91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us91裸聊视频� actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, 91裸聊视频淒eadpool91裸聊视频� actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

The suit filed in federal court in New York by Baldoni and production company Wayfarer Studios seeks at least $400 million for damages that include lost future income. It alleges that Lively and Reynolds hijacked the production and marketing of 91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us91裸聊视频� and manipulated media to smear Baldoni and others on the production with false allegations of sexual and other harassment.

91裸聊视频淭his is a case about two of the most powerful stars in the world deploying their enormous power to steal an entire film right out of the hands of its director and production studio,91裸聊视频� the suit says. 91裸聊视频淭hen, when Lively and Reynolds91裸聊视频� efforts failed to win them the acclaim they believed they so richly deserved, they turned their fury on their chosen scapegoat.91裸聊视频�

The lawsuit comes about two weeks after Lively sued Baldoni and several others tied to the film, alleging they retaliated against her for coming forward about her treatment on the set.

Her lawyers called Baldoni91裸聊视频檚 new lawsuit 91裸聊视频渁nother chapter in the abuser playbook.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭his is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim,91裸聊视频� they said in a statement Thursday night. 91裸聊视频淭his is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us,91裸聊视频� based on the bestselling 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover, was released in August and exceeded box office expectations with a $50 million debut. It begins as a standard romantic drama before taking a dark turn into domestic violence. The fallout in its aftermath has made major waves in Hollywood and led to discussions of the treatment of female actors both on sets and in media.

91裸聊视频淗eartbreakingly, a film that Baldoni envisioned years ago would honor the survivors of domestic violence by telling their story, with the lofty goal of making a positive impact in the world, has now been overshadowed beyond recognition solely as a result of Lively91裸聊视频檚 actions and cruelty,91裸聊视频� the lawsuit says.

Lively91裸聊视频檚 allegations of sexual and other harassment followed by retaliation are utterly false, Baldoni91裸聊视频檚 suit alleges.

91裸聊视频淟ively was so close and comfortable with Baldoni that she freely breast-fed in front of him during meetings,91裸聊视频� the suit says.

She would later take moments like these that she encouraged and recast them as sexual harassment and misconduct, his lawsuit alleges.

Lively91裸聊视频檚 Dec. 31 lawsuit came just hours after Baldoni sued the New York Times for libel, alleging the paper worked with Lively to smear him. The Times said it stood by its reporting and planned to 91裸聊视频渧igorously defend91裸聊视频� against the allegations.

Baldon91裸聊视频檚 new suit also says that counter to Lively91裸聊视频檚 allegations, every request she made for an intimacy coordinator to help with sensitive scenes on the film was honored. It focuses especially on a a birthing scene, saying Lively91裸聊视频檚 contention that she was 91裸聊视频渕ostly nude91裸聊视频� with non-essential people present including the film91裸聊视频檚 financier were 91裸聊视频渒nowingly false.91裸聊视频�

Baldoni says that at another point during the production, because he has back problems, he privately and politely asked Lively her weight so that he could work with his personal trainer to be able to safely lift her in the film.

Reynolds later 91裸聊视频渟wore at Baldoni and accused him of fat-shaming his wife,91裸聊视频� the suit says.

91裸聊视频淚n fact, Lively had earlier expressed insecurity about her postpartum figure, and Baldoni made every attempt to genuinely reassure her,91裸聊视频� his lawsuit says.

Baldoni took a backseat in promoting the film while Lively took center stage along with Reynolds, who was on the press circuit for 91裸聊视频淒eadpool & Wolverine91裸聊视频� at the same time.

The backlash against Baldoni led to his being dropped by his agency WME, which also represents both Lively and Reynolds. The suit alleges Reynolds was responsible for this, saying that he approached a WME executive at the 91裸聊视频淒eadpool & Wolverine91裸聊视频� premiere and 91裸聊视频渆xpressed his deep disdain for Baldoni, suggesting the agency was working with a 91裸聊视频榮exual predator.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Prior to 91裸聊视频淚t Ends With Us,91裸聊视频� Baldoni starred in the TV comedy 91裸聊视频淛ane the Virgin,91裸聊视频� directed the 2019 film 91裸聊视频淔ive Feet Apart,91裸聊视频� and wrote 91裸聊视频淢an Enough,91裸聊视频� a book pushing back against traditional notions of masculinity.

91裸聊视频淟ively knew full well that making those allegations would be a career death sentence for Plaintiffs, especially given that Baldoni has lived his private and public life as an impassioned advocate for gender equality and healthy masculinity,91裸聊视频� his lawsuit says.

But Lively91裸聊视频檚 lawyers91裸聊视频� statement said that evidence will show that other cast members had similar experiences with Baldoni.

91裸聊视频淚n short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim,91裸聊视频� the attorneys said. 91裸聊视频淭he strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively91裸聊视频檚 complaint, and it will fail.91裸聊视频�

Lively came to fame through the 2005 film 91裸聊视频淭he Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,91裸聊视频� and bolstered her stardom on the TV series 91裸聊视频淕ossip Girl91裸聊视频� from 2007 to 2012. She has since starred in films including 91裸聊视频淭he Town91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Shallows.91裸聊视频�

Baldoni91裸聊视频檚 lawsuit says Lively91裸聊视频檚 cruelty even extended to her serving the papers from her lawsuit on Baldoni and his co-defendants in the days after she filed it during the onset of the wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area, saying that on a day when they were 91裸聊视频済athering their kids and pets, preparing 91裸聊视频榞o bags91裸聊视频� and monitoring evacuation orders while fearing for their homes, Lively 91裸聊视频� from the safety of her penthouse in New York 91裸聊视频� deployed process servers.91裸聊视频�

Baldoni91裸聊视频檚 attorney, Bryan Freedman, said in a statement Thursday that 91裸聊视频渢his is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淢s. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power,91裸聊视频� he said.