Lively accuses “It Ends with Us” creators of sexual harassment and a “hostile work environment,” but his legal team hits back.
In December, Blake Lively filed her 80-page lawsuit against Justin Baldoni. The director and protagonist of “It Ends with Us” turned the set into a “hostile working environment,” sexually harassed her during the filming of the drama in question, and then systematically took action against the actress with the help of a smear campaign. The defendant is now letting his legal team speak for himself and it was recently reported that Lively’s alleged “pattern of bullying and threats” would be made transparent to the public.
Blake Lively is said to be sued “to the ground”.
Baldoni’s lawyers are not holding back. On the “Megyn Kelly Show,” Bryan Freedman, a lawyer from the team, implores: “Wait until you see this court case.” They then want to sue the plaintiff “into the ground.”
Freedman further told The Hollywood Reporter: “We will release any evidence that shows a pattern of bullying and threats.” To explain this, he said it was “painful irony” that Lively would again denounce Justin Baldoni , “using the media as a weapon while her own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending crudely edited documents to The New York Times before even filing the lawsuit.”
Baldoni’s lawyer claims: Lively is allegedly using people
Freedman also told The Hollywood Reporter that Blake Lively was using people “to deliver these threats and bully her way into getting what she wanted.” And to avoid making allegations in the future: ” We have all the evidence and more.” What he specifically meant by that remains unclear at the moment.
Ryan Reynolds should also get his fat off
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer also turned his attention to Ryan Reynolds – Blake Lively’s husband. His team “certainly” wants to charge him because the actor abused his influence in the industry to expand Lively’s power on the set of “It Ends with Us”.
Plus: “He also used his power on ‘Deadpool’ to make fun of Justin Baldoni,” says Bryan Freedman. To explain: In 2023’s Deadpool & Wolverine, there is a character named Nicepool who “identifies as a feminist.” Speaking on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Freedman shot back, saying, “If your wife is sexually harassed, don’t make fun of Justin Baldoni. They don’t make fun of the situation – they take it very seriously.” So the type of humorous approach in the actioner would be understood as an undermining of Lively’s complaint.
A reaction from Lively’s team is currently pending.