Justin Baldoni Once Marvelled At Blake Lively's Beauty Before 'It Ends With Us' Drama

As Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal drama continues to unfold, audio clips from their past relationship have surfaced.

Before the pair fell out while filming the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover's hit book, "It Ends With Us," they had an amicable relationship. In fact, they were so close that the actor was comfortable enough to throw compliments.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively began making headlines for their contentious relationship in December 2024 when the actress accused him of sexual harassment. He fired back with a defamation lawsuit that has since been dismissed.

According to new reports, Baldoni and Lively were on friendlier terms before filming for the movie started. A voice note the "Jane the Virgin" star sent to the actress in the past was recently unveiled, showcasing their amicable bond as co-stars.

In the audio clip obtained by TMZ, Baldoni reacted to the costume-fitting pictures Lively had sent to him. He started by hoping she had a successful time and thanked her for sharing the snaps with him, noting it was "really cool" of her to do so.

Baldoni went on to rave about Lively's beauty, saying, "I legit got the chills when I saw it, and uh, you look beautiful." He added that the costumes were going to work so well with the movie. The voice note revelation follows Lively's unveiled plea for changes to the filming schedule.

When things were still good between Lively and Baldoni, she was comfortable sharing a 4-and-a-half-minute-long voice message about her worries with the director. The outlet obtained the audio clip, which captured the actress noting she might have overstretched herself.

Lively explained that her schedule was packed amid her responsibilities as a mother. She was committed to shooting the upcoming science fiction movie "Proxy" and "It Ends With Us," alongside planning a trip with her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

"None of it's your problem, that's why I'm talking to you as a friend at this point more than anything," Lively told Baldoni. She stressed that there was no pressure if he chose not to alter the filming schedule; nonetheless, she wanted to ask if it was possible.

Although Lively needed the filming timeline to be altered to ease her packed schedule, she repeatedly emphasized that she would accept whatever decision Baldoni made. A source echoed similar sentiments about her plea, noting she never acted like she was in control.

The source pointed out that the voice message showed Lively treating Baldoni as both the director and a representative of the studio. Her tone came off as a request rather than a demand for Baldoni to change the filming schedule to ease her worries.

It is unclear if Baldoni agreed to move the schedule per Lively's request; however, the voice message proved they once had a cordial relationship before things turned sour. The newly unveiled audio clips come days after more bombshells dropped in the legal drama.

Last month, The Blast reported that Lively's driver, Kevin Alexander, was one of the people deposed in the ongoing legal case. The unsealed court documents revealed that Alexander alleged that he once had a "disturbing" conversation with Baldoni.

Lively's driver claimed Baldoni had opened up about his sexual relationship with women in the presence of the actress and another person. Alexander alleged that Baldoni said "he was forced on and he forced himself on women," confessions he found off-putting for a vehicle conversation.

Alexander recalled telling Lively after dropping Baldoni and the other person off that he was "very uncomfortable" with the actor. "Something is not right here. I would like to do a background check on him or something," he added.

Lively's driver wasn't the only person weirded out by Baldoni, as Sony Pictures Entertainment senior marketing executive Danni Maggin allegedly had similar concerns. The Blast covered the story, reporting that an unsealed email captured his thoughts about the director.

Maggin found fault in one of Baldoni's interviews, arguing that his statements felt like he was "alluding to 'raping' Atlas out of Lily." His comments were so offensive that Maggin noted that they had to cut the tape, before labeling Baldoni "a moron."

The studio executive stressed that Baldoni should not be allowed to do any more press, as his words could affect the movie's rollout. The unsealed email was dated August 5, 2024, months before Lively dropped her scathing allegations against Baldoni.

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