Blake Lively takes major swipe at Justin Baldoni and his lawyer in Another Simple Favor

Daily Mail​

06-05-2025

Blake Lively took an apparent major swipe at It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni and his lawyer in Another Simple Favor.
Lively, 37, whose drama with Baldoni, 41, erupted last year after she accused him of sexual harassment in a bombshell lawsuit, shocked fans when her character Emily Nelson quipped about 'suing into oblivion' in a chaotic viral scene.
Memorably, back in January, Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman said he was going to sue Lively 'into oblivion' during an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show.
In the scene Nelson says to Anna Kendrick 's Stephanie Smothers: 'I'm going to have to sue you into oblivion for using my name and likeness without my express written consent.'
In an analysis by TikToker JustPlainZack, he speculates that due to Lively's back being turned while the line is read and her mouth unable to be seen, that it was a voiceover added late in post-production. Original filming took place from March to May 2024.
He added it was possibly 'something that they [Lively and director Paul Feig] thought was funny, a cute little dig at Baldoni.'
Another scene sees Lively say: 'oh lighten up, im busting your balls' which echoed a famed line she texted to Baldoni calling herself a 'ballbuster.'
Fans took to social media to comment, writing: 'Isn't she a victim,why is she acting like her allegations are a joke?
'embarassing.
'everytime she opens her mouth I dislike her more.
'that's her. she's playing herself.
'she's a menace'
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Paul Feig for comment.
The new film finds Lively's character Emily planning a wedding in Capri, Italy, while out of prison on an appeal.
In an analysis by TikToker JustPlainZack , he speculates that due to Lively's back being turned while the line is read, that it was a voiceover added in post-production. He added it was possibly 'something that they [Lively and director Paul Feig] thought was funny; Pictured April with Kendrick
She turns to her former friend Stephanie (Kendrick) to be her maid of honor, but she is once again pulled into a plot involving deception and murder.
Despite the less-than-stellar reaction to the movie Feig, suggested he would be up for a third entry in the series.
Feig, 62, said, 'I definitely know where I want it to go,' though he would have to wait to 'see if everybody wants to do a third one.'
'It was too much fun — I would love to get back together with this group and these characters and send them on an even weirder, international adventure, if possible,' he said while speaking with People.
Despite some of the criticisms of how far out the new film goes compared to the more modest and realistic original, Feig suggested the next entry to go even broader.
'I think we need to take them out into the world even more,' he said.
The release of Lively's new films comes after she filed an 80-page civil rights complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against her It Ends With Us director and costar Justin Baldoni on December 20, before officially filing a federal lawsuit on December 31.
In December, Lively sued Baldoni amid claims of sexual harassment during production of the motion picture. In her lawsuit, the Gossip Girl alumna accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her in multiple ways — including body shaming her — and orchestrating a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation.
Baldoni and his reps have said in response to the lawsuit that Lively twisted the meaning of text messages and mislead the public about their interactions while making the motion picture.
In her lawsuit, Lively named a number of Baldoni's collaborators, including his company Wayfarer Studios, the studio's CEO and financial backer, and PR personnel Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.
'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,' Lively told The New York Times the day after she filed the complaint.
Baldoni subsequently sued the newspaper for $250 million in a defamation claim over a December 21 story titled '"We Can Bury Anyone": Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.' The newspaper has denied the allegations.
Baldoni on January 16 filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane, alleging defamation and extortion. Baldoni told the court the trio had concocted 'false accusations of sexual harassment' against him.
Since Lively's complaint was filed, Baldoni has faced a number of professional consequences, including a lawsuit from a former publicist; and being dropped by the agency WME, which also reps Lively and Reynolds.
WME has denied claims that Lively and Reynolds leaned on them to release Baldoni from their client roster, according to Variety.
Lawyers for both parties were in accordance with a plan to compound both federal cases filed into one moving forward.
It Ends with Us, which also starred Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, arrived in theaters August 9 and was a hit with audiences. The film, adapted from the 2016 Colleen Hoover novel, earned $148 million in domestic box office, and $350 million globally, according to Box Office Mojo.
Lively broke out with the 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants opposite Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera. That led to her high-profile role on the TV show Gossip Girl, which she starred on from 2007-2012, playing lead character Serena van der Woodsen.
She has also appeared in movies such as 2010's The Town, 2016's The Shallows, 2018's A Simple Favor and 2020's The Rhythm Section.
Prior to It Ends with Us, Baldoni was best known for playing the role of Rafael Solano on the TV show Jane the Virgin from 2014–2019. He also has directed films including 2019's Five Feet Apart and 2020's Clouds, and penned the 2021 book Man Enough, which tackled misconceptions of contemporary masculinity.