Sony’s It Ends With Us tailored Colleen Hoover’s highly effective story about home violence and a resilient girl, however drama between stars Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni behind the scenes and afterwards has lingered past the movie’s launch in theaters. Arriving to the large display screen final August and later heading to streaming on Netflix in December 2024, the Justin-Baldoni-directed movie drew many moviegoers, although some didn’t understand what the story was totally about.
Tensions primarily lie between the movie’s costars — Full of life, who portrays important character Lily Bloom, and Baldoni, who additionally stars as Ryle, the abusive husband of Lily, along with directing the movie with a script from Christy Corridor. Throughout press for the movie, it grew to become clear that Baldoni and Full of life have been sustaining distance from one another, and even on the pink carpet on the New York premiere, they didn’t take images collectively.
Late in 2024, revelations happened by a nixed SNL internet hosting marketing campaign for Full of life, a disappointing Blake Brown Magnificence product launch for the actress, lawsuits and extra. For a whole timeline of moments, giant and small, that make up the feud that bloomed between the celebs, their publicists, legal professionals and extra, observe alongside under — and we might be updating:
Dec. 20, 2024 – Blake Full of life Accuses Justin Baldoni of Sexual Harrassment & “Astroturfing”
Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni in a scene from ‘It Ends With Us’
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Months after the movie’s awkward premiere and weeks after the movie went to Netflix for streaming, a brand new spherical of explosive proof got here out that one thing positively went down between the 2 stars. Full of life accused Baldoni and his manufacturing firm Wayfarer Studios in addition to others behind the movie of sexually harassing her and likewise strategizing to “destroy her fame.”
Full of life filed a 10-claim grievance with the California Civil Rights Division, detailing a “hostile work enviornment’ in addition to the alleged “Astroturfing” marketing campaign.
“Mr. Baldoni and his Wayfarer associates launched into a complicated press and digital plan in retaliation for Ms. Full of life exercising her legally-protected proper to talk up about their misconduct on the set, with the extra goal of intimidating her and anybody else from revealing in public what truly occurred,” the 80-page grievance, full of seemingly damning textual content messages between Baldoni and disaster communications specialist Melissa Nathan and her firm, The Company Group PR LLC (TAG) declared.
The grievance additionally described Full of life and her staff being topic to “nude movies or pictures of ladies, together with producer’s spouse,” mentions of Baldoni’s or fellow producer Jamey Heath’s “earlier ‘pornography habit,’” discussions “about private experiences with intercourse,” a “description of their very own genitalia” and “private, bodily touching of, or sexual feedback.” The submitting, which was a prelude to a lawsuit, additionally incorporates inquiries by Baldoni to Full of life’s coach “with out her information or consent to reveal her weight.” It additionally alleges Baldoni and/or others added “intercourse scenes, oral intercourse, or on-camera climaxing by [Lively] outdoors the scope of the script.”
Dec. 21 Penalties for Baldoni
Justin Baldoni stars in IT ENDS WITH US.
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WME swiftly dropped Baldoni following the bombshell accusations. Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman referred to as the allegations “fully false.” This was Dec. 21, the identical day the New York Occasions posted its in-depth “We Can Bury Anybody: Inside a Hollywood Smear Marketing campaign” expose.
Two days later, Liz Plank — co-host of Baldoni’s podcast “Man Sufficient” — stop the challenge to distance herself from the Jane the Virgin vet. Plank posted on Instagram about her departure, however she didn’t title Baldoni or point out the allegations in opposition to him.
Dec. 21-23: Assist for Full of life
L-R: Amber Heard, Amy Schumer, Paul Feig, Kaitlin Olson & Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Schumer, Paul Feig, Kaitlin Olson and Amber Heard voiced assist for Full of life, denouncing the marketing campaign in opposition to her.
After the movie arrived in theaters in early August 2024, Full of life’s costar Brandon Sklenar, who performs Lily Bloom’s different love curiosity within the movie Atlas Corrigan, initially backed Full of life when rumors began to swirl about what may very well be happening behind the scenes.
“I needed to take a minute and tackle all these things swirling on-line,” Sklenar wrote in an announcement posted on Instagram. “Colleen and the ladies of this forged stand for hope, perseverance, and for ladies selecting a greater life for themselves. Vilifying the ladies who put a lot of their coronary heart and soul into making this movie as a result of they imagine so strongly in its message appears counterproductive and detracts from what this movie is about.”
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Many members of the movie star group have additionally since launch statements supporting Blake Full of life, from Hoover’s extra phrases of reward and knowledge to Full of life’s The Sisterhood of the Touring Pants costars and extra.
Sklenar and Jenny Slate additionally expressed concern for Full of life following the reignition of the drama, with Sklenar urging folks to learn her grievance and Slate calling the state of affairs “darkish, disturbing and wholly threatening.”
