Blake Lively slams Justin Baldoni’s “It Ends With Us” raw footage

Blake Lively has harshly criticized her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni after releasing a 10-minute raw footage of a crucial scene from their film.

The actor’s legal team released the clip to refute Lively’s claims of sexual harassment in her lawsuit.

However, according to a new report, Blake Lively is glad Justin Baldoni released the video because she believes it proves she was sexually harassed and shows how uncomfortable she felt during the scene.

On Tuesday, Baldoni released footage from his film set with Lively, showing interactions between the actors. His legal team claims this calls into question Lively’s Dec. 20 sexual harassment allegations against her co-star and director.

However, in a lengthy statement, Lively’s lawyers welcomed the release of the video and insisted that it proves the allegations made in the actress’ lawsuit.

They told it TMZ: “Justin Baldoni and his lawyer may be hoping this latest stunt will forestall damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning. Every frame of the footage released confirms to the letter what Ms. Lively described in paragraph 48 of her complaint.”

“The video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead, rubbing his face and mouth on her neck, running his thumb over her lip, stroking her and telling her how good she smells. and speaking to her out of character,” the lawyers continued. Blake Lively’s lawyers claim the video will resonate with women who are being harassed in their workplace by their bosses

In their statement, Lively’s lawyers claimed that Baldoni “improvised” the scene and made the actress uncomfortable since there were supposedly no prior conversations.

They also noted that while Lively and Baldoni were co-stars, the actor also served as director and her “employer,” suggesting there was a power imbalance.

The lawyers said: “Every moment of this was improvised by Mr Baldoni, without prior discussion or consent and without the presence of an intimacy coordinator. In addition to being Ms. Lively’s co-star, Mr. Baldoni was the director, the head of the studio, and Ms. Lively’s boss.”

According to the legal team, it was not an act that the actress leaned away from Baldoni in the scene as she appeared to feel “discomfort” after allegedly being touched without consent.

“The video shows Ms. Lively leaning away and repeatedly asking the characters to just talk,” Lively’s attorneys continued. “Any woman who has been touched inappropriately in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort. She will recognize her careless attempts to ward off the unwanted touch. No woman should have to take defensive measures to avoid being touched by her employer without her consent.”

As already reported by The explosionFootage from the “It Ends With Us” set shared by Baldoni’s team and obtained by news outlets shows a scene in which Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, film a slow-motion montage of their characters Lily and Ryle dancing without dialogue.

In the footage, the two can be seen having an uncharacteristic conversation, exchanging jokes about Baldoni’s nose and Lively’s tan.

In Lively’s legal complaint, she alleged that during a “slow dance scene,” Baldoni leaned forward, slowly trailed his lips from her ear to her neck and said, “It smells so good.”

However, the video shows Lively seemingly joking about possibly getting a spray tan from Baldoni, to which he laughs and responds, “It smells good.”

In his $400 million countersuit, Baldoni accuses Lively of suggesting he get plastic surgery to change his nose.

Up to this point, the raw footage also features the co-stars’ lighthearted comments about Baldoni’s nose, with Lively referencing plastic surgery in the banter.

Following the release of the 10-minute clip, Baldoni’s team announced plans to launch a website that will address and refute Lively’s claims of behind-the-scenes misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

“Justin Baldoni and the team have nothing to hide and this proves it once again,” the statement said People magazine reads. “It is important for everyone involved to “have the right to defend themselves with the truth,” and we will continue to show that with the upcoming website, which includes all correspondence as well as relevant videos refuting their claims.”

The planned website will reportedly provide detailed correspondence and additional videos to counter Lively’s allegations.

Baldoni has also filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist, alleging slander, extortion and many other claims.

The actor had previously met the New York Times with a $250 million defamation lawsuit claiming the publication helped advance Lively’s “unverified and self-serving narrative.”

Shortly after Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit, Lively’s lawyers fired back at the actor, accusing him of using “DARVO” tactics against his co-star.

“This latest lawsuit by Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its partners is another chapter in the criminal case,” Lively’s attorneys said Daily Mail.

They continued: “This is an age-old story: a woman comes forward with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation, and the perpetrator tries to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Turning the victim into “perpetrator.”

The lawyers added that Baldoni’s lawsuit was “retaliation” for Lively’s previously filed lawsuit and that his legal team “is attempting to shift the narrative to Ms. Lively by falsely claiming that she took creative control and the casting of Mr. Baldoni.” alienated.”