Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence in First Sighting Since Suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400 Million

Justin Baldonihas been spotted for the first time sincefiling his $400 million lawsuitagainst hisIt Ends with UscostarBlake Livelyand her husbandRyan Reynolds. “Grateful to be with the family, man,” he said, adding of how he is faring, “We have amazing friends and family. Faith … faith.” Baldoni is suing Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, as well as their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s PR firm Vision PR, Inc. on claims of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage.

Justin Baldoni Claims in Lawsuit That Blake Lively NamedIt Ends with UsAfterparty Drink After Film's Abuser

Blake Lively in August (left); Justin Baldoni as Ryle Kincaid inIt Ends with Us.Photo:Jeff Spicer/Getty; Nicole Rivelli Jeff Spicer/Getty; Nicole Rivelli Justin Baldoniclaims in a complaint that hisIt Ends with UscostarBlake Livelydid not take their film’s subject matter seriously, so much so that she allegedly named a drink after the drama’s domestic abuser during a premiere afterparty. Baldoni, along with producer Jamey Heath, publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis publicistMelissa Nathan,filed a $400 million lawsuitin the Southern District of New York on Thursday, Jan.

Justin Baldoni Escalates Blake Lively Legal Battle by Launching Website, Leaking New Texts from Ryan Reynolds

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds; Justin Baldoni.Photo:Theo Wargo/WireImage; Araya Doheny/Variety via Getty Theo Wargo/WireImage; Araya Doheny/Variety via Getty As his legal battle withBlake Livelycontinues,Justin Baldoniis trying to take their conflict to the court of public opinion — and using previously unseen texts to do so. Less than a month after Baldoni’s teamfirst shared plans to launch a websiteto bolster his accusations against Lively, 37, theIt Ends with Usactor-director has published a website linking to a new, amended complaint, filed in court on Friday, Jan.

Justin Baldoni Is Demanding Disney Hold Onto Documents to Support His Claims Ryan Reynolds Used Nicepool to 'Bully' Him

Ryan Reynolds; Ryan Reynolds as Nicepool in “Deadpool & Wolverine”; Justin Baldoni.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty;Disney/Marvel; Araya Doheny/Variety/Getty Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty;Disney/Marvel; Araya Doheny/Variety/Getty Justin Baldoniis seeking to gain communications made aboutRyan Reynolds' Nicepool character in an attempt to show it was used to “bully” him. As theIt Ends With Usdirector-actor’s legal battle responding to costarBlake Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims advances, Baldoni’s lawyers sent a litigation hold letter on Jan. 7 to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Disney CEO Bob Iger, demanding they hold onto documents that mention Baldoni for potential use in court.

Justin Baldoni Reveals He Was Diagnosed with ADHD at 40 After Struggling Through School: ‘I Felt Broken’

Araya Doheny/Variety via Getty Justin Baldoniis getting candid about the impact of his recent ADHD diagnosis. On the Dec. 4 episode ofElizabeth Day’s How to Failpodcast, theIt Ends With Usdirector-actor, 40, reflected on the emotions he felt learning he had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, decades after struggling through school. “I was diagnosed officially at 40, which means this year, I turned 40 early in January,” Baldoni shared. “This is after probably four years of my therapist telling me it might be a good idea to go and get an actual diagnosis, pushing me in that direction because a common theme in my therapy sessions was this feeling of just not being enough.