Blake Lively says Colleen Hoover doesn’t want a male director

Blake hey open it Cellen hoover “he was reluctant to “hire a man to direct a film adaptation of Only usbefore finally agreeing to approve Justin Baldoni Take the Helm.

In documents seen by US of the Week On Thursday, December 4, the living, 38, and his legal team opposed that Hoover, 45, originally planned for a woman to direct the movie.

As part of their argument that Baldoni, 41, and his Wayfarer production company are “opposing a form of misogyny,” the legal group alleged, “it admitted it was male-oriented, but agreed to sell the rights to Wayfarer.”

The documents also said that before Baldoni was on board, “Hoover expressly requested that a woman direct the film.”

US of the Week He reached out to Baldoni, representatives of the fraudsters and pedestrians for comment.

The legal back and forth between Hely and Baldoni began in December 2024, when she sued Baldoni for sexual harassment. At the time, he said that his alleged behavior on the set of the film had caused him “a lot of emotional stress.”

In response, Baldoni’s lawyer said that the accusation was “false, strange and deliberate” and is clearly suspected of sprouting this price” and “reviving his false reputation. Baldoni went on to file a lawsuit against him in a live fight in January, which was later dismissed in June.

The case is scheduled to go to trial in March 2026.

Hoover recently broke his silence on the recent legal drama Only us Costs are also discussed ELLE.

“It sounds like a circus,” Hoover said You trust him In an interview published on November 20. “When there are real people involved, with real emotions and feelings.”

Hover, who was preparing to give the money in a few weeks when the interview was conducted, also called the drama “sad.”

He also added that he felt that it was legal issues that overshadowed the topic of domestic violence and women’s empowerment, which was inspired by a real story close to his heart.

“The book was inspired by [my mother’s] It’s a story, and now it’s giving us PTSD something to think about,” Hook said

Hoover continued: “I can’t even recommend it. I feel like it [the lawsuit] leave it straight. I’m almost ashamed to say I wrote it. When people ask what I do, I’m like, ‘I’m a writer. Please don’t ask me what I wrote. ‘”

When he initially created the baldoni accused of sexual harassment in December 2024, the author praised the actor by posting to the media on social media.

“Blake WILLY CAN BE VISIBLE, HOLY, KIND, SUPPORTIVE and PATIENT since the day we met,” HLOOL wrote in an Instagram post shortly after the news broke. “Thank you for being that kind of person. Don’t ever change. You won’t.”

However, she then deleted her Instagram account and continued to be anointed with the saga until the ELLE interview.