A newly surfaced behind-the-scenes clip from the film “It Ends With Us” has stirred up fresh controversy involving Justin Baldoni, as he continues to face legal challenges with Blake Lively.

The video, which was obtained by the Daily Mail, shows the 41-year-old actor-director making a comment that apparently left some crew members visibly uneasy.

Presented as evidence by Baldoni’s own production company, Wayfarer, the eight-minute clip was recorded on May 23, 2023, during preparations for filming a bar scene.

In the footage, Baldoni is seen in conversation with Lively and co-star Jenny Slate at a table, engaging in casual banter.

At one point, Baldoni used the word “sexy” while directing his attention towards Lively. Although his legal team argued that the remark was “entirely unremarkable,” the video captured several crew members exchanging quick, uncomfortable looks.

According to Baldoni’s attorneys, Lively wasn’t ‘scantily clad’ but was wearing a fleece onesie, as were the rest of the actors. 

A newly released behind-the-scenes clip from It Ends With Us has ignited fresh controversy around Justin Baldoni amid his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively

They argued the exchange was innocuous and ‘Baldoni’s facial expression was neutral and not ogling or suggestive’.

The filing also claimed Lively responded, ‘All good,’ though her voice was not audible in the recording.

But it’s what came next that has triggered a wave of online backlash.

Moments later, Baldoni turned toward Slate and said, ‘Sorry, I missed the sexual harassment training,’ before dramatically rolling his eyes. 

His legal team characterized it as an apology ‘if his remark was inappropriate’. 

Critics argue the eye-roll, delivered straight into the camera, trivialized concerns about workplace conduct, particularly given that Baldoni was both director and employer on the set.

‘I’m struggling to work out what is the worst moment,’ one Reddit user wrote. ‘The up and down her body leer or the eye roll that gave away what he truly thinks about the idea of sexual harassment training.’ 

Another said: ‘You can really feel how viscerally uncomfortable everyone is around him.’ 

The footage, obtained by the Daily Mail, captures the actor-director, 41, making a remark that crew members appear visibly unsettled by

Filed as an exhibit by Baldoni’s own studio, Wayfarer, the eight-minute video was shot on May 23, 2023, while the cast prepared to film a bar scene

In the recording, Baldoni stands with Lively and co-star Jenny Slate at a table, casually chatting

‘I hate how smug and smiling he is thinking he can just get away with being a creep to multiple women on the daily for this project,’ a third reacted. 

A fourth commented: ‘Holy cow my jaw just dropped to the floor.’ 

A source close to Baldoni’s team told the Daily Mail exclusively: ‘There is nothing to hide and it was submitted as part of the defendant’s evidence.’ 

The video has surfaced at a critical moment in the increasingly combative legal battle between Lively and Baldoni.

Just days earlier, the actor filed a bombshell deleted scene as part of his motion for summary judgment, alleging that Lively herself engaged in unscripted physical contact during filming.

The minute-long hospital hallway clip, also shot in May 2023, shows Lively’s character Lily walking up to Baldoni’s Ryle, grabbing his arms, planting a quick kiss on him and walking away smiling. 

At one moment, he utters the word ‘sexy’ while looking in Lively’s direction, and although his legal team insists the comment was ‘entirely unremarkable,’ the clip shows several crew members seemingly exchanging quick, uncomfortable glances (pictured on set last year)

According to Baldoni’s attorneys, Lively wasn’t ‘scantily clad’ but was wearing a fleece onesie, as were the rest of the actors; seen in August 2024

According to Baldoni’s legal team, the kiss was not in the script, and Lively not only approved it but ‘oversaw’ the scene and added it to every take.

In December 2024, Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation, allegations he firmly denies. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for both stars.

Despite It Ends With Us earning $148million domestically and $350million worldwide, its success has been overshadowed by increasingly public battles between its two leads.

The film, starring Lively, Baldoni, Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar and Kevin McKidd, adapts Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel about a woman rebuilding her life after a traumatic childhood and recognizing troubling patterns in her new relationship.