It Ends With Us actor Justin Baldoni has been dropped by his talent agency following allegations from his costar Blake Lively of e sexual harassment and retaliation.
WME, who represents both actors, says they still represent Lively but confirmed to Deadline that they have given Baldoni the boot.
In her lawsuit, Lively claimed that Baldoni disregarded well-established industry protocols when “filming intimate scenes, and exploited the lack of controls on set to behave inappropriately.”
“Without these protections in place, Mr. Baldoni improvised physical intimacy that had not been rehearsed, choreographed, or discussed with Ms. Lively, with no intimacy coordinator involved,” the lawsuit continued.
“For instance, Mr. Baldoni discreetly bit and sucked on Ms. Lively’s lower lip during a scene in which he improvised numerous kisses on each take,” the lawsuit added. “Mr. Baldoni insisted on shooting the full scene over and over again, well beyond what would have been required on an ordinary set, and without advance notice or consent.”
Text messages between Baldoni and his PR team were also leaked online, seemingly revealing their plan to destroy Lively’s reputation.
Text messages have been revealed that allegedly show Justin Baldoni and his legal team fabricating a smear campaign against Blake Lively during the ‘IT ENDS WITH US’ sexual harassment drama. pic.twitter.com/noyQQWNwLE
