The lawsuit alleges that "well into production, Lively had not even read the book" the movie is based on, by Colleen Hoover Justin Baldoni is alleging his It Ends with Us costar Blake Lively did not read Colleen Hoover's blockbuster book the movie is based on as he sues her and others for $400 million.

After the massive success of Colleen Hoover’s novel, It Ends With Us, the movie adaptation starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, was expected to be a BookTok success story, with hopes of a sequel before the film’s release.

A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim," Lively's lawyers said in a statement.