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‘It Ends With Us’ Actresses Back Up Lively’s ‘False Ally’ Claims About Baldoni
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Female Cast, Crew Disturbed by Baldoni on Set
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As Blake Lively continues her legal battle against her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni concerning alleged inappropriate behavior, we now have evidence several more women associated with the film’s production had huge issues with Baldoni at the time.
In court documents, obtained by TMZ, text messages sent by one of the film’s stars, Jenny Slate, show she didn’t want to do anything with Justin or his “truly unprofessional” business partner Jamey Heath back in 2023 — the year the film began production.
Slate wrote, “This has really been a disturbing shoot, and I’m one of many who feel this way, and Blake and I have both complained directly to Ange [production executive Andrea Giannetti] at Sony (and they agree w us btw). Justin is truly a false ally and I’m unwilling to do anything that promotes the image that he’s crafting as a ‘male feminist’ … like … honestly I have no words to describe what a fraud he is.”
She continued … “I honestly have never ever encountered anything like this dude. He’s the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist.”
Later in a deposition, Slate is quoted as saying, “Justin and Jamey freak me out.” According to the deposition transcript, Slate was concerned about how much “crap” Lively had to take from Justin and Jamey, and accused the two men of telling “weird lies.”
Additionally, an email sent from “It Ends With Us” author Colleen Hoover to Sony on July 14, 2024, shows that she was reluctant to show up at the premiere.
She wrote, “Am I going to be comfortable if Justin is there? No, things are beyond uncomfortable at this point.”
Actress Isabela Ferrer was asked in a deposition about filming an intimate scene involving two teenagers, after which she says Baldoni commented on it being “hot” … Ferrer said “It didn’t feel appropriate in a work environment,” and didn’t feel like a note about her acting, saying it was out of place and “personal.”
Lively’s lawyer, Sigrid McCawley, spoke to TMZ regarding this newly unsealed evidence, saying, “In his TedTalk to promote his brand as an advocate for women, Justin Baldoni said we must ‘listen to the women’…even if what they are saying is against you.’ See how he actually reacts in the bombshell new evidence released for the first time, which includes sworn testimony and contemporaneous messages from numerous women who actually worked with him.”
She added … “The newly unsealed evidence shows the concerns of Ms. Lively and others were documented in real-time as early as Spring 2023, and Wayfarer understood them as ‘sexual harassment’ concerns. The evidence also documents how Wayfarer refused to investigate, but instead attempted to ‘bury’ Ms. Lively and others who spoke up through retaliation.”
Remember … Lively sued Baldoni and several of his associates over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation, seeking $161 million in damages back in November 2024. Baldoni denied the claims and filed a $400 million countersuit, which was dismissed. Their next court date is set for January 22.
We’ve reached out to Justin Baldoni … so far, no word back.
Abella Danger
Pissed At ESPN …
I Didn’t Want To Be Filmed!!!
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Abella Danger wishes she could’ve watched her Miami Hurricanes compete without her face being plastered all over national TV … with the adult film icon telling TMZ Sports she’s sorry to anyone offended by her cameo appearance during Monday night’s championship game.
The current Miami student’s mug popped up during ESPN’s broadcast of the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff Championship matchup with the Indiana Hoosiers at Hard Rock Stadium … right when her fav team was down 10 with under seven minutes left in the game.
The crowd shot was intended to show Canes fans’ emotions during the crucial moment in the contest … and it succeeded, ’cause it looked like she was really going through it.
Danger’s appearance immediately made rounds on social media … with some cracking jokes and others questioning whether the network was aware of WHO exactly they were showing.
Regardless, it’s not the first time she’s been shown on screen — as she’s attended a ton of Miami games in the past — and camera crews have tracked her down numerous times.
But Danger’s legitimately upset over her camera time … telling us, “I would give anything in the world to not have had ESPN film me, and I am so deeply sorry to anyone I offended with my attendance at the game.”
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“I wish I could be any other student supporting my team.”
Danger’s quite famous — whether folks will publicly admit it or not, chances are they know her face — but she’s clearly trying to keep it more lowkey these days.
To make matters worse, she was truly sad to see her team lose … but hey, they’ll be back, Abella!!
We’ve reached out to ESPN for comment.
Chris Pratt
Have ‘Mercy’ on Us, A.I.!!!
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Chris Pratt plays a detective put on trial by an A.I. judge for his wife’s murder in his new flick, “Mercy” … and he’s now sounding off on whether the real-life justice system could actually go that high-tech too.
We caught up with the Hollywood star in NYC Tuesday … and when we asked if the way things are going means more artificial intelligence could start taking over in courtrooms, he made it crystal clear — he seriously hopes not.
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Catch the clip … ’cause Chris doesn’t give a straight yes-or-no as far as an official A.I. takeover … but he does point out we’re already using way more artificial intelligence in our everyday lives than we even realize.
So hey, make of that what you will … but to keep things light, he also dishes a little on the Super Bowl — so catch that too!
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