Actress Blake Lively is suing her “It ends with us” Co-star Justin Baldoni accused of sexual harassment.

Rumors circulated for months about an incipient feud between the two actors, which apparently culminated in a lawsuit from Lively, in which she claimed that Baldoni – who was also the film’s director – had caused her “severe emotional distress.”

The lawsuit, obtained by CBS News, names Baldoni, the studio behind “It Ends With Us” and Baldoni’s publicists among the defendants. The New York Times first reported the complaint, which was filed Friday with the California Department of Civil Rights.

The complaint details the 37-year-old actress’ allegations against her co-star, including after a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed “repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior” from Baldoni and a producer on the film , he and the studio “embarked on a ‘multi-stage plan’ to damage her reputation following the meeting.”

In a statement to The New York Times, Lively said she hopes her legal action “helps lift the curtain on these sinister retaliatory actions to harm people who speak out about wrongdoing and protect others who may be targeted.” A representative for Lively referred CBS News to the Times report, in which Lively denied spreading negative information about Baldoni or the studio.

According to the New York Times, the lawsuit also included alleged texts from Baldoni’s publicist to the studio publicist saying the actor “wants to feel like he’s being buried” and “We can’t write, we’ll destroy her.”

The complaint also states that Baldoni “abruptly deviated from the film’s marketing plan” and “used content from domestic violence survivors to protect his public image.”

“These allegations are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with the intent to publicly offend and rehash a narrative in the media,” attorney Bryan Freedman told the AP in a statement. Freedman represents Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and their agents.

Freedman pushed back against Lively’s allegations of a coordinated campaign, saying the studio “proactively” hired a crisis manager “due to Ms. Lively’s multiple demands and threats during production.” He said Lively threatened not to show up on set and not promote the film “if her demands weren’t met.” These demands were not specified in the statement.

The film, released in August, is based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the same name. The book spent 164 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and its loyal fans awaited the release of the film.

However, in the days and weeks leading up to the release, rumors began circulating about Lively and Baldoni’s alleged on-set feud. While promoting the film, Baldoni did most of his press work alone and did not pose with the cast during the film’s New York premiere.

Lively played the film’s main character, Lily, while Baldoni played a neurosurgeon who seems like a nice guy but becomes abusive.

In an interview with CBS MorningWhile promoting the film, Baldoni said he hopes the film helps create a safer world through compassion and empathy. He said he wants men to watch the romantic film and take responsibility for their lives after watching it.

“I want men to go to the theater and see a version of themselves in some way. They have two very different characters. Both Atlas and Ryle have had trauma in the past,” he said. “One handles it very differently than the other and my other hope is that the men who haven’t done the work, who haven’t done the work to heal, when they see parts of themselves in Ryle, one Having a chance to step back and say, “You know what, I don’t want to blow up my life. I don’t want to hurt the person I love the most.”