Blake Lively’s publicist denies reports she planted the stories
Blake Livelypublicist, Leslie Sloan, denies new report that she has been spreading false stories to the press about behind-the-scenes conflicts against the actor/director Justin Baldoni on the set It ends with us.
New Daily Mail The article claims that Baldoni plans to file a countersuit against Costa Lively, 37, right after the holidays in response to her lawsuit that made headlines Filed on December 20. Among other claims, Baldoni’s planned countersuit will allege that publicist Sloan tried to tarnish Baldoni’s reputation by leaking stories to the media, according to Daily Mail.
“On 9/11, Sarah Nathan (Melissa Nathan’s sister) contacted me with an anonymous tip that Page six received in relation to allegations of personnel complaints on the lot It ends with us“, Lively’s representative, Leslie Sloantells Us Weekly in the statement. “After that, various press outlets contacted me with questions about the allegations in the personnel complaints. When contacted, I responded to press inquiries by referring them to Wayfarer or Sony for information regarding the footage complaints.’
Sloane added: ‘It is clear that Mr Baldoni and his Wayfarer Associates believe that I have created press articles about complaints about footage on set, which is false. Please review Ms. Lively’s complaint and the complaint filed by Jonesworks LLC and Stephanie Jones detailing the campaign against my client.”
Blake Lively claims that ‘It Ends With Us’ co-star and director Justin Baldoni allegedly ran a “social manipulation” campaign to damage her reputation. On Saturday, December 21, it became known that 37-year-old Lively sued 40-year-old Baldoni for sexual harassment. According to The New York Times, the lawsuit, which was filed on Friday, December 20, (…)
As previously reported, Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment on the set of the domestic violence drama, and accused her director/colorist of mounting a smear campaign against her during the film’s press tour last summer.
“I hope my lawsuit will help lift the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” Lively said in a statement to New York Times.
Through his lawyer Brian Friedman, Baldoni called the allegations “totally false, outrageous and deliberately obscene.”
In response to Art Daily Mail story about the counterclaim, Friedman said Deadline:
“I’m not going to talk about when or how many lawsuits we file, but if we do file our first lawsuit, it will shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a patently false narrative. It will be supported by real evidence and tell a true story. In over 30 years of practice, I have never seen this level of unethical behavior deliberately fueled by media manipulation.”
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