How an Aussie podcast predicted the downfall of Justin Baldoni months ago as Blake Lively sues her co-star for sexual harassment

A popular Australian podcast predicated the downfall of Justin Baldoni, four months before Blake Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him.

Shameless podcast hosts Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews discussed the duo's blockbuster movie It Ends With Us back in August, and explained the signs that suggested conflict on set and how cast members and the book's author Colleen Hover appeared to be distancing themselves from the actor. 

The hosts explained how the multiple date changes for the movie's release indicated there were problems behind the scenes.

They also noted how none of the cast would pose for photos with Baldoni at the New York premiere, hinting at conflict.

'We have the entire cast and (the book's) author of the material refusing to be associated with him,' they said.

It comes amid Lively's damning bombshell lawsuit against the actor, with whom she starred in the summer blockbuster It Ends With Us.

The lawsuit includes shocking allegations that Baldoni showed Lively explicit videos and images of other women, discussed his purported porn addiction, and made inappropriate comments about her weight, among other troubling remarks directed at the cast and crew.

In one particularly egregious detail, Lively's legal team claims that Baldoni introduced 'improvised gratuitous sexual content and/or scenes involving nudity' into the film.

Recently revealed details in the lawsuit allege even more egregious behavior, with court documents obtained by People claiming Baldoni 'improvised physical intimacy' during a scene without prior discussion or choreography.

One incident reportedly involved Baldoni 'discreetly biting and sucking on Ms. Lively's lower lip' during multiple takes, allegedly insisting on reshooting the scene repeatedly despite Lively's clear discomfort.

The lawsuit alleges Baldoni made sexual inquiries, including asking Lively if she and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, experienced simultaneous climaxes — a question she found intrusive and refused to answer.

Baldoni's legal team have since denied the allegations - and claimed the lawsuit was an attempt to salvage her reputation which suffered during press for their movie.

The film adaptation of It Ends With Us tells the story of Lily Bloom (Lively), a woman confronting the trauma of domestic abuse inflicted by her husband, Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).

The film is based on Colleen Hoover’s book of the same name, which was inspired by her mother’s experience with domestic violence during her marriage to the author’s father.

Along with Blake and Justin keeping their distance from each other, they were also rumoured to have had creative differences on set.

He was also unfollowed by the actress on social media, as well as other cast members and Hoover.