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Justin BaldoniThe former WME agency insists on this Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively he had nothing to do with them dropping the actor and director.
Talent agency dropped Baldoni, 40, as a client last month just a day after Lively, 37, filed a complaint with the California Department of Civil Rights, accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and a hostile workplace on the set of their film, It ends with us. On Tuesday, December 31, Baldoni filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times — which related to Lively’s Dec. 21 complaint — alleges, in part, that Reynolds pressured Baldoni’s agent to keep him on Deadpool and Wolverine premiered last year in an effort to “destroy Baldoni’s career and personal life.”
He told WME on Wednesday, January 1st The Hollywood Reporter“In Baldoni’s filing, the allegation that Reynolds pressured Baldoni’s agent v Deadpool and Wolverine premiere. That’s not true. Baldoni’s former representative was not at the event Deadpool and Wolverine premiere, nor was there ever any pressure from Reynolds or Lively to drop Baldoni as a client.”
Baldoni is suing New York Times for defamation and invasion of privacy in a false light, among others.
Getty Images (2) Justin Baldoni is pushing back against allegations made by his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday (December 31). Baldoni, 40, is suing The New York Times for $250 million for alleged defamation and lying. a slight invasion of privacy for a story the paper published in December (…)
The lawsuit he won My Weeklyclaims that Lively “systematically distanced (him) from marketing his own film.
Baldoni also claimed this Lively tried to ban him from the film’s premiere last summer.
“Further undermining Baldoni’s role, Lively initially refused to allow him to attend the film’s premiere,” the lawsuit states. “Only after considerable pressure did she reluctantly agree to allow Baldoni and the Wayfarer team to participate, but on humiliating terms. The Wayfarer team and their families, including Baldoni and (producer Jamey) Heath, were separated from the main cast, excluded from the exclusive after-party and forced to hold their own event for an extra fee.”
The lawsuit goes on to describe Lively’s alleged effort to ostracize Baldoni and his family at the film’s premiere.
“Baldoni’s red carpet appearance was interrupted and his family and friends were confined to a makeshift basement holding area before being escorted to a separate theater after Lively’s departure,” the suit continues. “Not only did Lively steal the movie, but she robbed Baldoni and his team of any real opportunity to celebrate their hard work.”
Live filed her own lawsuit against Baldoni in upstate New York on Tuesday, Our can confirm. In addition to Baldoni, the actress is also suing publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abelalong with Wayfarer Studios.
UPDATE 12/31/2021 11:30 PM ET: Justin Baldoni was one of 10 plaintiffs to file a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times after it sued him for sexual harassment. The plaintiffs in the suit, which also include columnists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, as well as It Ends With Us (…)
The lawsuit alleges sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages. The claims match those made in Lively’s complaint filed with the California Office of Civil Rights 11 days ago.
“Nothing in this lawsuit alters the claims made in Ms. Lively’s California Office of Civil Rights complaint or her federal complaint filed today,” Lively’s attorney responded to Baldoni’s lawsuit in a statement. Our. “This lawsuit is based on the patently incorrect premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on her choice ‘not to sue Baldoni, Wayfarer’ and that ‘litigation was never her ultimate goal.’ As the federal complaint filed today by Ms. Lively demonstrates, that frame of reference for the Wayfarer lawsuit is false. While we will not address this matter in print, we encourage people to read Ms. Lively’s complaint in its entirety. We look forward to addressing each of Wayfarer’s allegations in court.”
