Justin Baldoni Releases ‘It Ends With Us’ Set Video to Show He Didn’t Harass Blake Lively

variety.com:

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Justin Baldoni‘s legal team released a series of video takes from “It Ends With Us” on Tuesday as they continue to push back on Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment claims.

Lively sued Baldoni, the film’s director and co-star, earlier this month for harassment and retaliation, accusing him of a series of inappropriate and offensive interactions during production.

Among them, she objected to his conduct during filming of a slow-dance sequence, when their characters are supposed to be falling in love.

In the suit, she alleged that Baldoni “leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘it smells so good.'” Baldoni’s team released three takes from the slow-motion sequence, which they said was the entirety of the footage shot for that scene. “Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism,” a title card states.