L-R: Brandon Sklenar and Jenny Slate in scenes from ‘It Ends With Us’
Sony, the studio that distributed the movie, condemned “any reputational assaults” on Full of life, supporting the actress, whose reduce of the movie was proven over Baldoni’s.
Dec. 24 – The Lawsuits
Justin Baldoni arrives to the “It Ends With Us” premiere at AMC Lincoln Sq. Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by James Devaney/GC Photos)
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Justin Baldoni and his publicists obtained a defamation go well with on Christmas Eve 2024 from the Wayfarer Studios co-founder and former PR firm Jonesworks, and its proprietor Stephanie Jones. The submitting additionally names Wayfarer Studios and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel for not solely defamation but additionally breach of contract.
Nathan was employed by Baldoni following the movie’s arrival in theaters. She and disaster PR guru Matthew Hiltzik labored with Johnny Depp throughout the Pirates star’s profitable $50 million defamation motion in opposition to ex-wife Amber Heard and the 2022 trial.
“Defendants Abel and Nathan secretly conspired for months to publicly and privately assault Jones and Jonesworks, to breach a number of contracts and induce contractual breaches, and to steal purchasers and enterprise prospects,” declares an eight-claim grievance filed by the Quinn Emanuel represented PR boss this Christmas Eve.
Full of life then formally sued Baldoni and his PR group on the final day of 2024 for unspecified damages.
“As specified by this Grievance, the Baldoni-Wayfarer-led public assault of Ms. Full of life was the meant results of a rigorously crafted, coordinated, and resourced retaliatory scheme to silence her, and others, from talking out concerning the hostile atmosphere that Mr. Baldoni and Mr. Heath created,” the 13-claim grievance states of the Jane the Virgin vet and his Wayfarer CEO Jamey Heath.
Dec. 31 – Baldoni Sues NYT for $250 Million
TODAY — Pictured: Justin Baldoni on Thursday, August 08, 2024
Baldoni and his publicists sued The New York Occasions for his or her story about Full of life’s claims of sexual harassment.
The 87-page libel grievance was filed in LA Superior Courtroom simply hours earlier than the top of 2024, accusing NYT journalists of being in league with Full of life with a prolonged December 21 article that “cherry-picked and altered communications stripped of obligatory context and intentionally spliced to mislead.”
The four-claim submitting from Baldoni, Melissa Nathan, Jennifer Abel and others asserts “the Occasions’ complicity arises from its obvious endorsement of the prison alteration of those textual content messages by Full of life.”
Lawyer Bryan Freedman’s go well with goes after Full of life’s publicist Leslie Sloane for her previous associations with Harvey Weinstein, and it mentions Ryan Reynolds’ stern assertion to Baldoni and Wayfarer studios in an all-hands Jan. 4 assembly in addition to extra moments.
Full of life’s group rapidly responded to the go well with, denouncing the techniques behind it. On Feb. 3, Freedman instructed a NYC federal courtroom the NYT go well with could be dropped and the Grey Girl added as a defendant to Baldoni’s bigger lawsuit.
Jan. 7 – Full of life’s Attorneys Accuse Baldoni’s Staff of “Blame The Sufferer” Techniques
(L-R) Blake Full of life & Justin Baldoni
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Full of life’s authorized group doubled down on their go well with by outlining “extra assaults” of the actress by Baldoni by the media.
“This isn’t a ‘feud’ arising from ‘artistic variations; or a ‘he mentioned/she mentioned’ state of affairs,” Full of life’s Manatt, Phelps & Phillips attorneys and Willkie Farr & Gallagher legal professionals mentioned. “As alleged in Ms. Full of life’s grievance, and as we’ll show in litigation, Wayfarer and its associates engaged in illegal, retaliatory astroturfing in opposition to Ms. Full of life for merely making an attempt to guard herself and others on a movie set. And their response to the lawsuit has been to launch extra assaults in opposition to Ms. Full of life since her submitting.”
These statements have been made hours after Baldoni’s important legal professional Bryan Freedman appeared on NewsNation taking swings on the New York Occasions.
Jan. 7 – Freedman Says ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Character Nicepool Was Primarily based on Baldoni
Justin Baldoni’s legal professional has accused Ryan Reynolds of taking a jab at his consumer with a personality in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.
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Bryan Freedman accused Ryan Reynolds of creating enjoyable of Baldoni with the Deadpool & Wolverine character Nicepool, which followers have speculated references Baldoni’s obvious pseudo-nice man persona. This was additionally mentioned on The Megyn Kelly Present.
“What I make of that, is that in case your spouse is sexually harassed, you don’t make enjoyable of Justin Baldoni,” mentioned Freedman. “There’s no query it pertains to Justin. I imply, anyone that watched that hair bun — if anyone is critically sexually harassed, you don’t make enjoyable of it. It’s a severe problem.”
