Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively.
Getty Images (2)Justin BaldoniTeam planning And it ends with us Director's allegations against Blake Lively.
“Justin and his team have the right to defend themselves with the truth,” Baldoni's lawyer said. Brian FriedmanHe said in a statement to: Us Weekly On Tuesday, January 21st. “This is what we will continue to show through an upcoming website containing all of the correspondence as well as relevant videos directly rebutting her claims.”
News of the upcoming location comes shortly after we Screenshots I got From a group And it ends with us From Friedman, who claims the videos refute Lively's claims that his client acted “inappropriately” while filming the movie. And it ends with us.
The clip began with a statement that read: “Ma’am. Lively’s complaint alleges that during a scene in which Mr. Baldoni and Ms. Lively were filming a slow dance montage, Mr. Baldoni was behaving inappropriately. The following videos taken on May 23, 2023 clearly refute Ms. Lively’s characterization. For his behavior, the scene in question is designed to show the two characters falling in love and yearning for closeness to each other. It is clear that both actors behave well within the scope of the scene and with respect Mutual and professional These are the three shots that were filmed for the sequence.
Brian Friedman, Justin Baldoni's attorney, responded to Blake Lively's response to the director's $400 million lawsuit. “After my client filed a comprehensive lawsuit containing nearly 200 pages of undeniable facts and documentary evidence that crushed their false claims of a smear campaign by providing fabricated communications to The New York Times, Blake and[…]
After the on-screen explanation, Baldoni, 40, and Lively, 37, can be seen smiling and laughing while filming a dance scene without dialogue. At one point, Lively suggested it would be “more romantic” if she and Baldoni were talking in the scene.
Baldoni and Lively Constant drama The subsequent legal battles began last year, after rumors spread of tension between the couple. Those same rumors reached fever pitch after Lively and Baldoni Did not promote the Colin Hoover Adapt together.
In December 2024, vital I filed a lawsuit Against Baldoni The manager accused Sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. Baldoni denied the allegations.
The following month, Baldoni's studio, Wayfarer, He sought legal action against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds And live advertising Leslie Sloan. In the file, Baldoni, The trio charges Civil blackmail, defamation, false invasion of privacy and more. The papers also included alleged text message exchanges between Lively and Baldoni during their collaboration And it ends with us. Baldoni is seeking $400 in damages.
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on a massive amount of untampered evidence detailing the dual attempt by Blake Lively and her team to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their companies by publishing new, manipulated, blatantly edited and baseless information.” To the media.” Baldoni's lawyer said in a statement to: we On Thursday, January 16. Win and you will definitely regret it. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or she knowingly and intentionally misrepresented the truth.
Justin Baldoni is leaning on his loved ones amid his ongoing legal battle against Blake Lively. “We're grateful to be with family, man,” Baldoni, 40, told photographers on Friday, January 17, at Los Angeles International Airport in a video obtained by TMZ. “We have amazing friends, family and faith.” Baldoni gives birth to his daughter Maya (…)
Lively's legal team later Reply with a reply To the Baldoni lawsuit.
“This latest lawsuit brought by Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its partners is another chapter in the abuser’s playbook. This is an old story: a woman speaks out with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and her abuser tries to turn the tables on the victim. we In a statement on Thursday. “This is what experts call a Darvo. Deny. Attack. Reverse perpetrator-victim. Wayfarer has chosen to use the resources of its billionaire founder to issue media statements, launch baseless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public's ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation for sexual harassment allegations.” .
