Blake Lively has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her It Ends With Us co-star, Justin Baldoni.
The 37-year-old actress starred as Lily Bloom in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel.
The film, which grossed $350 million at the box office, portrays Lily (Lively), a woman who moves to a new city and falls in love with a man named Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni) - who becomes abusive.
Blake Lively has sued Justin Baldoni. Credit: Gotham / Getty
Back in August, rumors of an on-set feud between Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 40, circulated on social media after the two stars of the film adaptation failed to make any joint press appearances.
The Jane The Virgin actor, who was the director of the movie, did most of his press solo and did not pose for pictures alongside the cast at the film's New York premiere.
While Baldoni alluded to "friction" on set in an interview cited by PEOPLE, The Age of Adaline actress has remained silent and chose not to address the claims.
Now, it seems Lively has made her feelings very clear as she has filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, alleging that he caused her “severe emotional distress" and coordinated an effort to destroy her reputation.
Lively has accused Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment. Credit: John Nacion / Getty
The bombshell filing, obtained by TMZ, notes that a meeting was held to address Lively's concerns and demands regarding her involvement in the film. Her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was among those in attendance.
Some of the demands that were addressed included "no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni's alleged previous 'pornography addiction', no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew's genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake's weight, and no further mention of Blake's dead father".
"No more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL [Blake Lively] outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project," were other demands mentioned in the lawsuit.
The actors on the set of It Ends With Us. Credit: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty
The filing also states that Sony Pictures, who distributed the movie, approved of the Gossip Girl star's requests.
However, Lively alleged in the lawsuit that Baldoni then took part in a "social manipulation" campaign to "destroy" her reputation soon after.
In a statement to The New York Times, Lively said: "I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted."
Bryan Freedman, Baldoni's lawyer, told PEOPLE that the actress' lawsuit was to "fix her negative reputation," adding that her allegations are "false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt".
Freedman added that Lively caused problems on the set of the film, which is currently streaming, "threatening to not showing up to set, threatening to not promote the film, ultimately leading to its demise during release".