Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Says Actor Was ‘Destroyed’ By Blake Lively’s Lawsuit

Throughout a current look on a podcast, the legal professional mentioned his consumer has been “destroyed” by the accusations, and the one strategy to clear up his status was to show his innocence.

Bryan Freedman additionally clarified why Justin Baldoni created an internet site to submit his allegations towards Blake Vigorous.

Since December, Baldoni and Vigorous have been concerned in a contentious authorized dispute, with the actress accusing her co-star of sexual harassment and different allegations.

The state of affairs has since degenerated right into a media battle between the legal professionals of each events. Baldoni has additionally filed a countersuit towards Vigorous and one other towards the New York Occasions for its reporting of the allegations made by the actress.

As issues proceed to unfold, the potential for a settlement on the preliminary swimsuit has been deemed unlikely by Baldoni’s lawyer, Freedman.

The legal professional had appeared on a podcast, “The City,” the place the host, Matthew Belloni, recommended that Baldoni is likely to be prepared to settle as a result of “potential for the circus and the injury to each side” of a trial.

In response, Freedman dismissed the “circus” narrative whereas additionally explaining that the allegations had carried out deep injury to Baldoni.

“The truth is this isn’t a circus while you undergo an expertise like this,” Freedman mentioned, per Us Weekly. “I’ve represented lots of people within the worst moments of their profession, the worst moments of their life. Justin has been destroyed by this.”

Talking additional, Freedman appeared to elucidate {that a} settlement will not enable Baldoni to show his innocence towards Vigorous’s accusations.

“At the moment, the one means that you may really get again is to show your innocence, and that is what we’re actively working to [do],” he shared. “Which will solely have the ability to be carried out in a courtroom.”

The accusations, which Freedman known as a “actually severe factor,” contain claims that Baldoni inserted unscripted and unwelcome kisses throughout filming, typically spoke about struggles with pornography dependancy and detailed sexual experiences, and entered her trailer with out permission whereas she was nursing her child.

Vigorous additionally accused the movie director of spearheading a smear marketing campaign towards her and included texts that supported the allegations.

Following the sexual harassment lawsuit, Baldoni refuted the allegations and subsequently created an internet site the place he detailed his personal model of the story.

In keeping with Freedman, Baldoni took such an anticipated step to battle again towards the narrative Vigorous had seemingly promoted within the New York Occasions story.

“The minute the New York Occasions story got here out, Justin was carried out for all intents and functions,” the legal professional mentioned.

He added, “The court docket of public opinion was towards him. There was no aspect that he had on this. There have been no information that had been on his aspect… It was actually essential to come back out with actual, true information.”

Freedman additionally mentioned that the web site made accessing the entire related supplies simpler for these looking for the reality concerning the matter.

“The web site is definitely a fruits of public pleadings which can be publicly accessible and had been filed and they’re simply accessible,” the legal professional additional remarked. “It is a spot the place yow will discover issues.”

Because the preliminary submitting, Vigorous has up to date her swimsuit to incorporate a defamation declare whereas additionally alleging that she was not the one one Baldoni made uncomfortable on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

She additionally added Jed Wallace and his Texas-based disaster PR agency, Road Relations, Inc., as defendants in her criticism, accusing him of working with Baldoni to smear her.

In the meantime, her authorized group subpoenaed cell carriers to get “receipts” to help in her feud towards the movie director.

“Ms. Vigorous has initiated discovery that can expose the folks, techniques, and strategies which have labored to ‘destroy’ and ‘bury’ her status and household over the previous 12 months,” her attorneys mentioned in an announcement on the time.

Her request was sadly denied by the choose presiding over the case; nonetheless, Vigorous lately scored a authorized win in court docket.

Choose Lewis Liman granted Vigorous’s protecting order request in her authorized battle with Baldoni, however the court docket restricted the scope of the restrictions she sought.

Vigorous and her husband Ryan Reynolds requested Choose Liman to position a protecting order earlier than they reveal conversations with “high-profile” folks about her time on “It Ends With Us,” as they concern Baldoni may leak them to the press.

In keeping with People Magazine, the choose dominated that whereas sure confidential supplies stay protected, an “Attorneys’ Eyes Solely” designation can solely be utilized if their disclosure is “extremely more likely to trigger a major enterprise, business, monetary or privateness damage.”

“And the place confidential data shouldn’t be disclosed to the media, it might unfold by gossip and innuendo to these within the tight inventive neighborhood ready to do hurt to 1 or the opposite of the events however in a way that may not be readily and instantly detected,” Liman dominated.

At present, a trial date for Baldoni and Vigorous has been slated for March 2026, whereas pretrial motions are nonetheless ongoing.