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.

Shortly after Lively sued him for sexual harassment, Baldoni countersued her and Ryan Reynolds. Get all the details here.

The lawsuits surrounding It Ends With Us keep making headlines.

The lawsuit comes about two weeks after Lively sued Baldoni and several others tied to the film, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation for coming forward about

Blake Lively costarred with Justin Baldoni in the 2024 romantic drama It Ends With Us, based on the popular novel by Colleen Hoover. Baldoni also directed the movie. The film came out in August, but people have been talking about it more than ever over the past few months thanks to a heated public back and forth between Lively and Baldoni.

Game of Thrones fans were left less than thrilled after Blake Lively, the lead actress in 2024’s It Ends With Us, compared herself to the controversial character of Daenerys Targaryen, the heroine whose descent into villainy was one of the most contentious aspects of the series.