New 'It Ends With Justice' Docuseries Features Crew Disputing Blake Lively's Account, Director Says

The legal fight between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni ended in a settlement in May, but the public debate over what happened on the set of It Ends With Us has not. A new four-part docuseries, It Ends With Justice: Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni, includes interviews with members of the film’s crew, and its director says many of them dispute Lively’s account of a toxic set. The claims below come from the filmmaker and have not been independently verified; Lively’s side has not been quoted responding in the reports reviewed here.

What is the Justin Baldoni documentary?

It Ends With Justice is a four-part docuseries directed and produced by Andy Signore that explores the production of the Colleen Hoover adaptation and the fallout, according to CinemaBlend. Signore discussed the project on NewsNation’s The Scoop; Geo News reported the interview aired Oct. 28.

The reports describe the series as upcoming, and neither outlet gave a release date or platform.

Signore said he was inspired to make the series after wishing he had done one during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation case, CinemaBlend reported. He also said he was subpoenaed while reaching out to crew members for interviews.

What does the director say the crew told him?

According to Signore, the crew members he spoke with did not experience the behavior Lively alleged.

“None of them saw that toxic combative thing,” Signore said, as quoted by CinemaBlend. “All the crew members were surprised when the lawsuit dropped.” He added that there were “differences of opinions” and “differences of styles” on set, “but no one thought that there was a toxic environment or a misogynistic or harassing environment.”

Signore also said he struggled to find people to speak in Lively’s defense. “I tried to get people to support Blake in the documentary. Like I really, really tried,” he said. “It was hard to find people willing to go on record to defend her.” He said most of the crew “felt very positive about Justin” and “kind of neutral and different toward Blake.”

According to Geo News, the series also revisits disputes over a childbirth scene and the editing of scenes depicting domestic violence. Signore went further in the interview, saying, “I think this was all a PR play for them,” and “this was always a smear campaign against Justin,” Geo News reported. Those are Signore’s opinions, not findings by any court.

What did Blake Lively allege?

Lively filed her legal complaint in December 2024. According to CinemaBlend, she accused Baldoni of sexually harassing her on set, including improvising physical intimacy, making inappropriate comments about her body, pushing for a birth scene to be filmed naked and showing up to her trailer while she was undressing or breastfeeding. She also accused him and others of launching a smear campaign against her through a PR firm.

Baldoni denied the allegations, both outlets reported. He countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and others for alleged defamation and extortion, CinemaBlend reported.

How did the lawsuit end?

After wins and setbacks on both sides, Lively and Baldoni settled in May 2026, shortly before the case was set to go to trial, according to Geo News and CinemaBlend. The reports reviewed here do not describe the terms of the settlement.

Why is the documentary drawing scrutiny?

Context about the filmmaker is part of the story. CinemaBlend noted that Signore was fired from Defy Media in 2017 over sexual harassment claims. The outlet also noted that Lively has received her share of public support since coming forward.

Crew members had spoken out before. CinemaBlend reported that one crew member defended Baldoni in February 2025 and another spoke out in April 2025. Signore said the people in his series were willing to be explicitly identified.

Because the series has not been released and the account so far comes mainly from its director, it is not yet possible to judge how balanced the final cut will be or whether any crew members support Lively’s version of events on camera.

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