It Ends With Us Crew Member Says Blake Lively Tried to "Take Power" From Justin Baldoni  (2025)

Talia’s perspective comes amid what has become an increasingly contentious battle between Blake, Justin and a growing number of their allies, including Blake’s husband Ryan Reynolds.

On Blake’s side, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants alum has accused Justin and his Wayfarer Studios partner Jamey Heath of sexual harassment, as well as creating a hostile work environment and launching a smear campaign against her after she first filed a complaint against the pair.

Justin has denied all the allegations, and in his own filings has claimed Blake attempted to take an amount of creative control over It Ends With Us that was inappropriate for her role as producer.

Among his many allegations, Justin claimed Blake leveraged her close friendship with Taylor Swift to influence changes to the film—including making a "veiled threat" through a studio executive "implying she might 'change her mind' about reaching out to Taylor Swift to secure the use of 'My Tears Ricochet' for the trailer if her demands are not met,” as seen in court documents published online by Justin.

E! News previously reached out to reps for Taylor for comment but did not hear back.

The Jane the Virgin alum has also claimed two versions of the film were created, with Blake’s personal edit being the version of the Colleen Hoover adaptation that was ultimately released.

"This maneuver felt less like a professional request and more like extortion," Justin’s filing read, "holding the film's marketing efforts hostage to gain creative control."

Scheduled to go to trial in March 2026, “This case deals with serious allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation,” Blake’s attorneys said in a Feb. 3 statement to E! News. “We will hold the defendants accountable, and we are confident that once all the evidence is submitted in this matter, Ms. Lively will prevail."

For a complete timeline of the ongoing legal battle, as well as its many iterations, keep reading.