Justin Baldoni Shares His 'Basement' Photos from 'It Ends With Us' Premiere in Lawsuit Against Blake Lively
Justin Baldoni has shared photos that he snapped with his family and friends while being held in the “basement” at the premiere of his movie It Ends With Us. The photos have been included in his lawsuit that he filed against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
The actor and director has accused Blake and her publicist of orchestrating a smear campaign against himself to take control of his movie It Ends With Us. He and others involved with the lawsuit are seeking at least $400,000,000 in damages and are requesting a trial.
While the rest of the cast posed for photos together at the premiere, Justin posed solo on the carpet and didn’t interact with the cast.
In a leaked voicemail, Justin said, “On what could have been one of the most beautiful nights of my life career-wise, I literally was sent to the basement with all my friends and family for over an hour because I wasn’t allowed to be seen, she didn’t want me anywhere near her or the rest of the cast. So they ushered me off the carpet and sent us down to the basement, we were down there together, my friends and family, the people that love me the most.”
Justin also addressed the moment in the lawsuit, where the photos were included.
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“Baldoni was informed that Lively demanded he not attend the Film’s premiere on August 6, 2024. Lively further threatened that if Baldoni attended the premiere, she and the majority of the cast would boycott. It remained unclear what Lively had communicated to or promised the cast, but they now also refused to attend if Baldoni was present,” the lawsuit alleged.
It continued, writing, “Finally, through Sony, Wayfarer persuaded Lively to “permit” Baldoni and the Wayfarer team, along with their friends and family, to attend—though only under demeaning and humiliating conditions. They were relegated to a separate theater to view the Film, required to arrive at a different time than the rest of the cast, and instructed to leave the red carpet immediately once Lively arrived. Baldoni was also excluded from the official celebrity after-party, despite it being an event ultimately paid for by Sony and Wayfarer. As a result, Baldoni had to quickly organize and fund a separate after-party for himself and the Wayfarer team, forcing the company to cover the costs for two events—one for Lively and everyone else, and one for Baldoni and Wayfarer’s own friends, family, crew, and team.”
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