Justin Baldoni's lawyer slams Blake Lively's 'heinous final pivot' in rollercoaster court battle

Justin Baldoni's lawyer has issued a furious response to Blake Lively's statement about his $400 million lawsuit against her. Justin Baldoni's lawyer has issued a furious response to Blake Lively's statement about his $400 million lawsuit against her 'After my clients filed a comprehensive lawsuit packed with almost 200 pages of undeniable facts and documentary evidence which crushed their false allegations of a smear campaign by providing doctored communications to the New York Times, Blake and her legal team have just one heinous pivot left, and that is to double down on the revoltingly false sexual allegations against Mr. Baldoni,' Freedman said. The hijacking of the movie It Ends With Us allegedly went as far as relegating Baldoni and his family to the basement when they arrived at the premiere on August 6, 2024, because 'Lively demanded he not attend' The lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds was filed in New York on Thursday Baldoni's suit claimed Lively hadn't read the book before filming started and she initially pushed back on having to read it at all citing The suit said Lively allegedly failed to take it seriously during the promotional campaign - even naming a cocktail after the abusive lead male character Baldoni and his family were relegated to the basement after arriving on the red carpet for the movie's premiere on August 6, 2024, because 'Lively demanded he not attend' Lively's sexual harassment claims first appeared three weeks ago in a New York Times story that included texts sent between his publicists that they now say were cherrypicked and stripped of context to make it appear Baldoni was orchestrating a 'smear campaign' against the actress. The new filing also sheds fresh light on Lively’s behavior during filming, including an incident where the actress threatened Baldoni by emphasizing her celebrity connections and hinting that they could make life difficult for him Comparing herself to Game of Thrones heroine Khaleesi, Lively allegedly described them as ‘my dragons’ during a row over her rewrite of the film’s rooftop scene The suit goes on to say that she tried to force Baldoni to issue a statement where he would 'take accountability' in the face of the backlash and when he refused, plotted to drive him out of the industry altogether via a 'false allegations of sexual harassment'. The suit said the backlash Lively got during the film's publicity campaign was the direct result of her using it to promote her own brands, including her booze company, Betty Buzz, in a tone-deaf way – but not as a result of a smear campaign The suit goes on to say that she tried to force Baldoni to issue a statement where he would 'take accountability' in the face of the backlash and when he refused, plotted to drive him out of the industry altogether via a 'false allegations of sexual harassment' The romantic drama follows Lily Bloom, played by Blake Lively, as she becomes embroiled in an abusive relationship with Justin Baldoni's Ryle Kincaid.