Los Angeles, CA — Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, recently declared that the actor and director harbors no resentment towards Blake Lively, amidst a flurry of legal disputes and public accusations between the two. In a recent appearance on the Today Show, Freedman vehemently denied that Baldoni had initiated a defamation campaign against Lively following the release of their film “It Ends With Us.”
Freedman emphasized Baldoni’s stance, stating that from the beginning, Baldoni expressed a desire to avoid negative actions or causing harm toward Lively. Despite these assurances, the legal battle is heating up as Baldoni intends to countersue the “Gossip Girl” alum, planning to make public every piece of correspondence between the two to clarify the situation.
The text messages in question, which were circulated by the New York Times as part of Lively’s lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, were supposedly shown without their full context. Freedman criticized the publication’s handling of the texts, alleging that they painted an inaccurate picture due to selective editing. Baldoni’s team has refuted the claims, asserting that the texts were drastically misrepresented, and they intend to present the entire exchange to the public.
Lively’s allegations against Baldoni are grave and numerous, including accusations of body shaming, adding unnecessary sexual content to their film, and displaying inappropriate images. Furthermore, Lively claimed that Baldoni entered her trailer uninvited, including times when she was breastfeeding, contributing to a complaint she filed with the California Civil Rights Department in December, followed by a federal lawsuit.
Baldoni has also filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times, disputing how his communications were portrayed. Moreover, he is preparing a lawsuit against Lively, rebutting her allegations and arguing they damaged his reputation and professional standing.
Freedman also responded to queries about behavior on the set of “It Ends With Us,” acknowledging that while certain actions might have made people uncomfortable, they did not necessarily constitute harassment. This, according to Freedman, is the core issue at heart in the lawsuit – whether the actions reported rise to the level of sexual harassment under legal standards.
The scenario has also pulled in comments from Blake’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, who was described in undisclosed sources as having a heated exchange with Baldoni during a production meeting. Although alleged witnesses downplayed the severity of Reynolds’ tone, this adds another layer of complexity to the interactions surrounding the film’s production.
Both parties accuse each other of engaging in smear campaigns, with Baldoni alleging that Lively’s actions are aimed at preventing him from participating in promotional activities for the movie, a project he wrote, directed, and starred in. He claimed that she worked to exclude him from the film’s premiere and related events.
This series of lawsuits and public statements continues to develop, revealing a tangled web of professional and personal grievances that have spilled into the courts and the court of public opinion.
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