Actor Justin Baldoni has been dropped by talent agency WME, it has been reported. The decision was made by the company, in part due to a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed Friday by his co-star and producer Blake Lively, from the movie It Ends With Us.
The accusations ranged from inappropriate comments about Lively‘s weight to requests to modify the script in order to reduce the sexual content.
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More details of the lawsuit
Blake Lively filed a 10-count complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights on Friday night, accusing Justin Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and others involved in It Ends With Us of sexual harassment and carrying out a campaign to tarnish her reputation.
Ryan Reynolds’ wife complained of inappropriate conduct on the set of It Ends With Us, such as the display of nude videos and comments about pornography and sexual experiences. She also claims that Baldoni consulted her personal trainer without her consent to complain about her weight and that unagreed sex scenes were added to the script.
Baldoni’s lawyer comes out to face the music
“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally lascivious, with the intention of publicly hurting and repeating a narrative in the media,” he told the media.
“It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives have made such serious and categorically false allegations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and their representatives, as another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation, which was generated from her own comments and actions during the campaign for the film,” said Justin Baldoni’s lawyer.
“Furthermore, it was revealed that Ms. Lively hired her own representative, Leslie Sloan of Vision PR, who also represents Ryan Reynolds, to spread completely fabricated and false negative stories in the media,” he concluded.
What is certain is that Julio Baldoni was fired from WME just a few hours ago, but quietly. No one from the agency has spoken about the situation, and they are expected to issue a statement in the coming days.