Blake Lively’s lawyers insist ‘nothing’ in Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit changes her complaint against him

Blake Lively’s legal team has insisted that ‘nothing’ in Justin Baldoni’s own lawsuit changes her complaint against him.

The actress, 37, last month sued her “It Ends With Us” co-star, 40, for sexual harassment and inciting a smear campaign against her.

On December 31, the 40-year-old actor launched his own legal action against the New York Times newspaper over their article detailing the complaints against him.

Justin, his business partners, PR team and production company Wayfarer Studios have sued the outlet for $250 million, with their 87-page complaint alleging defamation, false light, invasion of privacy, promissory note fraud and breach of implied contract, and Blake’s own team has now the move responded.

Her attorneys told People magazine in a statement: “Nothing in this lawsuit changes the claims made in Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department complaint.

“While we will not be litigating this matter in the press, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing all of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”

Following her complaint on December 21, the former Gossip Girl actress officially filed a federal complaint against Wayfarer Studios and others involved in the production of ‘It Ends with Us’ in New York.

Her attorneys said, “Wayfarer and his employees violated federal and California state laws by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns.

‘Madam. Lively filed this lawsuit in New York, where many of the relevant activities described in the complaint occurred, but we reserve the right to take further action in other locations and jurisdictions to the extent appropriate under the law.”

Many of Blake’s initial allegations relate to administrative complaints she filed during the filming of the film, and her legal team has accused Justin’s new legal action of making a “clearly incorrect belief that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a trick based on a trick. choice “not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.”

Justin and his lawyers claimed that Blake initiated her lawsuit in an attempt to “reshape her public persona” with “salacious, front-page news allegations.”

His lawsuit states: “Lively’s cynical misuse of sexual harassment allegations to gain unilateral control over every aspect of production was both strategic and manipulative.

‘At the same time, her public image suffered as a result of a series of high-profile blunders, which she attempted to avert by blaming plaintiffs for the public’s prying interest in the foibles of an A-list celebrity. This is nothing but an excuse. Fame is a double-edged sword, but Lively’s tactics here are unconscionable.”

New York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha has revealed that the publication plans to “vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.”

Speaking to CNN, she explained: ‘The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead.

‘Our story was reported carefully and responsibly. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and extensively 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 have also published their full statement in response to the allegations in the article.”

It comes after claims Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds ‘never shouted at Baldoni’ during a confrontation at his and Lively’s New York penthouse, according to new claims.

Reynolds is said to have “aggressively” accused Baldoni of a series of crimes against his wife, including “fat shaming” her, during a meeting with other producers and a Sony representative.

Baldoni — who “absolutely” plans to sue Lively amid their spiraling legal battle after she accused him of sexual harassment — called the encounter “traumatic” and stated that he had “never been spoken to like that in his life .’

This was said by a source who was present at the meeting TMZ Reynolds was “angry and stern,” but the accusation that he shouted is “exaggerated.”

The insider described the actor’s tone as “passionate” but emphasized that it did not escalate to the level of shouting or swearing.

The source emphasized that everyone present was aware that Baldoni’s alleged behavior would be discussed, and that no one felt overlooked as a result.

The insider also disputed the lawsuit’s characterization of the meeting, particularly the claim that other celebrities were casually present at the couple’s home. The insider stated that no celebrities came and went from the penthouse.

On the evening of January 4 last year, the lawsuit said Baldoni, along with other producers and a Sony representative, were invited to the home shared by the couple.

It read: ‘They were happy to come over and discuss plans for the next day’s filming, prepared with their production equipment. Instead, they were blindsided by Lively and Reynolds, who presented a list of grievances that was both unexpected and disturbing.”

‘Reynolds went on a tirade, berating Baldoni in what Baldoni later described as a ‘traumatic’ encounter, stating that he had ‘never been spoken to like that in his life.’

Reynolds demanded an apology from Lively for actions that were mischaracterized and demonstrably false, the lawsuit said.

It adds: ‘When Baldoni refused to apologize for what he had not done, Reynolds became even more furious. Everyone, including producer Lively, had asked production to participate and a Sony representative who was present left that ‘meeting’ in shock. The producer said he had never seen anyone talk to anyone like that in his forty-year career.”

Baldoni says after filming was completed that Lively took over the film project from him, refused to walk the red carpet with him or let him attend the premiere, and that she and her husband Reynolds allegedly used their power to harm him to harm.

According to the lawsuit, in July last year, before the film’s release, he was told: “During the premiere of his film Deadpool & Wolverine, Reynolds approached Baldoni’s agent at William Morris Endeavor and demanded that the agent ‘drop Baldoni ‘.’

Lively first filed a lawsuit on December 20, accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and fostering a toxic work environment on the set of their film It Ends With Us, in which he both directed and acted with her. He has firmly denied the allegations.

In the initial complaint, she also alleged that Baldoni worked to tarnish her reputation with a team that included his publicist Jennifer Abel and crisis PR Melissa Nathan, who previously worked with Johnny Depp. Abel has denied that he has waged a ‘smear campaign’.

Lively then launched a more formal complaint on New Year’s Eve, doubling down on her accusations. She filed her first complaint with the California Civil Rights Commission, but is now suing Baldoni in federal court in New York.

Her Dec. 31 filing came the same day Baldoni launched a $250 million defamation action against the New York Times over its bombastic report on Lively’s initial complaint.

Now Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman has stated that the actor plans to sue Lively himself NBC: ‘We plan to release all text messages between the two of them [sic]. We want the truth to come to light. We want the documents there. We want people to make their decision based on the receipts.”