Justin Baldoni Previously Spoke About 'Unhealthy Relationship' With Sex

Years before his past problems with porn were named in court about his alleged behavior on the set of It ends with usdirector Justin Baldoni previously shared how she developed an “unhealthy” relationship with porn after being exposed to it at a young age.

“I started watching porn at the age of ten. It’s been a long time since I’ve been pregnant or know how I feel about anything,” Baldoni, now 37, shared on the July 2021 episode. Sarah Grynberg's “Great Life” podcast. “We've sexualized this thing, so it's fun and interesting and you're like, 'Oh my God, boobs.' And then, you know, the hormones start raging. “

Baldoni added at the time that “he sought refuge [in porn] when I felt alone, or when I felt abandoned, or when I felt pain or something like that, because it was a dopamine rush – I didn't know that at the time. When I was young, I trained my brain to deal with the pain of the dopamine hit. “

In the podcast, he shared that although he has never drank alcohol or used drugs, he can still have bad habits and use something in an “unhealthy” way.

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“And I found myself, in the middle of my life, going back to looking at pictures and videos of naked women when I felt bad about myself,” she told Grynberg. “And I knew it was a problem for me when I told myself I didn't want to do that.”

Baldoni is also the author of a book on the subject Man Enough: Defining My Masculinitywhere he writes extensively about his “relationship” with the sex industry and how it informs young men's understanding of consent.

“I believe that especially the pornographic images watched by young boys are very violent and because no one ever sits us down and teaches us about consent, we learn about porn,” he said in 2021. “Now what do you have? You have a whole generation of guys who think that when a girl says 'no,' or 'stop,' or 'sad,' that means that's good.”

Baldoni's previous comments about porn are relevant after all Blake Lively filed a case against him for sexual harassment It ends with us costar on Friday, December 20, alleged that Baldoni's behavior during the event caused the actor “great emotional distress.”

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The lawsuit also claims that, before filming resumed in January 2024, a meeting was held to discuss Lively's claims of a “hostile workplace” that was attended by multiple people and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

At trial, her demands included “no more nude videos or pictures of women being shown to Blake, not to mention that Baldoni was addicted to pornography,” no more discussions about sexual assault in front of Blake and others, no more talking about it by actors. and crew members' private parts, no more questions about Blake's weight, and no more mention of Blake's late father.”

Bryan FreedmanBaldoni's attorney, addressed Lively's allegations in a statement Us Weeklywhich he called “totally false, offensive and deliberately dangerous.”

Freedman told Us that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her bad reputation” and “revise the story” regarding the film's production, going on to say that the actress made “many demands and threats” during filming, including “threats not to show. to date, threats not to promote the film.” , which eventually led to its destruction when it was released, if its demands were not met.”

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Us has reached out to Lively's attorney for comment.

“I hope my legal action will help pull back the curtain on these heinous revenge tactics to hurt people who speak out and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement. The New York Times in December, when he again denied spreading negative information about Baldoni.