Revealed: The REAL — And Very Calculated — Reason Justin Baldoni is Suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for Exactly $400Million
The legal battle started off in December after Lively's first lawsuit.
Jan. 28 2025, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
The REAL — and very calculated — reason Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for exactly $400million has been revealed.
RadarOnline.com can report the former co-stars are currently in a nasty and bitter legal battle after the Gossip Girl star accused the director of "sexual harassment" as they filmed It Ends With Us.
Baldoni has furiously denies Lively's accusations.
Lively and Baldoni's legal battle started back in December after she filed a lawsuit and claimed his behavior while filming caused her "grief, fear, trauma, and extreme anxiety."
The director of the film first fired back by filing a lawsuit against The New York Times, seeking $250 million in damages for their article about her allegations.
Just a few days later, Baldoni filed a $400million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, as well as the actress' publicist, Leslie Sloane, in the Southern District of New York.
The leading actor and director sued Lively, Reynolds, and Sloane for civil extortion, defamation, and invasion of privacy.
The director also accused Lively of attempting to hijack It Ends With Us while they were filming and sought to destroy his livelihood and career.
As seen in his lawsuit, Baldoni claimed she forced him and his family to wait in a basement holding area at the New York premiere of the film so they would not cross paths – he even provided photos of what appears to be the group in a basement.
Lively has requested a restraining order for Baldoni's lawyer amid the legal battle.
According to an insider for the Daily Mail, Baldoni is suing Lively and Reynolds for $400 million because the amount is said to be close to their combined net worth – and he wants to bankrupt them.
After Lively filed the lawsuit, Baldoni was dropped by his talent agent and allegedly lost out on money due to the allegations.
According to their source: "Justin Baldoni chose $400 million because of the simple reason that Blake and Ryan's combined net worth is believed to be around that figure.
"If they were successful in their pursuits, Justin would have lost everything he has and everything he has ever worked for.
"He has already lost jobs, including the podcast, and his agent dropped him. Prior to this, he was flourishing.
"People close to Justin believe Blake and Ryan deserve to be bankrupted for trying to ruin the lives of Justin and others involved in this legal nightmare."
According to reports, Lively and Reynolds have a net worth of $380million.
Lively's husband, Ryan Reynolds, has rushed to defend her.
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In Baldoni's lawsuit, the actor requested a jury trial and released a handful of text messages and emails to support his case.
The actor's lawsuit states: "At bottom, this is not a case about celebrities sniping at each other in the press. This is a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world deploying their enormous power to steal an entire film right out of the hands of its director and production studio.
"When Plaintiffs have their day in court, the jury will recognize that even the most powerful celebrity cannot bend the truth to her will."
