Blake Lively's legal team refutes claims by Justin Baldoni's lawyer that the sexual harassment allegations are false and retaliatory. They assert that Lively's claims are backed by concrete evidence and that Baldoni's team is engaging in a smear campaign.
This is not a ‘feud’ arising from ‘creative differences’ or a ‘he said/she said’ situation,” Lively’s legal team said in a statement to PEOPLE. Lively is alleging sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign to tarnish her reputation. Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman called the claims “false, outrageous and intentionally salacious,' and on Dec. 31, the actor-director also over the newspaper's Dec.
21 article about Lively's complaint, alleging it was the actress 'who engaged in a calculated smear campaign.' On Monday, Jan. 6, Lively’s legal team told PEOPLE in a statement that her “serious claims of sexual harassment and retaliation” are “backed by concrete facts.” “As alleged in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and as we will prove in litigation, Wayfarer and its associates engaged in unlawful, retaliatory astroturfing against Ms. Lively for simply trying to protect herself and others on a film set. And their response to the lawsuit has been to launch more attacks against Ms. Lively since her filing.” The Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Lawsuits, Explained: A Complete Breakdown of the Allegations, Key Players and Who's Said What “A classic tactic to distract from allegations of this type of misconduct is to ‘blame the victim’ by suggesting that they invited the conduct, brought it on themselves, misunderstood the intentions, or even lied,' the team wrote. 'Another classic tactic is to reverse the victim and offender, and suggest that the offender is actually the victim. These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct.' “Most importantly, media statements are not a defense to Ms. Lively’s legal claims,' Lively’s legal team wrote
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