Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the past year, just about every time Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been mentioned in the same breath, it’s been in reference to their never-ending legal battle. Which is why some people are confused by a newly released voice memo in which Blake refers to Justin as her friend and gushes about how close their relationship is. The memo is part of a mountain of newly unsealed evidence pertaining to Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Baldoni. US actor Justin Baldoni attends the New York premiere of “It Ends With Us” at at AMC Lincoln Square in New York, August 6, 2024. “In her experience (and mine) nobody has ever reached the empyrean heights of vile the way Justin Baldoni has.