Blake Lively would have threatened Taylor Swift with filtering private chats if he did not defend her in legal dispute, according to Baldoni’s lawyer

A recent judicial presentation by the legal team of Justin Baldoni has intensified the legal dispute over the film It ends with usincluding more accusations against Blake Lively.

According to documents admitted to the Court on Tuesday, May 14, it is alleged that The actress would have pressed her friendthe superstar pop Taylor Swiftto issue a Public declaration in your favor.

And along the same lines, I would have suggested that, if not, I would disseminate private text messages between both.

These statements were delivered to the court by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedmanwho claims to have received the information from an anonymous source that he considers “highly reliable.”

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In the letter addressed to the judge, the legal team argues that This supposed pressure seeks to “coercion a relevant witness in the case” and that there is correspondence between lawyers that would prove it.

In response, Lively’s lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, told the magazine People that the statements are “categorically false.”

And he added: “We unequivocally denied all these alleged accusations, which They are cowardly based on anonymous sources and are completely disconnected from reality. ”

The controversial legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni

The controversy arises in the context of a contrademanda filed by Baldoni, who faces a demand for Lively for sexual harassment and reprisals within the framework of the filming of It ends with us.

Baldoni rejects the accusations and has submitted a contrademanda for 400 million dollars, accusing Lively of defamation and extortion.

On May 9, it was revealed that Swift received a judicial citation linked to the case.

His advertising team, meanwhile, responded with an energetic statement to separate her from the conflict, stating that “Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie… neither had any participation in creative decisions. ”

His only relationship, they say, was the authorization of the use of his song My Tears Ricochetjust as another 19 artists did.

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Lively spokesman also questioned the media use of the case by the Baldoni team, accusing him of transforming the judicial process into “Entertainment for the sensationalist press” and act with intimidation tactics.

Among the evidence already presented in the Court is messages attributed to Lively in which she refers to Swift and her husband Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) as his “dragons”, referring to his support role in the conflict.

On this background, Freedman argued that It was Lively herself who introduced her famous friends In the litigation, using them “to manipulate Justin at all times.”