Lively first revealed her allegations against Baldoni in an interview with the New York Times. The Times was subsequently sued by Baldoni, who accused the newspaper of promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract in his $250 million lawsuit.

Blake Lively’s legal team says Justin Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit is “another chapter in the abuser playbook.” Baldoni, who is suing for defamation and extortion, is also claiming Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift made him feel pressured to comply with Lively's rewrites for "It Ends With Us.