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in a newly filed legal complaint, blake lively accuses justin baldoni, her co-star and director of "its" of sexual harassment. lively alleges baldoni orchestrated a pr effort to destroy her reputation after she expressed concerns. an attorney for justin baldoni denied the allegations, calling them categorically false. chloe melas has been following all this. she's with me onset. chloe, happy holidays to you. walk us through what lively's alleging in this -- it's not a complaint, it's a precursor. >> this is a story consuming the internet right now and social media. there's really two things that blake is alleging. she says that filming the movie "it ends with us" was a nightmare. she claims that justin baldoni improvised kissing scenes, that he walked into her trailer while she was changing, that at one point he and a producer pressured her to do a full frontal nudity scene and it wasn't the project she signed up for. she says in this complaint that they actually had an all hands on deck meeting that her husband ryan reynolds was present for and an intimacy coordinator was hired. justi

we'll have the latest on the blake lively and justin baldoni dispute. good morning. i'm rahel solomon, live in new york, and you are in the cnn newsroom. we want to begin in new york, where the man accused of killing united health care ceo brian thompson has pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges in new york. here's luigi mangione. just about an hour ago, as he entered the courtroom for his arraignment, dressed in street clothes, he was flanked by officers mangione faces 11 counts in new york, including one for first degree murder and two counts for second degree murder. now, if found guilty of the top charge, he could get life in prison without parole. but he also faces a federal murder charge, which means that the death penalty is on the table if he is convicted. this morning, mangione lawyer spoke about her concern about her client's ability to get a fair trial. take a listen. >> he's a young man, and he is being treated like a human. ping pong ball between two warring jurisdictions here, these federal and state prosecutors are coordinating with one

an attorney for justin baldoni and his production company is calling these claims categorically falseook or of the movie -- sorry, i panicked and i thought you stopped talking. >> well, actually there's a ton here we can get to and obviously it's something that captivated people throughout the weekend and it's a story people are interested in because it involves two incredibly high-profile figures, and here's a bit of my report to learn more. >> i love you. >> reporter: this morning, holiday reacting to those explosive allegations of sexual harassment on the set of the hit movie "it ends with us." >> one day if you have a daughter, what would say to her? >> blake lively filed a legal complaint saying justin baldoni repeatedly crossed boundaries on intimate scenes, and blakely's friends and family showing support, including "sister of the traveling pants" co-stars, saying throughout the filming of it ends with us, we saw her summons courage. and also the author of the novel writing thank you for being exactly the human you are, never change, never wilt. and the complaint accused justin

justin baldoni says the claims are false and salacious. nada tawfik reports. us over the summer. 0n the red carpet, their creative differences were apparent. this is not a story about domestic violence. it's a woman's story about her life. there's this intersection between wanting to make the flowery movie, because oftentimes studios think that's what's best, and then the artistic choice. but it's now clear the drama on set went much deeper. lively has accused baldoni, both the director and a star of the film, of inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment. the hollywood film star and entrepreneur, who first rose to fame on the tv show gossip girl and her actor husband ryan reynolds, who owns wrexham fc, held a meeting injanuary with baldoni and other producers to discuss her concerns. a legal complaint details the alleged demands she made at the time, including no more showing of nude videos or images of women, including the producer's wife, no more descriptions of their own genitalia, no more mention by mr baldoni of him speaking to blake lively�*s dead fa

now, justin baldoni team is denying this fiercely.hey are saying that this is commonplace where there are private conversations behind the scenes, where publicists have to talk about public image. in fact, they say that blake lively's team was actually planting negative stories about justin. i want to read you part of the statement that i obtained from justin baldoni attorney. he says, quote, it is shameful that miss lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations at yet another desperate attempt to fix her negative reputation. now, blake lively, in a statement saying, quote, i hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on the sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted. now, erica, you walked through some of the support from blake lively's former costars. there has been some other support from the author of the book on which this movie was based on. also a former director that blake lively worked with and j

this morning, new developments in the blake lively justin baldoni dispute.ding with blake lively because her costar in the film was the director. jenny slate who plays justin baldoni's sister said to today.com as leave like lee's castmate and friend i voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation. she did not mention justin baldoni or anyone else but added, the attack on blake is terribly dark, disturbing and holy threatening. she says justin baldoni repeatedly sexually harassed her onset and crossed boundaries during intimate scenes. this longtime publicist is defending herself against the claim she was a victim of a retaliatory social manipulation campaign on justin baldoni's behalf. according to rolling stone and other outlets who viewed the sense deleted facebook post, the publicist is defending her work, saying, the team never launched any campaign to smear blake lively. nbc news reached out but has not heard back. according to the complaint, justin baldoni and his team maintained

