Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle has been ongoing for months, and now a new detail has emerged from longtime trainer and friend Don Saladino. In a court declaration, the trainer has reportedly claimed that Baldoni questioned him about Lively’s weight, and when the actress found out, she “seemed embarrassed and hurt” by his actions.
Justin Baldoni’s question about Blake Lively’s weight reportedly ‘hurt’ her, trainer claims
Blake Lively’s trainer, Don Saladino, has reportedly made some claims amid the ongoing legal battle with her It Ends With Us costar and director, Justin Baldoni.
According to Us Weekly, in a court declaration obtained on Wednesday, January 21, Lively’s trainer said he communicated with Baldoni over text and by phone “a handful of times” to provide “information on his nutrition and workout regimen.”
He even clarified that he never met Baldoni in person and never considered him a client. But he did train the 38-year-old actress for her role in the hit 2024 movie.
“At some point during his training for the film, Mr. Baldoni called me on the phone. I recall that Mr. Baldoni asked me how much Ms. Lively would weigh by the start of filming,” Saladino claimed in court documents.
Saladino said that Baldoni “was asking about” Lively’s “weight in connection with a scripted lift scene, suggesting that he needed to know Ms. Lively’s weight to determine whether he could perform the lift.” He even admitted that the call made him “very uncomfortable.”
The fitness coach and business owner even claimed that he “felt” that the actor’s “explanation for his question was dishonest,” as with Baldoni’s “workout regimen, he would easily be able to perform a lift in a range that would include Ms. Lively.”
Saladino said that although he never revealed Lively’s weight, he did tell about their interaction to the Gossip Girl actress. “Lively seemed embarrassed and hurt that Mr. Baldoni had asked about her weight without her permission,” Saladino claimed.
Baldoni filed his own lawsuit against Lively in January 2025, but it was reportedly dismissed six months later. Lively’s trial is slated to start on May 18.
