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

The Hollywood Reporter
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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