“Hollywood Showdown: Justin Baldoni Dares to Defy Blake Lively’s Gag Order Demands in Explosive Legal Battle!”
They additionally claimed that Freedman was intentionally aiming at undermining the “character, credibility [and] reputation’ of numerous relevant parties,” by issuing “inflammatory” written statements as well as giving many television interviews.
But Baldoni’s team now has a response.
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His lawyers say that Lively’s request to “defend themselves privately against allegations made publicly” is not a solid reason to impose a gag order, as read by the United States District Court.
“It is tactical gamesmanship, and it is outrageous,” they stated.
Baldoni’s team believes Freedman’s moves were necessary in order to protect their client. They pointed out The New York Times article reporting that Lively had accused Baldoni and his team of trying to “bury” her reputation was leading to major fallout.
It wasn’t tactical ground for Lively to “defend themselves privately” when her allegations were already made public, said Baldoni’s team
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Additionally, the actress’s very public and “ruinous” accusations have caused Baldoni to be “exiled from polite society” and amassed damages of hundreds of millions of dollars, his lawyers claimed.
To push back against the alleged “media feeding frenzy” created by Lively, Justin Baldoni’s legal team said they had no choice but to issue “a public response” to “avoid prejudice to [their clients].”
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Blake Lively first accused Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment in a civil rights lawsuit during the filming of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling book adaption It Ends With Us.
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