Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively
Cover photos (2)And it ends with us Director and star Justin Baldoni A lawsuit was filed against New York Times After her report on costar Blake Lively After she filed a lawsuit against him for sexual harassment.
Baldoni, 40, filed a $250 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, on Tuesday, December 31, in Los Angeles Superior Court. Us Weekly can be confirmed.
The actor is among a group of 10 plaintiffs, which also includes publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Appel Besides And it ends with us Producers James Heath and Steve Sarawiczwhich initiated legal proceedings.
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.”
Months after a reported feud between costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, a lawsuit has been filed against him for sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, and obtained by Us Weekly after it was reported by TMZ and the New York Times, Lively accuses Baldoni of shooting[…]
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 (instead of the other way around), using a false statement “Sexual harassment allegations To assert unilateral control over every aspect of production.
“the times “The story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving account, presenting it almost verbatim while ignoring an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and revealed her true motives,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit details the alleged inconsistencies and provides a rebuttal to the allegations made in the article. Among these texts are between Propaganda Nathan and Abel Which celebrated the negative press against Lively, which the suit claims omitted key context like a text from Nathan that said: “Damn, this is unfair because it's not me too.”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in It Ends with Us
Sony picturesThe lawsuit also provides refutations of several other claims in New York Times article, including the suggestion that Baldoni would repeatedly enter Lively's trailer during it She was breastfeeding (The suit presented a text message from Lively to Baldoni saying “I'm just pumping my trailer if you want to work on our lines.”)
the times The article also accused Baldoni of showing Lively a “pornographic video” involving his wife, which the suit claims was “non-pornographic.”
“This claim is completely absurd,” the lawsuit states. “The video in question was a (non-pornographic) recording of Heath’s wife giving birth at home – a very personal recording with no sexual overtones. To distort this benign event and turn it into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the extent to which Lively and her collaborators are willing to In going to him to discredit the plaintiffs.
Additionally, the lawsuit also claims that allegations that Baldoni sexualized Lively while referencing her character's costumes were “exaggerated and misleading.”
The suit alleges that Lively herself used similar terms as she called for her character's clothing to be made “sexier” and claimed that Baldoni was following the tone set. One text reads: “It will show you both ways but the beanie is more attractive.”
the times The article also reported that Lively filed a human resources complaint during filming, with 30 items identified and approved before she returned to the set. Among them is the necessity of having an intimate relations coordinator, “no more.” Show videos or pictures of nude women to Blake“The genitals of the cast and crew are not mentioned.”
The plaintiffs' lawsuit alleges that no complaint was formally filed by Lively.
“No such document was ever presented to Baldoni, the Wayfarer team, or anyone else, to their knowledge — either during that meeting or at any other time — and therefore, it could not have been agreed upon,” the lawsuit says.
A New York Times The official spokesman stuck to his story in a statement to Us Weekly On Tuesday, December 31st.
“The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts wherever they lead,” the statement said. “Our story was reported accurately and responsibly. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including text messages and emails, which we accurately and extensively quote in the article. To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the other subjects of the article, and their representatives have not pointed out a single error.” We've published their full statement in response to the allegations in the article as well.
“We plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit,” the spokesperson added.
In response to the filing, Lively's attorney said: we on Tuesday, December 31, that the lawsuit was based on a “patently false premise.”
“Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything regarding the allegations made in Ms. Lively’s complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights, nor her federal complaint filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a sham based on a choice “not to sue Baldoni, Wayfarer,” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As the complaint states According to the Federal Reserve, which Ms. Lively filed earlier today, this frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is incorrect. Although we will not litigate this matter in the press, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively's complaint We look forward to fully addressing all of Wayfarer's claims in court.
Justin Baldoni's lawyer is speaking out again after Blake Lively filed a lawsuit accusing the It Ends With Us director and star of sexual harassment — and launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation. “TAG PR acts like any other crisis management firm when it is hired by a client who is suffering[…]
Meanwhile, Baldoni's lawyer Brian Friedman She vowed to “overthrow” New York Times “For a vicious smear campaign,” he says. Us Weekly.
“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. “In doing so, they predetermined the outcome of their story, aiding and encouraging their own destructive PR smear campaign designed to revitalize the faltering public image caused by Lively and counter the organic wave of criticism among the online public. 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.”
Lively made headlines when she sued Baldoni for sexual harassment in December 2024. In court documents, obtained by Us Weekly After reporting from TMZ and New York TimesLively also accused Baldoni of waging a “social manipulation” campaign against her in order to “destroy” her reputation. The documents also claim Lively was He's not the only cast member To complain about Baldoni.
Baldoni He denied these accusations Through his lawyer Brian FriedmanHe described the accusations as “completely false, outrageous and intentionally obscene” in a statement we. The statement also claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “reframe the narrative” around the film's production.
In a statement to New York Times On Saturday, December 21, regarding her lawsuit, Lively said, “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.”
Before introducing Baldoni, Daily Mail reported that the actor was planning to file a countersuit and suggested that Lively's publicist had tried to tarnish his image by leaking stories to the press.
“I was contacted on 11/8 by Sarah Nathan (Melissa NathanSister) Forwarding an anonymous tip Page six Received, regarding allegations of HR complaints on the group And it ends with usLively's rep, Leslie Sloan, He said we In a statement. “Subsequently, various media outlets contacted me to ask about the allegations of HR complaints. When contacted, I respond to press questions by referring them to Wayfarer or Sony for information regarding HR complaints.
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[…]”
“Apparently, Mr. Baldoni and his associates at Wayfarer are suggesting that I fabricated newspaper stories about HR complaints on set, which is not true,” Sloan added. “Please read Ms. Lively’s complaint and the complaint filed by Jonesworks LLC and Stephanie Jones, which provides details of the campaign against my client.” .
In response to Daily Mail The article, Friedman said Delivery time: “I won't talk about when or how many lawsuits we file, but when we file the first one, it will shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a patently false narrative. It will be backed up by real evidence and tell the real story. In more than 30 years of practice, we have never I have never seen this level of unethical behavior deliberately fueled by media manipulation.
