Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Accuse Justin Baldoni's Lawyer of Improper Conduct for 'Selectively Releasing Evidence' to Media

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are taking legal action against Justin Baldoni‘s lawyer amid the battle between the former It Ends With Us co-stars.

The actors have both filed lawsuits against each other, both claiming that they engaged in smear campaigns to ruin their reputations after issues that happened on set. Justin‘s lawyer released nearly 10-minutes of raw footage from set in an effort to prove that Blake made false allegations of harassment, though her lawyers think the video proves that her claims are valid.

Now, Blake and her husband Ryan have filed legal documents due to the release of the video, claiming that Justin‘s lawyer is conducting himself improperly by releasing evidence to the media. Keep reading to find out more… They have requested a protective order against lawyer Bryan Freedman in hopes of preventing him from making more statements to the press that could prejudice a jury.

The new legal filing states (via Extra), “His conduct threatens to, and will, materially prejudice both the Lively Case and the Wayfarer Case by tainting the jury pool, because his statements are deliberately aimed at undermining the ‘character, credibility, [and] reputation’ of numerous relevant parties, id.