Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively was ‘setting me up for a trap’ by refusing body double in sex scenes

Justin Baldoni accused Blake Likely of “setting maine up for a trap” by refusing to usage a assemblage double successful “It Ends With Us” activity scenes, according to precocious unsealed matter messages amid their ongoing ineligible battle.

“She’s refused a assemblage double,” Baldoni wrote successful a backstage matter speech pinch his erstwhile William Morris Endeavor supplier Danny Greenberg connected Dec. 30, 2023, per ineligible docs obtained by Page Six.

He based on that nan move was “just mounting maine up for a trap,” adding that she insisted Baldoni usage a assemblage double for their scenes.

While explaining his “really bad week” to his agent, Baldoni described really Lively unopen down his ideas for nan film’s activity scenes and suggested that nan stars “keep each of some of our apparel connected for nan large emotion scene,” which he claimed was “just ridiculous if you cognize nan book.”

“The full point is conscionable a gigantic cluster f–k and yet I’m doing my champion to enactment positive, though it’s been very draining connected maine and time-consuming complete this break to beryllium dealing pinch an character who is rewriting nan writer and Director,” he complained.

The “Jane nan Virgin” alum, 41, claimed that he was giving into “95%” of her demands “for peace,” but called nan ordeal a “brutal experience.”

In an update, Baldoni confirmed that he would beryllium gathering pinch Lively, 38, astatine her location to spell complete her edits arsenic she insisted nan gathering “needed to return place” there.

He besides alleged that nan “Gossip Girl” alum pushed backmost connected Wayfarer Productions’ CEO Jamey Heath being coming connected nan film’s group — which Baldoni assured he was “fighting backmost on.”

“I’m doing my champion to conscionable enactment affirmative and springiness her arsenic galore wins arsenic imaginable to conscionable decorativeness this point but it’s gonna beryllium reliable astatine immoderate point,” he wrote, adding that Lively was “destroying her reputation.”

“Where we will request nan astir thief is during nan Edit because I’m not going to get everything she wants and I foresee that being a large issue,” he told Greenberg.

Reps for Lively and Baldoni did not instantly respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

A root adjacent to Lively, however, tells Page Six that “these messages were sent only aft Blake had laid retired successful item nan galore ways that Baldoni and Heath had created a dispute activity situation connected nan set, aft they agreed to much than a twelve ‘protections’ for nan information of nan formed and crew, and conscionable days up of nan January 4 gathering astatine which these protections would beryllium discussed earlier filming resumed.”

“The matter concatenation underscores Baldoni’s retaliatory intent,” nan root continues. “It reflects his backstage anger complete nan aforesaid safeguards that he had said successful nationalist were some ‘reasonable’ and ‘essential,’ and which he later admitted successful his deposition were reasonable, including his resentment for having to show up to an ‘all hands’ gathering he had besides agreed to.”

As we antecedently reported, 1 of nan awesome issues sparking Lively and Baldoni’s larger-than-life feud was their divisive imaginative differences connected nan “It Ends With Us” set.

While Baldoni directed, starred and produced done his Wayfarer Productions company, Lively besides earned a shaper in installments connected nan movie, which is based connected Colleen Hoover’s book of nan aforesaid name.

At nan time, a root told the Hollywood Reporter that Lively commissioned a abstracted trim of nan movie from editor Shane Reid, who worked connected hubby Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

“There was a fracture among nan filmmakers successful nan postproduction process, wherein 2 different cuts of nan movie emerged,” nan outlet reported.

A root seemingly confirmed nan outlet’s reporting successful August 2024, exclusively telling Page Six that Lively gave nan last support connected nan film.

“There were 2 edits and nan workplace went pinch a much feminine edit,” nan insider shared.

It was besides reported that Baldoni allegedly made Lively consciousness “uncomfortable” connected group and created an “extremely difficult” ambiance for nan formed successful general.

Lively revenge a general suit against nan head successful December 2024 for alleged intersexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of affectional distress, penetration of privateness and mislaid wages.

Baldoni deed backmost pinch a $400 cardinal countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. However, that suit has since been tossed.

A May 18, 2026 trial day has been set for their case.