Justin Baldoni utilizing It Ends With Us co-star Isabela Ferrer to counter Blake Full of life’s sexual harassment claims in courtroom | Hollywood

Blake Full of life sued Justin Baldoni, the director and star of her movie It Ends With Us, for sexual harassment in January. Later that month, Baldoni filed a countersuit in opposition to Blake and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, for civil extortion and defamation. Within the amended go well with, Baldoni submitted a textual content Isabela Ferrer despatched to him in July 2023, after she wrapped her work on the movie.

The textual content submitted by Justin Baldoni

InTouch accessed the claimed textual content from the US District Court docket in New York, the place Baldoni filed the go well with. The textual content, which seems to have been despatched on July 11, 2023, reads: “Hey!! Simply acquired my movie developed from once we had been capturing so this is this candy pic! I additionally need to say thanks SO a lot for an unbelievable expertise on my first movie. I nonetheless cant shake the sensation of all of it as a result of it really was life altering for me, you’re such an exquisite, good and honest director and also you created such a cushty, protected house for me to really feel like I might absolutely step into this function. I could not have requested for a extra welcoming surroundings. It is going to stick with me for the remainder of my life!! See you quickly, whether or not within the fall or later, & Hope you are doing nicely 🙂 X.”

In his response, Baldoni wrote again: “You had been such a pleasure and pleasure to work with. Your openness, your uncooked expertise, your kindness, and your pleasure made me fall in love with directing once more. You have got a giant profession in entrance of you!!”

In his submission, Baldoni claims the textual content is proof that the solid and crew preferred him and located him a superb affect. It was solely after Blake took over the movie in post-production that she ‘turned them in opposition to’ him. Isabela has not spoken publicly about Blake and Justin’s authorized battle.

The controversy round It Ends With Us

In his lawsuit, Justin Baldoni alleged that Blake had taken over the movie throughout post-production and sidelined him. He was faraway from the publicity posters. Each Blake and Ryan unfollowed him on social media, and subsequently, the remainder of the solid did, too. Colleen Hoover, the creator on whose ebook the movie is predicated, additionally disassociated with him. Baldoni alleges that Blake left a ‘path of breadcrumbs’ to convey the impression that he had harmed her not directly, inflicting others to shun him.