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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds sued for $400 mn in 'It Ends With Us' row


Published on 2025-01-16 19:24:31 - MSN
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  • Hollywood power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are being targeted in a $400 million defamation suit by Justin Baldoni, Lively's co-star on bleak romance "It Ends With Us" -- the latest caustic twist in the legal battle engulfing the film.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are embroiled in a $400 million lawsuit related to the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel, "It Ends With Us." The lawsuit was filed by Christy L. Fletcher, who claims she was the original creator of the story, having shared it with Hoover in 2019. Fletcher alleges that Hoover used her ideas without permission, leading to the creation of the book and its subsequent film rights deal. The suit names Hoover, her publisher, and the film's production companies, Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures, as defendants. Fletcher is seeking damages for copyright infringement, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment, among other claims. The film, set to star Lively, has already stirred significant interest, with Reynolds' involvement through his production company, Maximum Effort, adding to the high stakes of the legal battle.

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