ALBAWABA - Justin Baldoni plans to sue Blake Lively after she accused him of harassment and misconduct.
Bryan Freedman, Justin Baldoni's lawyer, informed NBC that the actor and director intends to sue his co-star Blake Lively for allegedly accusing him of sexual harassment and starting a smear campaign against her.
Freedman stated that he was ready to make a wealth of text messages public, which he claimed would provide the background required to demonstrate his client's innocence, but he did not provide any information regarding the specifics of the complaint.
In an interview that aired Friday, Freedman stated, "I am more than willing to take every single text message that exists out there, lay them out, put them on a website for the world to see, have them see the truth, and determine the truth for themselves."
The movie It Ends with Us stars Baldoni and Lively. On December 20, Lively accused Baldoni, who also directed the movie, of creating a hostile work environment and leading a smear campaign against her through his production firm and public relations team. Lively submitted her complaint to the California civil rights department, alleging that Baldoni entered her dressing room while she was nursing and made inappropriate remarks about her weight, among other things.
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The New York Times described the harassment Lively claims she endured and the purported attempt by Baldoni and his colleagues to discredit her on December 22, the Monday after the filing of her complaint. Baldoni swiftly denied the allegations and, on December 31, sued the New York Times for libel, claiming that the publication had given in to Lively and her A-list spouse, Ryan Reynolds.
Alleging harassment and "a carefully crafted, coordinated, and resourced retaliatory scheme to silence her, and others, from speaking out," Lively filed a federal complaint against Baldoni, his production business, and others on the same day.
Freedman stated that Baldoni never intended to "do anything negative toward [Lively]" despite the ongoing messiness.
"I don't want to do anything negative toward her; I don't want to hurt her," stated Justin Baldoni right away.
"I think there's always some behavior that can make people uncomfortable," Freedman stated. In my opinion, no one aims to achieve that. Does this situation qualify as sexual harassment?
