When did Blake Lively subpoena Isabela Ferrer? Justin Baldoni addresses ‘It Ends With Us’ actor’s harassment claims over legal battle

Justin Baldoni responds to Isabela Ferrer
Justin Baldoni responds to Isabela Ferrer's harassment accusation over Blake Lively legal battle. (Image via Cindy Ord, Jeff Spicer/Getty)

It Ends With Us actress Isabela Ferrer, 24, has alleged in an August 17 motion that Justin Baldoni tried to influence a subpoena that Blake Lively's lawyers served her in February 2025, as reported by People magazine. Ferrer, who played a young Lily Bloom in the movie, filed a motion against Baldoni this month.

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Blake Lively launched her lawsuit against Baldoni in December last year, accusing the actor and director of sexual harassment, adding that he allegedly ran a smear campaign to taint her media image.

In her lawsuit, Lively mentioned Baldoni shot a scene for the movie where a younger Lily reportedly lost her virginity, per Variety. The 41-year-old filmmaker allegedly described the scene as "hot". Baldoni's lawyer argued Isabela Ferrer had praised his work before his public fallout and legal woes with Lively began.

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In Blake Lively's subpoena for Isabela Ferrer, her lawyers sought records of communication between the younger actress and Baldoni. It reportedly prompted Ferrer to seek legal counsel and contact her employer, Baldoni's Wayfarer Studios, for the film, with a request to cover the attorney's fees.

According to E! News, Ferrer's lawyers accused Baldoni and his team of behaving "inappropriately" with the actress after Lively's attorneys subpoenaed her.

Ferrer's attorney, Sanford Michelman, alleged Wayfarer Studios agreed to help the actress with legal bills on the condition that she let Baldoni control her response to Blake Lively's subpoena. Baldoni's team also reportedly offered to have Sanford accept a subpoena on Isabela Ferrer's behalf, which the lawyer refused.

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Per People magazine, Justin Baldoni issued a subpoena for Ferrer in July, seeking "documents that she either neglected to produce" or records that Blake Lively's subpoena did not request. On August 12, the actor's team filed a motion in court, alleging Isabela Ferrer did not respond to their subpoena, nor were they able to contact her in person.

Isabela Ferrer played a younger version of Blake Lively in "It Ends With Us". (Image via Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Isabela Ferrer played a younger version of Blake Lively in "It Ends With Us". (Image via Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

In response, Isabela Ferrer's legal team accused Justin Baldoni of resorting to malicious tactics with her, People magazine reported. Her lawyers argued Baldoni filed his latest motion "for improper purposes and with the aim of harassing" the young actress.

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Per E! News, Isabela Ferrer's lawyers further alleged in court documents:

"Baldoni has tried to manipulate, threaten, control and otherwise act inappropriately towards Ms. Ferrer."

Ferrer's lawyers also claimed that Jane the Virgin actor's approach to the situation shows a "broader pattern of conduct by Baldoni to bully Ms. Ferrer." In her own filing, the 24-year-old actress has requested the court to "deny the motion in its entirety and impose appropriate sanctions against Baldoni."

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Justin Baldoni's team responds to Isabela Ferrer's allegations

Justin Baldoni's attorneys issued a response to Isabela Ferrer's legal accusations on Monday, August 18. According to People magazine, the actor's team is calling Ferrer's motion an "inappropriate attack" on him in regards to matters unrelated to the legal battle.

The Five Feet Apart director's lawyers argued that his subpoena for Ferrer on legal grounds could not be deemed "harassment" since the actress had already received a subpoena from Blake Lively. They further claimed Ferrer's lawyer, Sanford Michelman, is only increasing his legal fee by stretching out an issue where there should be none.

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Justin Baldoni is pushing back on Isabela Ferrer's harassment allegations. (Image via Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Justin Baldoni is pushing back on Isabela Ferrer's harassment allegations. (Image via Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

In their latest court filing, Justin Baldoni's attorneys requested that the court consider avoiding the use of any recorded communications of the young actress to "satisfy Ms. Ferrer's apparent desire to avoid involvement in the litigation and trial."

Trial for Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal battle is set for March 2026.

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