Justin Baldoni’s former agent speaks out about Blake Lively’s behavior

Justin Baldoniformer agent, Danny GreenbergComparable, it seems Blake LivelyBehavior on a set of And it ends with us For blackmail.

According to court documents obtained by multiple media outlets on Monday, October 13, Greenberg, who represented Baldoni at the time the film was made, Colin Hoover Adaptation, testified in his deposition that Lively’s behavior and pressure toward Baldoni and the studio felt like “blackmail” to him. Greenberg accused Lively of making “an effort to control the film.”

Greenberg later clarified that he did not mean that Lively was literally committing criminal extortion.

“My use of the word blackmail was merely referring to the cumulative behavior that both the studio, (production company Wayfarer Studios) and Justin had to manage,” he said in the filing.

Greenberg also stated that he believes Lively made threats regarding And it ends with us Premiering in August 2024. The talent manager claimed to have been in talks with the production manager at Sony Angie Giannetti “On the behavior that Blake was displaying along the way” in relation to the “First Edition”.

the people She mentioned that Lively’s talent agent Warren Zavala He was removed from office on Monday, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. also. When asked about his visit to And it ends with us Zavala reportedly claimed that he was not “aware of any incidents that made Ms. Lively uncomfortable” and that “everything seemed to be going well.”

However, Zavala later claimed that there were allegations that Lively informed him that there were “definitely issues” reported by Lively during the film’s post-production process regarding her “interaction…with Justin and their collaboration in the final stages of publication.”

Lively’s spokesperson criticized Greenberg’s comment and Baldoni’s move to fire him in a statement to Us Weekly on monday.

“The court has already dismissed the so-called ‘film appropriation’ claim, and this carefully chosen quote from Baldoni’s former agent before he was dropped from WME adds nothing new,” the statement read. “In fact, the court’s dismissal assumed that their claims were true for the sake of argument — and still finds that they do not rise to the level of a valid claim under the law. That’s what matters, because this is a legal process, not a clickbait. This is just a recycled distraction that has nothing to do with the actual sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit that Baldoni and the Wayfarer defendants face.”

The legal issues between Lively and Baldoni began in December 2024 when the actress accused her And it ends with us Costar and director of sexual harassment and an alleged smear campaign against her.

Baldoni has vehemently denied the allegations and opposed Lively. The judge dismissed Baldoni’s lawsuit earlier this year. Lively’s case is ongoing and is scheduled for trial in March 2026.

“The court’s decision on the motion to dismiss has absolutely no bearing on the fact that there was no harassment or any smear campaign, and in no way affects our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively’s allegations,” one of Baldoni’s attorneys said in a statement to us in June. “Discovery is ongoing and we are confident that we will prevail over these baseless charges. Rather than review existing claims, our clients will pursue additional legal options available to us.”

Back in July, she was alive He was deposed by Baldoni’s legal team In New York City. we I previously reported that Baldoni was present during the deposition. After the meeting, Lively’s attorneys said they were pleased with the outcome and looked forward to the next steps in the case.

“We are extremely pleased with the outcome of her testimony, and we now look forward to deposing Justin Baldoni and each of our co-defendants in short order,” a Lively spokesperson said in a statement. we at that time. “Deposition testimony is confidential for good reason – it is evidence in a legal proceeding and is subject to objections and the rules of evidence. Jurors are not merely handed transcripts of the deposition to read at home, instead they listen to testimony presented at trial under the judge’s supervision.”

newly, we Get it exclusively A copy of an unsigned draft of Lively’s contract And it ends with us. The document revealed that Lively was set to receive more than $1.7 million for the film. The contract also included huge bonuses for Lively based on her box office performance and whether she was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, or SAG Award.