Read the letter Blake Lively allegedly wrote for Justin Baldoni to take accountability during It Ends With Us bad press
Justin Baldoni claimed that Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds drafted a statement for him where he’d take “accountability” for the bad press around “It Ends With Us.”Over the weekend, Baldoni, 41, launched a new website with an amended version of his $400 million lawsuit against the couple, as well as a document that outlines the timeline of events before and after the movie’s filming.Baldoni filed both the amended complaint and the timeline document in court.In the filed timeline, Baldoni claimed that Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, tried to force him into taking the blame for the “troubled production” of “It Ends With Us” and the negative press that Lively dealt with while she promoted the flick.Lively and Reynolds allegedly wrote the draft statement in Aug.
2024, the same month the movie came out, after they were “furious” with Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, “for positioning them as promoting the Film as a ‘Barbie film’ while elevating Baldoni to speak on the more serious messaging.”The alleged draft statement said, “IT ENDS WITH US was a troubled production which we take full accountability for.We are very sorry to everyone we caused upset to privately and publicly.
Blake Lively, Colleen Hoover, the entire cast and crew led with professionalism every step of the way, any negativity aimed at them is ours to own.”“We mutually agreed that the cast would be promoting the film separately and understood why.We have always said we are not perfect and even if unintentionally make mistakes, we will always own them,” the alleged draft statement continued.
“We hold ourselves accountable, it’s not anyone’s job but ours and that’s part of being ‘man enough.’ We will practice what we preach.We are learning and growing from the experience and we thank everyone for their patience as we find a better way to proceed.
We are very proud of the film and the welcome arms that it’s been received.”The alle...