Justin Baldoni’s texts have revealed the truth about claims the director ‘fat-shamed’ Blake Lively in the midst of his bitter lawsuit against the actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds.
Ryan is said to have ‘aggressively’ accused Baldoni of a string of offences against his wife, including ‘fat-shaming’ her by asking her personal trainer about her weight after the birth of her fourth child.
In her lawsuit against Baldoni, Blake claimed that her co-star put her in touch with a wellness coach, who turned out to be a weight-loss specialist, citing this as another example of subtly fat-shaming her.
The actor, who plays Ryle in the film It Ends With Us, did indeed put Blake in touch with his health coach – but messages show that this was to help her boost her gut health after taking multiple courses of antibiotics.
And text messages between the pair, show Baldoni appearing to support Blake as he reassured her that she would look ‘amazing’ in ‘body scenes’ when she asked for them to be delayed to the end of the shoot.
Meanwhile, Blake was the one who appeared to poke fun at herself, joking that she still had 20lbs to lose when Baldoni made a comment about her getting something that was troubling her off her chest.
The truth about Blake Lively’s claim she was fat-shamed by Justin Baldoni – as texts reveal the director urged her ‘not to stress about her body’ and assured her she would ‘look amazing’
In the midst of legal warfare Justin and his team have set up a website revealing the actor and director’s contact with Hollywood royalty Lively and Reynolds
In the midst of legal warfare Justin and his team have set up a website revealing the actor and director’s contact with Hollywood royalty Lively and Reynolds.
And as his lawyers lay out a timeline from January 2019 to January 2024, including 168 pages of emails, text messages and WhatsApps, takes a look at the points focused on Blake’s body as we delve into reports he ‘fat-shamed’ the actress.
February 9, 2023 – Blake jokes about needing to lose 20lb
Justin disliked a message from Blake revealing that she was keen to lose weight before filming after having her fourth child.
The warm messages between the co-stars reveal how she thanked him for his ‘support’ and ‘friendship’.
The actor then said he’d been ‘worried’ about her and joked that she must have felt 1000lbs lighter, obviously in an emotional sense.
She replied: ‘I really really do’ and the added: ‘Only 20 to go’ plus some laughing emojis.
Justin disliked a message from Blake revealing that she was keen to lose weight before filming after having her fourth child
February 17, 2023 – Justin insists Blake will ‘look amazing’ when she asks to delay ‘body scenes’ for movie
Justin offered words of reassurance to Blake after she expressed concerns she wouldn’t be in shape for the intimate love scenes having recently welcomed her son, Olin.
In the texts she asked: ‘What’s the chance we can do body scenes at the end of the schedule?’
Justin then responded that he couldn’t fix the schedule yet, but told her: ‘I want you to know you will look amazing. Anything you are insecure about we will talk through and get creative together and make you comfortable.
‘I just don’t want you to stress about your body. It’s the last thing you need.’
Responding to Justin’s support, Blake explained that she approaches roles like ‘athletic events’ and implied she wanted time to lost the weight.
She wrote: ‘I just need as much time as possible because I just had my 4th baby.
‘I understand that you’ll never personally know all the nuances of the challenges unless you lived this physical moment in time I’m in with this physical road ahead, so having your understanding and support to let me pull this off is critical. And very, very appreciated.
‘Not just in my experience now, but also healing from experiences passed. So thank you.’
She then added: ‘We are gonna kill it. And be so fit they have to Lola us to look less bangin.’
Justin offered words of reassurance to Blake after she expressed concerns she wouldn’t be in shape for the intimate love scenes having just welcomed her son Olin
February 21 – 26, 2023 – Justin reaches out to a personal trainer to ask what Blake weighed so he could train in preparation for a lift scene
During filming, Baldoni was introduced by Blake to her personal trainer Don Saladino to help him prepare for the role.
According to Baldoni, this advice included ‘nutrition and exercise’ and ‘making special accommodations’ for his back injury, multiple bulging discs and chronic pain.
As well as signing up to Don’s meal delivery service, Baldoni asked Don for advice on training his back muscles for a scene in which he had to lift Blake.
Don replied with a program for Justin as well as some notes for him to take on board in his training as the latter replied: ‘Amazing can’t wait to check it out thank you!!’
It was during the course of this conversation that he privately asked about Blake’s weight, which he described as an inquiry made in ‘good faith’ and a ‘reasonable question to ask of his trainer’.
However Justin claims that the next day he was summoned to the penthouse by Blake and greeted by Ryan, who swore at him and accused him of fat-shaming his wife.
