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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Adrian Horton

Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400m

Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Composite: Getty

Justin Baldoni has sued Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, claiming that the couple hijacked the production of It Ends With Us, the hit summer 2024 film he directed and sought to “destroy” him with false allegations of sexual harassment.

In the suit, filed in the southern district of New York, Baldoni and his publicists accuse the couple of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy, to the tune of $400m in damages.

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