Jan. 8 – Baldoni’s Voice Message About Basement Viewing of IEWU Premiere Launched
IT ENDS WITH US, director Justin Baldoni, on set, 2024. ph: Nicole Rivelli /© Sony Photos Releasing /Courtesy Everett Assortment
Bryan Freeman, Baldoni’s legal professional, additionally performed a voice message on The Megyn Kelly Present from Baldoni complaining about being despatched to the basement throughout the It Ends With Us premiere in New York Metropolis.
Freedman mentioned within the interview that he deliberate to place “each single textual content message, each single doc” within the public area. Freedman has repped Kelly previously. Deadline has been unable to independently confirm or date the voice message.
Jan. 14 – Baldoni Letter to Disney About Deadpool & Wolverine Surfaces
Justin Baldoni’s legal professional says Ryan Reynolds took a jab at Justin Baldoni with ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ character.
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Baldoni despatched a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel boss Kevin Feige Jan. 7 asking them to “protect proof” foreseeing potential “graduation of litigation” in opposition to star within the pink go well with Ryan Reynolds in addition to Full of life.
The five-page correspondence from Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman needs no rock, smartphone, contract, “Blackberry gadgets,” paperwork, or floppy disk left unturned. The paperwork additionally asks for “all paperwork and communications regarding complaints of sexual or different harassment asserted in opposition to Ryan Reynolds by any particular person.”
Jan. 16 – Baldoni Straight Sues Full of life and Reynolds for $400 Million
Blake Full of life and Ryan Reynolds on the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Sq. Theater on August 06, 2024
Baldoni’s grievance filed Jan. 16 calls for $400,000,000 from Reynolds and Full of life citing defamation, extortion and extra.
“This can be a case about two of essentially the most highly effective stars on this planet deploying their monumental energy to steal a complete movie proper out of the arms of its director and manufacturing studio,” the 179-page submitting from Freedman and NYC’s Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC says of Reynolds and Full of life. “Then, when Full of life and Reynolds’ efforts did not win them the acclaim they believed they so genuinely-earned, they turned their fury on their chosen scapegoat. Tolerating a 12 months and a half of their conduct whereas remaining well mannered {and professional} at each flip supplied Badoni and Wayfarer no safety.”
Simply hours after the large go well with was filed, Full of life and her authorized group responded, describing the motion as “one other chapter within the abuser playbook.”
“That is an age-old story: A girl speaks up with concrete proof of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser makes an attempt to show the tables on the sufferer,” mentioned Full of life’s Manatt, Phelps & Phillips attorneys and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. “That is what consultants name DARVO. Deny. Assault. Reverse Sufferer Offender.”
Jan. 21 – Baldoni Releases BTS Footage from IEWU Movie
From left: Blake Full of life, Justin Baldoni in ‘It Ends With Us’
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Baldoni dropped behind-the-scenes footage from Could 23, 2023 manufacturing on the film to refute Full of life’s sexual harassment claims.
The clip covers the sluggish dance scene between Full of life’s character and Baldoni’s, which the Gossip Woman actress cited as one in all a number of uncomfortable moments she skilled throughout manufacturing on the movie.
“Each actors are clearly behaving properly throughout the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism,” reads a title card added by Baldoni’s aspect.
Full of life and her group referred to as the transfer a “stunt” and emphasised that it backs up her complaints.
Jan. 24 – Full of life And Reynolds Double Down on Gag Order Request
(L-R) Blake Full of life and Ryan Reynolds attend the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Sq. Theater on August 06, 2024 in New York Metropolis.
“Requiring counsel to heed the moral guidelines that bind them just isn’t a gag order; it’s a mechanism that might make sure the proceedings on this Courtroom should not prejudiced by counsel’s conduct outdoors of the courtroom,” legal professional Esra Hudson argued for the couple in a letter to Decide Lewis J. Liman concerning Baldoni, his important lawyer Bryan Freedman, Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios and others.
The gag order could be for “extrajudicial statements.”
Jan. 27 – One other Voice Message Surfaces, A Trial Looms
L-R: Justin Baldoni and Blake Full of life in ‘It Ends With Us’
“I’m actually sorry, I f*cked up,” Justin Baldoni instructed Full of life in a 2 a.m. voice message in April 2023 following his response to a rewritten scene on the movie. The scene itself, dialogue between Full of life’s Lily Bloom and Baldoni’s Ryle Kincaid, was in truth, rewritten by Reynolds, which Full of life revealed throughout press to advertise the movie.
“I’ll admit and apologize after I fail,” the Jane the Virgin alum added within the six-minute message, speaking concerning the rooftop sequence. “I’m a really flawed man, as my spouse will attest.”
A federal decide had, at the moment, chosen March 9, 2026 because the trial begin date for the bitter showdown between the pair of actors.
Jan. 30 – A Preliminary Listening to Is Set For Early February
(L-R) Blake Full of life, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Baldoni; Manhattan Federal Courtroom constructing
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A consolidation of a number of the fits is wanting attainable as a February 12 pretrial convention was moved up by Decide Liman to February 3. This listening to had Full of life and Reynolds groups working to get Baldoni’s $400 million go well with dismissed, which has since occurred.
