BLAKE Lively has launched a lawsuit against It End With Us co-star Justin Baldoni over allegations he constantly described his sex life and asked about her weight.
The Gossip Girl star, 37, claims that Baldoni, 40, showed her nude videos and pictures of other women and kept talking about his alleged past addiction to pornography, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
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Lively and Baldoni appear to have had a few falling outs during the production of the film last yearCredit: Splash
Both Hollywood stars appeared in an adaptation of Coleen Hoover’s bestseller of the same name in August, although the film’s release was marred by a series of alleged break-ups on set.
In a major sexual harassment lawsuit, the actress accuses Baldoni of a smear campaign to ‘destroy’ her reputation, which he denies.
It is claimed that executives had to arrange a meeting attended by Reynolds, 40, after Lively voiced her concerns to bosses.
The actress is said to have demanded that Baldoni stop showing her nude photos of women, talking about his sex life, discussing cast members’ genitalia and questioning his co-star’s weight.
She also claims that she requested “no more scenes of sex, oral sex, or climax on camera be added outside the scope of the script approved when the project was signed.”
Distributor Sony Pictures granted Lively’s requests, but the lawsuit says Baldoni used “social manipulation” to destroy her reputation after she went public with her fears.
Mother-of-one Blake, who plays flower shop owner Lily Bloom in the film, says Baldoni’s actions have caused her and her family “serious emotional distress”.
In the film, Lily turns an encounter with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, played by Baldoni, into a blossoming relationship.
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The pair, who play lovers in the film, are unlikely to work together again Credit: Getty
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Livelyn’s husband Ryan Reynolds was hired to calm on-set tensions, claims lawsuit Credit: The Mega Agency
But she finds that their relationship is becoming more and more like her parents’ troubled relationship, with Lily being brutally attacked by Ryle in harrowing scenes of domestic violence.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, yesterday called the lawsuit “disgraceful” and claimed it was “false, outrageous and deliberately malicious, with the intent to cause public injury.”
He claimed Blake launched legal action to “fix her negative reputation” following reports she was “like a diva” on set.
The feud between the stars continued even after production ended, with neither willing to do promotional work or interviews together.
During the promotion, Lively was labeled an “opportunist” by fans after she used a TV chat to promote her Blake Brown hair care line.
Despite their feud, the film grossed $350 million at the worldwide box office, and was second only to Reynolds’ Deadpool vs. Wolverine in its opening weekend.
After the film’s release, a source told US magazine Variety that there would be no sequel, adding: “There’s probably no world where the two of them work together again.”
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The film was a huge success at the box office, earning $350 million Credit: AP
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Baldoni and Lively did much of their promotional work for the film separately from each otherCredit: Splash
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