Blake Lively 'horrified' as pal Taylor Swift dragged into Justin Baldoni fight
Actress Blake Lively is devestated that her pal Taylor Swift has been mentioned in court papers in her case versus Justin Baldoni. The singer could even be grilled by Baldoni's lawyer.
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Actress Blake Lively is devestated that her pal Taylor Swift has been mentioned in court papers in her case versus Justin Baldoni. The singer could even be grilled by Baldoni's lawyer.Blake Lively is upset her pal Taylor Swift is being dragged into her legal fight with Justin Baldoni
Actress Blake Lively has been left âhorrifiedâ that her close friend Taylor Swift has been dragged into her legal battle with Justin Baldoni.
The singer could be grilled by Baldoniâs lawyer Bryan Freedman if he chooses to depose her ahead of the planned court case next year. Swift could be questioned for hours on film about her role in the saga, after being mentioned in Baldoniâs countersuit
A source said: âBaldoniâs lawyer will take no prisoners, and the thought of Taylor being subjected to that, is utterly horrifying to Blake.â
In the director Baldoniâs countersuit, he claims Swift was present at a meeting that took place at Livelyâs New York penthouse over a re-write of a rooftop scene. Baldoni, 41, claims that during their meeting, Lively attempted to intimidate him by using her relationships with husband Ryan Reynolds and Swift, calling them âabsolute titansâ as well, as her âdragons.â
Blake Lively is at war with Justin Baldoni (
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Taylor Swift is dragged into the legal fight (
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A text from Lively to Baldoni said: âIf you ever get around to watching Game Of Thrones, youâll appreciate that Iâm Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have a few dragons. For better or worse, but usually for better. Because my dragons also protect those I fight for. So really, we all benefit from those gorgeous monsters of mine. You will too, I can promise youâ.
Last year, Lively filed a legal complaint accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment on the set of It Ends With Us, as well as embarking on a âmulti-tiered planâ with his team to damage her reputation.
But Baldoni is suing the couple for $400m (ÂŁ326m) damages on claims of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy following the Gossip Girl starâs original complaint. In response to Baldoniâs legal action, Livelyâs legal team have described the lawsuit as âanother chapter in the abuser playbook.â
Today there was a further twist as Texas crisis communications specialist also decided to sue Lively for defamation. Jed Wallace and his company Street Relations filed the seven million dollar (ÂŁ5.6 million) lawsuit in federal court in Texas on Tuesday.
At war: Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively (
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It says he had nothing to do with any campaign to harm Livelyâs reputation as she alleged in a court filing.
In a filing last week that seeks a deposition from Wallace, Lively alleges he was used by publicists working with Baldoni to weaponise âa digital army around the country, including in New York and Los Angeles, to create, seed, manipulate, and advance disparaging content that appeared to be authentic on social media platforms and internet chat forumsâ.
Wallaceâs lawsuit says neither he nor his company âhad anything to do with the alleged sexual harassment, retaliation, failure to investigate or aiding and abetting the alleged harassment or alleged retaliationâ.
It says the actorâs Texas filing âconceded that Lively has no facts supporting the allegations she made against Wallace and Streetâ, which is why she now seeks to investigate the extent of his conduct.
It Ends With Us, an adaptation of Colleen Hooverâs bestselling 2016 novel that begins as a romance but takes a dark turn into domestic violence, was released in August.