alleges a hostile work environment where she faced sexual harassment from her costar and director justin baldoni, and later retaliation in a smear campaign organized by publicists and a crisis management team hired by wayfarer studios, the studio behind the film that was co-founded by baldoni. the a-list actress, filing a complaint with the california civil rights department. she accuses baldoni of unwanted discussions about porn, criticizing her body and weight and violating her physical boundaries. >> she alleges that he tries to input new sexual scenes that she never signed up for to begin with, and also improvising kissing scenes where she accuses baldoni of actually biting or sucking on her lip. >> baldoni denies the accusations, his attorney firing back in a statement saying these claims are completely false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious. when the film about a woman in an abusive relationship debuted in august, fans began to speculate online when neither lively nor other stars did press with baldoni. >> they won't even take a picture together at the premiere. >> both actors spea

actress blake lively accusing justin baldoni, her director and costar in the film "it ends with us," harassment. baldoni tonight dropped by his talent agency at he continues to deny thosal gaegss. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, that blockbuster lawsuit rocking hollywood. blake lively accusing her costar and the director of the film "it ends with us," about domestic violence -- >> stop walking through this party following me around. >> can you just shut up for one second? >> reporter: -- of sexual harassment and an effort to destroy lively's reputation. the 80-page complaint filed with california civil rights department alleges that justin baldoni and another producer showed her nude videos and images of women, discussed sexual conquests, and criticized lively's body and weight. lively, who is also a producer on the movie, alleges baldoni even improvised physical intimacy and kissing during one scene, stating, mr. baldoni insisted on shooting the full scene over and over again, well beyond what would have been required on an ordinary set, and without advance notice or

hollywood actress blake lively has filed a legal complaint against her �*it ends with us' co—star justin baldonisays she wants to pull back the curtain on sinister tactics used to harm people who speak up about misconduct." mr baldoni's legal team told the bbc the allegations are categorically false. with me is news correspondent — matt graveling. tell us more about what we know. so that was discussed at the meeting injanuary — but where are we now? these details have come out and paperwork that has been filed to the california civil rights department and part of a complaint by the actress, she is accusing actorjustin and his team of sexual harassment in the campaign to destroy her reputation but some do understand how we got to this point, we have to rewind a little bit because lively and justin baldoni were a star of the show they came out in the summer and it the show they came out in the summerand it did the show they came out in the summer and it did very well with viewers but in this complaint filed in california, there's a big complaints on the set. 0n the 11th of january a meeting was he

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you mention the impact already on justin baldoni's career, what about blake lively?think you might have _ affect her work? i think you might have her, _ affect her work? i think you might have her, looking - affect her work? i think you - might have her, looking better, to be honest, because during the time that they were out promoting this film, there was a lot of negative comments being made on social media and in certain articles about her behaviour or about how she was acting towards journalists and it just wasn't positive acting towards journalists and itjust wasn't positive and a positive light on her. i think once people read this entire legal complain, page to page and read the entire article that's been put out on the new york times, it gives a little bit more of an understanding of why she may have been responding that way or what was happening behind—the—scenes because i think a lot of people do not understand that she felt that there was this really orchestrated campaign being lodged against and i think if anything, it might make her look better.— look be

now, as you said justin baldoni, he is fiercely denying this.ant to read you part of a statement from his attorney that i obtained. sarah, his attorney, says, quote, it is shameful that miss lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations as yet another desperate attempt to fix her negative reputation. now, a statement from blake lively. she is saying, quote, i hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on the sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted. now the fallout sarah has been swift. i heard from a source over the weekend that justin baldoni agency, wme, one of the biggest agencies in hollywood, has dropped him in the wake of lively's allegations. >> elizabeth wagmeister. we will see this play out likely in court. thank you so much. i appreciate it there's a lot going on with that. >> there's a lot going on today. there's a lot of live. live breaking news happening. we're just tracking luigi mangione in court a

