-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Early this summer fans and online sleuths alike questioned what exactly happened behind-the-scenes between "It Ends With Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Based on the Colleen Hoover bestseller, "It Ends With Us" is about a florist named Lily (Lively) who falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle (Baldoni), whom Lily slowly discovers is abusive. The movie grossed $350 million worldwide and was released on Netflix last year.
Beyond the film's popularity, the alleged behind-the-scenes turmoil has also spilled through to audiences. Shedding light on some of the speculation on what happened is in a lawsuit filed by Lively on Dec. 23 that alleged sexual harassment, retaliation and an orchestrated media campaign to harm her reputation by Baldoni, the film's co-star and director.
The lawsuit details unsettling behavior on set that led Lively to take protection against herself from Baldoni and a producer. An exposé by The New York Times has also detailed the elaborate social media machine allegedly used against Lively during the movie's press tour. Since Lively's initial complaint, the legal battle between Baldoni and Lively has escalated resulting in Baldoni filing separate lawsuits against The Times and Lively for defamation.
Salon breaks down the events leading up to the lawsuit, the complaint and the bombshell New York Times exposé and what has transpired afterward: Related Here's the "It Ends With Us" controversy people aren’t.
