Justin Baldoni Speaks Out, Splitting Bachelor Nation: 5 Hot Stories

Justin Baldoni in public address his play with It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively shortly after she responded to her $400 million lawsuit. Speaking for the first time about the legal battle, Baldoni said he was “grateful” to those who support him. “We have amazing friends and family and faith,” he added in a video obtained by TMZ on Friday, January 17. Baldoni’s comments came a day after he filed a lawsuit alongside his production studio and other plaintiffs alleging that Lively “determined to make Baldoni the real villain in her story” to cover up her allegedly “tone-deaf” promotion of their 2024 film. Baldoni further claimed that Lively – and he also served as a producer on the film – never read the Colleen Hoover novel it is based on. Lively accused Baldoni, the film’s director, of creating a “hostile work environment” in her own lawsuit filed last month. In a statement provided to Us WeeklyHe slammed Lively’s legal team Baldoni’s “desperate” attempt to “turn the tables” on the actress, claiming that Baldoni’s strategy “will fail.” Finish the week with more Us‘ best stories below:

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