Justin Baldoni was allegedly “terrified” to talk to Blake Lively about wardrobe decisions on set of It Ends With Us, according to a leaked alleged text obtained by In Touch.

Justin, 41, submitted an alleged text he sent his producing partner, Jamey Heath, on May 16, 2023, one day after filming started.

The text was included in Justin’s lawsuit against Blake, 37, and her husband Ryan Reynolds for alleged civil extortion and defamation.

Blake and Ryan, 48, have denied all allegations of wrongdoing. Blake sued Justin and Jamey for sexual harassment on set.

She claimed Justin hired a crisis PR team to smear her in retaliation for her complaining about his behavior. Justin and Jamey denied her claims.

Blake and Justin

In his suit, Justin explained that “on the first day of principal photography, paparazzi capture and publish photos of [Blake] in character, wearing her hand-picked wardrobe. These images were widely criticized as unflattering and sparked a backlash from Sony.” Justin’s lawyer said the director approached Blake in her trailer to discuss necessary wardrobe adjustments and his “desire to have more control of wardrobe decisions going forward.”

“Before meeting, [Justin] texted [Jamey] saying he was ‘terrified of saying the wrong thing’ and asked [Jamey] to send him prayers,” Justin’s lawyer wrote.

Blake and Ryan

The full alleged text read, “Seeing her in ten. Send me prayers — I’m just saying I’ve been ignoring my gut and there’s a few things we need to course correct on. I’m f–king terrified of saying the wrong thing. Talk after.”

In his lawsuit, Justin claimed that before production started the wardrobe budget had ballooned due to Blake taking over on making decisions.

He included an alleged email where the line producer told him that it was “way more than [she] had ever seen wardrobe go over budget with the initial spend.” Justin’s lawyer said the meeting with Justin and Blake lasted one hour and 30 minutes.

He said Blake’s complaint “falsely characterized the exchange as a ‘lengthy outburst’ that delayed filming and caused the crew to ‘wait for hours while [Justin] cried in [Blake’s] dressing room.’ [Justin] did briefly become emotional during the conversation, but only in response to what he believed was a genuine compliment from [Blake], praising his work as a director and actor.”

His lawyer added, “[Justin] later realized this was the first of many manipulations by [Blake], who in this moment was trying to convince [Justin] to continue her autonomy over her wardrobe.”

Later in the day, Justin said Blake requested another meeting with him and the other producers to discuss wardrobe.

Justin said he agreed. Justin claimed after shooting wrapped for the day, he met with Blake in her trailer along with Jamey and a Sony executive. Justin said Jamey knocked on the trailer door and was invited in.

Justin’s lawyer wrote, “Present in the room are [Blake’s] nanny, makeup artist and assistant while [Blake] is having body makeup removed — she was not topless, as she claimed in her complaint.”

Blake and Taylor

His lawyer continued, “She was either nursing or pumping while fully covered. [Blake] asks [Jamey] to face the wall while they determine a time to meet with the other producers, who are standing just outside the door.”

Justin’s lawyer added, “Weeks later, on June 1, 2023, [Blake] accuses [Jamey] of making eye contact with her while she had asked him to face the wall. While [Jamey] does not remember doing so, he sincerely apologizes if he made momentary eye contact with [Blake] while conversing, acknowledging that it was possible he may have out of habit. [Blake] stated that she ‘didn’t think he was trying to cop a look,’ and they moved on.”

Blake and Justin’s dueling lawsuits are both ongoing.

As In Touch previously reported, Blake claimed that she was subjected to inappropriate talk about sex on set, forced to deal with Justin improvising unwanted contact in scenes that made her uncomfortable and had Justin and Jamey come into her trailer uninvited. The director and producer denied all claims. She claimed Justin’s PR team smeared her in the press after she raised her issues.