justin baldoni is being sued by his former publicist for defamation and breach of contract. it comes just days after his costar, blake lively, accused him of sexual harassment and a smear campaign. baldoni denying those allegations. tonight, the hollywood a-listers taking sides. here's matt gutman. >> reporter: tonight, that new lawsuit in the scandal rocking hollywood. just days after blake lively files an 80-page complaint against justin baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and a retear smear campaign, the actor is facing more backlash. >> i thought we were friends. >> we are friends. >> reporter: baldoni's former publicist is filing a lawsuit against the actor and two of her own former employees. alleging they sprang into action, scheming to bury and destroy costar blake lively to protect baldoni. their plan was covert, deliberately concealed from jones. lively, in her own complaint, alleges that baldoni and a producer showed her nude videos, discussed sexual conquests and criticized her body and weight. and tonight, lively's costars showing their support for the act

actress blake lively filed an 80-page complaint against her "it ends with us" costar and director justin baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign, the actor is facing more backlash. >> i thought we were friends. >> we are friends. >> reporter: baldoni's former publicist, stephanie jones, is now also filing a lawsuit against the actor and two of her own former employees. jones alleging they sprang into action, scheming to bury and destroy costar blake lively to protect baldoni. their plan was covert, deliberately concealed from jones. lively, in her own complaint, alleges that baldoni and a producer showed her nude videos, discussed sexual conquests, and criticized her body and weight. and tonight, lively's costars showing their support for the actress. jenny slate, who plays lively's best friend in the film, telling today.com, "what has been revealed about the attack on blake is terribly dark, disturbing, and wholly threatening. i commend my friend. i admire her bravery, and i stand by her side." and brandon sklenar encouraging his followers to read lively's co

justin baldoni is now facing a defamation lawsuit from his former publicist. it's the first formal lawsuit to be filed after his former costar, blake lively filed a separate complaint against baldoni. in it, she is accusing him of sexual harassment and a coordinated effort to try and destroy her reputation. that, from lively in the new lawsuit, baldoni's former publicist stephanie jones claims that he, as well as two of his current publicists, allegedly orchestrated a smear campaign against blake lively. it also accuses baldoni of breach of contract. now, he has not responded to the latest lawsuit, but has denied all of the allegations made by blake lively. joining us now to talk much more about this. it is a twisted tale. it has become is executive editor at deadline. dominic patten, thank you so much for coming in. i mean, you have done extensive reporting on this whole situation since the beginning. how does this lawsuit now fit into the larger kind of scandal swirling around baldoni and blake lively? >> well, first of all, happy christmas to you and everybo

one writing, you know we can bury anyone. >> you have justin baldoni, who has really presented himselfs kind of a feminist, who has talked negatively about toxic masculinity, and this lawsuit seems to fly in the face of that. >> reporter: attorneys for baldoni and wayfair studios deny the allegations calllling them categorically false and a desperate attempt by lively to fix her negative reputation. lively's complaint comes months after rumors of tension between the co-stars emerged. the pair did not pose for photos together during the film's premiere anlively face add barrage of online backlash from those claiming her interviews about the movie were at odds with the serious subject matter. and some of that online scrutiny directed at lively now turning toward baldoni. lively says she hopes her legal actions helps pull back the curtain on these sinister, retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted. willie? >> iscilla thompson, thank you very much. >>> baseball fans are mourning the loss of a legend this morning with the

. >> reporter: and this morning, blake lively accusing "it ends with us" director and co-star justin baldoniher reputation. according to the complaint filed with the california civil rights department, baldoni and a producer engaged in inappropriate behavior on set, prompting lively and her husband, ryan reynolds to confront them in a meeting with their list of complaints. lively rose to fame as the star of the teen hit drama, "gossip girl," and has since starred in major films including "sisterhood of the traveling pants," built businesses outside of entertainment, including launching lifestyle brands. the complaint alleging an elaborate scheme by baldoni and his team to taint lively's reputation if she went public with her onset claims, and alleging that baldoni further consulted a crisis management expert who, according to the complaint, wrote back, we can bury anyone. >> i want a divorce. >> reporter: the movie centered around themes of domestic violence grossed close to $350 million worldwide. lively claims director baldoni inserted improvised, gratuitous sexual content and/or scenes ad

