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We’ve a brand new twist within the ongoing authorized battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Vigorous.
As you possible know at this level, Vigorous is suing Baldoni for sexual harassment, accusing him of making a hostile work atmosphere on the set of the film she produced and he directed, It Ends With Us.
At one level, Baldoni filed a $400 million countersuit in opposition to his co-star, though this authorized motion was dismissed by a decide in June.
Now? Isabela Ferrer has entered the image…
Isabela Ferrer attends “Another Simple Favor” New York Screening at Jazz at Lincoln Heart on April 27, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Photographs)
In court docket paperwork filed on August 17, the 24-year-old — who portrayed a youthful model of Vigorous’s character Lily Bloom within the 2024 Colleen Hoover adaptation — accused Baldoni and his associates of appearing “inappropriately” in the direction of her after she obtained a subpoena from Vigorous’s counsel as a part of the aforementioned authorized dispute.
In keeping with Ferrer’s attorneys, the actress reached out to Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios manufacturing firm to have her authorized charges lined in accordance along with her film contract.
Nonetheless, they claimed Ferrer quickly obtained a reply from the corporate … asking her to “relinquish control of her response to the Lively subpoena to Wayfarer” earlier than being granted compensation.
“From that point forward, Baldoni has tried to manipulate, threaten, control and otherwise act inappropriately towards Ms. Ferrer,” her attorneys alleged in court docket paperwork, including that Baldoni has filed a movement in opposition to Ferrer to “harass” her after she refused to agree along with his staff’s phrases.
Isabela Ferrer attends Armani Magnificence celebrating Luminous Silk Basis and Concealer in NYC at Twenty Three Grand on June 18, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Craig Barritt/Getty Photographs for Armani Magnificence)
Baldoni’s authorized staff has served a subpoena demanding Ferrer flip over “all documents relating to any discriminatory, harassing, retaliatory, inappropriate or unwelcome action, conduct or statement” made throughout manufacturing or put up.
This will likely all come throughout as difficult, nevertheless it comes all the way down to this:
Vigorous believes that Ferrer can again up her claims in opposition to Baldoni.
Due to this fact, Vigorous has issued a subpoena that requests Ferrer’s testimony be included in her pending authorized case.
Baldoni, it appears, is allegedly attempting to forestall this from occurring.
Justin Baldoni attends the “It Ends With Us” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Sq. Theater on August 06, 2024. (Picture Credit score: Cindy Ord/Getty Photographs)
“Unfortunately, the Motion is just the latest in a broader pattern of conduct by Baldoni to bully Ms. Ferrer,” her attorneys argued in court docket paperwork.
“While Ms. Ferrer will faithfully comply with her legal obligations under any subpoena, summons or court order, she obviously will not be intimidated or extorted by any party to otherwise participate in the proceedings.”
Moreover, Ferrer’s authorized staff claims the delayed negotiation over Ferrer’s indemnity is a “transparent attempt to put financial pressure on” the actress, writing on this doc:
“Ms. Ferrer has already had to resist Baldoni’s inappropriate conduct in connection with her response to the Lively Subpoena.”
Her attorneys additionally acknowledged of their submitting that Ferrer has obtained “personal threats and hateful statements” from social media customers because the submitting of Baldoni’s movement in opposition to her.
Justin Baldoni attends “The Boys In The Boat” New York Screening at Museum of Trendy Artwork on December 13, 2023 in New York Metropolis. (Picture by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Photographs)
Baldoni has denied all of Vigorous’s allegations.
A trial date has been set for March 2026.
“This case is about false accusations of sexual harassment and retaliation and a nonexistent smear campaign, which Ms. Lively’s own team conveniently describes as ‘untraceable’ because they cannot prove what never happened,” Baldoni’s lawyer stated in a press release this June.
“Most importantly, Ms. Lively’s own claims are no truer today than they were yesterday, and with the facts on our side, we march forward with the same confidence that we had when Ms. Lively and her cohorts initiated this battle and look forward to her forthcoming deposition, which I will be taking.”
