Blake Lively's Legal Team Responds to Justin Baldoni's Latest Lawsuit, Labels it 'DARVO'
Blake Lively‘s legal team has issued a thorough response to the actor’s $400 million lawsuit that he filed against the actress and her husband Ryan Reynolds.
Justin and his production company, Wayfarer Studios filed the lawsuit on Thursday (January 16), accusing Blake and her publicist of orchestrating a smear campaign against him. They allege Blake tried to take control of their film It Ends With Us.
We’ve already recapped all of the major takeaways from Justin‘s allegations and all of the text messages that were released in the lawsuit.
Now, it’s time for Blake‘s team to share their response.
Keep reading to find out more…
“This latest lawsuit from Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios, and its associates is another chapter in the abuser playbook. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim. This is what experts call DARVO. Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim Offender,” her legal team said in a statement to JustJared.
They continued, “Wayfarer has opted to use the resources of its billionaire co-founder to issue media statements, launch meritless lawsuits, and threaten litigation to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is retaliation against sexual harassment allegations.”
“They are trying to shift the narrative to Ms. Lively by falsely claiming that she seized creative control and alienated the cast from Mr. Baldoni. The evidence will show that the cast and others had their own negative experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer. The evidence will also show that Sony asked Ms. Lively to oversee Sony’s cut of the film, which they then selected for distribution and was a resounding success,” the statement concluded. “Their response to sexual harassment allegations: she wanted it, it’s her fault. Their justification for why this happened to her: look what she was wearing. In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim. The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it will fail.”
MORE COVERAGE:
- 20 Key Allegations From Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds, Including Debunking Claims & 2 Theories About Blake’s Behavior
- Justin Baldoni & Blake Lively’s Alleged Text Messages: Every Screen Grab Released From New Lawsuit (Including That Apparent Taylor Swift Mention)
- Here’s What Justin Baldoni Alleges Ryan Reynolds Said to Him in NYC Penthouse Meeting After Asking About Blake Lively’s Weight
- Read Justin Baldoni’s 2019 Email Exchanges with ‘It Ends with Us’ Author Colleen Hoover
- Justin Baldoni Addresses ‘It Ends with Us’ Cast Unfollowing Him, Shares Alleged Isabela Ferrer Text Message Exchange
- Justin Baldoni Shares His ‘Basement’ Photos from ‘It Ends With Us’ Premiere in Lawsuit Against Blake Lively