Justin Baldoni plans to sue Blake Lively 'soon' after her formal lawsuit against him, reveals lawyer
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Justin Baldoni may be planning to file another lawsuit after suing The New York Times on December 31.
This time, the actor is reportedly thinking of directly hitting his ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star Blake Lively after she accused him of harassment and creating a toxic work environment on the movie set.
Lively first filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against Baldoni but, on December 31, she went on to launch a lawsuit against the 40-year-old director in New York federal court.
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer confirms a lawsuit is on the way
During an NBC News interview that aired on Thursday, January 2, Justin Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman said, “Absolutely ... yes,” when asked if the ‘Jane the Virgin’ actor will take a legal step against Blake Lively.
He did not exactly say when but claimed it will happen “soon,” noted People.
Freedman also stated, “We plan to release every single text messages between the two of them.”
“We want the truth to be out there. We want the documents to be out there. We want people to make their determination based on receipts,” he added.
The publication also reported that along with the ‘Gossip Girl’ star, the probable lawsuit will also name her publicist Leslie Sloane and Baldoni's former publicist Stephanie Jones while the the plaintiffs will be Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios, his publicist Jennifer Abel, and crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.
Justin Baldoni sued NYT for $250 million
This came after Justin Baldoni, in his $250 lawsuit against The New York Times for its December 21 article titled 'We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine', alleged, “The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative.”
In the 87-page complaint in the Los Angeles Superior Court, he also accused the publication of “disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives.”
But the media company defended itself, claiming their story “was meticulously and responsibly reported.”
It continued, “It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and at length in the article.”
“To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr Baldoni, the other subjects of the article, and their representatives have not pointed to a single error. We published their full statement in response to the allegations in the article as well. We plan to vigorously defend against the lawsuit,” it added.
