Justin Baldoni and Blake Full of life are suing one another for defamation and sexual harassment, respectively
Justin Baldoni was already on the sting from an awesome 12 months earlier than Blake Full of life’s lawsuit pushed him over the sting.
In an interview on the Gent’s Speak podcast — filmed in November 2024 and launched on February 10 — the It Ends With Us director revealed he had been fighting exhaustion and stress.
“This morning, I sent a text message to my best friend Jamey [Heath, CEO Wayfarer Studios] and the president of my company, Tera [Hanks]. And I told them that I wasn’t in the best place,” Baldoni, 41, instructed host Samir Mourani.
He added, “I told them that I was exhausted. That I haven’t given myself time to recover, or time to heal.”
Wanting again on the previous 12 months, Baldoni admitted it had taken a toll. “A lot of material success and a lot of emotional stress, it was very hard on me and my family. I wear a lot of hats. And I carry a lot,” he shared.
He additional defined that although he loves what he does, “it’s easy to… be swept away… and be kind of overtaken by the wave of success and opportunity.”
On the time of the interview, It Ends With Us — which Baldoni directed and starred in alongside Full of life — had develop into a field workplace hit, grossing $351 million worldwide. However only a month later, Full of life filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment throughout filming and alleging he tried to smear her popularity.
Baldoni has denied the claims and responded along with his personal lawsuit in January, suing Full of life, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist Leslie Sloane for defamation and civil extortion, searching for $400 million in damages.