Justin Baldoni shares on-set It Ends With Us footage to counter Blake Livelys sexual harassment claims

Justin Baldoni has shared unreleased on-set footage from “It Ends With Us” as part of an effort to dispel sexual harassment claims Blake Lively made against him.Baldoni, 40, filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively, 37, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, after the actress sued him for $250 million, alleging he caused her to suffer “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish” in addition to lost wages.Lively previously filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Commission, in which she claimed Baldoni sexually harassed her while making “It Ends With Us.” She also spoke about those claims in an interview with the New York Times.The new video, which was sent to The Post by Baldoni’s legal counsel Bryan Freedman, shows Lively and Baldoni slow-dancing as their characters Lily and Ryle in May 2023.Baldoni’s legal counsel claims the footage refutes Lively’s characterization of his behavior.“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,” a statement at the top of the video reads.“These are all three takes filmed in sequence.”The footage was intended to be used as part of a montage so the actors did not have any dialogue.Nevertheless, the pair wear microphones and their conversation can be heard.Lively’s lawsuit alleges that during a “slow dance scene,” Baldoni “leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘it smells so good.’ ” In the raw footage of what appears to be the “slow dance scene” in question, Lively can be heard joking that she’s “probably getting spray tan on” Baldoni, who laughs and replies, “It smells good.” “Well, it’s not that.

It’s my body makeup,” Lively replied.The video also references a char...