{"id":398171,"date":"2026-01-30T05:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/398171\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:32:09","slug":"blake-lively-calls-justin-baldoni-friend-in-voice-memo-sent-before-film-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/398171\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively Calls Justin Baldoni ‘Friend’ in Voice Memo Sent Before Film Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blake Lively<\/a> and Justin Baldoni<\/a> are obviously no longer on speaking terms … but they once had a solid enough rapport for Blake to call Justin a “friend” and ask if he’d consider moving up filming.<\/p>\n

We’ve obtained a new 4-and-a-half-minute-long voice message which BL sent to JB prior to shooting “It Ends with Us” … which starts with her detailing her wildly hectic schedule.
Lively says she’s bitten off more than she can chew professionally … trying to sneak in a movie right before filming ‘IEwU’ despite still looking for child care.<\/p>\n

The actress says she’s locked into shooting “Proxy” — which appears to be the upcoming science fiction movie by “Pieces of a Woman” director Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3 — before “It Ends with Us,” but she thinks she can get the movie pushed back to give herself more time to prepare for both roles.<\/p>\n

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In addition, Blake says she and her husband Ryan Reynolds<\/a> also have plans to travel together in early June … plans they’ll have to change if the “It Ends with Us” shoots on the predetermined schedule.<\/p>\n

Basically, Lively says Baldoni — not just her costar but also the movie’s director — would make her life way easier by changing the schedule around if at all possible.<\/p>\n

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Lively says, “None of it’s your problem, that’s why I’m talking to you as a friend at this point more than anything.” She doubles down on making it clear there’s no pressure to change the schedule … repeating multiple times that she’s fine with whatever Baldoni decides, but she just wanted to ask.<\/p>\n

Worth noting … this voice memo was apparently made and sent months before production started — a production during which Lively alleges Baldoni sexually harassed and bullied her<\/a>. So the audio doesn’t really prove Lively’s a hypocrite whatsoever … it merely illustrates how much their relationship has soured.<\/p>\n

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A source close to Blake tells TMZ … this voicemail clearly shows her making a request to the man who was both the director and a representative of the studio — hardly a demand.
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