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Why Hailey Bieber is named in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni as numerous A-listers are mentioned

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Published 15:12 23 Dec 2024 GMT

Why Hailey Bieber is named in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni as numerous A-listers are mentioned

Blake Lively is seeking damages in the bombshell lawsuit

Kya Buller

Kya Buller

Amid the bombshell news that actress Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment and an alleged smear campaign which resulted in 'severe emotional distress', revealing texts have been made public.

Baldoni, 40, starred as Ryle Kincaid alongside Lively, 37, who played his wife Lily Bloom in the film, which details a relationship torn apart by domestic violence.

Fans noticed that despite the movie being a financial success, the two co-leads didn't attend press events together and Baldoni wasn't followed by the cast on Instagram.

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Lively has now filed a lawsuit and is seeking damages, alleging sexual harassment and a 'social manipulation' campaign designed to smear her public image.

The explosive suit details Lively's concerns and purported experience on set, as well as a list of demands the actress made in order to feel comfortable while filming.

It also includes a number of A-list names who were mentioned after Baldoni hired publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan.

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The purported strategy hinges on Baldoni's team encouraging journalists to scrutinise Lively's past working relationships, in order to paint her in a negative light.

Leighton Meester

Meester starred in Gossip Girl with Lively (Araya Doheny/WireImage)
Meester starred in Gossip Girl with Lively (Araya Doheny/WireImage)

Lively worked with her Gossip Girl co-star Meester between 2007 to 2012 with the two portraying Upper East Siders Serena and Blair, respectively.

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As per the suit, Baldoni's team were planning stories in case 'Blake subtly hints at her experience [working on set with Baldoni on It Ends With Us] in post-premiere coverage, either in an op-ed, interview or otherwise.'

The Meester angle comes from rumours that the two actresses had a personality clash - though it has been denied by both stars.

Anna Kendrick

Kendrick was also named (Jason Mendez/Getty Images)
Kendrick was also named (Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

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The stars worked together on the beloved thriller A Simple Favour, and reports claimed there was tension between the two actresses.

However, this appears to have been dispelled, with Kendrick remarking that reuniting with Blake for the film's sequel was 'lovely'.

Ben Affleck

Affleck called Lively 'terrific' (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Affleck called Lively 'terrific' (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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Lively and Affleck joined forces for the 2010 crime thriller The Town.

Affleck was named in the lawsuit, but previously told Entertainment Tonight that Lively was 'terrific', and 'really eager to learn from the people and wanted to go around and do research.'

Taylor Swift

Lively and Swift are best friends (John Medina/Getty Images)
Lively and Swift are best friends (John Medina/Getty Images)

Subpoenaed exchanges between Baldoni's team show their concern regarding Swift's huge fanbase and her friendship with Lively.

The email allegedly said: "We have seen the most innocuous issues turn giant due to socials or the hugest crises have no effect on social whatsoever.

"You just cannot tell at this stage. But BL does have some of the same TS fanbase so we will be taking it extremely seriously."

A second message is purported to read: "Our team can also explore planting stories about the weaponisation of feminism and how people like Taylor Swift, have been accused of utilising these tactics to 'bully' into getting what they want."

Hailey Bieber

A screenshot featuring Bieber was used (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures )
A screenshot featuring Bieber was used (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures )

In a message to his team, Baldoni screenshot a thread on X that accused Hailey of 'bullying women'.

He wrote: "This is what we would need," which led his team to say they were 'on it' and focused on utilising 'Reddit, TikTok and IG'.

Tyla has contacted representatives of Hailey Bieber for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Sony/Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Topics: Hailey Bieber, Celebrity, Justin Baldoni, Ben Affleck, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively

Kya Buller
Kya Buller

Kya is a Journalist at Tyla. She loves covering issues surrounding identity, gender, sex and relationships, and mental health. Contact: [email protected]

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