Gina RodriguezThe name has become a trending topic after being mentioned in a legal dispute End With Us stars Blake Lively i Justin Baldoni.
Court documents related to the case and unsealed in January 2026 referred to the Jane the Virgin actress for having worked closely with Baldoni and another actress Jenny Slatewho portrayed the sister of Baldoni’s character in the film released in August 2024.
Us Weekly breaks down what the legal documents mention about Gina Rodríguez below:
Gina Rodriguez and Justin Baldoni worked together on ‘Jane the Virgin’
“(Justin) Baldoni first rose to global fame with his role as Raphael on The CW’s award-winning phenomenon. Jane the Virgin alongside Gina Rodríguez, which lasted five seasons (2014-2019),” documents consulted by we in an “About the Cast” section stated amid the actor’s ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively.
Gina Rodriguez and Justin Baldoni.
Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty ImagesIn December 2024, the Gossip Girl Alum filed her complaint against Baldoni with the California Department of Civil Rights before suing him on allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.
He filed a $400 million countersuit, accusing Lively of orchestrating a “strategic and manipulative“Defamation and defamation campaign, arguing that he used harassment claims to gain control of the film and destroy his reputation. His suit was dismissed in June 2025 and the two will now face each other in civil court later this year.
Meanwhile, Baldoni has continued to deny Lively’s allegations about his conduct during the production of End With Us.
Gina Rodriguez also has previous professional ties to Jenny Slate
According to the documents obtained by we“(Jenny) Slate stars an incredible cast that includes Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacintoi Clark Backo. I want you back premiered on Amazon Prime on February 11, 2022.”
Slate notably slammed Justin Baldoni in newly-opened text messages, calling the actor “false ally” of women, adding that she “wasn’t willing to do anything that would promote the second image she’s creating as a ‘male feminist’ … like … I honestly don’t have words to describe what a fraud she is.”
Justin Baldoni’s private text messages have been released amid his ongoing legal battle against his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively. According to court documents revealed on Tuesday, January 20, Baldoni, 41, messaged Lively about their collaboration on It Ends With Us and talked about the backstage drama to other people. In addition (…)
“He is the biggest clown and the most intense narcissist,” Slate wrote in the messages.
Gina Rodríguez has spoken a lot about Justin Baldoni and said that they are close friends
Gina Rodríguez revealed which one of hers Jane the Virgin costars who she was eager to reunite with on her new game show, Lucky 13during an exclusive interview with we in August 2024.
“I would love to have Justin (Baldoni) come,” he said we about Baldoni. “Justin is very busy, but so is he one of my closest friends and we talk all the time. I could get him to come on the show.”
Baldoni also officiated her wedding to the husband Joe LoCicero in 2019.
Jane the Virgin alum Brett Dier is weighing in on former co-star Justin Baldoni’s ongoing legal drama with Blake Lively. “It’s a very intense situation,” Dier, 35, told Fan Mail in an interview published on Thursday, May 22, confessing: “I probably shouldn’t say much, but I will say this: I always loved Justin.” Dier shared this (…)
The actor sang his praises that same year and reflected on his experience filming with Rodriguez on the set of Jane the Virgin. Rodriguez played Jane, who became pregnant after an accidental artificial insemination by her gynecologist. Baldoni played Rafael, the father of her baby.
“What a magical experience @cwjanethevirgin was. Even from the audition there was something so special/magical about it,” she wrote via Instagram in 2019. “That’s a longer story for another time, but we set our intention from the beginning (actually before the official start) to be helpful with our work. Love @hereisgina, so proud of all the wicked magic she’s creating right now.”
He added proudly, “I’ve been watching him create magic for the past five years, I’ve seen him work both on and off screen to create change and make a difference.”