Justin Baldoni wedding apology to wife resurfaces amid Blake Lively harassment claim
It started with him.
Amid Blake Lively’s claim that her “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni sexually harassed her and waged a campaign to “destroy” her reputation, a video from Baldoni’s wedding has resurfaced.
In 2013, when he married his wife, Swedish actress Emily Baldoni, Baldoni, 40, told her that he was sorry for “anything I’ve ever said or done that has hurt you.”
According to The Daily Mail, in the video, the “Jane the Virgin” star also proceeded to apologize to his new bride for his “faults, shortcomings, insecurities and my ego.”
Justin and Emily Baldoni in an Instagram photo. Instagram/justinbaldoni
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in “It Ends With Us.” GC Images
Emily Baldoni and Justin Baldoni at the “It Ends With Us” New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Aug. 6, 2024. Variety via Getty Images
Emily shares two children with Justin, and she also made a cameo in “It Ends With Us,” as a nurse giving a scan to Lily (Lively) when Lily was pregnant.
On Saturday, news broke that Lively, 37, had filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, who not only co-starred in “It Ends With Us” but also directed it.
The film is about a domestic violence relationship between their characters and it’s based on a best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover.
Lively’s lawsuit alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of their hit film.
According to the legal docs, the actress further accused Baldoni of “a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation” following the movie’s release.
She says the alleged smear campaign caused harm to her business and led to her family experiencing “severe emotional distress.”
Justin Baldoni with his wife Emily and children. Facebook / Justin Baldoni
Justin Baldoni attends Variety Faith and Spirituality In Entertainment Honors presented by CFAM at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Dec. 4, 2024. Variety via Getty Images
Justin Baldoni kisses his wife Emily Baldoni as they attend the New York premiere of “It Ends With Us” at at AMC Lincoln Square in New York, Aug. 6, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
The hit movie premiered over the summer, grossing over $300 million on a $25 million budget.
At the time, rumors abounded of a feud between Lively and Baldoni, who refused to appear together to promote the flick.
Lively also suffered a barrage of bad publicity upon the movie’s release, and was dubbed a “mean girl” after a journalist claimed an uncomfortable interview with the star led her to quit her job.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of “It Ends With Us.” Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com
Blake Lively at a screening of “Wicked” Dec. 3, 2024. GC Images
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, has lashed out at Lively’s new lawsuit, telling The Post: “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, as yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation.”
According to the legal docs, however, Lively alleges it was Baldoni who made things untenable on set.
The former “Gossip Girl” star alleged in the suit that “things got so bad during filming, there was an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address what she claims was a hostile work environment.”
Her husband, “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds, 48, was also at that meeting.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are seen on Oct. 11, 2024, in New York City. GC Images
Blake Lively at the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards held at the Rainbow Room on Dec. 11, 2024. Beauty Inc via Getty Images
As part of the tense sit-down, Lively and Reynolds demanded there would be “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Lively, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ and no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Lively.”
They further stipulated that Baldoni “should not make inquiries about Lively’s weight” and make “no further mention of her dead father.”
Additionally, Lively demanded there be “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing” outside the scope of the script she approved when signing onto the project.
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress also claimed that Baldoni and his allies “engaged in a ‘social manipulation’ campaign to ‘destroy’ her reputation.”
As evidence, she included texts from Baldoni’s publicist to a studio publicist saying the actor “wants to feel like [Ms. Lively] can be buried.”
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are seen on Oct. 24, 2023, in New York City. GC Images
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in “It Ends With Us.” Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Justin Baldoni with his wife, Emily, in 2021. emilybaldoni/Instagram
“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media,” Baldoni’s lawyer told The Post in a statement.
In the wake of the news, Lively’s former “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel released a statement supporting the actress.
“As Blake’s friends and sisters for over 20 years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation,” the joint statement read.
“Throughout the filming of ‘It Ends With Us,’ we saw her summon the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set, and we are appalled to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice,” Lively’s “Sisterhood” co-stars continued. “Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety. The hypocrisy is astounding.”
