Blake Lively's Legal Team Slams Ryan Reynolds' Partner's Lawsuit as 'Abuser Playbook'

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Blake Lively's Legal Team Slams Ryan Reynolds' Partner's Lawsuit as 'Abuser Playbook'
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Blake Lively's legal team continues to fight back against accusations from Ryan Reynolds' producing partner, charging his lawsuit as 'retaliation' against her sexual harassment claims. The statement accuses Baldoni of using 'DARVO' tactics, denying, attacking, and reversing victim and offender roles. Lively's lawyers claim Baldoni is leveraging his billionaire co-founder's resources to overwhelm public understanding of the situation.

, Blake Lively’s legal team has issued another scathing response. The two have been locked in a public battle for about a month now, and a private one since filming the romantic drama. The film is about a woman who experiences domestic abuse at the hands of her partner . Now, Lively is accusing Baldoni of retaliating against her harassment complaints in terms that align with Baldoni’s character in the movie.

Lively’s lawyers from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Willkie Farr & Gallagher released a statement on Thursday evening calling Baldoni’s lawsuit “another chapter in the abuser playbook” and citing the concept of DARVO .

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