Blake Lively amended lawsuit: Justin Baldoni made 2 other actresses ‘uncomfortable’
Blake Lively has amended her sexual harassment lawsuit against her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, now alleging defamation and claiming two other actresses were also made “uncomfortable” by him on the “toxic set.”
The amendment, filed late Tuesday, is an update to Lively’s Dec. 31 lawsuit against Baldoni, his Wayfarer associates, publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, and crisis consultant Jed Wallace, who earlier this month filed his own defamation lawsuit against the “Gossip Girl” star, 37.
Lively in December accused Baldoni and other defendants of orchestrating a retaliatory smear campaign after she made sexual harassment complaints against the “Jane the Virgin” alum, 41. Those claims were highlighted in a New York Times article, for which Baldoni accused the outlet of libel in a $250 million lawsuit.
Baldoni last month filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, accusing them of defamation and civil extortion. Baldoni claims Lively’s accusations stem from her alleged attempts to take over the film.
“The Defendants’ false narrative crumbles under the indisputable truth that Ms. Lively was not alone in complaining about Mr. Baldoni and raised her concerns as they arose in 2023, not in connection with some imagined power play for control of the Film in 2024,” reads the amendment.
“Mr. Baldoni acknowledged the complaints in writing at the time,” the complaint continued. “He knew that women other than Ms. Lively also were uncomfortable and had complained about his behavior.”
The new filing says such “unwelcome behavior” was reported to one of the producers as well as Ange Giannetti, who works for the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures.
Baldoni responded “in writing” to one of the accusers, according to the filing, which says Baldoni acknowledged in his letter “that he was aware of her concerns, and that adjustments would be made.”
A representative for Lively told People the new filing shows “other women confided in Blake about their discomfort and fear of coming forward, and their concern about the current public vitriol.”
The dueling lawsuits are currently slated to head to trial in March 2026.
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Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban’s LA home burglarized while family’s away
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Los Angeles-area home was broken into and possibly burglarized over the weekend.
The 57-year-old stars and their family were not home at the time and nobody was hurt in the reported incident, a source told the Daily News.
TMZ was first to report the break-in, citing law enforcement sources saying someone broke a window to make their way into the residence. While it’s unclear whether anything was nabbed during the attempted robbery, sources said the suspect ran off when they heard a member of the household’s staff coming home.
No arrests have been made, though an investigation is underway, according to the outlet.
The reported burglary is the latest in a string of recent break-ins targeting celebrities’ Southern California digs.
Intruders smashed the glass door of “Barbie” and “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu’s home just ahead of New Year’s, though the actor wasn’t home at the time. The incident at Liu’s home occurred within days of burglaries at the homes of “One Tree Hill” alum Sophia Bush and jewelry designer Martin Katz.
TMZ reported at the time that a holiday gift was stolen from Bush’s home, while $2.5 million worth of bags — including Hermès collectors’ items — were reportedly taken from Katz’s. Two men were arrested for the latter burglary.
In August, burglars also smashed through the glass of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s L.A. estate in broad daylight. Law enforcement sources at the time told TMZ the intruders didn’t get to the main house.
That incident unfolded about a month after Marlon Wayans’ house was robbed, after which the actor quipped the thieves “didn’t really get much because I don’t own (expletive).”
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Guy Pearce says he was ‘targeted’ by Kevin Spacey on ‘L.A. Confidential’
NEW YORK — Guy Pearce is opening up about his troubling experiences with Kevin Spacey while they were filming “L.A. Confidential” and the “wake-up call” that he was “targeted” by the actor, whose mainstream success took a backseat amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
During a recent appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast, Pearce says he spent “five months” dismissing Spacey’s alleged advances as “nothing” as they worked on the 1997 neo-noir.
“I was sort of scared of Kevin because he’s quite an aggressive man,” said the Oscar-nominated “Brutalist” star, now 57. “He holds a room remarkably. But I was young and susceptible, and he targeted me, no question.”
Though Pearce contends he “probably was a victim to a degree,” he was hesitant to completely identify as one.
“I was certainly not a victim by any means to the extent that other people have been to sexual predators,” Pearce said, but added that “the only days” he felt safe were the days when actor Simon Baker was also on set.
At that point, Pearce would be “dumped like a hot potato” as Spacey focused on the “10 times prettier” Aussie.
Pearce says he realized Spacey’s impact on him amid the #MeToo movement, during which the latter was accused by multiple male actors of sexual assault dating back decades.
“I broke down and sobbed, and I couldn’t stop” upon hearing the allegations, Pearce recalled. “I think it really dawned on me the impact that had occurred and how I sort of brushed it off and how I had either shelved it or blocked it out or whatever. That was a really incredible wake-up call.”
In the years since, Pearce says he’s “had a couple of confrontations with Kevin” that “got ugly,” adding that he doesn’t “want him to get away with what he gets away with.”
More than 50 men have accused Spacey of sexual misconduct. In 2023, he was acquitted of all nine counts for which he was on trial in a London court. Less than a year earlier, a New York jury found he did not sexually abuse actor Anthony Rapp.
From combined wire services