Jameela Jamil Receives Death Threats After Leaked Texts Calling Blake Lively a 'Suicide Bomber'

British actress and activist Jameela Jamil has revealed she is facing a barrage of death threats following the unsealing of explosive text messages related to the It Ends with Us legal saga.

The messages, revealed in court documents on 20 January 2026, show Jamil calling Blake Lively a 'suicide bomber' and a 'villain' during a private conversation with Justin Baldoni's publicist in August 2024.

Jamil has since clarified that the comments were 'hyperbolic venting' about Lively's controversial press tour and were sent months before she was aware of any sexual harassment allegations against Baldoni. Despite her explanation, the 39-year-old star says she has endured '24 hours of intense abuse,' with some trolls even encouraging her to harm herself.

How the Leak Happened

Jamil explained in a Substack post on Sunday that the messages were made public without warning. She wrote that the texts, originally sent to Justin Baldoni's publicist Jennifer Abel in August 2024, were leaked after the phone of the person she was texting was seized and its contents handed to a third party.

In those messages, Jamil reacted to clips and commentary about Lively's behaviour during the It Ends With Us press tour, which some critics saw as tone‑deaf given the film's serious focus on domestic violence. In that context, Jamil described Lively as 'a suicide bomber' and a 'villain' not to suggest anything violent, but to express that Lively's own public answers and promotional choices were, in Jamil's view, hurting her own reputation and career.

The comparison was meant as a hyperbolic expression of frustration, Jamil said.

After the texts were made public, well before Lively filed her lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, Jamil explained to a friend that she was 'purely venting' about how upset she felt about the film's press rollout. She stressed that she would never have shared such comments publicly and was taken aback that her name was left unredacted in the leaked documents.

'In short, I slagged off an actor in private, over their diabolical press tour in August 2024, and then the phone of the person I was texting got taken... which unfortunately resulted in my texts being seen by the exact person I was slagging off', she said.

Immediate Backlash and Death Threats

Jamil anticipated a strong reaction once the messages became public, and the response was swift. She described receiving 24 hours of intense abuse, including death threats, accusations of not being a real feminist, and encouragement to harm herself.

'And I absolutely did', she wrote, reflecting on the emotional toll of the online harassment.

To address the controversy, Jamil posted a TikTok clarifying that the texts were sent months before Blake Lively filed her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, which accused him of harassment on the set of It Ends with Us and attempts to tarnish her reputation. By establishing the timeline, Jamil sought to show that her comments were made in a private context and before any legal disputes arose.

'Once I made the above video highlighting the timeline and context of the texts in question ... Everyone took a breath', Jamil wrote. She explained that once the public understood the timing, the wave of hostility largely subsided, saying she didn't have any idea that Lively was about to sue Baldoni over sexual harassment.

Jamila's Leaked Texts: Its Role in Lively vs Baldoni Lawsuit

The private texts were made public because they were included in legal filings in the It Ends With Us lawsuit between Lively and Baldoni. Lawyers in the case submitted thousands of pages of documents to the court, including Jamil's messages, because they were on a phone that had been seized and examined during the legal process.

Once in the court record, the documents were unsealed and accessible to news outlets and the public, which is how the texts were leaked online, not because Lively or Baldoni leaked them.

Even though Jameela is not a central party to the lawsuit, the unredacted leak of her private 'venting' serves as a stark warning about the collateral damage inherent in such high-stakes litigation. As the May trial date approaches, the focus remains on whether these celebrity sidebars will influence the jury or if the court will successfully tune out the tabloid noise to focus on the core allegations of harassment and professional retaliation.