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Justin Baldoni plans to sue ‘Seraph of the End’ co-star Blake Lively and lawyer Brian Friedman say NBC News.
The decision came after Blake filed a legal complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights alleging that Baldoni sexually harassed her on set. At the time, she said: “I hope that my legal action will help bring to a close the evil retaliatory tactics that harm those who speak out about wrongdoing, and help protect others who may be targeted. .”
After The New York Times published an article about the incident and her claims that she was the victim of a smear campaign, Ms. Baldoni filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the newspaper.
The Times announced that statement “We intend to vigorously defend against the lawsuit,” he said.
In response, Blake filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and his public relations team for sexual harassment and “unconscionable” retaliation.
When NBC News asked Friedman if Baldoni intended to sue Lively, the attorney replied, “Of course… yeah.”
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As for whether there was a coordinated smear campaign against Blake, Friedman said “100 percent no,” adding that Justin had said from the beginning that he “didn’t want to do anything negative against her.” I don’t want to hurt her. ”
Many text messages have been made public in previous complaints and lawsuits. “We’re happy to take all the text messages that are out there, lay them out, put them on a website for the world to see, let people see the truth, and decide for themselves what the truth is,” Friedman told NBC News. I’m going to get it,” he said.
Regarding allegations of sexual harassment, she said: “I think there are always things that make people uncomfortable, but I don’t think anyone has that intention. The real issue here is whether it’s sexual harassment. The question is whether it will reach the level of
According to People, Baldoni’s lawsuit will be filed soon, and the plaintiffs will be Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, his publicist Jennifer Abel, and Crisis spokeswoman Melissa Nathan. Named in the lawsuit are Lively, her publicist Leslie Sloan, and Justin’s former publicist Stephanie Jones.
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Blake did not comment on the NBC News interview, but previously responded to Justin’s New York Times lawsuit through her lawyer, saying, “The content of this lawsuit was raised in Lively’s California Civil Rights complaint.” This lawsuit does nothing to change the allegations made, and this lawsuit is based on the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Mr. Wayfarer and others was a ploy based on her choice not to “file a lawsuit.” Based on. Baldoni, Traveler,” and “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” While we do not intend to litigate this issue in the press, we do not intend to litigate this issue in the press, but we do know that that framing of the Wayfarer case is incorrect, as evidenced in the federal complaint filed by Ms. Lively earlier today. We encourage you to read the full complaint. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s claims in court. ”
