Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400M — as Taylor Swift is dragged into battle

nypost.com:

“It Ends With Us” saga continues. Justin Baldoni, 40, is suing Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s p.r.

firm Vision PR Inc. over the continued drama of “It Ends With Us.”Baldoni’s attorneys filed a $400 million lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Thursday on behalf of the “Jane the Virgin” alum, producer Jamey Heath, publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis publicist Melissa Nathan, claiming Lively, 37, took certain measures to gain control over the 2024 film.Baldoni, 40, is suing on claims of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, according to the 179-page complaint obtained by The Post.“Lively began inserting herself into the production process in intrusive ways well beyond the scope of her contractual entitlement,” the suit alleges. “For example, Lively began to insist on creative control over her character’s wardrobe.

While lead actors are sometimes granted approval over their characters’ general look, they generally do not receive full control over.”Additionally, the complaint includes a text conversation between Baldoni and Lively about the rooftop scene — which appears to reference Lively’s friend, Taylor Swift.“I really love what you did.

It really does help a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan or Taylor),” Baldoni wrote.