{"id":220549,"date":"2026-02-03T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/justin-baldoni-praised-beautiful-blake-lively-in-voice-memo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:17:17","slug":"justin-baldoni-praised-beautiful-blake-lively-in-voice-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/justin-baldoni-praised-beautiful-blake-lively-in-voice-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni Praised &#8216;Beautiful&#8217; Blake Lively in Voice Memo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Things started off so friendly.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively started off amicable.<\/p>\n<p>Lively and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/blake-lively-says-justin-baldoni-made-her-film-nude-scene-jenny-slate-complained-of-directors-disturbing-behavior-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other actresses from the film<\/a> have accused Baldoni of wrongdoing. There\u2019s a whole legal war going on.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few months ahead of the trial, a friendly voice message from Baldoni has come out. He praised Lively as \u201cbeautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively in April 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-547341 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-2048x1384.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-960x649.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-1080x730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-1200x811.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blake Lively attends the \u201cAnother Simple Favour\u201d photocall at the Corinthia Hotel on April 15, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Gareth Cattermole\/Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thank-you-for-sending-those-pictures\">\u2018Thank you for sending those pictures\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><em>TMZ <\/em>has obtained a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/02\/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-beautiful-voice-memo-pre-film-shoot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voice memo<\/a> from before<em> It Ends With Us<\/em> began filming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Blake,\u201d Baldoni says in the audio recording.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the fitting was, uh, super successful,\u201d he expresses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for sending those pictures,\u201d Baldoni tells her.<\/p>\n<p>He then praises: \u201cIt was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Justin Baldoni calls Blake Lively &#8220;beautiful&#8221; in a voice memo before a film shoot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sSK7HG9bhB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/sSK7HG9bhB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v6ClPIEBFE\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v6ClPIEBFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2018440607736254604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was in the department head meeting and they came through,\u201d Baldoni details. \u201cAnd I was, like, waiting for them to load.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He raved: \u201cAnd I legit got the chills when I saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldoni tells Lively: \u201cYou look beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concludes by assessing: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna work so well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is a very friendly and, in the context of responding to a wardrobe fitting, very professional work interaction. Sadly, the good times did not last.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni in December 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1200x848.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni in December 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547342 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-1200x848.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor\/filmmaker and VOS Honoree, Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards at IAC Building on December 09, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images for  Vital Voices Global Partnership)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-s-so-different-from-later-communications\">That\u2019s so different from later communications<\/h2>\n<p>Per <em>TMZ<\/em>\u2018s reporting, this memo came so far before filming that they had yet to even cast the actress who would portray the younger version of Lively\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>(Though that discussion is not public, it was apparently under discussion at the same time)<\/p>\n<p>That is pretty normal. Wardrobe fittings can somehow help to define large portions of the aesthetic of a film.<\/p>\n<p>In many cases, a boss telling someone at work that they are \u201cbeautiful\u201d would cross a line. <\/p>\n<p>But this, at least, is pretty normal for the entertainment industry (where evaluating someone\u2019s look in a specific outfit is part of the job!) and sounds professional.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively in November 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blake Lively in November 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547343 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_blakelively_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actress Blake Lively attends the LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California, on November 2, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: ETIENNE LAURENT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At this point during the movie-making process, it seems that Lively and Baldoni were still friendly.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/blake-livelys-surprisingly-friendly-voice-memo-to-justin-baldoni-leaves-fans-confused\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lively referred to Baldoni as a \u201cfriend\u201d<\/a> during another old communication.<\/p>\n<p>They were, at the time, still figuring out the filming schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, things went downhill pretty dramatically after this.<\/p>\n<p>Lively accuses Baldoni of, among other things, sexual harassment. And she is <em>not <\/em>the only actress to have filed a complaint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni in August 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni in August 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-547344 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0203_justinbaldoni_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Justin Baldoni attends the New York premiere of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d at at AMC Lincoln Square in New York, August 6, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-their-legal-war-plays-out-in-full-force-in-may\">Their legal war plays out in full force in May<\/h2>\n<p>Fast-forward to late 2023, and now-released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/blake-lively-taylor-swift-roasted-justin-baldoni-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">text messages<\/a> tell a very different story.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/blake-lively-driver-deposition-justin-baldoni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disturbing conversations<\/a> and alleged sexual harassment incidents later, and Lively was clearly counting down the days until the film hit theaters and she could detach herself from Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p>That was before the smear campaign against her overshadowed the actual film.<\/p>\n<p>Lively and Baldoni\u2019s film came out in the summer of 2024. It\u2019s now 2026, and they\u2019re set to go to trial in May.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure that even more past communications and witness statements will come out at that time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/justin-baldoni-voice-memo-blake-lively-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Things started off so friendly. A few years ago, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively started off amicable. Lively and other actresses from the film have accused Baldoni of wrongdoing. There\u2019s a whole legal war going on. Just a few months ahead of the trial, a friendly voice message from Baldoni has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":220550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-220549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}