Justin Baldoni’s team released unedited footage from the set of “It Ends With Us” that they claim refutes Blake Lively’s accusations of sexual harassment.
After filing a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni’s video — shared by his attorney, Bryan Freedman, and obtained by Fox News Digital — allegedly addresses the actress’ claims about a slow-dance scene.
Lively claimed Baldoni “leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘it smells so good,’” while filming a slow dance montage scene, according to her Dec. 20 sexual harassment filing obtained by Fox News Digital. “When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Mr. Baldoni’s response was, ‘I’m not even attracted to you.’”
However, Baldoni insisted the comment was made in regard to Lively’s own admission about her spray tan.
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Throughout the video, nearly 10 minutes of raw footage, Baldoni is directing the scene while Lively engages him in conversation because she states that it’s “more romantic” than just staring at each other.
While Baldoni snuggled into Lively’s neck, the actor jokingly asked, “Am I getting beard on you today?” She laughed and said, “I’m probably getting spray tan on you.”
Baldoni then stated, “It smells good,” to which Lively responded, “Well, it’s not that. It’s my body makeup.”
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“The following videos captured on May 23, 2023 clearly refute Ms. Lively’s characterization of his behavior,” a statement shared at the beginning of the video stated. “The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another. Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism.”
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