Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence on Blake Lively Lawsuit
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- Justin Baldoni and his wife Emily posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, marking their first public comments in nearly two years on the legal battle with Blake Lively.
- The dispute stems from events surrounding the production of the "It Ends with Us" 2024 drama film.
- Baldoni said they had wanted to speak earlier but kept deferring, saying each attempt felt like the wrong time.
- Baldoni pushed back on any suggestion the silence was for lack of things to say, adding 'lord knows we have.'
Why it matters: Baldoni's first public statement in nearly two years — made jointly with his wife and framed as a deliberate choice of timing — puts a second voice into the 'It Ends with Us' dispute's public conversation, and his explicit framing of the delay as deliberate gives his camp the ability to set the terms of engagement going forward.