Full of life, Reynolds and their authorized groups additionally referred to as for disciplinary motion for Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman for his “extrajudicial statements” made within the media in opposition to the Gossip Woman actress. Decide Liman consolidated Baldoni’s $400 million motion and Full of life’s New Yr’s Eve lawsuit in opposition to the Jane the Virgin actor. Not lengthy after, Baldoni’s supporting lawyer Kevin Fritz wrote to the courtroom concerning the objection to a deposition, or Freedman taking to Full of life underneath oath.
“Counsel for Ms. Full of life has made clear that Ms. Full of life doesn’t need Mr. Freedman to be the legal professional who takes her deposition,” Fritz mentioned. “We’re unaware of any state of affairs that might warrant the deposed occasion to have a alternative wherein legal professional takes her deposition. Events to litigation merely should not have the best to dictate which of their opponents’ attorneys could or could not take their deposition or carry out every other side of the opposing occasion’s case.”
Feb. 1 – Staff Baldoni Establishes Web site
From left: Colleen Hoover and director Justin Baldoni, on set of ‘It Ends With Us’
After threatening to launch a web based archive of all of the proof on Baldoni’s aspect, the 5 Toes Aside director’s authorized group went by with the motion. The website incorporates the primary amended grievance filed by Baldoni’s group Friday Jan. 31 in the January 16 $400 million defamation and extortion go well with in opposition to Full of life and Ryan Reynolds. There’s additionally a timeline of textual content messages, emails and extra communication across the occasions within the It Ends With Us manufacturing and press saga.
The documentation begins Jan. 1, 2019 with an e mail to Colleen Hoover, who govt produced the movie, about her guide on which the film relies. It ends Jan. 29, 2024 analyzing the NYT expose article.
Feb. 3 – Trial Begin Date of March 2026 Threatened To Transfer Up
US actor Justin Baldoni’s lead counsel, Bryan Freedman, speaks to the press at US District Courtroom after a pre-trial listening to in New York Metropolis
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On the preliminary courtroom listening to on Feb. 3, a federal decide threatened to maneuver the March 2026 begin date of the trial between the IEWU costars up if the matter continued to be “litigated within the press”.
Decide Liman imposed the Empire State rule on each events, which means that neither aspect within the complicated battle is to say something within the press that might affect a possible jury. Such has already been occurring with feedback from either side.
Feb. 4 – A Texas Exit For Full of life’s Staff Regardless of SXSW
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Although Full of life is headed to Austin, Texas for the 2025 SXSW Movie Competition subsequent month for the premiere of One other Easy Favor, her legal professionals received’t be finishing up any litigation within the Lone Star state. Nearly two weeks in the past, Full of life’s authorized group had filed paperwork there in Hays County “to take a pre-suit deposition of Jed Wallace,” however the request was pulled by Austin agency Haynes Boone LLP. A “discover of non-suit/dismissal” was positioned within the Texas courtroom docket Feb. 4 over speaking to Wallace, Avenue Relations disaster administration boss. The deposition would have questioned Wallace about what he did and didn’t do in an alleged on-line smear marketing campaign final 12 months in opposition to Full of life.
Wallace, who has described himself as a “employed gun” may show vital within the trial, which is at the moment scheduled to happen beginning March 9, 2026 in New York Metropolis.
Deadline will proceed to replace this piece as extra information comes out across the tense state of affairs.
Feb. 5 – Jed Wallace Information $7 Million Defamation Go well with In opposition to Blake Full of life And Staff
IT ENDS WITH US, Blake Full of life, 2024. © Sony Photos Releasing /Courtesy Everett Assortment
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Architect of the alleged smear marketing campaign aimed toward Full of life Jed Wallace launched a $7 million defamation go well with in opposition to the A Easy Favor actress. The lawyer for the self-described “human disaster” navigator admitted Wednesday that the motion is in response to Wallace’s probably addition to the It Ends With Us actress’ ongoing authorized battles with Justin Baldoni, his firm, his backers and his publicists.
Feb. 12 – Blake Full of life & Ryen Reynolds Subpoena AT&T, T-Cellular and Verizon
Full of life and her husband despatched out a number of subpoenas to cell carriers AT&T, T-Cellular and Verizon in addition to alleged social media manipulator Jed Wallace on a hunt for actual “receipts.”
“Ms. Full of life has initiated discovery that may expose the folks, techniques, and strategies which have labored to ‘destroy’ and ‘bury’ her fame and household over the previous 12 months,” attorneys Esra Hudson and Michael Gottlieb mentioned Wednesday. “Subpoenas went out to the entities under,” the duo added of the telecoms, Walace, AOL, and Cloudflare, Inc. “We’ll now obtain the entire “receipts” that, unsurprisingly, are nowhere to be discovered on Mr. Freedman’s web site, and like Ms. Full of life, these ‘receipts’ can have their day in courtroom.”
