Justin Baldoni Rep Denies Blake Lively Smear Campaign Claims

Story by Gaius Bolling

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Baldoni PR team denies orchestrating smear campaign against Blake Lively, but admits to private jokes about the actress's negative press.

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Baldoni's publicist acknowledges they privately 'joked' about Lively's bad press, but insists there was no coordinated effort to tarnish her image.
This comes after rumors of a Baldoni-led PR push to undermine Lively, suggesting tensions between the two stars' camps that Hollywood is now closely watching.

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Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively