Justin Baldoni has shared photos of him and his family “being held” in a basement during the premiere of It Ends With Us in his $400 million countersuit against Blake Lively.
Last month, the actress filed an 80-page legal complaint against her It Ends with Us co-star for sexual harassment, claiming he caused her “severe emotional distress.”
The 37-year-old also alleged that out of fear of the allegations coming out, Justin engaged in a “social manipulation” campaign to “destroy” her reputation.

Justin has strenuously denied her claims and is now set to sue The New York Times for their bombshell article detailing Blake’s allegation.
The actor has claimed that the newspaper published an article “rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and omissions” that relied on Blake’s “self-serving narrative.”
On Thursday, January 16th, the 40-year-old’s legal team filed a $400 million complaint on behalf of Justin, producer Jamey Heath, publicist Jennifer Abel, and crisis publicist Melissa Nathan, alleging that Blake took actions to take control of the popular film.
The lawsuit he is bringing is based on allegations of civil extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with economic advantage.

In the suit, Justin shared photos of him and his family “being held” in a basement during the New York premiere of It Ends With Us.
One photo shows Justin, his wife Emily Baldoni and various other family members sitting around a red table in a windowless space, surrounded by boxes of popcorn, and bottles of Coke and water.
Another photo shows Justin and his guests posing against pallets of Dasani water bottles and Coke bottles.
The photos were shared to support Justin’s claims that Blake used “threats and extortion” to “relegate” her colleagues to “sit out their own premiere” in the basement.
Justin Baldoni dropping photos of himself sequestered in the basement of the It Ends with Us Premiere, per Blake Lively’s request pic.twitter.com/oy7OuQsvAI
— Zack Peter (@justplainzack) January 17, 2025
Justin has alleged he and his guests were “ushered” inside and were subsequently “held” in the room where the photos were taken to “avoid even a chance of interaction with Lively or her guests” once she arrived on the red carpet.
“They were confined to a makeshift holding area surrounded by concession stand stock, with only fold-out tables and chairs arranged in a square,” the suit claims.
“Surrounded by close friends, family, soda bottles, and a lot of love, the irony of being held in a basement on what was arguably one of the most important nights of Baldoni’s career thus far, was not lost on anyone.”
The lawsuit also accused Blake of excluding Justin from the “official celebrity after-party” for the film, despite it being an event “ultimately paid for by Sony and Wayfarer.”

“As a result, Baldoni had to quickly organize and fund a separate after-party for himself and the Wayfarer team,” the lawsuit alleged, “forcing the company to cover the costs for two events—one for Lively and everyone else, and one for Baldoni and Wayfarer’s own friends, family, crew, and team.”
In response to Justin’s filing, Blake’s legal team described his lawsuit as “meritless.”
“They are trying to shift the narrative to Ms. Lively by falsely claiming that she seized creative control and alienated the cast from Mr. Baldoni,” they said in a statement.
“The evidence will show that the cast and others had their own negative experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer.”