Feb. 18 – Blake Full of life Alleges Different Ladies Made Uncomfortable by Baldoni on IEWU Manufacturing
Blake Full of life’s legal professionals filed an amended grievance in opposition to Justin Baldoni citing that the It Ends With Us star and director made different ladies uncomfortable on set.
In a grievance 48 pages longer than the New Yr’s Eve grievance Full of life first filed, there are not less than two different ladies cited who allegedly suffered from the actions of Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath. The people’ names are omitted of the doc for now.
This modification got here simply days after the couple attended the SNL50 anniversary three-hour particular, the place Reynolds alluded to their spotlighted authorized affairs briefly when Tina Fey and Amy Poehler requested how he was doing.
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Feb. 19 – Blake Full of life & Ryan Reynolds’ PR Chief Needs Out Of Authorized Battle with Baldoni
Blake Full of life and Ryan Reynolds‘ publicist Leslie Sloane needs herself and her firm Imaginative and prescient PR dropped from the continued feud between the movie star couple and the IEWU director.
“The Wayfarer Events dragged Leslie Sloane and Imaginative and prescient PR, Inc. into the moment litigation as a smoke and mirrors train to distract from their very own sexual harassment and systematic retaliation,” asserts an accompanying memo to a movement to dismiss Sloane and Imaginative and prescient PR from the most recent model of Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit filed at present in federal courtroom.
(L-R) Blake Full of life, Ryan Reynolds and Justin Baldoni
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Feb. 25 – Blake Full of life Accuses Justin Baldoni Of “Disregard & Disrespect” For Sexual Harassment Victims
Full of life’s legal professionals instructed Decide Lewis J. Liman Tuesday in a letter that in truth “the travels of the mischaracterization embraced by the Opposition by this manufactured echo chamber, by itself, gives ample justification for a Protecting Order that establishes enough protections for third-party privateness pursuits.”
These third-parties could embrace, however should not restricted to, not less than two different ladies that Full of life mentioned in her February 18 first amended grievance have been made “uncomfortable” by Baldoni’s conduct throughout the making of the movie based mostly on Colleen Hoover’s home violence-themed novel. Whereas the duo’s names have been absent from the FAC, the paperwork assert the ladies intend to be witnesses within the trial, set for March 29, 2026, in New York Metropolis federal courtroom. Full of life’s aspect needs to restrict who can take a look at what from the case to legal professionals solely as increasingly proof and different materials is collected.
Feb. 28 – Blake Full of life Hires Disaster PR Vet Nick Shapiro; Comes Out Victorious With Telecom Subpoenas
A federal decide partially denied a movement by the Bryan Freedman-repped Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, CEO, financier and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel to squash subpoenas that Full of life’s legal professionals needed to serve on AT&T, T-Cellular, Verizon and others.
“The Subpoenas have to be quashed to the extent they search the cellphone data of the Wayfarer Events,” dominated Decide Lewis J. Liman. His combined ruling the final Friday of Feb. supplied a silver lining for Full of life, although.
“Full of life’s grievance already identifies many people who allegedly participated in a detrimental media marketing campaign,” he mentioned. “She is permitted to make use of the instruments of discovery to establish the contact data or phone numbers for these people.”
Feb. 28 – Blake Full of life Agrees The New York Occasions Ought to Exit Justin Baldoni’s Authorized Battle
“The Wayfarer Events’ FAC tells a one-sided story that has garnered loads of headlines,” the New York Occasions declared in a submitting Feb. 28 asking to be faraway from Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit. “However The Occasions doesn’t belong on this dispute.”
Justin Baldoni, The New York Occasions and Blake Full of life
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March 4 – New York Occasions Granted Win In Conflict
Decide Lewis J. Liman granted the NYT‘s request for keep of discovery as he weighed the corporate’s movement to be dismissed from a $400 million and extra case within the conflict between the It Ends With Us costars. This didn’t extricate The Grey Girl fully from the battle, nevertheless it means Baldoni received’t be going by the corporate’s enterprise.
March 6 – Decide Liman Declares Battle a “Feud Between PR Companies”
Decide Lewis J. Liman’s assertion arrived forward of protecting order listening to Thursday, March 6. The listening to was carried out nearly with Baldoni, Reynolds and SXSW-bound Full of life not in obvious attendance. The March 6 session primarily centered round how a lot invormation needs to be lined underneath the usual mannequin protecting order.
March 7 – Baldoni Blames Full of life’s Publicist Leslie Sloane for Making Him Scapegoat
Shortly after Liman’s declaration of the true nature of the feud, Baldoni launched a brand new barb to the continued case by blaming Full of life’s longtime publicist Leslie Sloane for making him the goal for the actress’ “woes.”
“As alleged within the Wayfarer Events’ First Amended Grievance, the Sloane Events performed an energetic and integral function in a conspiracy to inflict hurt on the Wayfarer Events,” mentioned a March 6-filed memorandum of opposition from Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, execs and his personal PR group of Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel in opposition to Imaginative and prescient PR founder Sloane’s movement to have herself and her agency dismissed from the sprawling go well with.