blake lively accusing justin baldoni, her co-star and director of the film it ends with us of sexuala smear campaign against her. in a newly filed legal complaint, lively claiming in graphic detail that she was repeatedly harassed onset including crossing boundaries n scene. during production of the film about domestic violence, a meeting was held to address lively's concerns with her husband, ryan reynolds. the complaint also alleges that baldoni hired a crisis management team to destroy her reputation. in text messages, pr executives discussed baldoni's desire to see lively buried. >> it will definitely make all the parties involved in this looks somewhat calculating, somewhat vicious, frankly. >> attorneys for baldoni deny the allegations, calling them categorically false , a desperate attempt by lively to fix her negative reputation. >> justin baldoni has really presented himself as kind of a feminist who has talked negatively about toxic masculinity and this seems to fly in the face of that. it is a huge deal. a lot of reputational issues at stake, a lot of money at stake and th

blake lively has filed a legal complaint against her it ends with us co—star justin baldoni allegingabout harmful conduct. justin baldoni told the bbc that the allegations are categorically false. 0ur correspondencejoins us are categorically false. 0ur correspondence joins us now, what more can you tell us? came out of the — what more can you tell us? came out of the paperwork _ what more can you tell us? came out of the paperwork of _ what more can you tell us? came out of the paperwork of the - out of the paperwork of the california rights department by the actor blake lively which accuses justin l the actor blake lively which accusesjustin l dhoni and his team of sexual harassment and a campaign to destroy her reputation. to understand how we got to this point we first have to rewind a little bit. they starred in the next flicks from it ends with us which came out in the summer. the film did very well with viewers but this paperwork filed in california has made us aware of some very big disagreements on the set. it states that on the 11th of january, a meeting was held to address

more fallout this morning for justin baldoni this time.he co-host of his podcast, stepping away and speaking out after blake lively's claims against the actor. we're back in a minute. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn. >> i'm barbara and i'm from saint joseph, michigan. i'm a retired school librarian. i'm also a library board trustee, a mother of two and a grandmother of two. about five years ago, i was working full time. i had an awful lot of things to take care of. i needed all the help i could get. i saw the commercials for prevagen. i started taking it and it helped. i was better able to take care of all those little details. people say to me, barbara, you don't miss a beat. >> prevagen at stores everywhere without a prescription. >> tempur-pedic designed the ergo pro smart base to help you fall asleep more easily. it's gentle massage and relaxing sounds help calm your mind every night. save up to $500 now on select adjustable mattress sets. >> car. this isn't the way home. >> that's ri

actress blake lively is accusing justin baldoni, her co-store in "it ends with us," of sexual harassmenties those claims. here's abc's morgan norwood. >> reporter: tonight, blake lively accusing "it ends with us" co-star and director justin baldoni of sexual harassment and orchestrating a pr smear campaign, designed to destroy her reputation, after she complained about his alleged onset behavior. according to the complaint filed with the california civil rights depth, she says he made comments, including details about his intimate life. and criticisms of lively's weight. also alleging that he inserted sexual contempt and/or scenes into the film, adding none of this was remotely in character or based on any dialogue in the script. "it ends with us" grossed close to $350 million worldwide, and addressed difficult themes of domestic violence. >> i want a divorce. >> reporter: but sony told actors to focus on lively's character's resilience. lively says she followed those guidelines and avoid promoting the film with baldoni, she alleged that baldoni's team spread false stories that she didn'

department, and they are part of a complaint by the actress blake lively, and she is accusing actor justin baldonistroy her reputation. but samantha, to understand how we got to this point, we need to rewind a little bit first, because lively and baldoni were stars of the netflix film it ends with us, which came out in the summer. now the film did very very well with viewers, but in this complaint filed in california we have been made aware of some big disagreements on the set. it states on 11th january a meeting was held to address what has been described as a hostile work environment, and the meeting was attended byjustin baldoni, who was also the film's director and the co—chairman, and co—founder of wayfarer — this is the production company behind the movie. blake lively attended with her husband, the actor rhein reynolds, who wasn't in the movie, it is important to say, and some other members of the film's production. now blake lively�*s lawyers allege that mr baldoni and the wayfarer ceo jamie heath engaged in inappropriate and unwelcome behaviour towards her and others on the set. now, this

