Justin Baldoni has accused Isabela Ferrer of creating an “inapproriate assault” on him.
Justin Baldoni has hit again
The It Ends with Us actress alleged the movie’s director had been “harassing” her with makes an attempt to subpoena her in his ongoing authorized battle with co-star Blake Energetic, and his attorneys hit again in a brand new courtroom submitting on Monday (18.08.25).
Based on paperwork considered by Individuals journal, attorneys claimed Isabela’s opposition is primarily an inappropriate assault upon Mr. Baldoni and his counsel regarding issues not earlier than the Courtroom and irrelevant” as to whether the 24-year-old actress needs to be served a subpoena.
Justin’s group mentioned that they had subpoenaed Isabela for “paperwork that she both uncared for to supply or weren’t requested” in a subpoena Blake – who’s suing her director and his manufacturing firm Wayferer Studios for sexual harassment and retaliation – served the actress in February.
The 41-year-old actor-and-filmmaker additionally objected to the notion that serving Isabela with a subpoena constituted him “harassing” the actress.
And his attorneys argued Blake “shouldn’t be permitted to acquire discovery from” Isabela whereas she and and her authorized representatives allegedly “frustrate all effort by the Wayfarer Events to acquire the invention important to the preparation of their protection.”
Justin’s attorneys have requested the courtroom to contemplate ordering each events to keep away from utilizing “any communication to, from or regarding Ms. Ferrer, or any testimony from her, in any method on this motion” to “fulfill Ms. Ferrer’s obvious want to keep away from involvement within the litigation and trial.”
The submitting additionally famous Isabela had “expressed her gratitude to Mr. Baldoni, stating that she had ‘an unbelievable expertise’ and praised him for creating ‘a snug, secure area’ for her” in messages to Justin after she completed filming the film.
Nevertheless, the actress’ attorneys had claimed of their movement on 17 August that “a number of the textual content messages Ms. Ferrer despatched Baldoni have been very constructive and included the sorts of feedback one would count on from a younger actress to make to the director and producer of her first characteristic movie.”
Isabela – who portrayed a youthful model of Blake Energetic’s character Lily Bloom within the 2024 romantic drama – had alleged that when she got here to request Baldoni’s manufacturing firm, Wayfarer Studios, pay her authorized charges, she did not obtain something and was allegedly informed she must “relinquish management of her response to the Energetic subpoena to Wayfarer.”
Her attorneys acknowledged within the courtroom paperwork: “From that time ahead, Baldoni has tried to govern, threaten, management and in any other case act inappropriately in the direction of Ms. Ferrer.”
They added that it is “yet one more try to govern the press, to create havoc on a younger, up-and-coming and gifted actress and to violate this Courtroom’s insurance policies on the publishing of non-party personally figuring out info.”
Her group accused the filmmaker of bullying behaviour.
They mentioned: “Ms. Ferrer has already had to withstand Baldoni’s inappropriate conduct in connection together with her response to the Energetic Subpoena.
“Sadly, the Movement is simply the most recent in a broader sample of conduct by Baldoni to bully Ms. Ferrer.
“Whereas Ms. Ferrer will faithfully comply together with her authorized obligations underneath any subpoena, summons or courtroom order, she clearly won’t be intimidated or extorted by any occasion to in any other case take part within the proceedings.”
Isabella has requested the courtroom to “deny the Movement in its entirety and impose applicable sanctions in opposition to Baldoni.”
Blake’s attorneys beforehand claimed that two of her feminine co-stars in It Ends With Us had agreed to testify about their very own experiences with the director on the movie, although the witnesses weren’t named on the time.
A trial is scheduled to happen in March 2026.
