Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Faces New Lawsuit Over Legal Battle Bill

Justin Baldoni’s production company, Wayfarer, is facing another lawsuit regarding the making of It Ends With Us.

The film’s insurer Harco National Insurance filed a lawsuit on Monday, July 21, against Wayfarer that could put the company on the hook for the legal fees related to Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni, 41, and Wayfarer.

According to the filing obtained by Us Weekly, Harco claimed Lively’s complaints took place before the insurer was on board. Harco revealed that Wayfarer had two one-year long policies insuring the project from July 2023 to 2025.

While Lively, 37, filed her sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, she claimed the misconduct took place from April to June 2023. Harco pointed out that the window in question transpired before the company was insuring It Ends With Us.

Harco also alleged in the lawsuit that Wayfarer neglected to tell the insurer of Lively’s complaints — which were outlined in a November 2023 email from the actress’ lawyers to Wayfarer — prior to or when renewing the policy in July 2024.

Us has reached out to Baldoni and Wayfarer representatives for comment.

Lively has accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, creating a hostile workplace and orchestrating an alleged smear campaign against her during the making of and after It Ends With Us hitting theaters in August 2024. Baldoni, meanwhile, filed a countersuit against his costar — as well as Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane — for alleged civil extortion and defamation.

Both Lively and Baldoni have denied the allegations, as have Reynolds, 48, and Sloane. A judge subsequently dismissed Baldoni’s lawsuit against the trio in June, but Lively’s suit against Baldoni is still ongoing.

When it comes to financing the lawsuit, Harco is asking for a court order, so it has no duty to pay the legal fees for Baldoni’s Wayfarer.

In Monday’s filing, Harco explained that before issuing a second policy for the movie production they told Wayfarer the insurer “will not provide coverage for claims or incidents which the applicant is aware of prior to the inception date of any coverage that is offered and accepted.”

Wayfarer allegedly failed to disclose anything worrisome about the production, which Harco argued in the filing renders their agreement null and void.

“Despite this notice, and despite the November 2023 Demand and additional allegations of sexual harassment presented by Lively during a January 2024 meeting, Wayfarer’s 2024 Renewal Application advised Harco that there was no claim, notice of potential claim, or any situation that may give rise to a claim within the last 12 months,” one of Harco’s lawyers Evan Shapiro explained in the lawsuit.

While under contract, Wayfarer had a $2 million policy that covered its directors and officers, per the filing. Harco also signed a $2 million policy for employment practices and third-party liability coverage.

Harco noted that Wayfarer notified them of Lively’s lawsuit in April and asked for indemnity, according to their 2024 policy terms. Harco denied the claim, and issued a letter to Wayfarer in June that pointed out it may not be able to cover any of the legal fees due to issues with the contract.

If Harco is granted the court order for no duty to pay, Wayfarer and Baldoni could owe six figures in litigation. Lively’s case against Baldoni is scheduled to go to trial in March 2026.