Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for $250 million over graphic story
Justin Bardoni, Blake Lively
Cover image(2)It all ends with us directors and stars Justin Baldoni A lawsuit has been filed new york times Following the notification to costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment.
Baldoni, 40, filed the $250 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, December 31. US Weekly Can confirm.
The actor is one of 10 plaintiffs, who also include publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel also It all ends with us producer James Heath and Steve Saravecwho started legal proceedings.
The plaintiff sued for defamation and invasion of privacy by false light, claiming new york times In his article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside the Hollywood Smear Machine,” communications were “cherry-picked” and omitted from context to mislead readers.
Months after a reported feud between “Be With Us” costars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, she’s suing him for sexual harassment. In the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20 and obtained by Us Weekly after reports from TMZ and The New York Times, Lively accuses Baldoni of launching a […]
This work is produced by Megan Twohey, Mike McIntyre and Julie Tate The news came out on Saturday, December 21, after Lively allegedly faced months of sexual harassment from Baldoni.
The lawsuit alleges that Lively conducted a “strategic and manipulative” smear campaign against Baldoni (and not the other way around), using false “allegations of sexual harassment to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production.”
“this era This story relies almost entirely on Lively’s unsubstantiated and self-serving account, quoting it almost word for word, while ignoring substantial evidence that contradicts her claims and exposes her true motives,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit details the alleged discrepancies and disputes the claims in the article. They include text messages between publicists Nathan and Abel celebrating Lively’s bad press, which the lawsuit alleges ignore key context, such as Nathan’s text message that read: “Damn, that’s not fair because it’s not me either.”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni on “This Is Us”
Sony PicturesThe lawsuit also refutes numerous other claims new york times articles, including suggesting that Baldoni repeatedly entered Lively’s trailer while she was breastfeeding (the lawsuit filed a text message from Lively to Baldoni that read, “If you want to figure out our lines, I just Pumping in my trailer.
this era The article also accused Baldoni of showing Lively a “pornographic video” involving his wife, which the lawsuit said was “not pornographic.”
“This assertion is patently absurd,” the lawsuit reads. “The video is a (non-pornographic) video of Heath’s wife giving birth at home – it is a very personal video with no sexual implications. To misrepresent this benign event into sexual misconduct is outrageous and like Lively and her collaborators are willing to go to great lengths to defame the plaintiff.
Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Baldoni’s accusations that he sexualized Lively when referring to his character’s clothing were “exaggerated and misleading.”
The suit alleges that Lively himself used similar terminology when arguing for making the character’s costumes “sexier,” and claims Baldoni followed the tone. One text read: “Would tell you both ways but beanies are sexier.”
this era The article also reported that Lively complained to human resources during filming and made 30 requests and agreed to them before returning to the set. These include an intimacy coordinator being required to be present, “no more nude videos or images of women being shown to Black” and “no references to cast and crew members’ genitalia”.
Lively never formally filed a complaint, the plaintiffs’ lawsuit says.
“No such document was ever presented to Baldoni, the Wayfarer team, or anyone else to their knowledge, either during that meeting or at any other time, and thus consent could not have been obtained,” the lawsuit states.
one new york times A spokesman stood by his story in a statement US Weekly Tuesday, December 31st.
“The role of independent news organizations is to follow the facts where they lead,” the statement read. “Our story was reported carefully and responsibly. It is based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including those we included in the article Text messages and emails quoted accurately and in detail. To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the other subjects of the article, and their representatives have not issued their full statements in response to the allegations in the article.
“We plan to aggressively pursue this lawsuit,” the spokesman added.
In response to the filing, Lively’s attorney told us Tuesday, Dec. 31, that the lawsuit is based on a “manifestly false premise.”
“Nothing in this lawsuit changes the claims made by Ms. Lively in the California Civil Rights Division’s complaint or the federal complaint she filed earlier today,” the statement reads. is based on the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaints against Wayfarer and others were a ruse based on the choice “not to prosecute Wayfarer Baldoni” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.” As Lively As Ms. Leigh’s federal complaint filed earlier today demonstrates, the Wayfarer lawsuit’s frame of reference is wrong. While we will not be litigating this matter in the media, we do encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in full. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.
Justin Baldoni’s lawyers are back after Blake Lively filed a lawsuit accusing the “With Us” director and star of sexual harassment and launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “ruin” her reputation speak out. “TAG PR operates in the same manner as any other crisis management firm when hired by clients experiencing: […]
Meanwhile, Bardoni’s lawyer Brian Friedman Vowing to “take it down” new york times He said that because of his “malicious smear campaign” US Weekly.
“In this vicious smear campaign orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, new york times He succumbed to the wishes and whims of two powerful “pariah” Hollywood elites, ignored journalistic practices and ethics that once suited a respected publication, used doctored and manipulated texts, and deliberately omitted to relate to their chosen PR narratives contest texts. “In doing so, they predetermined the outcome of the story and aided and abetted their own devastating public relations smear campaign aimed at reviving Lively’s self-inflicted troubled public image and fighting back against the online public. The natural wave of criticism is rich.
He continued: “But make no mistake, we all unite to eliminate new york times By no longer allowing them to deceive the public, we will continue this authenticity movement while prosecuting those who abuse their power to try to destroy my clients’ lives. Their side accepts only part of the truth, while we accept the whole truth—with all the communications to back it up. The public will make their own decisions as they did in the beginning.
Lively made headlines in December 2024 when she sued Baldoni for sexual harassment. US Weekly After the report TMZ and new york timesLively also accused Baldoni of launching a campaign of “social manipulation” against her to “ruin” her reputation. The filing also claims Lively wasn’t the only actor to complain about Bardoni.
Baldoni denied the accusations through his lawyer. Brian Friedmanwho called the accusations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally obscene” in a statement us. The statement also claimed that Lively filed the lawsuit to “repair her negative reputation” and “retell the story” about the making of the film.
in a statement new york times On Saturday, December 21, Lively said of her lawsuit, “I hope my legal action helps lift the lid on these sinister revenge tactics designed to harm those who publicize misconduct and help protect others. Someone who might be a target.
Before Baldoni submitted his application, daily mail Reports say the actor is planning to file a countersuit and suggest Lively’s publicist is trying to tarnish his image by leaking the story to the media.
“Contacted me on August 11th Sarah Nathan (Melissa Nathansister) forwarded an anonymous report Page six Allegations Received Regarding Human Resources Complaints It all ends with us”, representative of Lively, Leslie Sloan,Tell us in a statement. “Thereafter, I was contacted by multiple media outlets regarding the allegations regarding HR complaints. When contacted, I responded to the media’s questions and referred them to Wayfarer or Sony for information regarding the HR complaints.
Blake Lively is suing “With Us” star and director Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ and The New York Times, Baldoni’s alleged behavior caused Lively, 37, “severe emotional distress.” The lawsuit says a meeting was held to address Lively’s claims that there were “hostile forces.” […]
Sloan added, “It is clear that Mr. Baldoni and his Wayfarer Associates were false in suggesting that I fabricated news reports about HR complaints on set. Please read Ms. Lively’s complaint and the Jonesworks LLC and Stephanie Jones submissions Complaint that provides details of activity against my client.
respond daily mail Friedman told the article deadline: “I won’t talk about when or how many lawsuits we file, but when we file the first lawsuit it will shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a patently false narrative. It will be backed up by real evidence and tell a real story. In my 30+ year career, I have never seen this level of unethical behavior deliberately promoted through media manipulation.
