Justin Baldoni Accused of Verbal Abuse by Unnamed Person Likely to Testify at Blake Lively Trial

Justin Baldoni faces caller accusations from an unnamed personification who will apt attest against him successful his proceedings pinch Blake Lively.

In a sworn declaration obtained by PEOPLE, a personification whose sanction has been redacted claims that they “had repeated, antagonistic interactions pinch Mr. Baldoni and his associates, including verbal maltreatment by Mr. Baldoni.”

A root tells PEOPLE that nan personification is apt to attest successful Lively v. Wayfarer Studios et al., which is scheduled for proceedings successful March 2026 successful New York. 

Behind-the-scenes conflict connected their 2024 movie It Ends pinch Us led Lively, 38, to record a December 2024 sexual-harassment complaint against her director-costar Baldoni, 41, alleging misconduct connected nan Colleen Hoover adaptation’s group and a retaliatory smear campaign, which he has denied. The Jane nan Virgin alum’s counterclaims against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, which progressive allegations of extortion and defamation, were dismissed by Judge Liman successful June.

In nan redacted document, Baldoni’s accuser writes that they “requested that he not beryllium involved” successful an unnamed project’s trading aliases PR. They besides mention a gathering pinch Steve Sarowitz, nan co-founder and co-chairman of Baldoni’s accumulation institution Wayfarer Studios.

A root confirms that nan accuser’s task successful mobility is not It Ends pinch Us. PEOPLE has reached retired to lawyers for Baldoni for comment.

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Attorneys for Lively and Baldoni person indicated that some actor-producers plan to attest during nan trial. In February, nan Gossip Girl alum claimed that two of her female It Ends pinch Us costars person agreed to testify astir their ain experiences pinch Baldoni's alleged behaviour connected set.

Lively’s amended title stated that she first "reported her concerns regarding unwelcome and inappropriate behavior" by Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios co-chief Jamey Heath to a Sony executive successful May 2023 erstwhile nan movie was still successful production. It besides alleged that "another female formed personnel reported her ain concerns regarding Mr. Baldoni's unwelcome behavior" to that aforesaid Sony executive and different producer.

In August, Baldoni faced accusations of harassment from Isabela Ferrer, his and Lively’s It Ends pinch Us costar. The character claimed that his ineligible squad “engaged successful bad religion tactics” and revenge a mobility claiming that she has been unreachable and unresponsive “for improper purposes and pinch nan purpose of harassing” her.

Lively and Baldoni’s proceedings is scheduled to statesman connected March 9, 2026.