The feud between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively is not over yet. How can it be – when the new leaked voice message has just surfaced, stating that he was banished to the basement at the premiere of ‘It Ends With Us’ with his friends and family?
In the voice text that was played on The Megyn Kelly Show, he said “Think about this, on what you know what could’ve 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 ousted me off the carpet and sent us down to the basement. We’re down there together – my friends and family, the people who love me the most.”
He continued, “We started laughing because of the ridiculousness of this whole thing. You realize that on the night that was supposed to be so materialistically joyful, I was in the basement with the people I love the most, and we were all ‘joyful’ and laughing. Because none of that shit matters – none of it. It’s not why we are in this business, it’s not why the three of us are in this business either. Is there? Attend a premiere like that and be celebrated. We are in this business because we’re artists. And we believe in what we do, and because we want to create art that touches people’s hearts and souls and can move people. And that’s what we did, that’s what you both did. And I believe that we’ll follow each of us in the truthful prevail in that light and loveful wind.”
The premiere of ‘It Ends With Us’ was in August 2024 at AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City. Instead of attending the joyful event, he had to be in the basement.
The voice text has added a state of immediacy to the lawsuits. After Blake filed a lawsuit against Baldoni for ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and an alleged ‘smear campaign’, Baldoni sued The New York Times for defamation for their expose, ‘We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine’.
In an interview with NewsNation, Baldoni’s lawyer argued “It is painfully ironic that Blake Lively is accusing Justin Baldoni of weaponizing the media when her own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending grossly edited documents to The New York Times before filing the complaint.”
Lively’s lawyers responded with the statement that it is not a matter of creative differences, it is about workplace misconduct. They stated, “Sexual harassment and retaliation are illegal in every workplace and every industry.” Adding, “These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct,” to their statement.
