Jenny Slate's 'Intense Narcissist' Texts About Justin Baldoni Unsealed

Jenny Slate’s unfiltered thoughts on her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni have been revealed, thanks to newly unsealed text messages she sent her management. The Parks and Recreation actress, 43, played the sister of Baldoni’s character in the drama — based on Colleen Hoover’s book — that he also directed. Blake Lively has an ongoing case against both Baldoni, 41, and Wayfarer Studios. As part of the case, new evidence and documents were unsealed on Tuesday, January 20, including text messages Slate sent in June of 2023 when press for the movie was being ironed out. “i don’t want to do anything with Justin, i don’t want to talk about him, like … nothing. And the same goes for Jamey [Heath], who is truly unprofessional,” Slate told her team, per People. She also noted that filming the movie “has been a really gross and disturbing shoot, and I’m one of many who feel [this] way.” Slate also alleged that she and Lively, 38, both complained about him directly to the studio. Her thoughts on Baldoni’s character didn’t end there. “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. The Big Mouth actress added, “I honestly have never ever encountered anything like this dude” and “He’s the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist. Lots of lessons learned!” As Star previously reported, Lively initially filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the director in December of 2024. He then filed a $400 million countersuit of his own, which has since been dismissed. In addition to harassment on the set of the movie, Lively alleges he then launched a smear campaign against her to damage her reputation and credibility.