The legal battle between Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni escalates after a private voice note she sent him in early 2023 surfaces in New York court documents. This recording now serves as pivotal evidence in their high-profile dispute. The audio, drawn directly from case files, captures Lively speaking candidly to Baldoni mere weeks after delivering her fourth child and months before “It Ends With Us” filming commenced.
In the recording, Lively sounds emotionally exhausted and torn as she addresses pressures to resume work and “work out every day” amid postpartum recovery. Supporters argue the memo reveals the immense stress she endured then. Baldoni’s lawyers, however, leverage the message’s timing and tone to challenge or undermine elements of her subsequent on-set account.
Lively’s lawsuit centers on accusations that Baldoni mocked her body and circulated backchannel comments about it soon after childbirth—including an alleged weight inquiry to her trainer that she deemed “uncomfortable.” She further charges Baldoni with sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign via his team. Baldoni steadfastly denies these allegations, while a judge dismissed his prior expansive countersuit.
This fresh audio injects another explosive element into a saga already exposing “It Ends With Us” set tensions and polarizing fans on both stars. Legal experts predict both camps will scrutinize the memo intensely in court. Its context, timing, and emotional undertones may sway how a judge and jury perceive Lively’s claims alongside Baldoni’s defense as proceedings advance.
