Blake Lively made 30 demands of her It Ends With Us co-star and others on set, as revealed in a legal complaint against Justin Baldoni.
In a complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department on Friday, Lively, 37, made several claims regarding her director and costar Baldoni, 40, who she is suing for sexual harassment and trying to ‘destroy’ her reputation.
The production of It Ends With Us was delayed in 2023 due to a writers strike. A day before filming resumed, a meeting was held to address the set’s ‘hostile work environment.’
At the January 4 meeting, Lively stated the issues she had with Baldoni and Jamey Heath, the Chief Executive Officer of Wayfarer and producer of the movie, according to the filing.
Everyone in attendance reportedly agreed to the 30 conditions the actress demanded in order to prevent further discomfort on set. Most of the points Lively brought up were sex-related.
The first request was ‘no more showing of nude videos or images of women, including the producer’s wife’ to Lively or her employees, according to the filing released by the New York Times.
Another jaw-dropping requirement was that people on set stop discussing Baldoni and Heath’s previous ‘pornography addiction’ and Lively’s ‘lack of pornography consumption.
Lively also asserted that no one should be talking about their sex lives, their genitalia or ‘personal times that physical consent was not given in sexual acts, as either the abuser or the abused.’
Ble Lively accused co-star and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment while filming It Ends With Us
Lively outlined 30 requirements, mainly of Baldoni, while filming the movie to protect her ‘physical and emotional safety’
The complaint revealed that Lively said no one was to bring up any previous HR complaints made against WayFarer Studios, which Baldoni is co-founder of. She also forbid anyone from asking her or her trainer about her weight.
Further complaints refer to Lively’s deceased father and religion. Lively reportedly declared that there should be no more mention of Baldoni ‘speaking to’ her late father.
She also asked that Baldoni stop inquiring her about her religious beliefs and imposing his on her – she also wanted him to stop ‘pressing’ to sage her employees.
Health matters were also discussed, with Lively outlining that if her or her infant are exposed to COVID ‘again,’ she must be notified immediately.
Lively also set clear boundaries when it came to filming the movie’s sex and intimacy scenes.
She demanded an intimacy coordinator be preset at all times in every scene involving Lively and Baldoni, adding that there should be no more ‘improvising’ kissing.
‘No biting or sucking of lip without [Lively’s] consent,’ the document reads.
A later demand said that all sex scenes need coordinator present, as well as a ‘monitor’ pre-approved by Lively to oversee them.
Lively demanded that an intimacy coordinator be present for all the scenes she shot with Baldoni
Baldoni and Jamey Heath were asked to stop making comments about their alleged ‘porn addiction’
Regarding scenes depicting rape or violence, Lively said that her character, Lily Bloom, must be played by a stunt double. She would only do close-up or pre-discussed scenes of this nature.
No additional sexual scenes outside of what Lively originally signed up for would be permitted, according to the filing.
‘No more asking or pressuring [Lively] to cross physical picket lines,’ another point summarized.
Lively also stated that no more touching or sexual comments from Baldoni or Heath would ‘be tolerated’ by her or any other women on set. All sex scenes would also have to be monitored by a representative of the actress.
Everyone working on these intimate scenes had to be hired professionals that Lively pre-approved, not ‘friends’ of the producer or director.
She also said that she would not film any more nude scenes without a SAG-compliant nudity rider – a document outlining the scene’s specifics – in place. Any scenes shot without one, Lively said, should not be used without her legal team’s consent.
Lively insinuated that Baldoni and Heath were barging into her trailer while she was nude and asked for ‘no more entering, attempting to entire, interrupting, pressuring or asking’ Lively to come inside for any reason while she is not dressed.
She also said she would no longer tolerate ‘multi hour’ unmonitored meetings with Baldoni crying in her trailer.
The Gossip Girl star claimed Baldoni fostered a toxic workplace environment during filming
Lively claimed Baldoni showed her nude images and videos of women, talked about an alleged previous porn addiction and made sexual comments about the cast and crew
Lively accused Baldoni of coming into her trailer for ‘multi hour’ crying sessions and asked for this behavior to stop, according to the complaint
Producer Alex Saks was mandated ‘to be given standard rights, inclusion, and authority per her job description’ and Sony was to have a more ‘active role’ in the film’s production.
For cast safety, an ‘experienced’ producer was asked to oversee the set.
It was agreed that Lively would not receive any ‘abusive’ or ‘retaliatory’ reactions to wanting to put these safeguard in place.
The final request was for an in-person meeting before production was resumed to go over these stipulations and ensure they would ‘be adhered to for the physical and emotional safety’ of Lively, her staff and the rest of the people on set.
