Justin Baldoni claims unedited 'It Ends With Us' footage refutes Blake Lively's sexual harassment accusations
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Justin Baldoni's team has released unedited footage they claim refutes Blake Lively's accusations of sexual harassment. The "It Ends With Us" co-stars are locked in a legal battle.
Lively claimed Baldoni "leaned forward and slowly dragged his lips from her ear and down her neck as he said, ‘it smells so good,'" while filming a slow dance montage scene, according to her Dec. 20 sexual harassment filing obtained by Fox News Digital. "When Ms. Lively later objected to this behavior, Mr. Baldoni’s response was, ‘I’m not even attracted to you.’" "The scene in question was designed to show the two characters falling in love and longing to be close to one another. Both actors are clearly behaving well within the scope of the scene and with mutual respect and professionalism." "Any woman who has been inappropriately touched in the workplace will recognize Ms. Lively’s discomfort. They will recognize her attempts at levity to try to deflect the unwanted touching."
However, Baldoni insisted the comment was made in regard to Lively's own admission about her spray tan.
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