As Ryan yelled: ‘How dare you f*****g ask about my wife’s weight? What’s wrong with you?’ Justin revealed he felt he had no choice but to offer repeated apologies for what was a good faith and reasonable question to ask of his trainer.
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Ryan then demanded the scene was removed and Blake refused to perform the lift.
Hitting back at negative attention last week, personal trainer Don edited a post originally published back in July as he shared his support for Blake and her family.
He wrote: ‘To be clear – Justin Baldoni is not my client. I created a complimentary program for him as a favor to a client. I have never trained him virtually or in person.
‘I never met him in person. We communicated via calls & text from January to March 2023. I could not accommodate his schedule, and found him a coach. After an uncomfortable conversation, communication ended.
‘Not only is Blake my client, she is also my very dear friend. She has treated me with unmatched kindness for over 15 years. Fair weather friends are not friends.’
He added: ‘We love you B. You are always lifting up others. It’s why Mel & I love you so much. You have always been there for me. You have always had my back. B, I hope you feel the same.’
In February Justin revealed he reached out to Blake’s personal trainer Don Saladino to ask what Blake weighed so he could train his back muscles in preparation for a lift scene
However Justin claims that the next day he was summoned to the penthouse by Blake and greeted by Ryan, who swore at him and accused him of fat-shaming his wife (Blake pictured with Don)
Hitting back at negative attention last week, personal trainer Don edited a post originally published back in July as he shared his support for Blake and her family
April 5, 2023 – Blake’s positive reaction to Justin’s ‘intimacy coordinator’
Later in April Justin told Blake that he had hired an intimacy coordinator and that they could meet ‘next week.’
He said that he loved her and would ‘set you up’ for an introduction.
She said: ‘I feel good. I can meet her when we start. Thank you though’.
The issue of an intimacy coordinator appears to be central to the legal case as Blake claimed Justin ‘improvised physical intimacy’ during a scene without prior discussion or choreography.
One incident reportedly involved Justin ‘discreetly biting and sucking on Ms. Lively’s lower lip’ during multiple takes, allegedly insisting on reshooting the scene repeatedly despite her clear discomfort.
The lawsuit alleges Justin made sexual inquiries, including asking Blake if she and her husband experienced simultaneous climaxes— a question she found intrusive and refused to answer.
The lawsuit claims that before filming began, Justin ‘inserted improvised gratuitous sexual content and/or scenes involving nudity into the film (including for an underage character) in highly unsettling ways.’
Among the alleged changes were a ‘scene in which Blake was to orgasm on-camera’ and a ‘detailed scene’ depicting Lily Bloom, the younger version of Blake’s character, losing her virginity—neither of which appeared in the original novel.
According to the complaint, these additions were made without Blake’s consent after she had already committed to the project.
When Blake raised objections, Justin allegedly defended the changes by claiming they were added because he was crafting the story ‘through the female gaze.’
While he ultimately agreed to remove most of the scenes, he reportedly fought to retain one depicting Lily and Ryle Kincaid, his character, climaxing together on their wedding night, stating it was ‘important to him because he and his partner climax simultaneously during intercourse.’
Later in April Justin told Blake that he had hired an intimacy coordinator and that they could meet ‘next week’
March 29, 2023 – Justin puts Blake in touch with a Holistic Coach to recommend health supplements after she gets sick
In March Blake told Justin she was sick with strep throat and Justin offered to send her some ‘amazing gut health protocols that help after antibiotics’.
After Blake replied: ‘Please’ Justin put the two in touch after explaining to the health coach that Blake is also currently breastfeeding.
After putting the two in contact Blake thanked Justin as she wrote: ‘But we connected. She’s incredible. Thank you again so much.’
However Blake later claimed in her complaint that this ‘health coach’ was actually a weight-loss specialist and was a way for Justin to subtly fat-shame her.
In March Blake told Justin she was sick with strep throat and Justin offered to send her some ‘amazing gut health protocols that help after antibiotics’
August 25 to September 1, 2023: Justin sends Blake a ‘matcha machine’ for her birthday
Despite tensions that later emerged, Justin sent a long message to mark Blake’s birthday – although she took six days to reply.
He wrote: ‘Happy birthday Blake!’, adding that her birthday coincided with the last day of the edit of the movie.
He said: ‘It’s been wildly successful and I’m so happy. You are so fantastic in the film’.
Justin then sends over one of his favourite sections to her to enjoy, adding that he would like her feedback.
Almost a week later she replies: ‘Thank you so much for the matcha machine. That was very thoughtful’.
He replies the following day: ‘Enjoy!’
Despite tensions that later emerged, Justin sent a long message to mark Blake’s birthday – although she took six days to reply