Justin Baldoni Responds to Isabela Ferrer's Bullying Claim
Justin Baldoni is rebuking Isabela Ferrer's claims.
After the It Ends With Us actress accused the director of "harassing" her and drawing "her deeper into litigation and disputes that she has done her best to avoid," following his attempts to subpoena Ferrer, Baldoni's team slammed the Aug. 17 filing.
"We write in response to Isabela Ferrer's opposition to the Wayfarer Parties' motion to serve her by alternative means," Baldoni's counsel wrote in the Aug. 18 letter to Judge Lewis J. Liman obtained by E! News. "The opposition is primarily an inappropriate attack upon Mr. Baldoni and his counsel … and irrelevant to whether Ms. Ferrer should be served via alternative means."
The filing alleged that Ferrer—who played the younger version of Blake Lively's character Lily Bloom in the Colleen Hoover adaptation—had her attorney Sanford Michelman accept "service of the Subpoena" on her behalf when Lively had issued one in February 2025 amid her and Baldoni's ongoing legal battle.
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"In July 2025, the Wayfarer Parties subpoenaed Ms. Ferrer for documents she either neglected to produce or were not requested by Ms. Lively's subpoena," the letter explained. "The Wayfarer Parties twice requested that Mr. Michelman accept service of their Subpoena."
"Mr. Michelman ignored the Wayfarer Parties' requests," it continued. "Instead, Mr. Michelman prepared and filed a robust 'opposition' to the motion for alternative service … without explaining why he refused to accept service of the Wayfarer Parties' Subpoena or why his client is so reticent to testify."
Baldoni's attorneys alleged that Ferrer's counsel told them that they should have reached out to her talent agent. Although the letter argued, "Naturally, we deemed Ms. Ferrer's counsel (and not her talent agent) as the appropriate person with whom to communicate concerning the Subpoena."
After his team emphasized that it was Lively's team who "first subpoenaed" the 24-year-old, they argued that the Gossip Girl alum "should not be permitted to obtain discovery from Ms. Ferrer, while Ms. Ferrer and her counsel frustrate all effort by the Wayfarer Parties to obtain the discovery critical to the preparation of their defense."
Baldoni's attorneys requested that "given the circumstances," they are "willing to stipulate that none of the parties will use any communication to, from or concerning Ms. Ferrer, or any testimony from her, in any manner."
E! News has reached out to reps for Lively and Ferrer for comment and has not yet heard back.
In Ferrer's opposition to being served by alternative service, which E! News obtained, her attorney accused Baldoni—whom Lively is suing for sexual harassment—and his associates of acting "inappropriately" towards her after she received her subpoena from Lively.
Her counsel argued that Baldoni's Aug. 12 motion should be denied because it was brought "without conducting the diligence necessary to support a motion for leave to serve a discovery subpoena on Ms. Ferrer by means other than personal service."
The filing alleged that Baldoni's team did not make efforts to "determine Ms. Ferrer's actual residential or business address."
Ferrer's counsel stated that after Ferrer reached out to Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios production company to have her legal fees covered per her film contract, she was asked by the company to "relinquish control of her response to the Lively subpoena to Wayfarer before being granted compensation."
"From that point forward, Baldoni has tried to manipulate, threaten, control and otherwise act inappropriately towards Ms. Ferrer," her lawyers alleged in court documents, accusing Baldoni of harassing her after she refused to agree with his team's terms.
Keep reading for Lively and Baldoni's lengthy legal battle.
Dec. 20, 2024: Blake Lively Files CRD Complaint Against Justin Baldoni and His Wayfarer AssociatesDec. 21, 2024: The New York Times Publishes Report About the Alleged Smear Campaign Against LivelyDec. 21, 2024: Baldoni and Wayfarer's Attorney Responds to Lively's CRD ComplaintDec. 21, 2024: Baldoni Is Dropped by Talent AgencyDec. 21, 2024: It Ends With Us Cast Members and More Stars React to Lively's Allegations Against BaldoniDec. 23, 2024: Baldoni and Heath's Cohost on The Man Enough Podcast Leaves ShowDec. 24, 2024: Baldoni's Former Publicist Sues Him, Abel, Nathan and Wayfarer
Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York TimesDec. 31, 2024: Lively Files Lawsuit Against Baldoni and Wayfarer AssociatesJan. 2, 2025: Baldoni's Lawyer Expresses Intent to Sue LivelyJan. 7, 2025: Baldoni's Lawyer Calls Out Deadpool & WolverineJan. 16, 2025: Baldoni, Wayfarer, Nathan & Abel File Lawsuit Against Lively, Reynolds & OthersJan. 16, 2025: Lively's Lawyers Slam Baldoni's "Desperate" LawsuitJan. 21, 2025: Behind-the-Scenes Footage of It Ends With Us ReleasedJan. 22, 2025: Lively and Reynolds Seek Gag Order on Baldoni's LawyerJan. 27, 2025: Baldoni's 2 AM Voice Memo to Lively RevealedJan. 27, 2025: Lively vs. Baldoni Trial SetJan. 31, 2025: Baldoni Adds The New York Times to $400 Million LawsuitFeb. 2, 2025: Baldoni's Team Launches a WebsiteFeb. 18, 2025: Lively Files Her Own Amended ComplaintFeb. 20, 2025: Lively and Reynolds' Publicist Asks to Be Dropped From Lawsuit
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