Justin Baldoni Joked on Set … ‘Sorry, I Missed the Sexual Harassment Training’
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Justin Baldoni made an offhanded remark as the cast of “It Ends With Us” was getting ready to shoot a scene … he says, “Sorry, I missed the sexual harassment training” — but it was a joke about the wardrobe for the scene.
The video was filed as an exhibit by Wayfarer — the studio run by Justin — in his ongoing legal dispute with co-star Blake Lively.
The video shows Blake, Justin, and other background actors prepping for a bar scene.
You see Blake, Justin, and Jenny Slate at a table. There’s a lot of casual talk and, in the middle of it, you see and hear Justin say the word “sexy” while looking in Blake’s direction.
In a motion filed by Baldoni, his attorney says the use of that word “was entirely unremarkable.” He notes Blake was “not scantily clad” … in fact, she was wearing a fleece onesie, as were all the actors in the scene.
Moments later, Justin says, “Sorry, I missed the sexual harassment training” while looking in Jenny’s direction … and then rolls his eyes.
In the filing, Baldoni’s team says Justin was apologizing “if his remark was inappropriate.” A couple minutes later, during prep for the same scene, Justin says, “Well, my apologies,” while talking to Blake and Jenny … and Blake responds, “All good.”
As you know, Blake is suing Justin for sexual harassment on the set, an allegation Justin strongly denies.
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The entire clip is more than 8 minutes long, but it doesn’t appear there’s anything else relevant to the case besides the exchange about the word “sexy.”
We have reached out to Baldoni’s team … so far, no word back.