Justin Baldoni’s Onscreen Sister Jenny Slate Blasts the ‘It Ends With Us’ Director as ‘Biggest Clown’ and ‘Fake Ally’ in Leaked Texts

“i don’t want to do anything with Justin, i don’t want to talk about him, like … nothing,” Slate, 43, allegedly texted her team about early publicity for the film, “And the same goes for Jamey [Heath], who is truly unprofessional.”

She claimed that filming the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s book “has been a really gross and disturbing shoot, and I’m one of many who feel [this] way,” adding that she and Lively, 38, “both complained directly” to production.

“Justin is truly a false ally and I’m unwilling to do anything that promotes the image that he’s crafting as a ‘male feminist’ … like … honestly i have no words to describe what a fraud he is,” Slate wrote in another text.

In another message, Slate said, “I honestly have never ever encountered anything like this dude,” before adding in a separate text, “He’s the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist. Lots of lessons learned!”

Slate’s allegation is the latest update to Lively’s December 2024 lawsuit, in which she accused Baldoni and others at Wayfarer Studios of sexual harassment and retaliation.

The Jane the Virgin star, 41, denied the allegations and filed his own $400 million countersuit weeks later against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, citing defamation and extortion. Baldoni’s lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in June 2025.

Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Feedman, called the dismissal unfair, adding that his client was “waiting for his day in court, where he can speak out to tell the truth.”

“I think that he’s a person who wants to be vindicated, and that’s all that he cares about,” the attorney told TMZ at the time. “He knows who he is. He knows what he’s done. He knows what he hasn’t done. And he wants the truth to come out, and he wants to do that in the appropriate way. … He’s waiting for his day in court, where he can speak out to tell the truth.”

In a transcript from Slate’s September 26, 2025, deposition in New York, the Zootopia 2 actress recounted a day on set when Baldoni allegedly made a “not appropriate” comment about her appearance.

“I can say this because my wife is here, but you look sexy in what you’re wearing,” the director allegedly said, according to Slate.

“The comment was about me, not my character. It wasn’t useful for my work. It wasn’t anything I wanted. It was unwanted and had no place, in my professional experience,” Slate said in court, adding, “He was my boss, and I just wanted to do my work and leave.”