blake lively laying out explosive allegations against justin baldoni, her co-star and director of them "it ends with us," claiming he harassed her onset and then tried to damage her reputation. the legal action she is taking and baldoni's denials. ose stories, plus holiday match-up. >>> merry christmas. >> christmas and hanukkah falling on the same day for the first time in nearly two decades. how some people are getting pretty creative with this year's celebration. >>> then wild weekend. >> i have never seen a play like this in my entire life. >> "sunday night football" comes down to the wire after a day filled with nfl nail biters. >> daniels fires! and touchdown! >> the fantastic finishes as the race for the playoff heats up. today monday, december 23rd, 2024. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today."rning. thank you so much for joining us. craig melvin alongside laura jarrett. savannah and hoda off today. >> got a head start on the holiday. >> yeah, a head start. some great footbal

she alleges that she was subjected to a hostile work environment and sexual harassment by justin baldoni and another male producer on the film. she says that there were unwanted sexual comments made that some kisses within the film were prolonged when they weren't scripted to be, and she says that justin baldoni and this other male producer, who is named in this complaint, came into her trailer numerous times when she was undressed or breast feeding her newborn. now, aside from those accusations of sexual harassment, what's making this really a talking point in a really interesting case is that blake lively says that she was now subjected to retaliation. she says that justin's team coordinated a sophisticated smear campaign behind the scenes. now, justin's team is denying this. they say in part, it is shameful that miss lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations as yet another desperate attempt to fix her negative reputation. that is what her attorney told me over the weekend. >> phil, do we know how bad the hit was to lively's reputation i

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♪ >>> actor blake lively f >>> actor blake lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against justin baldonie "of ends with us." ? her complaint she alleges he engaged in misconduct during the film's production including adding intimacy scenes she hadn't originally agreed to. a lawyer for baldoni denies the allegations, calling them false and outrageous. >>> starbucks and amazon workers are extending their strikes. matt pieper has that and more in today's "money watch." >> stocks rose to turn it into an up day. the dow gained 498, the nasdaq up 199 and the s&p gaining 63 points. >>> amazon delivery drivers and starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of cities and stake. they're trying to get the companies to recognize them as unionized employees. a starbucks workers united spokesperson said 30 stores across nine states had to close and they say it could reach hundreds of stores by tuesday. >>> maybe santa will have lottery tickets in his sleigh. the jackpot surged to $944 million over the weekend after no one won friday night. the next drawing is tomorrow night. >>> "sonic the hedgehog

actress blake lively has filed a complaint accusing her do to star in the film it ends with us, justin baldoniirector -- of sexual harassment. >> we all have an idea of what life can be. >> i want to see you again. >> now you see me. >> you know what i mean. howard: blake lively says baldoni improvised unwanted kissing and gratuitous sex scenes, and another member of the studio showed her a video of his wife naked and watched her in her trailer when she was topless and having body makeup removed. a crisis p if r rep wrote, you know, we can bury anyone, and planted made-up stories portraying her as difficult, tone deaf and a bully. one daily mail headline, is blake lively set to be canceled? and here's what emerged of the subpoena, the pr woman writing: when we send over document, we can't send over the work we will or could cobecause that could get us in a lot of trouble. we can't write we will destroy her, and all of us will be most importantly untraceable. another pr executive on the team wrote: i'm having reckless thoughts of wanting to plant pieces this week of how horrible blake lively is

morning's gma first look, a new lawsuit filed against it ends with us director and lead actor justin baldonilly gets worse. yeah. >> no way. baldoni's former publicist, stephanie jones, is suing the actor and his crisis pr team for alleged breach of contract and defamation. the suit accuses the crisis team, including jones's former employee, of scheming to bury and destroy costar blake lively to protect baldoni, and then blame jones for the smear campaign. baldoni did not respond to abc news request for comment on the jones lawsuit. the lawsuit comes just days after lively filed a complaint accusing baldoni of sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign. baldoni's attorney has called lively's allegations completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious. >> come on. what? >> what are you doing? coming up at 7 a.m. we'll tell you more about the falt with your gma first. look, i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> okay. this story is just bizarre here at appliance. known for frying might actually be spying instead. experts say certain air fryers and other app connected appli

