Justin Baldoni's lawyer is doubling down saying he will show Blake Lively's pattern of bullying. Baldoni's legal team is responding to a new statement from Lively's legal team in the latest between the two parties who are locked in a lawsuit and reputational struggle that has mesmerized the industry. Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman teased additional forthcoming information about the 'It Ends with Us' star, presumably as part of an upcoming countersuit.
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00:00Justin Baldoni's lawyer is doubling down, saying he will show Blake Lively's pattern of bullying.
00:06Baldoni's legal team is responding to a new statement from Lively's legal team
00:10in the latest between the two parties who are locked in a lawsuit and reputational struggle
00:15that has mesmerized the industry. Baldoni's lawyer, Brian Friedman, teased additional
00:19forthcoming information about the It Ends With Us star, presumably as part of an upcoming
00:24countersuit. It is painfully ironic that Blake Lively is accusing Justin Baldoni of
00:28weaponizing the media when her own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending the
00:33New York Times grossly edited documents prior to even filing the complaint.
00:38We are releasing all of the evidence which will show a pattern of bullying
00:41and threats to take over the movie. None of this will come as a surprise because,
00:45consistent with her past behavior, Blake Lively used other people to communicate those threats
00:50and bully her way to get whatever she wanted. We have all the receipts and more."
00:54The remark was in response to a statement given by Lively's legal team on Monday to People Magazine,
00:59which accused Baldoni's team of trying to distract and attack in the press,
01:03describing such efforts as a classic technique to discredit a victim of sexual harassment.
01:08Lively's original December 20 complaint accused her It Ends With Us director and
01:12co-star of sexual harassment on the set of the film and of orchestrating a smear campaign
01:18afterwards. A story in the Times detailed the accusations and included sensational text
01:23messages among Baldoni's PR and crisis management team.
01:26Last week, Baldoni filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against the Times,
01:32accusing the publication of coordinating with Lively to cherry-pick facts,
01:36which gave readers an inaccurate impression of events.
01:39Then, last week, Lively followed up her complaint with a lawsuit in New York federal court.
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01:53And until next time, I'm your host Emile Ennis Jr., signing off.