The legal confrontation between Justin Baldoni And Blake Lively continues to flare up, with the actor’s lawyer launching a scathing rebuke of Lively’s “abuser playbook” statement.
Baldoni and his publicists had sued Lively and her husband. Ryan Reynoldsbecause they allegedly devised a plan to discredit them and destroy their careers. However, the actress’ lawyer called their lawsuit “a new chapter in the abuse manual.”
Now, Justin Baldoni’s attorney has responded, labeling Blake Lively and her team’s response as the “heinous scumbag” they have left.
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer slams Blake Lively’s response to the actor’s $400 million lawsuit
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According to TermBaldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, called out Lively’s response to his client’s recently filed $400 million lawsuit, accusing her of plotting to end his career and defame him by making false allegations of sexual harassment express.
Freedman said, “After my clients filed a lengthy lawsuit packed with nearly 200 pages of undeniable facts and evidence that squelched their false allegations of a smear campaign by providing falsified communications to the New York Times, Blake and her legal team just one gruesome case. turn to the left, and that is a doubling down on the disgusting false sexual allegations against Mr. Baldoni.
“The mere fact that Ms. Lively thinks she can publicly destroy Mr. Baldoni’s reputation in an attempt to destroy his future career and then deny him or his team the opportunity to defend themselves against her is ridiculous,” he added to.
Justin Baldoni plans to ‘fight even harder for the voiceless’
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The legal battle between the pair is set to intensify as Freedman suggested they will now “fight even harder for the voiceless” in the domestic violence community.
The entire debacle stemmed from the “Gossip Girl” star’s lawsuit before Christmas, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film, and devising a “smear campaign” to tarnish her image.
In his new statement, Freedman says Baldoni never attempted to publicly accuse Lively of “her own misdeeds during filming” and that he “appropriately addressed all of her concerns during filming, despite the fact that he did not address it at all agreed.”
The attorney further notes that Baldoni “was determined to do things differently and keep the peace, as she specifically admitted in her own lawsuit.”
He added: “Not only will we continue to defend our clients against Blake’s power, privilege and outright lies, but we will now fight even harder for the voiceless in the DV community who are unjustly suffering as she continues to pressure her. own selfish and selfish vendetta in the media.”
The actor’s $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
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Baldoni filed a $400 million lawsuit on Thursday, making several allegations. In the filing, the 40-year-old actor-director accused her of trying to take away his part in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, which he directed, and of using her and her husband’s star power and influence to pressure him to make. accepting one of her rewrites for the film.
He claimed that Lively was controversial on set because she wanted to change many parts of the scripts even though she had not read the book until filming was underway.
In his filing, Baldoni also noted that as the film entered pre-production, Lively reportedly asked to “take a pass” on the rooftop scene, in which her character, Lily Bloom, played his character, Ryle Kincaid, for met for the first time. time.
Baldoni claimed that Lively “was quiet for several days” and later said in an alleged text message that his response to her rewrite “didn’t feel great” to her, her husband, and what Baldoni characterizes as “another mega-famous friend” who was. identified as Taylor Swift.
Blake Lively’s Lawyers Accused Her ‘It Ends With Us’ Co-Star of Using the ‘Abuser Playbook’
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Lively’s attorneys responded to Baldoni’s lawsuit, claiming he employed “DARVO” tactics against his co-star.
The actress’ lawyers released a statement accusing Baldoni of using the “abuser playbook” in his new filing.
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its associates is a new chapter in the abuse book,” Lively’s attorneys said. Daily mail.
They added: “This is an age-old story: a woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation, and the abuser tries to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. To deny. To attack. Turn victim over. Offender.”
Actress’ lawyer calls Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit ‘retaliation’
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Elsewhere in their statement, Lively’s attorneys claimed Baldoni’s lawsuit is “retaliation” for her previously filed lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and promoting a toxic work environment on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
The statement alleged that Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios had “chosen to use the billionaire co-founder’s resources to issue media statements, launch unwarranted lawsuits and threaten lawsuits to undermine the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliating against allegations of sexual harassment.”
Lively’s attorneys continued, “They are attempting to shift the narrative to Ms. Lively by falsely claiming that she has taken creative control and alienated the cast from Mr. Baldoni. The evidence will show that the cast and others have created their own negative had experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer.”