Justin Baldoni Tells Blake Vigorous He is a ‘Flawed Man’ and ‘Fell Quick’ in Apology Voice Word Leaked amid Authorized Battle

Justin Baldoni apologized to Blake Vigorous after the 2 mentioned modifications she made to an It Ends with Us scene, based on a newly-leaked voice notice he purportedly despatched to the actress. (PEOPLE can not confirm when the message was recorded.)

Amid Baldoni, 41, and Vigorous’s, 37, ongoing authorized dispute, the place Vigorous accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in the course of the making of the 2024 hit movie he directed, which he has denied, a textual content alternate between the actors was launched in Baldoni’s $400 million defamation countersuit towards Vigorous.

Within the textual content messages, the costars mentioned Vigorous’s alleged modifications to the romantic drama’s rooftop scene. Vigorous allegedly instructed Baldoni she was dissatisfied in his preliminary response to her tweaks, and added that her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and shut pal, later revealed to be Taylor Swift, applauded the modifications.

Baldoni tells Vigorous he “actually love(d) what (she) did” and that her modifications “[made] it a lot extra enjoyable and attention-grabbing.”

In audio obtained by Day by day Mail Jan. 27, Baldoni purportedly later left a voice notice for Vigorous the place he addressed her script recommendations. The almost 7-minute audio started with an apology.

“I am actually sorry. I for certain fell brief and also you labored actually onerous on that,” he’s heard saying.

“And the best way you framed it and the way that made you are feeling, I simply need to say thanks for sharing that with me,” Baldoni continued. “That takes a whole lot of belief and vulnerability. I really feel actually grateful that you just really feel secure sufficient to inform me that is how you are feeling and share that with me. I am actually sorry, I f—– up.”

The Jane the Virgin alum mentioned he was prepared to “admit and apologize once I fail,” calling himself, “a really flawed man as my spouse will attest.”

After apologizing once more and vowing to “do higher,” Baldoni saluted Vigorous’s shut circle and mentioned, “Rattling proper you’ve got received nice mates if that is the way you felt and so they knew that. We should always all have mates like that; other than the truth that they’re the 2 most artistic folks on the planet. The three of you guys collectively is unbelievable. Speak about power; only a power, all three of you.”

He continued and praised Vigorous’s scene as “actually good” and mentioned it could “make the film sing.”

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“I am excited to undergo the entire film with you. I am simply excited to spend time with you,” Baldoni is heard saying.

Vigorous’s representatives couldn’t be reached for remark.

Since submitting the countersuit, Baldoni’s lawyer has since pledged to launch a web site “containing all correspondence in addition to related movies that quash [Lively’s] claims.” “In the event that they need to unethically gag the reality by threatening to wield their energy in Hollywood, we are going to struggle it each step of the best way,” Baldoni’s crew tells PEOPLE in a Jan. 27 assertion, referencing Vigorous and Reynolds. “Defending ourselves isn’t retaliation, it’s a human proper.”

Additionally on Monday, Vigorous’s attorneys requested Choose Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York to expedite a pretrial convention to deal with Baldoni’s upcoming web site, per a memo obtained by PEOPLE.

The trial for Vigorous and Baldoni is about to start out on March 9, 2026, with a pretrial convention scheduled for February 3, 2025. 

In the course of the convention, New York federal choose Lewis J. Liman plans to merge the 2 instances and have the events define a briefing schedule in preparation for the trial date.