The drama surrounding the ongoing feud between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has escalated following the case’s recent court session. Baldoni’s defence attorneys presented unsealed documents to the New York civil court, including texts that Lively allegedly sent to secure Hollywood’s A-listers as allies, shedding light on the actress’s account of what happened behind the scenes of It Ends With Us. Take a look at some of the messages Lively sent to Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. And yes, they are exactly as wild as the headlines suggest.
Blake Lively says the movie “nearly killed me”
On January 20, 2026, Baldoni’s defence attorneys presented unsealed documents to the New York civil court, including Lively’s private text exchanges with Matt Damon, his wife, Luciana Damon, aka Lucy, and Ben Affleck, where she asked them to watch her cut of the film and support that version over Baldoni’s.
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