Justin Baldoni dropped by his talent agency after Blake Lively sues her It Ends With Us co-star
JUSTIN Baldoni has been dropped by his talent agency after being sued by his This Is Us co-star, Blake Lively
The Gossip Girl alum, 37, issued a lawsuit for sexual harassment, claiming Justin’s actions caused “severe emotional distress” and amounted to a smear campaign to “destroy” her reputation.
Justin, who previously starred in 2018 movie Con Man and TV series Jane The Virgin, denied all the allegations – stating they were “serious and categorically false.”
Yet as they play out, the 40-year-old actor has been dropped by talent agency William Morris Endeavor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The agency – which often goes under the initials WME – represents “artists, content creators and other talent in a variety of fields.”
Their clients also include Blake and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds.
BOMBSHELL LAWSUIT
Hollywood stars Blake and Justin appeared in the adaptation of the best-selling Colleen Hoover novel, It Ends With Us in August.
Yet the film’s release was marred by a string of alleged bust-ups on set.
Justin, who is married to wife Emily Baldoni, has now been accused of showing Blake naked videos and images of other women as well as making references about his alleged previous porn addiction in the bombshell lawsuit, according to documents seen by TMZ.
The documents claim film executives had to arrange an all-hands meeting, attended by Deadpool star Ryan, 40, after Blake told bosses of her concerns.
The actress is said to have demanded ‘Conman’ star Justin to stop showing her naked photos of women, talking about his sex life, discussing cast members’ genitalia and asking about his co-star’s weight.
She also claims to have asked for “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing outside the scope of the script approved when signing onto the project.”
Distributor Sony Pictures approved The Age of Adaline star’s requests but the lawsuit says Justin used “social manipulation” to destroy her reputation after she aired her fears.
Justin’s lawyer Bryan Freedman has branded the lawsuit “shameful” and claimed it was “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious, with an intent to publicly hurt”.
He claimed Blake launched legal action to “fix her negative reputation” after reports that she was “diva-like” on set.
HOOVER SUPPORT
Colleen Hoover – author of the book on which the movie is based – has also spoken out amid the sexual harassment allegations.
The American appeared to support Blake in an online post that also included a link to the star’s claims.
Novelist Colleen said Blake had been “nothing but honest, kind, supportive and patient since the day we met.”
She added: “Thank you for being exactly the human that you are. Never change. Never wilt.”