Justin Baldoni’s former agent, Danny Greenberg, likened Blake Lively’s alleged behavior on the set of the 2024 film “Extortion” to “blackmail” in court documents.
According to court documents obtained by Page Six on Monday, a WME agent who represented Baldoni during the film’s production allegedly sent Baldoni a proposal for a letter to send to Sony in July 2024 regarding Lively’s alleged attempt to “take control of the film.”
Greenberg’s sworn testimony notes that his “use of the word extortion” was “referring to[Lively’s]cumulative actions” that Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, had to manage.
Elsewhere in the testimony, the agent claimed to have had “ongoing conversations” with Sony production executive Ange Giannetti about the “Gossip Girl” alum’s behavior.
“And at this point, what was on the table was the premiere issue,” he said, referring to the film’s August 2024 premiere in New York, where director Baldoni was allegedly escorted into a windowless basement to avoid bumping into Lively, 38, on the red carpet.
A spokesperson for Lively told Page Six on Monday, “The court has already rejected their so-called ‘movie hijacking’ claims, and the excerpts from cherry-picked depositions from Baldoni’s former representatives before he was removed from WME add nothing new. In fact, the court’s rejection even assumed for the sake of argument that their claims were true, and still determined that they were not valid claims under the law.”
The attorney added, “This is a distraction and has no connection to the actual sexual harassment and retaliation case Baldoni and the defendants are facing.”
A representative for Baldoni, 41, did not immediately respond to Page Six for comment.
The co-stars first sparked rumors of a feud when they were spotted co-promoting Colleen Hoover’s film adaptation and posing together at a premiere in the Big Apple.
Lively acknowledged the conversation in December 2024 when she filed a sexual harassment complaint against the Jane the Virgin alum.
In her complaint, she accused Baldoni of showing her “nude videos and images of women,” talking about her past porn addiction, asking questions about her weight, and orchestrating a smear campaign that ruined her career.
Lively reiterated these claims in a formal lawsuit filed later that month.
At the time, Mr. Baldoni’s lawyers denied the allegations, telling Page Six, “It is shameful that Mr. Lively and her representatives would make such grave and categorical false accusations.”
“These allegations are completely false, outrageous, and intentionally despicable aimed at publicly tarnishing and rehashing the media narrative,” it said, noting that the director allegedly hired a crisis manager to manage Lively’s “multiple demands and threats.”
Baldoni responded by filing a $400 million lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, accusing Lively of using Reynolds and her friend Taylor Swift’s influence to get her way.
The “Five Feet Apart” producer also accused the “Deadpool” actor of aggressive behavior toward Lively and demanded that “Lively apologize for any conduct that was either absent or grossly out of character.”
However, the bomb case was dismissed in June.
Baldoni and the “Adeline Years” star are expected to escalate their dispute in court in March 2026.
