Justin Baldoni publicly Addressed his play with It ends with us costar Blake Lively Soon after he responded to his $400 million lawsuit. Speaking for the first time about the legal battle, Baldoni said he was "grateful" for those supporting him. "We have amazing friends and family and faith," he added in a Friday, Jan. 17 video obtained by TMZ. Baldoni's comments came a day after she filed a lawsuit alongside her production studio and other plaintiffs, claiming that Lively was "determined to make Baldoni. The real-life villain in her story" cover her alleged "tone-deafness" to promote their 2024 film. Baldoni also claimed that Lively - who also served as a producer on the movie - never read Colin Hoover The novel on which it is based. Lively previously accused Baldoni, the movie's director, of creating a "hostile work environment" in her own lawsuit filed last month. In a statement our weeklyLively's legal team lashed out Baldoni's "desperate" efforts Alleging Baldoni's strategy "will fail" to "turn the tables" on the actress. End the week with more our' Top stories below:

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