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live coverage starts at eight on cnn. >> so this morning there's more fallout for justin baldoni afterformer. it ends with us costar blake lively filed a complaint against the actor. she was alleging sexual harassment and a coordinated plan seeking to destroy her reputation. well, now baldoni is facing his first formal lawsuit, this one from his former publicist. it's a tangled web, but it's. but it's wild how it is unfolding. in the lawsuit, the publicist accuses baldoni of breach of contract and accuses him of orchestrating the smear campaign against lively behind her back. this legal battle is just one of the big entertainment stories, shaking up hollywood of 2024. and cnn's elizabeth wagmeister is counting down the top ten of the year. >> from big stars in big legal trouble to big movies, concerts and a brat summer, our top ten entertainment stories start with the wicked boost at the box office. number ten the wicked pairing of wicked and gladiator two form this year's barbenheimer. with over $150 million in opening weekend ticket sales. the two films energize the typically slow po

>> justin baldoni's legal team says the claims are salacious but the reaction has been swift in hollywoodnt agency dropped him and some of her costars were quick to support her with this statement. we saw her some the courage to ask for a safe workplace and we are appalled through the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice. once again, behavior in hollywood is back in the spotlight, and what lengths some will go to protect their image. bbc news, new york. lauren: now an achievement for ugandan runner who lives in london. he set out from cape town last july. after crossing two continents and more than 8000 miles later, he's made it back home after an extraordinary run. he ran across nine countries in africa, 11 more countries in europe, and finally reaching west london yesterday. we went to find out why he did it. [cheering] >> reunited with his mother, just in time for christmas. this was the moment he finally crossed the finish line in his home city of london yesterday after running the equivalent of more than 300 marathons in just under a yea

the legal battle between blake lively and justin baldoni, costars in the hit film "it ends with us." nst lively, as other members of the cast are weighing in on the controversy. chloe melas has been covering it all for us. what's the latest? >> good morning, you guys. merry christmas eve. as the fall-out from the dispute continues to spread, this morning we're hearing more from individuals closely connected to the film at the center of this controversy. this morning new developments in the blake lively/justin baldoni dispute, a fellow cast member in it ends with us, siding with lively. jennie slate, who plays baldoni's sister in the film saying as blake lively's cast mate and friend, i voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation. slate did not mention baldoni or anyone else. but added, the attack on blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening. in a legal complaint, lively says baldoni repeatedly sexual harassed her on set and crossed boundaries during intimate scenes. the long-time publicist is d

lively claims that justin baldoni and his team launched a smear campaign to destroy her reputation afterhe accused him of misconduct on set. the complaint alleges that baldoni and another man repeatedly violated physical boundaries and made sexual and other inappropriate comments to her. in a statement to cnn, lively says this i hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted. baldoni's attorney denies the allegations, calling them completely false and outrageous. and officials are now investigating what happened at a popular colorado ski resort that left more than 170 people stranded for hours. you see the end result there. this is how they got there. the gondola lift at winter park automatically stopped when it detected a crack in a structural piece of the lift just after noon on saturday. that's according to a spokesperson with the winter park resort. it eventually forced the resort to evacuate all the skiers and snowboarders who were stuck, lowering th

>> reporter: as the fallout begins from blake lively's explosive allegations against co-star justin baldoni. talent agency giant wme telling "the new york times" it dropped baldoni from its roster one day after lively filed a legal complaint accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation. >> i want to see you again. >> now you see me. >> you know what i mean. >> reporter: he starred in and directed the box office hit "it ends with us," a film about domestic violence based on the bestselling book by romance novelist colleen hoover. hoover herself coming out in support of live leave on social media this weekend, urging her to never change, never wilt. the allegations first made public in a "new york times" investigation by megan touhy whose reporting in hollywood helped trigger the me too movement. why do you think it's important in this moment? >> it's a story that raised questions about the integrity and authenticity of the online narratives that exist today and to what extent they're being manipulated by people for hire. >> reporter: the 80-page complaint, a precursor to a possible laws

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blake lively is accusing her costar justin baldoni of sexual harassment.e complaint details multiple allegations of harassment against baldoni and the producer. things were so bad on set that her husband ryan reynolds joined a meeting to address baldoni's behavior. his attorney has denied the allegations. >>> tiger woods and his son charlie are back on the links this weekend. we want to show you them competing in the pnc championship in orlando. charlie reaches down for the ball and father and son are perfectly in sync. >>> well, forget a white christmas. the mega millions lottery is offering a whole lot of green. a nearly billion dollar jackpot is up for grabs. it is the biggest ever in december. the drawing is tuesday, christmas eve. try to keep up with that, santa. >>> next on the "cbs weekend news," meet the young newspaper publisher who is keeping his neighbors informed. >>> well, a lot of kids will be getting tablets or video games this holiday. but one young boy in boston has put down the gadgets and has lifted his entire neighborhood. in tonight's

