Overview
- A Dec. 30, 2023 text to former agent Danny Greenberg shows Baldoni claiming Lively refused a body double for herself while insisting he use one for sex scenes.
- Baldoni wrote that Lively rejected his storyboards and pushed to keep both actors clothed in a key scene, saying Sony executives and producer Todd Black had to intervene.
- Lively’s side disputes Baldoni’s account, calling the texts retaliatory and saying they followed her detailed complaints about a hostile work environment and agreed safety protections.
- Five days later, an all-hands meeting with Lively, Baldoni, Ryan Reynolds and studio representatives addressed 17 protections Lively sought that had been agreed in mid-November 2023.
- The exchange entered the record through a WME motion on sealing exhibits; the case’s next hearing is Jan. 22, Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit was dismissed in June 2025, and trial is set for May 18, 2026.