Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $ 400 million because the hefty amount is said to be close to their combined capacity and he wants them bankrupt, has claimed an insider.
The actor, 41, is currently involved in a bitter legal saga with the Gossip Girl star, 37, and the Deadpool actor, 48, after their film it ends with us, in which they played a few whose marriage was marred by domestic violence .
It all started when Lively Baldoni sued for sexual harassment in December – accusations he avid.
At the same time, the New York Times released a story based on her legal submission that accused him of orchestrate a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni hit back by suggesting the publication for defamation before he launched the $ 400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds earlier this month, in which he accused the Hollywood -purple conspiracy to throw his reputation with the accusations.
He also accused Livival of hitting of filming it ends with us, which he directed, and claimed that she forced him and his family to wait in a basement holding at the premiere, so she didn't have to see him.
Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $ 400 million because the amount is said to be close to their combined net value and he wants them bankrupt, claim sources
Reynolds, 48, and lively, 37, reportedly have a combined capacity of $ 380 million (depicted on the Deadpool & Wolverine New York premiere in July 2024)
Although many have wondered why Baldoni goes after the specific amount, a source told DailyMail.com that he took the figure of the reported capacity of Lively and Reynolds.
They said that Baldoni has already lost thousands since he had fallen by his agent, and that if the couple were successful in their court case, he could stay without a good time.
“Justin Baldoni chose $ 400 million for the simple reason that Blake and Ryan's combined assets are in that figure,” said the source.
'If they were successful in their activities, Justin would have lost everything he has and everything he once worked for.
“He has already lost jobs, including the podcast and he was dropped by his agent. He flourished for that. '
They continued: “People near Justin believe that Blake and Ryan deserve to be bankrupt because they try to ruin the life of Justin and others involved in this legal nightmare.”
Dailymail.com has contacted Baldoni's representative for comment.
Lively and Reynolds are said to have a combined capacity of $ 380 million, which is largely due to his countless lucrative companies outside the screen.
“People near Justin believe that Blake and Ryan deserve to be bankrupt because they try to ruin the life of Justin and others involved in this legal nightmare,” a source told DailyMail.com
The couple has built up a substantial combined value, where Reynolds sells his beverage brand Aviation Gin to Diageo as part of a $ 610 million deal in 2020
He is also the owner of Wrexham AFC after he bought them with actor Rob Mcelhenney in 2020
Over the years he has had an interest in various companies, including Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile and Fubotv.
In 2020, the actor sold his interest in Aviation Gin to Diageo, one of the world's largest producers of spirits and beers, in a deal with a value of $ 610 million.
In the same year he bought famous Wrexham Football Club together with actor Rob Mcelhenney for $ 2.5 million.
In addition, Reynolds' dark comic representation of the poor superhero Deadpool made him one of the best -paid actors in Hollywood in the Films 2016 and 2018.
Lively has also practiced its entrepreneurial line with multiple brands in recent years, including her gourmet mixer venture Betty Buzz, which sold 2.5 million bottles within seven months after the launch in 2021, Betty Booze – Premium Cocktails – and her new Blake Brown Beauty Line .
Together Lively and Reynolds have also shown their philanthropic side, after they have previously donated $ 500,000 to feeding America and $ 500,000 to Food Banks Canada during the start of the COVID-19 Lockdown in March 2020.
The couple was confronted with a flood of allegations against them when Baldoni shot back with a counter -cabinet earlier this month.
The actor accused Reynolds of 'curses' and 'to explain him into an aggressive tirade' during a meeting in the New York Penthouse of the couple – where Reynolds was present as his wife's 'representative' to discuss Baldoni's behavior.
Baldoni, 41, is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the Hollywood pair after he accused him of a lively accused of sexual harassment on the set of their film.
Lively's lawyers have issued a fiery statement to DailyMail.com in response to the court case, who 'another chapter in the perpetrator playbook'.
“This is an age -old story: a woman speaks with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retribution and the abuser tries to turn the tables on the victim,” they said. 'This is what experts call Darvo. To deny. Attack. Reverse victim. '
The statement claimed that the production company of Baldoni Wayfarer Studios has chosen to use the means of his billionaire co-founder to issue media impacts, to launch meritorious lawsuits and threaten a lawsuit to overwhelm the assets of the public to understand That what they do is departure means against accusations of sexual harassment. '
Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman explained his client's decision to sue.
'This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of unpounted evidence in which Blake Lively and the ambiguous attempt of her team to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by roughly edited, non -under -build, new and exceeded information about the to destroy, detail ', “by spreading coarse processed, non -supported, new and extroded information about the media,” he said in a statement.
'This is a fight where she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either seriously misled by her team or the truth intentionally and knowingly displayed. '
On Monday, DailyMail.com published exclusive audio that further sheds light on the feud that arose when lively changes to the roof scene in the romantic drama film – not all with unqualified praise.
Baldoni can be heard that the actress offers a crawling apology and notes that 'I fooled' about his response to her changes.
Lively and Reynolds were confronted with a flood of allegations against them when Baldoni shot back earlier this month with a counter -box (depicted on its set ends with us)
In the entire audio message, which is just over six and a half minutes, he also says that he is happy that she feels comfortable enough to tell him and describes himself as' a very poor man, as my wife will say . '
It came days after video images seemed to question Lively's sexual harassment.
The actress accused Baldoni of dragging his lips into her neck and telling her 'it smells so good' while filming a dance scene, with lively claiming in her complaint about civil rights that no one heard because the microphones were eliminated.
But the tires show how friendly the two stars were, with the pair of laughing and jokes around, Joshing about the size of Baldoni's nose and even talk about how they spend their time with their spouses.
