Blake Lively A lawsuit was formally filed against Justin Baldoniher actor and director in the film And it ends with us.
Lively, 37, began legal proceedings against Baldoni, 40, in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday, December 31. Us Weekly can be confirmed. In addition to Baldoni, the actress is also suing the publicist Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Appelalong with Wayfarer Studios.
The suit Alleged sexual harassmentRetaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and loss of wages. These allegations parallel those made in Lively's complaint filed with the California Department of Civil Rights last week.
“Earlier today, Ms. Lively filed a federal complaint against Wayfarer Studios and others in the Southern District of New York,” Lively’s lawyers said in a statement. we. “Ms. Lively previously sent her complaint to the California Department of Civil Rights in response to Wayfarer’s retaliation against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns. Unfortunately, Ms. Lively’s decision to speak out has led to further retaliation and attacks.
The statement continued: “As alleged in Ms. Lively’s federal complaint, Wayfarer and its associates violated federal and California law by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns. Now, the defendants will answer for their conduct in federal court. Ms. Lively has filed this lawsuit in New York, where many of the related activities described in the complaint occurred, but we reserve the right to take further action in other locations and jurisdictions as required by law.
Lively addressed her legal action via a statement on Saturday, December 21 to Us Weekly.
“I hope my legal action will help draw the curtain on these evil retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak out about misconduct, and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said.
The lawsuit comes the same day as Baldoni She filed a $250 million lawsuit against New York Times For her reporting on Blake Lively's sexual harassment accusations.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
(Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)Baldoni was among 10 plaintiffs, who also included publicists Nathan and Abel as well And it ends with us Producers James Heath and Steve Sarawiczin The suit It was filed Tuesday, December 31, in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Plaintiffs are suing for defamation and false invasion of privacy, alleging this New York Times “Hand-picked” connections and omitted context in order to mislead readers in her article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside the Hollywood Smear Machine.”
The piece was written by him Megan Toohey, Mike McIntyre and Julie Tate Lively allegedly faced months of sexual harassment from Baldoni and went public on Saturday, December 21.
The lawsuit alleges that Lively pursued a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against Baldoni (and not the other way around), using “false sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production.”
After filing the lawsuit, Baldoni's lawyer Brian Friedman It's called the accusations Lively posted New York Times “A fierce smear campaign.”
Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni, who starred in the film It Ends With Us, for sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ and The New York Times, Baldoni's alleged behavior caused Lively, 37, to suffer “severe emotional distress.” The lawsuit alleges that a meeting was held to address Lively's allegations of a “hostile act[…]”
“In this vicious smear campaign entirely orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, New York Times “They submitted to the desires and whims of two powerful, 'outcast' Hollywood elite, ignoring journalistic practices and ethics that were once befitting the venerable publication by using manipulated and manipulated texts and deliberately deleting texts that conflicted with their chosen public relations narrative,” he said in a statement. . we On Tuesday, December 31st. Online audience. The irony is rich.
He continued: “But make no mistake, we are all united to overthrow New York Times By no longer allowing them to deceive the public, we will continue this crusade of authenticity by prosecuting individuals who abused their power to try to ruin my clients' lives. While their side espouses partial truths, we embrace the full truth – and we have all the communications to back it up. “The public will decide for themselves, as they did when this first started.”
Baldoni has definitely preceded He denied all of Lively's allegations Friedman, who called the accusations “completely false, outrageous, and intentionally indecent,” expressed in a statement to we. The statement also claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” around the film's production.
