Justin Baldoni is leaning on those closest to him amid the “It Ends With Us” drama.
After the actor, 40, filed a lawsuit towards Blake Vigorous and Ryan Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s p.r. agency Imaginative and prescient PR Inc. for $400 million on Thursday, he revealed how he’s coping.
“We’re grateful to be with the family,” Baldoni informed TMZ Friday whereas at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport.
The “Jane the Virgin” alum added, “Oh man, we have amazing friends and family and faith.”
The identical day, a supply informed E! Information that Baldoni, his spouse Emily and their two youngsters, daughter Maiya and son Maxwell, have been taking a household getaway.
Baldoni’s attorneys filed the swimsuit within the Southern District of New York Thursday on behalf of the “It Ends With Us” director, producer Jamey Heath, publicist Jennifer Abel and disaster publicist Melissa Nathan.
Baldoni is suing on claims of civil extortion, defamation, false mild invasion of privateness, breach of implied covenant of excellent religion and honest dealing, intentional interference with contractual relations, intentional interference with potential financial benefit, and negligent interference with potential financial benefit.
Particulars of the swimsuit additionally allege that Vigorous, 37, took measures to realize management over the film.
In response to the 179-page criticism obtained by The Publish, “Lively began inserting herself into the production process in intrusive ways well beyond the scope of her contractual entitlement.”
“For example, Lively began to insist on creative control over her character’s wardrobe. While lead actors are sometimes granted approval over their characters’ general look, they generally do not receive full control over.”
Following the lawsuit, Vigorous’s legal professional responded to the criticism, calling it “retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook,” Vigorous’s authorized staff stated in an announcement to The Publish.
“This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender.”
The “Gossip Girl” star beforehand sued Baldoni in December, alleging he induced her to undergo “severe emotional distress and pain, humiliation, embarrassment, belittlement, frustration and mental anguish.”
Vigorous alleges it induced her to lose wages, and she or he’s looking for punitive damages at “an amount to be determined at trial.”
“Ms. Lively previously sent her California Civil Rights Department Complaint in response to the retaliatory campaign Wayfarer launched against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety concerns,” her legal professional stated.
Vigorous herself gave her personal assertion, sharing: “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted.”
