Justin Baldoni Hit With Breach of Contract Suit From Ex-Publicist Days After Blake Lively Accusations
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Kevin Dolak
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Embattled filmmaker Justin Baldoni hit with breach of contract lawsuit from ex-publicist just days after his 'It Ends With Us' co-star Blake Lively accused him of sexual harassment on set.
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- Lively's attorneys obtained text messages from Baldoni's publicist's company phones, revealing a plot to 'bury' Lively and shut down a potential public outing of alleged on-set misconduct.
- The lawsuit also names Baldoni's new publicist and a third publicist as conspirators in a smear campaign against Lively, claiming they tried to shift blame for the actress' PR crisis around the film's release.
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Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Steph Jones, Jennifer Abel, Melissa Nathan, Jonesworks, Wayfarer Studios, It Ends With Us