Justin Baldoni’s Publicist Breaks Silence, Defends Leaked Texts About Blake Lively

Story by James Hibberd

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Baldoni's publicist speaks up, defending leaked texts that show they were ready to 'bury' Blake Lively amid her sexual harassment lawsuit against the 'It Ends With Us' director.

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Publicist Jennifer Abel claims Lively's team was 'planting horrible stories' as a 'fail safe' if Baldoni didn't comply with their demands for the film's marketing campaign.
Abel says the leaked texts show they were just 'sophomorically reveling and joking' about fans defending Baldoni online, not actually orchestrating a smear campaign against Lively.

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Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Jennifer Abel, Melissa Nathan, Jamey Heath, Wayfarer Studios, Sony Pictures, 'It Ends With Us'

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