Actress Blake Lively has sued her co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging he and his team pulled off a highly coordinated smear campaign in an effort to tarnish her reputation following the release of their film It Ends With Us. As a result, Lively's lawyers allege, her business ventures have taken a dramatic hit.

Legal documents seen by The Independent as well as an investigation by The New York Times accuse Baldoni and associates of a targeted effort to “destroy” the actor and drag her in the media, which Lively says has caused her “severe emotional distress.

Blake Lively's brother-in-law Bart Johnson is not shying away from saying what he really feels about Justin Baldoni. The actor and husband of Blake's sister, Robyn Lively, spoke out against the It Ends With Us actor and director on X,