Sony executive admits to calling Blake Lively ‘f—ing terrorist’ in deposition
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A senior Sony executive involved in the production of “It Ends With Us” had harsh words for Blake Lively.
Andrea “Ange” Giannetti admitted to calling Lively a “fucking terrorist” as the working relationship between the actress and director Justin Baldoni reportedly soured while filming the 2023 romantic drama. In his deposition obtained by Fox News Digital, Giannetti described a five-hour meeting in which Lively demanded that certain requirements be agreed upon before returning to work on the film.
At this point, Lively had expressed concerns about Baldoni’s alleged inappropriate behavior during the filming of “It Ends With Us.”
Giannetti claimed that the 17-point protection list that Lively put forward was accepted because “there was a tremendous amount of money invested and spent, and we had to finish the movie or it couldn’t be released.”
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Blake Lively was called a “fucking terrorist” by a Sony executive during the filming of “It Ends With Us.” (TheStewartofNY/GC Images)
“Did Blake Lively threaten to leave the film if the 17-point list was not signed off without being changed or revised?” Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, asked during a Sept. 23 deposition.
“That’s my understanding,” Giannetti responded.
Freedman asked, “Do you remember telling Jamey Heath that you thought Blake was a ‘fucking terrorist’?”
“Yes,” he replied.
Much of Giannetti’s testimony focused on Lively’s sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni and the film’s producer, Jamey Heath. The Sony executive claimed to know of only three disturbing incidents that allegedly occurred during filming: a video shown to Lively, an encounter in Lively’s trailer, and comments made to a cast member about her appearance.
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Blake Lively testified on July 31 in the ongoing legal battle involving Justin Baldoni. (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)
Despite Lively calling the allegations sexual harassment, the Sony executive insisted the behavior did not warrant HR intervention.
Ange Giannett: “I thought it was a s–show, and it was — those events alone were not reason enough to call HR for a movie we co-financed and distributed.”
Esra Hudson: “How many women have to be uncomfortable on a set for this to escalate to the level of calling HR?
Ange Gianetti: “They didn’t like him.”
Esra Hudson: “What do you mean by this?”
Ange Giannetti: “They didn’t like him.”
Esra Hudson: “So you didn’t take into account his opinions about her?”
Ange Giannetti: “I heard about three incidents. You can ask me that a hundred times, I’ll tell you over and over the three incidents that I know of. I saw the video, I saw the trailer. We had a meeting in the trailer. The problem was resolved. And the director called Jenny Slate ‘hot’ on the set in front of 300 people. Those were three incidents. No, I didn’t think there was a reason to call HR.”
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Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively filmed “It Ends With Us” in May 2023. (Getty Images)
In her own statement, Lively discussed another meeting with Baldoni, Heath, and the film’s producer, Alex Saks, in which she brought up events that allegedly occurred on the film’s set. Baldoni’s attorney repeatedly questioned why Lively did not classify what happened during the meeting as “sexual harassment,” choosing instead to call them “HR allegations.”
“I don’t know what words I used because at that moment in my trailer with Alex Saks, I wasn’t planning on addressing HR issues directly with them,” Lively said during the July 31 deposition. “But I have expressed genuine concerns about the events that have occurred so far, including Jamey entering my trailer while naked from the waist up.”
During the meeting, Baldoni vividly detailed what was discussed with Heath and Saks.
“I remember discussing the video Jamey showed me. I remember discussing Jamey coming into my trailer. And I remember — I don’t know if I told her this or if this was something else Ange shared, but how bad it felt for her to tell me that I personally felt sex, that I looked sexy, and that I looked hot, and also that she was uncomfortable with the way I understood Jenny’s feelings and the experiences I had with her.”
Despite using the term “HR allegations” in the meeting, Lively claimed that the actions she described were “quite clearly sexual harassment.”
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Justin Baldoni accused Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds of taking over production of “It Ends With Us.” (John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
“Age of Adaline” star He accused Baldoni of sexual harassment During the shooting of the movie “It Ends with Us”. However, Baldoni insisted that Lively had “falsely” accused him in an attempt to repair his reputation following the fallout from the film’s press tour after he allegedly took control of the film.
Baldoni insisted in his own lawsuit, filed in January 2025, that Lively “falsely” implicated him in an attempt to repair Lively’s reputation following fallout from the film’s press tour after the actress gained control of the film.
His case has since been dismissed.
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