Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s trial begun this week (Image: Getty)
Alleged text messages from Blake Lively to her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni have surfaced, with the actress reportedly calling herself “flirty” and a “ballbuster.”
The pair, who shared the screen in the 2024 movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel about domestic abuse, received acclaim from critics and box office success last year. However, following the film’s release, they became embroiled in a bitter legal battle.
Blake has taken legal action against Justin, accusing him of sexual harassment and claiming his PR team tried to tarnish her reputation.
In response, Justin has launched a whopping £321 million counter-lawsuit against Blake and her husband Ryan Reynolds, alleging that the duo is out to “destroy” his reputation and career. This week, it emerged that Blake and Ryan’s legal team filed a notice indicating their intention to seek dismissal of Justin’s lawsuit, adhering to Judge Lewis Linman’s court order on how the case should proceed.
Adding to the drama, purported texts from Blake to Justin have been leaked online. Justin’s representatives have created a website displaying what they claim are communications between the two, further intensifying the dispute, reports .
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Justin Baldoni, right, and Blake Lively in a scene from It Ends With U (Image: AP)
An exchange purportedly from Blake read she was “flirty” and later added: “It’s my love language. Spicy and playfully bold, never with teeth”, allegedly discussing a steamy scene in an upcoming film, where Blake repeatedly referred to herself as a “ballbuster”.
The Mail reportedly got its hands on these texts, believed to be part of the evidence submitted by Justin’s legal team.
Spanning from January 2019 to January 2024, the correspondence involves 168 pages of emails, text messages, and WhatsApp chats, mainly between Justin and Blake, with some interactions including Wrexham AFC owner Ryan.
Ryan allegedly expressed his adoration for Justin in one message, revealing that he and his spouse are ardent admirers. In a different conversation, Blake reportedly labelled Justin as “the best” when they were talking about a romantic movie sequence.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on the set of It Ends With Us (Image: Getty)
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s alleged text messages ‘leaked’ (Image: Getty)
Additional leaks include what’s thought to be a Valentine’s Day 2023 text from Blake assuring Justin he is “safe” with her, to which he supposedly responded with a heart emoji after it was suggested he had considered apologising for an overzealous remark.
Days after the birth of her son Olin, Blake reportedly expressed concerns about her body for intimate scenes, allegedly asking: “What’s the chance we can do body scenes at the end of the schedule?”
It is claimed that Justin couldn’t alter the filming schedule but attempted to alleviate her worries by saying: “‘I want you to know you will look amazing. Anything you are insecure about we will talk through and get creative together and make you comfortable. I just don’t want you to stress about your body. It’s the last thing you need.”
By May of that year, Blake is believed to have described herself as a ballbuster, clarifying it’s because the project “means a lot to me”. She supposedly texted him after a day on set: “You were terrific. I’m proud of everything we did today, but really every day.”
Additionally, it’s alleged that Blake received a matcha machine for her birthday that year, and although her thank-you response came six days later, it showed no signs of discord.
These supposed text exchanges have surfaced following Blake’s accusations against Justin of sexual harassment and an orchestrated campaign by PRs to tarnish her reputation after their collaboration on a romantic film. Subsequently, Justin filed a lawsuit against Blake and her husband Ryan for £321 million, accusing them of trying to “destroy” his reputation and career.
It has now been reported that Blake and Ryan’s legal team have submitted a notice indicating their intention to dismiss Justin’s lawsuit. This move aligns with Judge Lewis Linman’s court order, which detailed the proceedings of the case.
The movie co-stars were not required to attend the pretrial meeting at federal court in Manhattan on Monday.