Justin Baldoni has accused Blake Lively of exceeding the It Ends With Us budget by a staggering $430,000 (£340,000).
In late December, Blake, 37, sued Justin, 41, who she stars with in the drama, for sexual harassment and allegedly causing "severe emotional distress". Justin has, however, strongly refuted the allegations.
In January, the actor countersued Blake and her husband, Ryan, 48, for £321 million for defamation and extortion after accusing them of attempting to "destroy" his reputation and career. He is also suing the New York Times for libel after it published Lively's harrassment allegations against him. It's since been claimed Blake and Ryan's lawyers have filed a notice to state that they will seek to dismiss Justin's lawsuit.
He has now claimed that Blake exceeded the original $185,000 wardrobe budget set aside for the entire cast for It Ends With Us, in an alleged email from a line producer, which is published on the actor's newly launched website.
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GC Images)The alleged email from April 2023 reads: “To date [wardrobe] already spent $615k, and they need their cashet cards all replenished because they’ve only shopped for Justin and Blake. They had to re-shop everything for Blake after creative changes, but it’s a lot of money.
“I trust them of course, but want to keep you all posted, as this is way more than I’ve ever seen wardrobe go over budget with the initial spend.”
Justin then alleges in his complaint that the excessive wardrobe budget was due to Blake exerting control over the production. “Ignoring the director’s vision for her character and disposing of the weeks of effort and creativity spent by the wardrobe team on shopping and carefully crafting her wardrobe, Lively sent hundreds of images to the Film’s costume designer, including into the late hours of the evening, depicting the style of wardrobe she wanted for her character,” the filing alleges.
It continues: “The costume designer had to re-shop Lively’s wardrobe, far exceeding the allocated budget and diverting time and resources while also preparing wardrobes for the rest of the cast.”
Blake, who plays flower shop owner Lily Bloom in the film, allegedly “insisted that her character ‘had money’ and could afford $5,000 shoes — despite being a fledgling small business owner.”
In another twist of the It Ends With Us legal saga - which, sadly, shows no signs of abating - Blake reportedly referred to herself as a "ballbuster" and "flirty" in alleged texts sent to Justin.
The purported text thread between Blake and her co-star has come to light, showing her describing her communication style, saying: "It's my love language. Spicy and playfully bold, never with teeth." This message was supposedly part of a discussion about a steamy segment of the movie, with claims that Blake consistently called herself a "ballbuster" throughout filming.
The Mirror has contacted Blake and Justin's reps for comment on this story.
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