Justin Baldoni’s former agent, Danny Greenberg, seemingly in contrast Blake Energetic’s habits on the set of It Ends With Us to extortion.
In response to court docket paperwork obtained by a number of retailers on Monday, October 13, Greenberg, who repped Baldoni on the time of filming the Colleen Hoover adaptation, testified in a deposition that Energetic’s habits and strain in the direction of Baldoni and the studio felt like “extortion” to him. Greenberg accused Energetic of creating an “effort to realize management of the movie.”
Greenberg later clarified that he didn’t imply Energetic was committing literal prison extortion.
“My use of the phrase extortion there was referencing simply cumulative habits that each the studio and [production company Wayfarer Studios] and Justin was having to handle,” he stated within the deposition.
Greenberg additionally acknowledged that he believed Energetic made threats concerning the It Ends With Us August 2024 premiere. The expertise supervisor claimed that he had conversations with Sony manufacturing government Ange Giannetti “concerning the habits that Blake was displaying alongside the best way” concerning “the premiere concern.”
Individuals reported that Energetic’s expertise agent Warren Zavala was deposed on Monday, per paperwork obtained by Individuals. as effectively. When requested about his go to to the It Ends With Us set, Zavala reportedly claimed that shared he was not “conscious of any incidents that made Ms. Energetic uncomfortable” and that “the whole lot gave the impression to be going effectively.”
Nonetheless, Zavala later alleged that there have been claimed that Energetic reported to him there have been “undoubtedly points” reported by Energetic in the course of the movie’s post-production course of concerning her “interplay … with Justin and their collaboration within the remaining phases of put up.”
Energetic’s spokesperson slammed Greenberg’s remark and Baldoni’s transfer to depose him in an announcement to Us Weekly on Monday.
“The court docket already dismissed their so-called ‘taking up a film’ declare, and this cherry-picked deposition quote from Baldoni’s prior agent earlier than he was dropped from WME provides nothing new,” the assertion learn. “Actually, the court docket’s dismissal even assumed their allegations had been true for the sake of argument — and nonetheless held that they don’t quantity to a sound declare below the legislation. That’s what issues, as a result of it is a authorized course of, not a click-bait one. That is only a recycled distraction that has nothing to do with the precise sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit Baldoni and the Wayfarer Defendants are going through.”
Energetic and Baldoni’s authorized points started in December 2024 when the actress accused her It Ends With Us costar and director of sexual harassment and orchestrating an alleged smear marketing campaign towards her.
Baldoni vehemently denied the allegations and countersued Energetic. A choose dismissed Baldoni’s lawsuit earlier this yr. Energetic’s case stays ongoing and is scheduled for March 2026.
“The court docket resolution on the movement to dismiss has no impact in any respect on the reality that there was no harassment nor any smear marketing campaign, and it doesn’t in any approach have an effect on our vigorous protection towards Ms. Energetic’s claims,” a Baldoni lawyer stated in an announcement to Us in June. “Discovery is continuing and we’re assured that we are going to prevail towards these factually baseless accusations. As a substitute of revising the present claims, our shoppers will likely be pursuing extra authorized choices which are out there to us.”
Justin Baldoni’s authorized staff is responding to Blake Energetic’s new allegations, claiming that he made different ladies uncomfortable on the set of It Ends With Us. “Our shoppers have been clear in offering receipts, actual time paperwork and video exhibiting a very totally different story than what has been manipulated and cherry picked to the media,” […]
Again in July, Energetic was deposed by Baldoni’s authorized staff in New York Metropolis. Us beforehand reported that Baldoni was current for the deposition. Following the assembly, Energetic’s attorneys shared they had been pleased with the end result and looking out ahead to the following steps within the case.
“We’re very happy with the end result of her deposition, and now look ahead to deposing Justin Baldoni and every of the codefendants in brief order,” a spokesperson for Energetic stated in an announcement to Us on the time. “Deposition testimony is confidential for good motive — it’s proof in a authorized continuing and is topic to objections and evidentiary guidelines. Juries aren’t simply handed deposition transcripts to learn at dwelling, and as an alternative they take heed to testimony that’s offered at trial below a choose’s supervision.”
Lately, Us solely obtained a duplicate of an unsigned draft of Energetic’s contract for It Ends With Us. The doc revealed that Energetic was to be paid greater than $1.7 million for the movie. The contract additionally included hefty bonuses for Energetic primarily based on field workplace efficiency and if she was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe or SAG Award.
