Isabela Ferrer accuses Justin Baldoni of harassment amid ‘It Ends With Us’ legal battle

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle is getting even more dramatic. The feud between the two stars of It Ends With Us began over accusations and is now bringing in more people. Isabela Ferrer, who played young Lily Bloom in the movie, is the most recent person to come forward, and her claims make an already explosive case even more so.

As the March 2026 court date gets closer, the back-and-forth keeps getting worse, with both sides' legal teams sending in sharp filings and making angry statements. This case is turning out to be one of the most closely watched entertainment legal battles in years for fans of the movie and people who follow Hollywood's biggest scandals, as per a report.

How did the Lively-Baldoni dispute begin?

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, who worked together on It Ends With Us, got into a fight after Lively said Baldoni sexually harassed her and retaliated. Lively said that Baldoni tried to hurt her career after she turned him down, but Baldoni has denied this. He said instead that her claims were a trick to get creative control over the movie.

Justin Baldoni then filed a huge countersuit of $400 million against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and her publicist, Leslie Sloane, and $250 million against the New York Times for writing about the claims, as per a report.


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What happened to Baldoni's countersuits?

Judge Lewis Liman threw out Baldoni's lawsuits in June 2025, saying that the statements at the heart of the case were either protected by law or not enough to support a defamation claim. Most people thought the decision was a legal victory for Lively. Baldoni's team could have changed their claims and filed them again, but they decided not to go that route. Instead, they hinted at changing their plans, and one of those changes got Ferrer involved in the mess, as per a report.

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What twist does Isabela Ferrer bring to the case now?

Baldoni's lawyers sent Ferrer a subpoena in August because of her talks with Lively. But Ferrer's team said the request was unnecessary and meant to put pressure on her. In court documents, they said that Baldoni used legal tactics to bother the young actress, control the press, and make her pay for legal fees that should have been covered by her contract with Baldoni's production company, Wayfarer Studios.

They also worried about their own safety, saying that Baldoni's team made public addresses that could have been Ferrer's home. They call Baldoni's move against Ferrer "the latest in a broader pattern of conduct by Baldoni to bully Ms. Ferrer" and "another attempt to manipulate the press, to create havoc on a young, up-and-coming, and talented actress," as per a report.

What did Justin Baldoni say in response to Ferrer's claims?

On August 18, Baldoni's lawyers fought back, calling Ferrer's filings an "inappropriate attack" that had nothing to do with the real question of whether she should follow a subpoena. They said that Ferrer's objections had nothing to do with the court's decision, as per a report.

There will be more filings and public fights in the months leading up to the March 2026 trial date. Ferrer says she doesn't want to be a part of the growing drama right now, but her involvement shows how far this legal storm could go, as per a report.

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FAQs

What is Isabela Ferrer's role in the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni case?
Justin Baldoni's team sent her a subpoena because of her conversations with Lively while they were making It Ends With Us.



What does Ferrer say Baldoni did wrong?
Her lawyers argue Baldoni used legal filings to harass and pressure her, while also neglecting contractual protections.