Justin Baldoni stated he had an “intense year” as he wiped away tears in a preview for his first public interview amid his ongoing authorized battle together with his “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Energetic.
The “Jane the Virgin” vet will seem on Monday’s episode of the “Gent’s Talk” podcast, although it stays to be seen if his emotional response seen in a teaser clip shared on TikTok is linked to his high-profile feud that erupted in December.
“I had an intense year,” Baldoni tells host Samir Mourani through the interview, which was reportedly filmed a month earlier than Energetic publicly accused him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a retaliatory public smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
“This morning I sent a text message. I had anxiety,” the “It Ends With Us” director and star says as the boys’s self-help entertainer asks, “Why is that?”
“I haven’t talked about this yet, but,” Baldoni, 41, tearfully responds because the clip goes to black.
The “Gossip Girl” star filed a $250 million lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni, claiming he sexually harassed her whereas filming and launched a smear marketing campaign when she spoke out about her alleged mistreatment.
Baldoni has denied the allegations by means of his lawyer, Bryan Freedman. He and his publicists countersued the “A Simple Favor” starlet and her husband Ryan Reynolds on New 12 months’s Day for $400 million, alleging defamation, extortion and extra.
Energetic’s legal professionals denied Baldoni’s claims.
The “Five Feet Apart” director has since launched uncooked footage from “It Ends With Us” to refute Energetic’s sexual harassment claims.
He’s additionally made public a voice memo, a litany of never-before-seen textual content messages and a web site outlining the timeline of occasions whereas filming the blockbuster adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, claiming Energetic, 37, took measures to achieve management over the film.
The actor can be suing the New York Occasions for $250 million for libel and false gentle invasion of privateness, after the newspaper launched an article detailing Energetic’s claims of alleged sexual harassment and of how Baldoni’s crew allegedly tried to “tarnish” her picture.
Energetic and Baldoni’s trial has been scheduled for March 2026.
The podcast episode will drop Monday at 2 p.m.
