Lively claims in her complaint that Baldoni and his communications representatives preemptively orchestrated a media campaign to hurt her reputation, fearing Lively’s allegations would surface publicly. The complaint names Baldoni as a defendant, as well as his production company Wayfarer Studios, his publicist, Heath and a crisis public relations manager, among others. Bryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni, Heath and Wayfarer Studios, denied the allegations in a statement to CNN over the weekend. ‘… a safe space for everyone’Justin Baldoni and Gina Rodriguez in "Jane the Virgin." With Lively’s complaint, which the Times reports is a precursor to a lawsuit, controversy surrounding the project is poised to continue.

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Persons: “ Jane, Virgin, ”, Justin Baldoni –, Rafael, “, Blake Lively, Baldoni, Lively, Jamey Heath, preemptively, Lively’s, Heath, Bryan Freedman, ” Freedman, William Morris, WME, ‘, ’ Justin Baldoni, Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin, Kevin Estrada, Everett Colleciton, Jane, He’s, ” Baldoni, ” Justin Baldoni, James Goulden Organizations: CNN, New York Times, California Civil Rights Department, The New York Times, Wayfarer Studios, William, William Morris Endeavor, CW, Vital Voices, Netflix, Times Locations: Baldoni, Heath, Hollywood, Austin , Texas