Justin Baldoni told TMZ he's 'grateful to be with the family' amid his lawsuit against his 'It Ends with Us' costar Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds

Justin Baldoni, in his Jan. 16 lawsuit against Blake Lively, is claiming the actress-producer urged their 'It Ends with Us' costar Isabela Ferrer to 'shun' him 'in an early attempt to give fans the impression that Baldoni had committed an egregious sin.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

Following Justin Baldoni’s whopping $400 million lawsuit, Blake Lively’s legal team has issued another scathing response. The two have been locked in a public battle for about a month now, and a private one since filming the romantic drama It Ends With Us.

Blake Lively has accused Justin Baldoni of employing manipulative tactics in his $400 million lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds.

Justin Baldoni mentioned Taylor Swift in his heated legal battle with "It Ends With Us" co-star Blake Lively. The actor claimed Lively pressured him using Swift's friendship.

Lively first revealed her allegations against Baldoni in an interview with the New York Times. The Times was subsequently sued by Baldoni, who accused the newspaper of promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract in his $250 million lawsuit.

The lawsuit is the latest legal action in a feud tied to the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” which starred Ms. Lively and Mr. Baldoni, who also directed the film.

One day after Justin Baldoni filed a lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Leslie Sloane over their It Ends With Us dispute, the director left Los Angeles with his family.

The legal battle offers a glimpse of the feud between the co-stars of a box-office hit.

Months after the movie’s August 2024 premiere, Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and fostering a “hostile work environment.” She also claimed in her December 2024 lawsuit that Baldoni attempted to coordinate a concentrated campaign to ruin her reputation.