Blake Lively‘s legal team have insisted “nothing” in Justin Baldoni’s own lawsuit changes her complaint against him.
Blake Lively has made a number of complaints against Justin Baldoni
The 37-year-old actress sued her ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director last month alleging sexual harassment and the instigation of a smear campaign against her, and on 31 December, the 40-year-old actor launched his own legal action against the New York Times newspaper over their article detailing the complaints against him.
Justin, his business partners, PR team and production company Wayfarer Studios are suing the outlet for $250 million, with their 87-page complaint alleging libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract, and Blake’s own team have now responded to the move.
Her attorneys told People magazine in a statement: “Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims advanced in Ms. Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint.
“While we will not litigate this matter in the press, we do encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each and every one of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
Following her complaint on 21 December, the former ‘Gossip Girl’ actress went on to officially file a federal complaint against Wayfarer Studios and others involved in producing ‘It Ends with Us’ in New York.
Her attorneys said: “Wayfarer and its associates have violated federal and California state law by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns.
“Ms. Lively has brought this litigation in New York, where much of the relevant activities described in the Complaint took place, but we reserve the right to pursue further action in other venues and jurisdictions as appropriate under the…
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