Blake Lively Hires CIA Alum for Crisis PR in Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comTatiana Siegel Blake Lively has hired a PR crisis manager with deep government ties as her legal battle with Justin Baldoni escalates.
The actress, who is suing and being sued by her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star, is quietly working with Nick Shapiro, the CIA’s former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to former director John Brennan. “The litigation team for Ms.
Lively retained Mr. Shapiro to advise on the legal communications strategy for the ongoing sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit occurring in the Southern District of New York,” says a member of the actress’ legal team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
In December, Lively filed a letter with the California Civil Rights Department in which she claimed that Baldoni sexually harassed her during the film’s production in 2023.
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