Justin Baldoni has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Blake Lively, accusing his It Ends With Us co-star of trying to “destroy” him with false allegations of sexual misconduct.
The suit, filed in New York’s Southern District, accuses Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, publicist Leslie Sloane, and her company Vision PR of defamation, extortion, and invasion of privacy. Along with Baldoni, the suit includes as plaintiffs his film studio Wayfarer, its chief executive Jamey Heath, and PR reps Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel.
In a statement, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said the suit was ”based on an overwhelming amount of untampered evidence detailing Blake Lively and her team’s duplicitous attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media.”
He continued: “It is clear based on our own all out willingness to provide all complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that was shared between the parties in real time, that this is a battle she will not win and will certainly regret. Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth. Ms. Lively will never again be allowed to continue to exploit actual victims of real harassment solely for her personal reputation gain at the expense of those without power.”
Reps for Lively, Reynolds, and Sloane did not immediately return ...
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