I really love what you did, the actor wrote in a text message shared in April 2023.

Makes it so much more fun and interesting, he continued.

(And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor).

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You really are a talent across the board.

Really excited nd [sic] grateful to do this together.

He also apologized in the voice note overLivelys disappointmentat his seemingly lukewarm response to her changes.

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I will admit and apologize when I fail.

That takes a lot of trust and vulnerability.

Im really sorry, I fd up.

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Calling himself a flawed man, he admitted he might piss [her] off but will always apologize.

I will admit and apologize when I fail.

Im a very flawed man, as my wife will attest, he said.

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Im sorry I made you feel that way, he continued.

I will, for sure, do better.

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For better or worse, but usually for better, she added.

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Because my dragons also protect those I fight for.

So really we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine.

You will too, I can promise you.

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In his lawsuit, Baldoni refers to the text message where Lively called Reynolds and Swift her dragons.

The message could not have been clearer.

Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively.

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Damn right, you got great friends.

If thats how you felt and they knew that.

Fk, he said in the audio.

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The three of you guys together is unbelievable.

All three of you.

Damn right, you got great friends.

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If thats how you felt and they knew that.

You and I have been trying to build a relationship which I think weve done successfully.

Here we are talking together at 2 a.m. in the morning.

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But largely via text and voicemail and I will admit, thats not my biggest strength.

Its been there from the start so I was so damn excited when you agreed to do this film.

I believe it comes from us both being so hard working and having a vision.

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Im excited to have a creative partner in that with you, he added.

To conclude the voice note, the actor mentioned her busy schedule being a mother of four.

The same day, Lively had sued Baldoni in the Southern District of New York.

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