Lively and Amber Heard Expose Hollywood’s Defamation Campaign

Blake Lively, 37, has been in the news in the U.S. after she filed a lawsuit against director and co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and harassment during the filming of the movie “It Ends With Us,” in which she starred. It is reported that Baldoni’s publicist, who was named in the lawsuit, filed a lawsuit against her on February 4 (local time), seeking $7 million (about 1 billion yen) for defamation, and the situation has become a quagmire.

In the lawsuit, Lively accused Baldoni of hiring a public relations team to conduct an orchestrated smear campaign to discredit her reputation.

Attempted to add a sex scene not in the script

Lively told TMZ

“I hope that my legal action helps put an end to these unsettling retaliatory tactics and helps protect others who may become targets, especially those who are speaking out about scandals.”

he commented.

The film is based on the romance novel by Colleen Hoover. Lively’s character, Lily, was traumatized as a child by watching her father abuse her mother. She begins dating Lyle, a neurosurgeon, but begins to see Lyle’s violent side.

In the midst of all this, she reunites with her first love, Atlas, and is torn between the two. The film was released in the U.S. on August 9, 2024, and became a blockbuster hit, grossing $350 million (¥54.95 billion) at the worldwide box office. In Japan, the film was released on November 22.

In the lawsuit, Lively claims that Baldoni tried to add unscripted sex scenes during filming, talked about his personal sexual experiences, and saw himself as a sexual object.

“He viewed himself as a sex object.”

and other claims.

Baldoni then hired a public relations team to conduct a smear campaign against Lively,

“Damaged Lively’s image, caused harm to her business, and inflicted serious emotional damage to her and her family.”

The report alleges.