Blake Lively sent Wayfarer/Sony a 17-point list of demands that were supposedly necessary for her to feel "safe" returning to work. One of those demands was a body double for “all simulated sex scenes.”

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But the moment filming resumed, she dropped that request completely and filmed every kissing and sex scene with Justin Baldoni. 

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At no point do you see Blake Lively texting friends about being uncomfortable filming sex scenes with Justin. You don’t see her talking about feeling distressed around him. You don’t see her mentioning that she abandoned the body double request. And you definitely don’t see her telling her friends that she initiated 9 unscripted kisses.

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Meanwhile, Justin’s messages paint a completely different picture.

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He wrote that he didn’t want to kiss that woman. He leaned on his close friends for support. They even started a prayer circle for him. 

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Justin seemed genuinely uncomfortable being around Blake, filming intimate scenes with her, or even communicating with her. 

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Blake's behavior was the complete opposite. 

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She wanted more involvement with Justin. She wanted to sit beside him in the tiny editing bay during post-production. 

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What’s also interesting is that she never tried to remove Justin as the lead actor. Her energy went into taking over the movie and positioning herself at the center of it.

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She was so focused on the takeover and making herself the director (and bragging about the takeover to her Hollywood friends), that the “sexual harassment” narrative faded into the background. 

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Blake Lively REFUSED a Body Double For All Kissing and Sex scenes with Justin Baldoni