hollywood actress blake lively has filed a legal complaint against her it ends with us co—star justin baldonisays she wants to "pull back the curtain on sinister tactics used to harm people who speak up about misconduct." mr baldoni's legal team told the bbc the allegations are "categorically false". earlier, i spoke to our reporter, matt graveling, about what exactly we know. it's a complaint by the actress blake lively, and it accuses the actorjustin baldoni and his team of sexual harassment and a campaign to destroy her reputation. now, to understand how we got to this point, luxmy, we do need to first rewind a little bit. lively and baldoni were stars of the netflix film it ends with us, which came out in the summer. now, the film did very well with viewers, but this paperwork filed in california has made us aware of some big disagreements on the set. now it states that on the 11th ofjanuary, a meeting was held to address a hostile work environment. now, the meeting was attended by baldoni, who was also the film's director and the co—chairman and co—founder of wayfarer, who the production

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blake lively has filed a legal complaint against her it ends with us co—star justin baldoni allegingling, she accused mr baldoni and his team of attacking her public image after a meeting to address what she described as"repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behaviour" by mr baldoni and a producer on the movie. mr baldoni's legal team told the bbc the allegations are "categorically false" and said they hired a crisis manager because ms lively had threatened to derail the film unless her demands were met. with me is news correspondent matt graveling. these details have come out in paperwork filed and it is a complaint by blake lively accusing baldoni and his team of a campaign to destroy her reputation and accusing him of sexual harassment. it came on at the netflix film it ends with us. the characters were any relationship in the film and it did very well with the viewers, but in the complaint filed in california, we have been made aware of big disagreements on the site. the paperwork states on fourth january, a meeting was held to address a hostile work environment. the me

hollywood actress blake lively has filed a legal complaint against her �*it ends with us' co—star justin baldonie wants to pull back the curtain on sinister tactics used to harm people who speak up about misconduct." mr baldoni's legal team told the bbc the allegations are "categorically false". earlier, i spoke to news correspondent, matt graveling. he told us what we know about this developing story. details have come out in paperwork that's been filed to the california civil rights department, and they're part of a complaint by the actress blake lively. and she's accusing actorjustin baldoni and his team of sexual harassment and a campaign to destroy her reputation. but, samantha, to understand how we got to this point, we need to rewind a little bit first, because lively and baldoni were stars of the netflix film it ends with us, which came out in the summer. now, the film did very, very well with viewers, but in this complaint filed in california, we've been made aware of some big disagreements on the set. now it states that on the 11th ofjanuary, a meeting was held to address what has been

meanwhile, a lawyer representing justin baldoni is pushing back against blake lively's allegations.lopments in the blake lively/justin baldoni dispute. a fellow cast member in "it ends with us" siding with lively following her explosive legal complaint against her co-star and the film's director. >> he's never been the same. >> reporter: jenny slate, who plays baldoni's sister, as blake lively's castmate and friend, i voice my support as she takes action against those who reported and planned to carry out an attack on her reputation. slate did not mention baldoni or anyone else but added the attack on blake is terribly dark, disturbing, and wholly threatening. lively says baldoni repeatedly sexually harassed her on set and crossed boundaries during intimate scenes. his longtime publicist is defending herself against lively's claim that she was a victim of a retaliatory social manipulation campaign on balance doany's behalf. according to rolling stone and other outlets who viewed her since deleted facebook post, she says her team never actually launched any campaign to smear lively.

this morning new developments in the blake lively/justin baldoni dispute.it ends with us" siding with lively following her explosive legal complaint against her co-star and the film's director. >> it's never been the same since. >> reporter: jenny slate, who plays baldoni's sister in the film, telling us, as blake lively's castmate and friend, i voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation. slate did not mention baldoni or anyone else but added, the attack on blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening. in a legal complaint lively says baldoni repeatedly sexually harassed her on set and crossed boundaries during intimate scenes. his longtime publicist is depending herself about a manipulation campaign on baldoni's behalf. according to "rolling stone" publicist jennifer abel is defending her work saying her team never launched any campaign to smear lively. nbc news has reached out to abel but has not hard back. according to the complaint baldoni and his team obtained cri