Washington DC, Jan. 30 -- A voice note sent by Blake Lively to her 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni before the shooting of the film has now been unsealed and made public through court records amid the ongoing legal dispute between the two.

The voice message was sent on February 8, 2023, weeks before shooting for 'It Ends With Us' began. In the recording, Lively is heard speaking in a calm and open manner, telling Baldoni that she is talking to him more "as a friend" than anything else. Lively also explained that she was feeling "overwhelmed" and stretched thin from handling back-to-back projects while also caring for her young children with husband Ryan Reynolds.

"I'm talking to you as a friend at this point more than anything,"...