Justin Baldoni’s lawyer plans to sue Blake Lively after New York Times lawsuit
Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively.
(Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)Justin Baldonilawyer Brian Friedman ‘Absolutely’ plans to sue Blake Lively Represent his clients.
Friedman was asked nbc news In an interview on Thursday, January 2, whether he plans to sue on behalf of Lively, 37 It all ends with us director. Friedman responded: “Absolutely…yes.”
“We plan to release every text message between the two of them,” Friedman told the outlet. “We want the truth to come out. We want these documents to be made public. We want people to make decisions based on receipts.
Prior to this, Bardoni, 40, filed a $250 million lawsuit in court. new york times Tuesday, December 31st. The New York Times Report after co-star Lively sued him for sexual harassment.
“This Is Us” director and star Justin Baldoni has filed a lawsuit against the New York Times after the Times reported that co-star Blake Lively had sued him for sexual harassment. Baldoni, 40, filed a $250 million lawsuit against Lively, 37, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, December 31, Us Weekly confirmed. […]
Baldoni is one of 10 plaintiffs named in the lawsuit, which also includes publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel also ends with Uproducer James Heath and Steve Salavecthey filed legal proceedings against the media.
On the same day, Bardoni filed a lawsuit new york timesLater, Lively formally filed suit against Baldoni, Nathan and Abel, and Wayfarer Studios in the Southern District of New York.
The lawsuit alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages. The claims are similar to those contained in a complaint Lively filed with the California Department of Civil Rights last week.
Lively released a statement on Saturday, December 21, addressing her legal action US Weekly.
“I hope my legal action helps lift the lid on these sinister retaliation tactics designed to harm those who publicly report misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
(Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)one new york times spokesman told US Weekly In a statement on Tuesday, December 31, the outlet planned to “aggressively respond to the lawsuit.”
“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 Accurate and detailed text messages and emails that are also at the crux of Blake Lively’s discrimination claims against Justin Baldoni and his associates in California.
The statement continued, “In an effort to address some of the inaccuracies in the lawsuit, and in seeking comment from Mr. Baldoni and others named in the article, The Times shared the information we intend to release, including an analysis of specific text messages. and citations to the documents, asking them to identify any inaccuracies, provide more context and speak to our team. Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer and other subjects chose not to have any conversations with The Times or address them. any specific text messages or documents, but instead emailed a joint response, which has been published in full. (In addition, they sent a response to The Times on December 20 at 11:16 p.m. ET. , instead of 2:16 a.m. on December 21 as stated in the complaint).
Lively’s attorney responded to Baldoni’s lawsuit 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.
Friedman also issued a statement US Weeklyvowing to “take it” new york times Because of its “malicious smear campaign”.
“In this vicious smear campaign orchestrated by Blake Lively and her team, new york times Surrendering to the needs and whims of two powerful ‘pariah’ Hollywood elites, by using doctored and manipulated texts and deliberately omitting texts that contradict their chosen PR narrative, disregarding what was once a fit for a respectable publication journalistic practices and ethics,” he said in a statement. us Tuesday, December 31st. image and counter a wave of public criticism. The irony is abundant.
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.
