"It Ends With Us" set complaints, cast factions, a smear campaign and now a lawsuit – here's how it all went down

Blake Lively and ‘It Ends With Us’ costar and director Justin Baldoni’s alleged feud and lawsuits explained after her initial filing in December 2024

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's dispute is moving from the movie set to the courtroom as a trial date is set.

Justin Baldoni is heard apologizing to his co-star Blake Lively in an audio message apparently sent to Lively amid production of their film “It Ends with Us,” long before the two stars launched into a legal battle that continues to play out in the public eye.

Baldoni’s lawsuit also alleged that he felt “obliged” to accept and praise a revised version of the rooftop scene allegedly written by Lively (who later claimed it was written by her husband Ryan Reynolds) for fear of incurring the wrath of Reynolds and Lively’s best friend, Taylor Swift.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are using the legal system to wage a PR feud over 'It Ends With Us,' but that doesn't mean their suits are frivolous.

Everything Justin Baldoni has alleged against Blake Lively as the stars' feud plays out—including in a new federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

Blake Lively's brother-in-law Bart Johnson says he regrets inserting himself into the conflict between the actress and her "It Ends With Us" co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Last month, Johnson, who is married to Lively's sister Robyn Lively,

Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds told a federal judge Thursday that they will seek to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit. Attorneys for the two sides are due in court Monday for the first hearing on the megafeud between the two “It Ends With Us” co-stars.