Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence two years after the Blake Lively legal drama began.On Wednesday night, Baldoni and his wife, Emily, sat down and filmed a lengthy video for Instagram.The couple detailed the last two years being filled with "injustice" and "trauma.""We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say," Justin began the video.Justin Baldoni and Emily Baldoni broke their silence on the Blake Lively legal drama.
(James Devaney/GC Images)He added, "Because lord knows we have, but it just felt like every time we went to make a video like this, we wanted to speak, something was telling us not to.It just didn’t feel like the right time, and we were talking about it and feeling into it and praying about it."BLAKE LIVELY ALLEGES ‘MEAN GIRL’ SMEAR CAMPAIGN DAMAGED HER CAREER, SEEKS UP TO $296M"We have not spoken publicly for the better part of the last two years, and it’s not because we haven’t had anything to say."Emily said: "This feels like the moment," and "There’s so much to say."The legal battle between Lively and Baldoni stemmed from the production of the 2024 movie "It Ends With Us." Rumors of tension surfaced during the movie's press tour when Baldoni promoted the movie separately from Lively and the rest of the cast.APP USERS CLICK HEREA post shared by Justin Baldoni (@justinbaldoni)In December 2024, Lively filed a complaint and later a federal lawsuit alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her on set and, after she raised concerns, orchestrated a campaign to damage her reputation.
Baldoni denied the allegations and responded with lawsuits against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, The New York Times, and others, accusing them of defamation, extortion, and attempting to destroy his career.Over the following year, both sides engaged in a highly public legal fight that included the release of text messages, behind-the-scenes footage, subpoenas, and multiple amended court fil...