Blake Livelyis a publicist, Leslie Sloane, is denying a new report that claims she spread false stories in the press about a behind-the-scenes conflict with an actor/director Justin Baldoni on the set of It ends with us.
A new one Daily Mail The article claims that Baldoni plans to take action against co-star Lively, 37, in response after the holidays Her lawsuit made headlines filed December 20th. Baldoni’s planned countersuit will allege, among other things, that the publicist Sloane tried to damage Baldoni’s reputation by leaking stories to the media, they say Daily Mail.
“On August 11th. Sara Nathan (Melissa Nathan’s sister) contacted me and gave me an anonymous tip Page six received regarding allegations of staff complaints on the set of It ends with us“, Lively’s representative, Leslie Sloantold Us weekly in a statement. “I was then contacted by various press outlets and asked about allegations of staff complaints. When contacted, I responded to press questions by referring them to Wayfarer or Sony for information on personnel complaints.”
Sloane added, “It is clear that Mr. Baldoni and his Wayfarer associates are alleging that I created press reports about personnel complaints on set, which is false.” Please read Ms. Lively’s complaint and those of Jonesworks LLC and Stephanie Jones filed complaint detailing the campaign against my client.”
Blake Lively claims It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni allegedly engaged in a “social manipulation” campaign to tarnish her reputation. On Saturday, December 21, it was revealed that Lively, 37, has sued Baldoni, 40, for sexual harassment. According to the New York Times, the lawsuit – filed on Friday, December 20th – (…)
As previously reported, Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment on the set of the domestic violence drama and also accused her director/costar of launching a smear campaign against her during the film’s press tour last summer.
“I hope my legal action will help lift the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak out about wrongdoing and protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to the New York Times.
Through his lawyer Bryan Freedman, Baldoni called the allegations “completely false, outrageous and intentionally suggestive.”
In response to the Daily Mail story about a countersuit, Freedman said deadline:
“I won’t talk about when or how many lawsuits we file, but when we file our first lawsuit it will shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a demonstrably false narrative.” It will be backed by real evidence and tell the true story. In my 30-plus years of practice, I have never seen this level of unethical behavior intentionally fueled by media manipulation.”
