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Leaked voice message from Justin Baldoni claims he was 'sent to the basement' during film premiere with Blake Lively

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Published 11:56 8 Jan 2025 GMT

Leaked voice message from Justin Baldoni claims he was 'sent to the basement' during film premiere with Blake Lively

The actor was reportedly in the basement with his friends any family 'for over an hour'

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

A voice message recorded by Justin Baldoni has been leaked amid the ongoing tensions between him and Blake Lively.

Baldoni and Lively starred in It Ends With Us together, and played on-screen couple Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid.

But ahead of the movie's release last year, there were rumors that the two leads didn't see eye-to-eye on set and that they'd fallen out with one another.

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Justin Baldoni pictured on the set of It Ends With Us (Gotham/GC Images)
Justin Baldoni pictured on the set of It Ends With Us (Gotham/GC Images)

Fast forward to the It Ends With Us press tour, and Baldoni - who also directed the film - and Lively were seldom seen together, further sparking speculation that they weren't on good terms.

Then, just days before Christmas, Gossip Girl alum Lively filed a bombshell lawsuit against her former co-star for sexual harassment.

She also claimed that he and his team launched a smear campaign against her.

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Baldoni's legal presentative, Bryan Freedman, has since branded her accusations as 'completely false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media'.

It's thought that Baldoni is poised to countersue Lively, which Freedman has insisted will 'expose the truth'.

Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her co-star in the days leading up to Christmas (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Blake Lively filed a lawsuit against her co-star in the days leading up to Christmas (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

While he's yet to file anything official against the actress, Baldoni is now suing The New York Times for $250 million, who broke the story about Lively's suit against her It Ends With Us co-star.

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The article featured claims about Baldoni, one allegation being that he had 'repeatedly entered [Lively's] makeup trailer uninvited while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding'.

Part of the Baldoni's suit says: "The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives."

The newspaper has expressed its intentions of defending itself against Baldoni's allegations.

Now, as the actor - who shot to fame on Jane the Virgin - tries to rebuild is reputation, a voicenote that details the way he claims he was treated during the It Ends With Us premiere have been released.

Shared with The Megyn Kelly Show, Baldoni's heard saying in the voice message: "On what could have been one of the most beautiful nights of my life career wise, I literally was sent to the basement with all my friends and family for over an hour because I wasn't allowed to be seen, she didn't want me anywhere near her or the rest of the cast."

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It's unclear who the 'she' Baldoni is referring to.

He further claimed: "We start laughing because of the ridiculousness of this whole thing.

"I was in the basement with the people that love me the most and we were all joyful and laughing cos none of that sh*t matters, none of it."

UNILAD have approached representatives of Baldoni and Lively for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images/Araya Doheny/Getty Images/Eric Charbonneau

Topics: Blake Lively, Celebrity, Justin Baldoni, News

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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