January 03, 2025 04:57 am IST
Blake Lively’s legal team responded to Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit against the NYT, saying nothing will change about his claims against her.
There’s no stopping Blake Lively from fighting the battle she waged against Justin Baldoni in December with heavy allegations. it ends with us The director sued The New York Times over its explosive December 21 article “‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine” to challenge his co-star’s claims. However, from one source gossip Girl The starlet’s side has already established that such counter-attacks will be a waste of water as the actress is all set for an “explosive start to the New Year”.
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The insider told People just days ago that Lively “still believes she’s doing the right thing.” Bolstering their argument, Blake’s legal team also broke silence on the 87-page complaint filed on New Year’s Eve by Baldoni and several other plaintiffs.
Justin Baldoni sues NYT, names Ryan Reynolds for ‘insulting’ him
The 40-year-old actor-director-producer, his production company Wayfarer Studios and others sued the NYT for $250 million, alleging defamation, perjury, frivolous breach of confidentiality, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract . Yet the lawsuit came as an apparent dig at Lively’s sexual harassment complaints and a retaliatory smear campaign. Presenting her side, Baldoni’s filing also named the actress’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, who accused the couple of working together and “bullying” her. Among other claims, jane the virgin The vet even alleged that Blake attempted a hostile takeover it ends with us After filming, she reportedly played a role in getting him banned from the premiere.
Blake Lively’s legal team responds to Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit
On January 2, People revealed that Lively’s lawyers had filed a brief responding to her director-costar’s lawsuit in a statement. “This lawsuit changes nothing about the claims made in Ms. Lively’s California Department of Civil Rights complaint,” the lawyers stressed. “While we will not prosecute this matter in the press, we encourage the public to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.
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Since then, Lively has been hard at work with her own legal moves. After her initial complaint, it ends with us The actress officially filed a federal complaint against Baldoni’s studio and others involved with the production of the film. “Wayfarer and her colleagues violated federal and California state law by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns,” the official documents read. Ms. Lively brought this lawsuit in New York, where most of the relevant activities described in the complaint occurred, but we reserve the right to take further action in other locations and jurisdictions as appropriate under the law.
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