Justin Baldoni filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times this week, but he’s not yet finished with his legal battles.
The 40-year-old actor and filmmaker plans on filing a lawsuit against Blake Lively as well, his lawyer has confirmed.
The legal fight between the actors stems from their time together on the set of the movie It Ends With Us. Months after rumors swirled that there was drama between the co-stars, Blake filed a legal complaint accused Justin of sexual harassment and a smear campaign against her. The contents of her complaint were first unveiled in a New York Times article.
Moments after it was revealed that Justin filed his lawsuit against the Times, Blake‘s team announced that she had moved forward with an official lawsuit against Justin and his production company Wayfarer Studios.
Now, Justin‘s lawyer is opening up about their plans for a countersuit.
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When asked by NBC News if Justin will sue Blake, he said, “Absolutely. Yes.”
“We plan to release every single text messages between the two of them,” lawyer Bryan Freedman said. “We want the truth to be out there. We want the documents to be out there. We want people to make their determination based on receipts.”
The New York Times has responded to Justin‘s lawsuit.
Read through every text message that Justin already released in his lawsuit against the Times.
