Blake Lively is suing her It ends with us Co-star Justin Baldoni alleges sexual harassment months after rumors of an on-set feud between the two began circulating online.

The gossip Girl The 37-year-old actor starred as Lily Bloom, who becomes involved with abusive man Ryle Kincaid, played by Baldoni, in the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2016 bestselling romance.

In the lawsuit, received from TMZLively claims Baldoni, who also directed It ends with usShe exhibited behavior that caused her “severe emotional distress.”

The lawsuit says there was a meeting attended by people including Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, Baldoni and her attorneys The Age of Adeline Claims of the star, per TMZ.

In order for her to work on the film, Lively made a series of demands that, according to the lawsuit cited by the newspaper, included “no more showing Blake nude videos or images of women, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged past ‘pornography addiction,'” No further discussions of sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew members’ genitals, no further inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mentions of Blake’s dead father.”

Additionally, the lawsuit included additional requirements that included “no addition of sex scenes, oral sex or on-camera climaxes by BL outside the scope of the script approved by BL when signing the project.” TMZ.

According to the outlet, the lawsuit states that the film’s distributor, Sony Pictures, agreed to Lively’s requests. However, the actress claims in the filing that Baldoni then began a campaign to “destroy” her reputation.

Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freeman said TMZ that Lively’s lawsuit was filed to “improve her negative reputation.”

He added to the outlet that the A simple favor Star’s claims are “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with the intent to publicly offend.”

The lawyer added that Lively caused problems on the film set by “threatening not to show up on set and threatening not to promote the film, which ultimately led to its downfall during release.”

The Independent has reached out to representatives for Baldoni and Lively for comment.

During the press tour for It ends with usLively was criticized for her “tone-deaf” approach to promoting the film, which focuses on domestic violence and abuse.

Amid the ongoing drama, a journalist shared her “nightmare” interview with the gossip Girl The star wrote in 2016 that the interaction – which fans deemed “incredibly rude” – made her want to “quit” her job.

Lively did not directly address the criticism. However, a source said People magazine that “at first she felt very vulnerable and upset” and thought the drama was “out of control”.

During the It ends with us During the press tour, fans speculated that Baldoni had been “mowed down” by Lively and her husband over creative differences.

On TikTok, one user pointed out that Lively and Baldoni didn’t take a photo together at the film’s premiere in August. Meanwhile, others noticed that neither Lively nor Reynolds follow Baldoni on Instagram.

Despite the ever-present feud rumors, Baldoni praised Lively during an appearance on the Today show and called the star a “dynamic creative.”

“I think she’s best known as an actress, and of course she’s a fashion icon, but she’s so much more than that,” he said.

“She is a dynamic creative. She was involved in every part of this production and everything she touched was improved.”