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- A pal of Justin Baldoni who performed a health care provider in It Ends With Us mentioned his recollection of filming the start scene with Blake Vigorous differs from her model
- A supply says Vigorous was “extraordinarily uncomfortable” that “the actor who was inserting his face between her legs was the boss’s greatest pal” within the scene
- The additional mentioned he’s prepared to testify if he is referred to as into courtroom for the case, scheduled for March 2026
An actor from the set of It Ends With Us would not share Blake Vigorous’s recollection of what went down throughout the filming of their scene collectively.
Adam Mondschein spoke out in a press release obtained by Web page Six and later shared with PEOPLE on Tuesday, April 8, saying, “My expertise working together with her could be very completely different than the one she described in her lawsuit. Certainly, I used to be stunned to learn her description of the scene.”
Inside Vigorous’s amended grievance that was filed in February 2025, her attorneys declare the set on the day of the start scene was “chaotic, crowded, and totally missing in normal trade protections for filming nude scenes….” They alleged that Vigorous, 37, “felt pressured right into a compromise that she could be bare from beneath the chest down” when director-costar Justin Baldoni “insisted to Ms. Vigorous that ladies give start bare.”
Producer Jamey Heath and Baldoni, 41, “failed to shut the set,” her attorneys mentioned, “permitting non-essential crew to move by whereas Ms. Vigorous was partially nude from beneath the chest down together with her legs unfold large in stirrups and solely a small piece of cloth protecting her genitalia.”
The actress alleges that she “was not supplied with something with which to cowl herself between takes till after she had made a number of requests,” per the grievance.
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Mondschein claimed that Vigorous’s costume “included a full hospital robe, black shorts and torso-covering prosthetic to make her seem pregnant along with no matter private clothes she selected,” echoing factors made in Baldoni’s amended grievance. To Mondschein, the workday appeared “totally skilled” and, from what he noticed, Vigorous “by no means complained or expressed discomfort at any level.”
One other level of rivalry concerning the start scene in Vigorous’s grievance is that she was “alarmed” that Baldoni employed a “greatest pal” to play the OB-GYN. She “felt that the collection of Mr. Baldoni’s pal for this intimate function, through which the actor’s face and arms have been in shut proximity to her almost nude genitalia for a start scene, was invasive and humiliating.”
Mondschein defended his casting, saying it was greater than a pleasant favor. “Ms. Vigorous’s insinuations concerning my {qualifications} are offensive, as my bonafides are simply searchable on-line,” he mentioned. (Baldoni’s spouse Emily has a cameo within the movie as an ultrasound technician, and Vigorous’s sister Robyn is an additional within the funeral scene.)
A supply near the matter reiterates Vigorous was “extraordinarily uncomfortable” upon studying “the actor who was inserting his face between her legs was the boss’s greatest pal.”
“However apparently,” the supply provides, “Baldoni and firm suppose it was completely tremendous to have his greatest pal play that function, out of all of the actors that might have been chosen.”
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Vigorous and Baldoni’s case is about to go to trial in March 2026. Mondschein advised mentioned, “If I’m referred to as to testify within the case I’ll reply in truth and extra freely no matter is requested of me with all of the authorized safety that affords.”
Baldoni’s amended grievance, filed in January 2025, offered a distinct tackle the start scene, arguing that Vigorous’s declare that she was principally bare is “dishonest.” They added that “movie footage clearly demonstrates that the set was not chaotic, as she alleges, and solely ‘important’ people (e.g. movie crew, expertise) have been current for the scene and doing their jobs.”
It Ends With Us turned a field workplace hit in August 2024. In December 2024, Vigorous sued Baldoni and others for sexual harassment and retaliation, which he denies. Baldoni countersued her and others, claiming extortion and defamation, and her attorneys referred to as it “meritless.” Her authorized workforce says two unnamed feminine costars are prepared to testify in opposition to Baldoni and share their very own “uncomfortable” experiences.

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