It’s unending.
The Justin Baldoni and Blake Full of life scandal continues, with Baldoni, 40, now being sued by his former publicist.
Based on Selection, Steph Jones, who owns the general public relations agency Jonesworks, has accused Baldoni of breaching their contract, which required him to pay her $25,000 monthly.
The Submit reached out to Baldoni’s lawyer for remark.
Baldoni parted methods with Jonesworks in August, after his Jonesworks publicist, Jennifer Abel, left the corporate to type her personal agency.
Jones additionally sued Abel and publicist Melissa Nathan. She has accused them of deploying the alleged “smear campaign” in opposition to Full of life behind her again and with out her information.
“To this day, Abel and Nathan continue to point the finger falsely at Jones now that their own misconduct is coming to light, and to defame and attack Jones in the industry,” the lawsuit states.
On Saturday, Full of life, 37, filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni, who not solely co-starred in “It Ends With Us” but additionally directed it.
The film is a few home violence relationship between their characters, and it’s primarily based on a best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover.
Full of life’s lawsuit alleged that Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of their hit movie.
Based on the authorized docs, the “Gossip Girl” additionally accused Baldoni of “a coordinated effort to destroy her reputation” after the film was launched.
Full of life mentioned within the docs that the alleged smear marketing campaign brought on hurt to her enterprise and led to her household experiencing “severe emotional distress.”
The film premiered over the summer time, and it was a success, grossing over $300 million on a $25 million finances.
On the time, there have been rumors of a feud between Full of life and Baldoni, as they seemingly unusually didn’t seem collectively to advertise the movie.
Followers of the film famous that many members of the forged unfollowed Baldoni on social media, including gasoline to the hearth of the hypothesis.
Full of life underwent a barrage of damaging publicity upon the film’s launch and was dubbed a “mean girl” after a journalist claimed an uncomfortable interview with the star led her to stop her job.
After the swimsuit turned public, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman informed The Submit: “It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives, as yet another desperate attempt to ‘fix’ her negative reputation.”
Based on the authorized docs, Full of life alleges it was Baldoni who made issues untenable on set.
Full of life alleged within the swimsuit that “things got so bad during filming, there was an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address what she claims was a hostile work environment.”
The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress additionally claimed that Baldoni and his allies “engaged in a ‘social manipulation’ campaign to ‘destroy’ her reputation.”
As proof, she included texts from Baldoni’s publicist to a studio publicist saying the actor “wants to feel like [Ms. Lively] can be buried.”
“These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media,” Baldoni’s lawyer informed The Submit in a press release.
Jenny Slate, who was additionally within the film (enjoying Baldoni’s character’s sister), launched a press release on Tuesday.
“As Blake Lively’s castmate and friend, I voice my support as she takes action against those reported to have planned and carried out an attack on her reputation,” Slate informed At the moment.
She added, “What has been revealed about the attack on Blake is terribly dark, disturbing and wholly threatening. I commend my friend, I admire her bravery, and I stand by her side.”
