‘Did that really need to be said?’: Justin Baldoni’s 2am voicemail mentioning Blake Lively’s bosom isn’t exactly working in his favor

A voice note sent to Blake Lively by It Ends With Us co-stars continues to unfold.

The voice memo, which spans nearly seven minutes, was sent to Lively at 2am, reportedly around the time that It Ends With Us was in preproduction. The voice note sees Baldoni apologize to Lively for any hurt feelings he may have caused by his reaction to her suggested rewrites to an opening scene in the film. If you recall, this is the scene that was also and friend, Taylor Swift. 

As such, the voice note is the latest in the back-and-forth between Baldoni and Lively over the opening scene, and appears to have been sent sometime after the meeting. “I’m really sorry I f***ed up,” Baldoni says in the voice memo. “One thing you should know about me is I will it and apologize when I fail.” The actor — who also directed It Ends With Us — goes on to say that he is “far from perfect” and is a “very flawed man,” adding that he is often “going to put my foot in my mouth.” 

“I’m going to piss you off probably, but I will always apologize and find my way back to center,” Baldoni can be heard saying. “That is one thing I can assure you of. I’m sorry I made you feel that way.” Elements of the meeting were also revealed in Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, which claimed that Lively’s script rewrites “dramatically differed” from the original version, but that Baldoni felt pressured to make the changes in the presence of Reynolds and Swift. 

According to the lawsuit, Lively wasn’t happy with Baldoni’s compromise that they meet “somewhere in the middle” in regards to the script changes, and sent a lengthy email saying that his suggestion “stung” and “didn’t feel so great.” In the same email, Lively recounted feeling stifled by past filmmakers when offering her creative input, which Baldoni addresses in the voice memo. “I am so sorry you have been through what you’ve been through with these other filmmakers and producers,” Baldoni says, before describing said filmmakers as “f**kheads.” 

“I know I don’t need to say it, but that’s not at all going to be, or hopefully has been, the experience with me.” Towards the end of the voice note, Baldoni says that he’s “going to stop rambling” because Lively “probably [has] kids all over you and a baby on your boob and you’re listening to me ramble at two in the morning.” He concluded the message by asking Lively to “give Ryan my love.” Those latter moments of the recording have captured the ire of onlookers, particularly given Lively’s claims that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the film set; the civil lawsuit that kickstarted it all.

“[Baldoni] goes on talking about Blake’s breasts,” one wrote on X, “yeah he definitely sexually harassed her. Let’s wrap this up.” Elsewhere, s described the voice note as “unprofessional” and questioned whether the mention of Lively’s breast “really need[ed] to be said.” Of course, this will be far from the only commentary to swarm this seemingly never ending saga, with the legal battle receiving an official court date just this week. If neither party can resolve their respective suits, the case will go to trail in March, 2026.