March 13 – Liman Warns of “Threat of Disclosure” For Each Events; Designates What Information Is For ‘Attorneys’ Eyes Solely’
“These circumstances contain each enterprise opponents and allegations of sexual hurt. Discovery will essentially embrace confidential and delicate enterprise and private data. The danger of disclosure is nice. Each the Shifting Events and the Wayfarer Events have accused opposing events of offering non-public, delicate, or confidential data to the media for their very own enterprise and private benefit in ways in which can’t simply be traced. A number of people and firms on all sides are within the enterprise of public relations or media and have quick access to the press.”
This compounded Baldoni’s loss of ahead movement with the New York Occasions.
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“Right this moment, the Courtroom rejected the Wayfarer Events’ objections and entered the protections wanted to make sure the free movement of discovery materials with none threat of witness intimidation or hurt to any particular person’s safety,” a spokesperson for Full of life instructed Deadline after Decide Liman’s order hit the federal docket. “With this order in place, Ms. Full of life will transfer ahead within the discovery course of to acquire much more of the proof that may show her claims in Courtroom.”
(L-R) Justin Baldoni, Blake Full of life and Ryan Reynolds
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March 17 – Baldoni Doubles Down On Maintaining NYT Concerned
The actor’s March 14 memo referred to as the establishment “a pietistic bastion of the media institution” that “has lengthy presumed itself past accountability.”
“This dispute needs to be resolved by a jury at trial,” the wide-ranging March 14 memorandum of legislation in opposition from Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, CEO Jamey Well being, financier Steve Sarowitz and publicists Jennifer Abel and Melissa Nathan retorts of the NYT‘s February 28-instigated try and be dropped from the matter lengthy earlier than the trial kicks off in March 2026.
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March 18 – Ryan Reynolds Strikes For Dismissal, Factors Out Holes In Baldoni’s Strategy
“The whole lot of Plaintiffs’ defamation declare seems to be based mostly on two instances that Mr. Reynolds allegedly referred to as Mr. Baldoni a ‘predator,’” a memorandum of legislationfiled March 18 in federal courtroom by Reynolds’ attorneys declares, referring to an amended grievance by Baldoni and others earlier this 12 months. “However, the FAC alleges no believable information that recommend Mr. Reynolds didn’t imagine this remark to be true.”
The memo says Baldoni’s important accusation is “particularly that Mr. Reynolds and an unnamed govt at WME had a dialog throughout a film premiere about Mr. Reynolds’ ‘deep disdain for Baldoni, suggesting the company was working with a ‘sexual predator,’” referring to remarks allegedly made a Deadpool & Wolverine screening and elsewhere.
March 20 – Full of life Brings California Legislation Into The Equation
“The Courtroom ought to dismiss all claims in opposition to Ms. Full of life with prejudice, deny depart to amend, and award Ms. Full of life all reduction sought,” declared a memorandum of legislation simply filed in federal courtroom in NYC together with Full of life’s movement to dismiss. Centering on a Golden State measure from 2023 that goals to safeguard accusers, and seemingly undercut Baldoni, Full of life’s legal professionals assert “the legislation prohibits weaponizing defamation lawsuits, like this one, to retaliate in opposition to people who’ve filed authorized claims or have publicly spoken out about sexual harassment and retaliation.”
March 21 – Baldoni’s Lawyer Factors Barbs At Full of life’s “Self-Concocted Catastrophe” And “Abhorrent Examples of Abusing Our Authorized System”
Blake Full of life, Justin Baldoni and Ryan Reynolds
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Justin Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman attacked Full of life’s movement to dismiss herself from the difficult authorized state of affairs after the actress joined her Deadpool-starring husband and PR boss Leslie Sloane in shifting to extricate themselves from Baldoni’s $400 defamation and extortion grievance.
April 3 – Baldoni Insists That Ryan Reynolds Wished to Achieve Energy Over ‘It Ends With Us’ Venture and Aimed to “Exaggerate Benign Interactions” Between Baldoni And Full of life
In an April Idiot’s Day opposition submitting, director Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, exec and publicists accused Ryan Reynolds of “a coordinated effort to magnify benign interactions in service of a false narrative that Full of life had been sexually harassed,” doing so to “instill terror within the Wayfarer Events and leverage it to build up energy.”
April 10 – Stephanie Jones Rebuts Baldoni’s “Specious Allegations”
Stephanie Jones, Baldoni’s former publicist, refuted his claims that she leaked confidential data in an effort to defame Blake Full of life. April 10 filings from Jones’ attorneys mentioned she produced the delicate materials in response to a subpoena, not as a voluntary act of subterfuge. Textual content messages from principal figures have been included on this data.
Blake Full of life & Ryan Reynolds in NYC on April 29, 2025.
