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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Legal Battle Over Controversial Footage

2/19/2026

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Blake Lively, actress, and Justin Baldoni, director, face a federal court dispute over footage from It Ends With Us showing Baldoni appearing to kiss Lively during a dance.
Lively contends the clip reflects a pattern of sexual harassment on set.
Baldoni's supporters say the scene depicts appropriate behavior for a romantic moment.
A judge will decide this spring whether Lively's harassment, retaliation, and defamation claims go to trial.

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Story summary

Blake Lively, actress, and Justin Baldoni, director, face a federal court dispute over footage from It Ends With Us showing Baldoni appearing to kiss Lively during a dance.
Lively contends the clip reflects a pattern of sexual harassment on set.
Baldoni's supporters say the scene depicts appropriate behavior for a romantic moment.
A judge will decide this spring whether Lively's harassment, retaliation, and defamation claims go to trial.