Justin Baldoni reportedly set to file counterclaim against Blake Lively that will “shock everyone”

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Blake Lively that his lawyer says will “shock everyone”.Lively sued her It Ends With Us co-star and director on December 20, accusing him of sexual harassment and conducting a PR smear campaign against her.

She claims Baldoni exhibited behaviour on the set of the romantic drama that caused her “severe emotional distress”.Baldoni denied all of the allegations, and now his lawyer Bryan Freedman has told Deadline that they are preparing to file a number of counter suits. “When we file our first lawsuit, it is going to shock everyone who has been manipulated into believing a demonstrably false narrative,” he said.“It will be supported by real evidence and tell the true story,” he added. “In over 30 years of practicing, I have never seen this level of unethical behavior intentionally fueled through media manipulation.”Lively’s original suit states that a meeting was held between the two parties and their lawyers during the making of It Ends With Us, as well as Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds, to address the problems.It is said that the meeting included a number of demands made by Lively, including “no more showing nude videos or images of women to Blake, no more mention of Baldoni’s alleged previous ‘pornography addiction,’ no more discussions about sexual conquests in front of Blake and others, no further mentions of cast and crew’s genitalia, no more inquiries about Blake’s weight, and no further mention of Blake’s dead father.”It added that she demanded “no more adding of sex scenes, oral sex or on camera climaxing by BL outside the scope of the script BL approved when signing onto the project”, as reported by TMZ.Lively said in a statement to The New York Times, “I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on.