Actress Blake Lively has sued her co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging he and his team pulled off a highly coordinated smear campaign in an effort to tarnish her reputation following the release of their film It Ends With Us. As a result, Lively's lawyers allege, her business ventures have taken a dramatic hit.

Blake Lively’s legal complaint against Justin Baldoni has rocked Hollywood because of the sexual harassment and smear campaign allegations from the set of It Ends With Us. While experts weigh in on what is next for the feuding co-stars,

The federal lawsuit was filed in New York just hours after Baldoni in Lively's suit sued The New York Times for libel for its story on her allegations.