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April 21 – Justin Baldoni Slams Full of life for “Sham Lawsuit”; Full of life’s Staff Says “Nothing To Conceal” As A Secret Lawsuit From Full of life Surfaces
A subpoena-seeking lawsuit from Full of life, earlier unrevealed till mid-April and filed Sept. 27, targets 10 unnamed “Does” with plaintiff “Vanzan,” a Delaware firm shaped in 2010 with Full of life as CEO. Deadline broke the unique on this growth.
“The DOE Defendants have undertaken direct efforts to contravene these agreements and as a substitute have participated, and should proceed to take part, in efforts to hurt Plaintiff, together with by: failing to behave in Plaintiff’s greatest pursuits, taking actions to their private profit at Plaintiff’s expense, failing to freely talk with Plaintiff concerning issues that influence Plaintiff’s enterprise and fame, and disclosing to 3rd events and failing to maintain strictly confidential Plaintiff’s confidential and/or non-public data,” reads the grievance from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, one of many companies representing Full of life, Reynolds and their PR chief Leslie Sloane within the fits in opposition to Baldoni and his inside circle.
April 24 – Jones’ Lawyer Kristin Tahler Pokes At Baldoni Staff’s “Empty Gusto”; Secret Subpeona-Looking for Go well with Slammed By Baldoni’s Staff
“Reversing course, dropping beforehand touted claims, presenting zero new proof, and placing out the world’s longest and most complicated assertion – what a determined ploy by a group who tonight all however admits they’re in hassle,” Tahler instructed Deadline April 24. “Behind their empty gusto you’ll discover not even an try and defend the misdeeds laid naked by the proof. Fairly telling.”
This was in response to an announcement from Baldoni lawyer Bryan Freedman that “We’re simply beginning to scratch the floor of a wider and extra insidious scheme. To be clear, Jones and Jonesworks are equally implicated on this misconduct.”
Could 8 – Justin Baldoni’s Ex-Publicist Calls Actor’s Technique “Whack-A-Mole” Techniques; Blake Full of life Intends to Testify in Subsequent Yr’s Trial
A Could 8 submitting to dismiss some amended counterclaims made by Baldoni, Wayfarer execs and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, Jones and her group referred to as out an alleged “effort to relax disclosure, shift blame, and distance itself from its personal conduct.”
Attorneys for Full of life and her husband Ryan Reynolds asserted that the One other Easy Favor star will seem in courtroom.
“This can be a case about what occurred to Blake Full of life when she raised claims of sexual harassment on the set and the retaliation that adopted,” mentioned attorneys Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson in an announcement to Deadline. “In fact she’s going to testify.”
RELATED: Blake Full of life Says The Previous Yr Has Introduced “The Highest Of Highs & The Lowest Of Lows”
It’s so far unclear whether or not Reynolds will even testify.
Taylor Swift celebrates her birthday with Blake Full of life on December 13, 2023 in NYC
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Could 9 – Taylor Swift Subpoenaed in Longstanding Authorized Battle, Requested To Expose What Precisely She Is aware of About What Occurred Behind the Scenes of the Movie
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman subpoenaed Taylor Swift, longtime good friend of Blake Full of life, Could 9.
In response, a spokesperson for Full of life mentioned that day, ““Mr Baldoni, Mr Sarowitz, and group proceed to show a case of sexual harassment and retaliation into leisure for the tabloids, going so far as suggesting that they promote tickets to a live performance venue – Madison Sq. Backyard – to witness Ms. Full of life’s deposition, to subpoenaing Taylor Swift, a lady who has given a voice to hundreds of thousands the world over.”
Swift’s track “my tears ricochet,” from her first shock pandemic album folklore was utilized in It Ends With Us and teased within the movie’s trailer.
RELATED: ‘One other Easy Favor’ Director Paul Feig Slams “Boring” Outrage In opposition to Blake Full of life
“This can be a very severe authorized matter, not Barnum & Bailey’s Circus. The defendants proceed to publicly intimidate, bully, disgrace and assault ladies’s rights and reputations. Together with previously month searching for to strike down for all, a robust California victims’ rights legislation, calling it ‘unconstitutional.’ The disturbing actions by a billionaire, males who made their careers as ‘feminine allies’ and their group proceed to indicate their true colours.”
(L-R) Ryan Reynolds, Blake Full of life, Taylor Swift & Justin Baldoni
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Could 14 – Baldoni’s Staff Claims Full of life Blackmailed Taylor Swift
In a letter to the federal decide overseeing the lawsuits, he Jane the Virgin alum’s important lawyer accused Full of life of threatening to disgrace her singer/songwriter good friend until Swift publicly supplied sturdy assist on Full of life’s aspect within the case. Full of life and Reynolds’ lawyer Micheal Gottieb referred to as the declare “fully false.”
Could 15 – Decide Grants Full of life’s Request To Toss “Improper” Taylor Swift Bullying Claims
After Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman reiterated claims that Swift’s private textual content messages could be outed if she didn’t publicly assist Full of life within the ongoing authorized battle, the decide overseeing the case tossed the claims out.
