no, Jack Schlossberg He will not act Justin Baldoni In his legal battle with And it ends with us com. costar Blake Livelyno matter what he says.
the Writer and grandson From the previous President John F. Kennedy She trolled the internet on Thursday, January 2 when he made the claim via X He took on Baldoni, 40, as a client.
“I have agreed to take on Justin Baldoni as a client. Why? Fairness,” Schlossberg, 31, wrote. “Everyone is entitled to a fair trial and a zealous defense. Justin has nothing to hide, justice will be his revenge. After the Boston Massacre, John Adams represented the British at trial. Same day, different day.”
Even though Schlossberg was just joking, fans and media alike fell for it, with some news outlets running stories claiming that Vogue magazine The political reporter was actually Baldoni's lawyer.
Schlossberg passed the bar exam in 2023 and graduated from Harvard Law School the previous year. He added on Tuesday: “My personal feelings about Justin Baldoni have nothing to do with it. Justin is my client, and I am his attorney. Even the most heinous individuals have the right to have a lawyer defend them. I'm not a hero. “I'm just doing my job.”
While those involved in the joke had a good laugh, Baldoni's actual lawyer Brian Friedman L said Daily Mail The trick wassilly“.
“No one on my team talked to him,” Friedman added.
Schlossberg scored a victory on Instagram, sharing screenshots of news articles claiming he was Baldoni's lawyer via his Stories.
Baldoni is Currently being sued New York Times For $250 million, she sued for defamation and false invasion of privacy after a story she published about Lively accusing him of sexual harassment. Friedman added in an interview Thursday with: NBC News It too She plans to sue Lively37 years old, on behalf of his client.
“We plan to post every text message between them,” Friedman said. “We want the truth to be out there. We want the documents to be out there. We want people to make their decision based on the receipts.”
On the same day, Baldoni filed his lawsuit against the timesLively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni as well as his publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer AppelAnd Baldoni's production company Wayfarer. She claims sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and loss of wages.
“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 in a Dec. 21 statement. Us Weekly.