Justin Baldoni has accused Isabela Ferrer of constructing an “inapproriate assault” on him.
Justin Baldoni has hit again
The It Ends with Us actress alleged the movie’s director had been “harassing” her with makes an attempt to subpoena her in his ongoing authorized battle with co-star Blake Energetic, and his legal professionals hit again in a brand new court docket submitting on Monday (18.08.25).
In accordance with paperwork considered by Individuals journal, legal professionals claimed Isabela’s opposition is primarily an inappropriate assault upon Mr. Baldoni and his counsel referring to issues not earlier than the Court docket and irrelevant” as to whether the 24-year-old actress must be served a subpoena.
Justin’s crew mentioned they’d subpoenaed Isabela for “paperwork that she both uncared for to supply or weren’t requested” in a subpoena Blake – who’s suing her director and his manufacturing firm Wayferer Studios for sexual harassment and retaliation – served the actress in February.
The 41-year-old actor-and-filmmaker additionally objected to the notion that serving Isabela with a subpoena constituted him “harassing” the actress.
And his legal professionals argued Blake “shouldn’t be permitted to acquire discovery from” Isabela whereas she and and her authorized representatives allegedly “frustrate all effort by the Wayfarer Events to acquire the invention vital to the preparation of their protection.”
Justin’s legal professionals have requested the court docket to contemplate ordering each events to keep away from utilizing “any communication to, from or regarding Ms. Ferrer, or any testimony from her, in any method on this motion” to “fulfill Ms. Ferrer’s obvious want to keep away from involvement within the litigation and trial.”
The submitting additionally famous Isabela had “expressed her gratitude to Mr. Baldoni, stating that she had ‘an unimaginable expertise’ and praised him for creating ‘a snug, secure house’ for her” in messages to Justin after she completed filming the film.
Nonetheless, the actress’ legal professionals had claimed of their movement on 17 August that “a number of the textual content messages Ms. Ferrer despatched Baldoni have been very optimistic and included the sorts of feedback one would anticipate from a younger actress to make to the director and producer of her first characteristic movie.”
Isabela – who portrayed a youthful model of Blake Energetic’s character Lily Bloom within the 2024 romantic drama – had alleged that when she got here to request Baldoni’s manufacturing firm, Wayfarer Studios, pay her authorized charges, she did not obtain something and was allegedly advised she must “relinquish management of her response to the Energetic subpoena to Wayfarer.”
Her legal professionals said within the court docket paperwork: “From that time ahead, Baldoni has tried to govern, threaten, management and in any other case act inappropriately in direction of Ms. Ferrer.”
They added that it is “one more try to govern the press, to create havoc on a younger, up-and-coming and gifted actress and to violate this Court docket’s insurance policies on the publishing of non-party personally figuring out info.”
Her crew accused the filmmaker of bullying behaviour.
They mentioned: “Ms. Ferrer has already had to withstand Baldoni’s inappropriate conduct in connection together with her response to the Energetic Subpoena.
“Sadly, the Movement is simply the most recent in a broader sample of conduct by Baldoni to bully Ms. Ferrer.
“Whereas Ms. Ferrer will faithfully comply together with her authorized obligations underneath any subpoena, summons or court docket order, she clearly is not going to be intimidated or extorted by any celebration to in any other case take part within the proceedings.”
Isabella has requested the court docket to “deny the Movement in its entirety and impose acceptable sanctions towards Baldoni.”
Blake’s attorneys beforehand claimed that two of her feminine co-stars in It Ends With Us had agreed to testify about their very own experiences with the director on the movie, although the witnesses weren’t named on the time.
A trial is scheduled to happen in March 2026.