Could 19 – Blake Full of life Decries Baldoni’s HR Probe Of Her Sexual Harassment Claims
Full of life lawyer Esra Hudson despatched a letter to Decide Lewis J. Liman Monday searching for “paperwork and witness recordings regarding Wayfarer’s purported ‘impartial’ office investigation into Ms. Full of life’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims (the ‘Investigation’).” The Manett legal professional added: “Wayfarer is withholding such paperwork and recordings, claiming (not less than for now) attorney-client privilege and work product.”
Insisting the “so-called ‘Investigation’ is a disingenuous charade,” Hudson defined that “the Investigation Supplies are extremely related, are obligatory for Ms. Full of life and the Courtroom to make sure that witness engagement has been correct, and have been put at problem by Wayfarer. They have to be produced.”
Blake Full of life and Taylor Swift attend a personal occasion at Lucalli Pizza restaurant in Brooklyn on January 10, 2024 in New York Metropolis
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Could 22: Taylor Swift Subpoena Dropped
Baldoni withdrew the paperwork searching for what information Taylor Swift knew concerning the behind-the-scenes It Ends With Us feud between the director and star Blake Full of life.
June 2: Full of life Holds Out On Dropping Emotional Misery Expenses In opposition to Baldoni
June kicked off with some wins on all sides of the go well with.
In a letter Monday to Decide Lewis J. Liman, with an e mail change between legal professionals on either side from this weekend connected, Baldoni legal professional Kevin Fitz of Meister Seelig & Fein says “Ms. Full of life’s counsel lately suggested us, in writing, that Ms. Full of life is withdrawing her IED Claims.”
Full of life made it seem to be there was no manner she would do that.
“If Ms. Full of life needs to withdraw her frivolous IED Claims, the Wayfarer Events are entitled to a dismissal with prejudice to make sure they won’t be re-filed. If Ms. Full of life is unwilling to stipulate to the dismissal of her IED Claims with prejudice, then the Wayfarer Events will proceed to defend in opposition to them, and he or she should produce her medical data and paperwork as set forth herein,” Fitz mentioned.
June 3: Full of life’s Emotional Misery Claims Are DOA
Blake Full of life on the “One other Easy Favor” Premiere held at Jazz at Lincoln Heart on April 27, 2025 in New York, New York. (Picture by John Nacion/Selection by way of Getty Photos)
“The movement to compel … is denied based mostly on Plaintiff’s illustration that the related claims might be withdrawn,” Decide Lewis J, Liman wrote June 3 in a reasonably brisk order (learn it right here). “For avoidance of doubt, if the claims should not dismissed, the Courtroom will preclude Full of life from providing any proof of emotional misery. SO ORDERED”
June 9: Baldoni’s $400 Million Countersuit Tossed: Full of life, Reynolds And NYT Declare “Complete Victory”
A federal decide tossed out Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion go well with in opposition to Full of life. Decide Lewis Liman has permitted Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, executives and PR group of Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel to submitted one other amended grievance by June 23 in opposition to Full of life, however the 132-page order launched Monday doesn’t depart quite a lot of room for the It Ends With Us star and director.
June 10: Scooter Braun’s HYBE America Subpoenaed By Full of life
Scooter Braun and Justin Baldoni (Picture by Michael Buckner/Selection/Penske Media by way of Getty Photos)
Full of life received huge when she subpoenaed Taylor Swift’s long-time nemesis Scooter Braun’s HYBE America. Braun has been related publicly with Baldoni for some time. Full of life’s legal professionals tried to serve the subpoena Thursday, June 12.
June 13: Full of life’s Lawyer Declares Convos With Taylor Swift “Irrelevant”
On Friday, June 13, Full of life’s legal professionals declared her texts with the songstress “irrelevant” to the continued authorized battle between the It Ends With Us costars.
Blake Full of life and Taylor Swift
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“Blake Full of life respectfully submits this letter movement for a protecting order concerning the Wayfarer Events’ persevering with calls for for Ms. Full of life’s communications with Taylor Swift (made once more yesterday), which they’ve pursued on the identical time they’ve refused to provide to Ms. Full of life the paperwork they publicly claimed to have obtained as a part of a deal to withdraw their subpoenas to Ms. Swift and her counsel,” declared a letter submitted to Decide Lewis J. Liman June 13 from Full of life lawyer Esra A. Hudson of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. “Good trigger exists for this request as a result of it has been the Wayfarer Events’ tactic since August 2024 to make Ms. Swift and her fan base central to their media technique in opposition to Ms. Full of life.”
June 18: Full of life’s Texts With Taylor Swift Not Going To Keep Personal
A giant blow got here to Full of life when, Wednesday, June 18, Decide Liman denied her legal professionals’ movement for a protecting order over Full of life’s and Swift’s digital chats.
