In response to these statements, Gottlieb sharply denied any attempt at coercion and dismissed the accusation as “categorically false”
A new controversy shakes Hollywood. The lawyer of the actor and filmmaker Justin Baldoni has pointed to actress Blake Lively for allegedly threatened her close friend, singer Taylor Swift, with disseminating private messages if she did not give her public support in a legal conflict.
As revealed by the medium Page SixBryan Freedman, legal representative of Baldoni, accused Michael GottliebLively’s lawyer, having contacted Swift’s legal team with the intention of pressing it. The demand, they affirm, was that the artist made a public statement in favor of Blake, under the implicit warning of compromising messages between them could be made public if he did not access.
In response to these statements, Gottlieb sharply denied any attempt of coercion and dismissed the accusation as “categorically false.” In addition, he stressed that there are no evidence that supports such allegations and strongly criticized Baldoni’s lawyers, accusing them of resorting to unfounded and sensational tactics.
For their part, Swift representatives would have described the situation as an act of “inappropriate and apparently extortion” threats, “which was formally communicated to the Lively legal team through a letter, according to Chihuahua Diario.
The legal conflict between Baldoni and Wayfarer, a company with which Lively collaborates, seems to continue climbing. The actress’s environment has already advanced that she will present motions to the Court to hold Baldoni’s lawyers responsible for what they consider a defamation campaign without foundations. Meanwhile, neither Taylor Swift nor his team have issued public statements about the situation.
