Justin Baldoni 41, is heard by apologizing to your colleague Blake Lively 37, in an audio message apparently sent during the production of the movie “This is how it ends “Long before the two enter a judicial battle that continues to gain public attention.
In an audio of almost seven minutes, first published by TMZ on Monday (27), Baldoni, who also directed the film, discusses changes in the script presented by Lively, who acted as producer of the feature.
Lively and Baldoni played the main couple in “That’s how it ends,” a 2016-based Colleen Hoover’s bestseller story that addresses topics of domestic violence.
“I want to start with an apology. Dude, reading the second part of your message, my heart sank and I’m sorry. For sure, I failed, and you worked hard on ”Said Baldoni in the audio message. “I am very grateful that you feel safe enough to tell me how you feel and share it to me. And I’m sorry. I was wrong. That was a failure on my part. ”
Baldoni continued: “I’m far from perfect . I am a very flawed man, as my wife can attest… but I will always apologize and try to meet again in the center. This is something I can guarantee. And I’m sorry to make you feel that way, it must have been terrible. ”
THE CNN He could not independently verify the authenticity of the audio, but Baldoni mentions, at some point, that his message was sent at 2 am. THE CNN It also contacted Lively and Baldoni’s representatives for comments.
Why are Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively fighting in court?
Baldoni and Lively are involved in a court battle that began in December, when Lively accused him of sexual harassment and retaliation in a complaint registered with California’s civil rights department. About a week later, she filed a lawsuit.
Baldoni, in turn, sued Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, claiming that the couple tried to “destroy him” after Lively’s accusations, which he denies. An audience for the case was scheduled for 9 March 2026, according to the Associated Press.
Baldoni’s process states that Lively sought to take much of the creative direction of the film including asking Reynolds to rewrite a scene and make “unauthorized changes in the secret script” (Reynolds had no formal role in “That’s how it is over”).
The action also claims that Lively “summoned” Baldoni for a meeting in the apartment she shares with Reynolds in New York to discuss the script. During the meeting, Reynolds, along with a “megacelebrity friend” of the couple, praised Lively’s reviews in the text.
One of the texts included in the Baldoni process seems to show a messaging between him and Lively about the script: “I really loved what you did. It improved a lot. It made everything much more fun and interesting. (And I would feel it without Ryan and Taylor) ”, he wrote, accompanied by a flashing emoji. “You really have talent in all areas. I’m very excited and grateful to do this with you. ”
Although Baldoni’s message does not mention the last name of “Taylor,” Lively is an intimate friend of artist Taylor Swift. THE CNN He had already questioned the representatives of Baldoni, Lively, Reynolds and Taylor Swift if the “Taylor” mentioned in the message is, in fact, Swift.
In a Lively message included in the process, the actress refers to her friends, saying, “If you ever watch ‘Game of Thrones’, you will understand that I am Khaleesi and, like her, I also have some dragons.”
THE CNN Nor did it verify the text messages included independently in the processes.
It is unclear when discussions about the changes in the script Baldoni’s audio has been sent, but he adds in one excerpt: “Damn, you have amazing friends.”
“If they knew how you felt, and hey, we should all have friends like that, besides the fact that they are two of the most creative people on the planet. You three together are unbelievable. What energy, a true trio of strength, ”he said. “But I wanted you to know that I didn’t need it, because it’s really good and will make the movie shine, as you said. I’m excited to go through the whole movie with you. I’m just excited for spending time with you. ”
Last week, Baldoni’s legal team released about 10 minutes of images of the set of “that’s how it ends” that, according to them, prove that he acted with “respect and professionalism” about Lively during the project. In the images, the two actors are seen recording a slow dance cited in Lively against Baldoni’s process, in which she mentions episodes of inadequate behavior by him.
In response, a representative of Lively stated that “each frame of the images released literally corroborates what Mrs. Lively described in paragraph 48 of her complaint.”
Baldoni also filed a $ 250 million lawsuit against New York Times, accusing the newspaper to collaborate with Lively’s team to publish a biased article that benefited the actress and contained manipulated evidence.
The New York Times has denied Baldoni’s accusations and said it maintains the integrity of its report.
This content was originally published in Baldoni sends Livery apology: “I’m far from perfect” on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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