Justin Baldoni, Emily Baldoni.
James Devaney/GC ImagesJustin Baldoni and his wife, Emilie Baldonitook some much-deserved rest amid her ongoing trial and drama with Blake Lively.
“Justin and Emily’s trip with their kids and close friends has been planned for a while,” a source exclusively shared. Us every week adding that the couple “always considered Maui to be a very happy place for them.”
Justin and Emily, both 40, were spotted on a family vacation with their children in Hawaii over the weekend. The director was pictured enjoying the beach while he played in the waves with his and Emily’s daughter Maiya, 9, and son Maxwell, 7.
While the getaway was planned well before the recent trial Baldoni’s workshopWayfarer, filed against Lively, 37, seems to have come at the perfect time.
“Justin and Emily are looking forward to getting away from the daily drama and spending time with their kids and friends,” the source explained. “Justin has been working non-stop and wanted to reconnect with what’s important to him, his family and friends.”
Thursday, January 16, Wayfarer filed a complaint for $400 million in damages against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynoldsand Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane. The paperwork included accusations civil extortion, defamation, invasion of privacy by false light and other claims.
After the trial was announced, Justin’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmanshared in a statement to We“This lawsuit is a legal action based on an overwhelming amount of unfalsified evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s disingenuous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their respective companies by releasing grossly altered, unsubstantiated information to the media. , new and falsified. »
The next day, Baldoni spoke publicly while he and his family were at Los Angeles International Airport.
“We’re grateful to be with family, man,” Justin told photographers on Friday, January 17. “We have amazing friends, family and faith.”
Justin and Lively worked together on the film adaptation of It ends with us. Rumors were circulating that there were tension between the two on set as Justin and Lively did not interact during the film’s press tour. In December 2024, Lively paperwork filed by accusing Justin of sexual harassment, creating a “hostile work environment” and causing her “serious emotional distress” while she worked together.
Justin Baldoni is leaning on his loved ones amid his ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively. “We’re grateful to be with family, man,” Baldoni, 40, told photographers on Friday (Jan. 17) at Los Angeles International Airport in a video obtained by TMZ. “We have amazing friends, family and faith.” Baldoni shares his daughter Maiya, (…)
“I hope my legal action helps bring back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics aimed at harming people who speak out about misconduct and protecting others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to The New York Times at the time.
Justin vehemently denied the allegations. Her legal team called Lively’s claims “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious.” Bryan Freedman alleged in a statement to Us every week that the actress filed a lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “repeat a narrative” regarding the production of It ends with us.
With reporting by Travis Cronin