Jameela Jamil dubbed Blake Lively a \u201csuicide bomber\u201d and a \u201cvillain\u201d in private texts to a publicist as the \u201cGossip Girl\u201d star\u2019s \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d drama with Justin Baldoni unfolded.<\/p>\n
Jamil\u2019s August 2024 text exchange with Baldoni\u2019s publicist, Jennifer Abel, was included in a collection of correspondence in recently unsealed court documents, the Daily Mail reported. <\/a><\/p>\n The \u201cGood Place\u201d alum and PR strategist were reacting to a TikTok video about Lively\u2019s allegedly \u201ctone-deaf\u201d promotion of the film. (Fans at the time pointed out that she was promoting her haircare line and talking about her fashion instead of the film\u2019s serious theme of domestic violence.)<\/p>\n Jameela Jamil called Blake Lively a \u201cvillain\u201d and \u201csuicide bomber\u201d in a text exchange about her drama with Justin Baldoni. Tim Regas \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n At the time, Lively was facing backlash for the way she was promoting their movie, \u201cIt Ends With Us.\u201d Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n \u201cI want to officially incorporate nightmare c\u2013t and demon c\u2013t into my vocabulary; UNBELIEVABLE; She\u2019s doing this to herself,\u201d Abel texted Jamil, who is also her client, about Lively, according to the filing. <\/p>\n Jamil, 39, curtly replied, \u201cShe\u2019s a suicide bomber at this point.\u201d <\/p>\n Abel went on to drag Lively\u2019s reaction after she faced backlash<\/a> surrounding the press tour. At the time, Lively claimed that her character was more than \u201cjust a victim,\u201d adding that being a domestic violence survivor is not her character\u2019s \u201cidentity.\u201d She also posted a link to a domestic violence hotline. <\/p>\n Jamil texted Baldoni\u2019s publicist, Jennifer Abel, in August 2024. <\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s a suicide bomber at this point,\u201d Jamil told Abel of Lively. Guerin Charles\/ABACA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cDid you see Blake post the survivors link?\u201d Abel asked, to which Jamil replied, \u201cDead.\u201d <\/p>\n Jamil called Lively\u2019s post \u201cso cold,\u201d while Abel said it was \u201cso sick.\u201d <\/p>\n Abel then joked that she was thinking of having Baldoni share the same link, prompting Jamil to laugh and urge her to \u201ckeep [Baldoni] away from her\u201d and to \u201ckeep him silent.\u201d <\/p>\n Abel expressed that she hated Lively \u201cso much,\u201d to which Jamil agreed.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never seen such a bizarre villain act before,\u201d Jamil texted. \u201cShe\u2019s Over over.\u201d<\/p>\n A source close to the matter exclusively told Page Six Thursday that Jamil\u2019s catty comments were \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s disappointing that instead of listening to women when they speak out, other women call them names,\u201d the insider said.<\/p>\n Jamil called Lively \u201cso cold\u201d after she shared a link to a domestic violence hotline. jameelajamil\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never seen such a bizarre villain act before,\u201d Jamil wrote. Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Abel, Jamil and Lively did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n Jamil\u2019s private note wasn\u2019t the only controversial exchange to surface amid Lively\u2019s legal battle with Baldoni.<\/p>\n Page Six obtained texts between Lively and Taylor Swift from 2024 that revealed the pop star felt distant <\/a>from her friend amid the Baldoni feud. <\/p>\n Lively texted Swift to check in and ask if \u00a0\u201ceverything is good\u201d between them, writing, \u201cI know how busy and taxed you are \u2013 physically, emotionally, practically, so I don\u2019t expect any more from you ever. Just want to make sure all is good.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo you\u2019re not wrong, but it\u2019s also not a big deal,\u201d Swift replied, before accusing Lively of texting her as if she was \u201creading a mass corporate email sent to 200 employees.\u201d<\/p>\n Lively\u2019s texts with Taylor Swift were also uncovered this week. GC Images<\/p>\n Swift told Lively that she felt a \u201cshift\u201d in their friendship. Instagram\/blakelively<\/p>\n Swift said she felt \u201cdistanced\u201d from Lively and \u201ca little bit of a shift\u201d\u00a0in their dynamic. <\/p>\n \u201cSo you\u2019re feeling like you have to overly explain things or be overly nice or whatever but. It\u2019s me! That\u2019s just caused a little distance!\u201d Swift explained.<\/p>\n Lively went on to apologize to Swift and explained that she is paranoid her text messages will become public. <\/p>\n Swift also told the \u201cBlake Brown\u201d founder\u00a0that Baldoni was\u00a0a \u201cbitch\u201d with a \u201ctiny violin.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Lively and Baldoni started feuding after co-starring in the 2024 movie. <\/p>\n Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment in December 2024. GC Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sources told Page Six that Swift has not had contact with Lively since around the time of the exchange.<\/a> <\/p>\n Rumors that Lively and Baldoni were feuding<\/a> started swirling in August 2024 after the movie premiered in New York City. <\/p>\n Four months later, Lively, 38, sued Baldoni, 41, for allegedly sexually harassing her on set, which Baldoni has repeatedly denied. <\/p>\n Baldoni countersued her for defamation but a judge dismissed the case. GC Images<\/p>\n Lively\u2019s lawsuit against Baldoni is ongoing. GC Images<\/p>\n The \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d star reacted with a $400 million countersuit<\/a> accusing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of defamation. He also sued the New York Times for libel <\/a>after the outlet reported on Lively\u2019s lawsuit. <\/p>\n This past summer, a judge dismissed both of Baldoni\u2019s countersuits,<\/a> however, Lively\u2019s legal battle against the actor is still ongoing. <\/a><\/p>\n