The legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni continues to heat up! After the actress sued him for alleged sexual harassment, Justin filed a bombshell lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday of his own, but against The New York Times — not Blake!
Not yet, anyway. He, along with 10 other plaintiffs, including his publicists Jennifer Abel and Melissa Nathan, accused the publication of “libel and false light invasion of privacy” after they published a story about the Gossip Girl alum’s allegations last month.
They further claimed the outlet published what they described as “cherry-picked” receipts and “altered communications” without providing “necessary context.” Related: Kate Beckinsale Defends Blake Amid Justin Legal Drama! In the lawsuit, Justin also dropped a bunch of allegations about Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, including that she allegedly tried to ban him and his team at his production company, Wayfarer Studios, from attending the It Ends With Us premiere in New York City in August.
As Perezcious readers will recall, this event was one of the first signs of the nasty feud between Justin and Blake. While the actor was at the premiere, he never posed for any pictures with the cast, which had fans raising their eyebrows and questioning what was going on.
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