After Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni¡¯s former publicist drops a legal bombshell, and it¡¯s a whole circus
The Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively drama has taken a wild turn, with Baldoni¡¯s former publicist suing him for contract breach and alleging a smear campaign against Lively. Meanwhile, Lively accuses Baldoni of harassment and a hostile work environment. Hollywood drama has never been messier.
It seems like Justin Baldoni is stuck in a real-life soap opera. Just when we thought the drama with Blake Lively couldn¡¯t get any messier, the actor-director¡¯s former publicist, Steph Jones, has entered the chat, and boy, it¡¯s spicy. According to reports from Variety, Jones is suing Baldoni for allegedly breaching their $25,000-per-month contract. And that¡¯s just the tip of the tea spill.
Drama between Justin Baldoni and his former publicist
Apparently, after Baldoni parted ways with Jonesworks in August¡ªfollowing his go-to publicist Jennifer Abel leaving the firm¡ªthings went south faster than you can say ¡°It Ends With Us.¡± Jones¡¯s lawsuit claims that Abel and fellow publicist Melissa Nathan launched a full-on ¡°smear campaign¡± against Blake Lively without her consent. Yep, Gossip Girl herself is tangled in this mess.
What did Blake Lively do?
And it gets juicier. Blake Lively, who starred alongside Baldoni in It Ends With Us, is also suing him. She claims the actor created a ¡°hostile work environment¡± on set and spearheaded a ¡°coordinated effort to destroy her reputation.¡± In legal documents, Lively alleged that the situation got so bad there was an emergency ¡°all-hands-on-deck¡± meeting during filming to address the chaos.
Jones¡¯s lawsuit doesn¡¯t hold back either. It accuses Abel and Nathan of falsely pointing fingers at her for their alleged misconduct and dragging her name through the mud. She claims this not only damaged her business but also caused emotional distress to her family.
Justin Baldoni¡¯s response
Meanwhile, Baldoni¡¯s lawyer Bryan Freedman isn¡¯t having it. In response to Lively¡¯s claims, he described the accusations as ¡°false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious.¡± He also called them a ¡°desperate attempt¡± to salvage Lively¡¯s ¡°negative reputation.¡± Freedman doubled down, dismissing the allegations as an attempt to create drama in the media.
As if things couldn¡¯t get more dramatic, Lively dropped receipts in the form of texts from her publicist, alleging that Baldoni wanted to ¡°bury¡± her. This legal battle has officially turned into the Hollywood equivalent of a group chat fight gone public, and we¡¯re just here for the popcorn.
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