They accuse Blake Lively to press Taylor Swift in case of Justin Baldoni; They seek to quote the singer
A new accusation has given a legal turn to the case between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. The actor and producer was accused by Lively de alleged sexual harassment and retaliation during the filming of “Break the circle“, tape that both starred in 2024.
The accusations immediately become viral, not only because of the demand that Lively filed, but because names of other stars such as those of Hugh Jackman and Taylor Swift were included, with whom he has a close friendship.
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And, according to documents presented by Baldoni’s defense, Lively would Pressure to the interpreter of “Shake It Off” to issue a public statement as support; But when Taylor refused, the actress threatened to filter his information In social networks.
The accusations appeared in a letter, sent on Wednesday, to the judge that takes the case, to request that Swift is summoned to courtrequest that Lively’s lawyer had already rejected.
According to information published by “People”, Bryan Freedman, legal representative of Baldoni, said he received information from an anonymous source “probably reliable”, who claimed that Lively had asked Swift to eliminate text messages related to the case.
According to the same document, Lively’s lawyer would also have demanded that Swift’s legal team publish a message of support for her friend. If not, reprisals would have been suggested, such as the dissemination of private messages “of personal nature.”
“It is those communications that Wayfarer parts seek to obtain,” Freedman wrote, referring to the need to add the evidence as part of Baldoni’s defense. The lawyer suggested that these actions could constitute an attempt to “intimidate and coerce a insightful witness.”
The answer was swift. In a statement to The same magazine, Blake Lively’s lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, denied this information and accused Baldoni’s team of launch attacks without evidence:
“This is categorically false. We flatly denied all these supposed accusations, which are cowardly based on anonymous sources and are completely disconnected from reality. We will immediately present motions so that these lawyers pay accounts for their misconduct,” he said.
Taylor Swift’s name was first linked to the case when, on May 9, it was announced that he received a judicial summons. In response, its representative clarified that the singer had no participation in the development of The tape and much less than the case.
“Taylor never stepped on the set, did not make creative decisions, did not even see the movie until weeks after its premiere. His only connection was to allow the use of one of his songs, ‘My Tears Ricochet,'” he explained in a statement.
The same spokesman accused Baldoni’s lawyers of using Swift’s name for media purposes: “This citation seeks to attract public attention and generate sensational click, not clarify the facts.”
Blake Lively demanded Baldoni, his co -star and director on the tape, for sexual harassment and reprisals. He, on the other hand, presented a contrademand for 400 million dollars, claiming defamation and extortion.
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