Justin Baldoni told TMZ he's 'grateful to be with the family' amid his lawsuit against his 'It Ends with Us' costar Blake Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds

Another chapter has unfolded in the relentless legal saga between "It Ends With Us" co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Escalating his litigiousness, Baldoni has sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for $400 million,

Baldoni, in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court on Thursday, alleges extortion, defamation and claims related to breach of contract, among several others. He’s joined by his film studio, Wayfarer, and its chief executive Jamey Heath, and their public relations representatives, Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel. They seek at least $400 million.

Following Justin Baldoni’s whopping $400 million lawsuit, Blake Lively’s legal team has issued another scathing response. The two have been locked in a public battle for about a month now, and a private one since filming the romantic drama It Ends With Us.

Baldoni's suit alleges that the director-star was "being held" in a basement, and claims that he and his guests were "ushered into a separate theater" to watch the film.It Ends With Us director-star Justin Baldoni's $400-million lawsuit against Blake Lively and her husband,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “It Ends With Us” actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion on Thursday in the latest move in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama.

Blake Lively has accused Justin Baldoni of employing manipulative tactics in his $400 million lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds.

Everything Justin Baldoni has alleged against Blake Lively as the stars' feud plays out—including in a new federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

Justin Baldoni made several claims about the It Ends With Us premiere and afterparties in his $400 million lawsuit against costar Blake Lively. Baldoni, 40, filed his lawsuit against Lively, 37, her husband,

The lawsuit is the latest step in a bitter legal battle surrounding the dark romantic drama "It Ends With Us."

Justin Baldoni is leaning on his loved ones amid his ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively. "We're grateful to be with the family, man," Baldoni, 40, told photographers on Friday, January 17, at Los Angeles International Airport in a video obtained by TMZ.