Attorneys representing “It Ends with Us” star Blake Lively in her ongoing legal battle with her onetime director and co-star Justin Baldoni on Tuesday accused Baldoni of making women uncomfortable on set.

Lively’s lawsuit, which was originally filed in New York in December, was amended this week to include a slew of additional allegations. The complaint, obtained by HuffPost, now includes parts of purported text message conversations between Lively and other women describing Baldoni’s alleged conduct.

“For years prior to the release of the Film, Mr. Baldoni portrayed himself as
a leader of the male feminist movement, writing books, hosting podcasts, and holding TED Talks on the topic. In reality, however, Mr. Baldoni’s public persona is a stark contrast to his private behavior, which is replete with hypocrisy, misogyny, and retaliation,” Lively’s complaint read.

Baldoni’s attorneys told HuffPost in a statement that he, producers Jamey Heath and Steve Sarowitz and others named in the lawsuit “have been transparent in providing receipts, real time documents and video showing a completely different story than what has been manipulated and cherry picked to the media.”

“Our clients have taken this matter and these issues very seriously notwithstanding the jokes made publicly by the plaintiff and her husband,” the statement read.

The “jokes” the attorneys referenced in their statement was a moment during the recent “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, when Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, lightly alluded to Lively’s legal troubles.

Lively’s complaint claims Baldoni treated her and other women as “sex objects.” At one point, Baldoni allegedly told a cast member that her leather pants looked “sexy.” When the woman expressed her discomfort, he brushed the comment off, saying, “I can say that because my wife is here today,” according to the complaint.

When the film was in pre-production, one cast member reached out to Lively over text to express her relief at being able to commiserate about Baldoni’s comments on set, the complaint said.

“I’m sorry for what you’ve experienced and I wish I would’ve been there to witness it for you (and not that you need me to but I sure would’ve loved to have run my mouth about it),” Lively messaged the cast member. “Thank you for not only witnessing me, but for coming in with such eloquent and safe backup.”

In the following days, Lively and another cast member reported their concerns over Baldoni’s behavior and comments to a Sony representative and producer, according to the complaint. Baldoni allegedly responded to the cast member in writing, saying he was aware of her concerns and promised “adjustments” would be made.

However, a week later, the cast member reached back out to Lively about her growing concerns with the conditions on set as well as difficulties speaking with Baldoni, according to the complaint.

“I know I find it really hard to speak to him,” Lively responded, the complaint said. “I try to cover it with busyness but not sure that covers what’s going on.”

Not long after her interaction with that cast member, another female cast member also expressed feeling uncomfortable on set, the complaint said.

Baldoni’s attorney called the new allegations described in Lively’s amended complaint “underwhelming” and “filled with unsubstantial hearsay.”

“Since documents do not lie and people do, the upcoming depositions of those who initially supported Ms. Lively’s false claims and those who are witnesses to her own behavior will be enlightening,” Baldoni’s attorneys said. “What is truly uncomfortable here is Ms. Lively’s lack of actual evidence.”

Lively’s lawyers also accused Baldoni of hiding “behind his billionaire friend and retained publicists, crisis managers, digital media strategists, and litigators to mount a sophisticated and well-funded retaliation campaign that sought to ‘bury’ and ‘destroy’ anyone that challenged his brand.”

Sarowitz, who co-founded Wayfarer Studios with Baldoni and produced the film, is also named in the lawsuit and accused of financially backing Baldoni’s alleged “social manipulation” campaign to “destroy” Lively’s reputation. Lively’s attorneys said Sarowitz once confessed to someone on an unrelated project that if Lively or Reynolds “ever cross the line, ever, then I will go after them.”

“I will protect the studio like Israel protected itself from Hamas,” Sarowitz said, according to Lively’s complaint. “There were 39,000 dead bodies. There will be two dead bodies when I’m done.”

Lively and Baldoni’s case is set to go to trial in March 2026. Her amended complaint comes less than a month after Baldoni amended his own lawsuit against Lively. He is also suing The New York Times for defamation and libel, accusing the paper of falsely claiming he orchestrated a smear campaign against Lively. Baldoni launched a website detailing his allegations in their dispute.