine women and then there's not supporting Blake Lively who is manipulative and spiteful.

So you are online a genuine women if you are nice?
Otherwise you are open for sexual harrasment?

Tryingmybesttofailupwards · 22/12/2024 10:44

NutellaEllaElla · 22/12/2024 10:40

Blake hasn’t been accused of anything nearly as offensive as Justin. I think social media has been manipulated against her like it was against Amber Heard. Abused men keep on abusing. Remember that all the cast members blocked him.

Absolutely. The misogynistic narrative that a woman has to a nice person if she is to be believed when she is mistreated is one this PR team played on.

Cooriedoon · 22/12/2024 10:46

Postpartumproblemo · 21/12/2024 15:52

She’s an embarrassment- trying to save face as fans really went against her

You're the embarrassment. She made these claims almost a year ago during filming. Long before any negative media shite about her.
You ok with sexual harassment in the workplace then? Wouldn't mind you're male colleagues showing you porn on their phones etc and commenting on your weight?
You're a disgrace to your sex.

camerasupply · 22/12/2024 10:47

@Cooriedoon

Where does it say they showed her porn on their phones?

lillylallylu · 22/12/2024 10:50

I wonder if Blake is taking legal action now because she's recently found about the publicist hired to allegedly (there are texts on the record which show it) conduct a smear campaign against her?

BlueSilverCats · 22/12/2024 10:50

@Jostuki

It didn't happen.

And if it happened it wasn't that bad.

And if it was bad she deserved it.

Right?

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 22/12/2024 10:51

noblegiraffe · 22/12/2024 10:26

I'm struggling to work out which parts are sexual harassment.

Seriously??

Fucking hell.

My thoughts when I read that post exactly!

The fact that men were entering her trailer when she was nude or topless or breastfeeding, the fact that Baldoni’s friends were invited onto set when nude scenes were being filmed - none of that suggests any inappropriate behaviour on the set? Jesus, there’s clearly no lengths some posters won’t go to to defend men.

Let’s just be really clear: it’s not only women whom social media deems ‘nice women’ who get sexually harassed. Men aren’t that discriminating. 🤨

Some of the posts on this thread are un-fucking-believable.

Cooriedoon · 22/12/2024 10:52

@camerasupply
Talking about, showing it, pictures of nude womens etc ..are you saying any of that is appropriate for the work place? You'd be up on disciplinary for that shit at my work. It IS sexual harassment.
The fact that there are women on here minimizing harassment of women on the workplace is actually fucking depressing as fuck.

Enough4me · 22/12/2024 10:53

I note the random posts saying BL shouldn't be supported because she hasn't always been nice, but she's apologised about her episodes of unfriendly behaviour. It doesn't excuse his toxic behaviour!
For anyone posting who is jealous or wants to be part of a smear campaign - go ahead, the facts are coming out and make interesting reading!

Lentilweaver · 22/12/2024 10:54

Good god. When all those stories about BL hit the.media, I thought it might be a smear campaign against her to cover up something bigger. And it looks like one now.

Birdscratch · 22/12/2024 10:59

I’m giving her the benefit of the doubt. What happened when the film was released was really weird. I couldn’t understand why, with so much money involved, no one stepped in when all the negative stuff was coming out in the media. It makes sense that this was the result of a targeted PR campaign.

Stube · 22/12/2024 11:07

My god, those email exchanges with the reputation management company are horrendous. All of the cast excluded him during the promotion of the film and supported her, so there must have been something going on, sounds like it was a very toxic environment all around.

If someone like her, with her influence and connections, can be subjected to that kind of harassment, what hope are there for others working in the entertainment industry. The guys career is over, he was immediately dropped by WME. I don't think her reputation will suffer one way or the other, BL comes across as a horrible person, and has done for years, especially towards women, she even subtly supported Harvey Weinstein when his house of cards began to crumble.

Cooriedoon · 22/12/2024 11:10

See the hypersensitive interviewer, who apparently is so sensitive she wanted to quit her job because someone was a little bit rude to her, is also now getting it on the smear campaign. She deserved the rude response. Blake was there to talk about her work, not her pregnancy or clothing. By that point in her career, like all female actors, she must have been getting mightily pissed off at constantly being reduced to how she looks.

Birdscratch · 22/12/2024 11:11

If someone like her, with her influence and connections, can be subjected to that kind of harassment, what hope are there for others working in the entertainment industry

Exactly.

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