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☆ Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against The New York Times will be tough to win but could help his reputation, lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Media lawyers weighed in on Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against the New York Times over its Blake Lively article. Justin Baldoni's libel lawsuit against The New York Times may be tough to win but could help him in the court of public opinion, media lawyers told Business Insider. Baldoni's libel suit could have aims other than victoryBlake Lively in "It Ends With Us." Sony Pictures EntertainmentMedia lawyers said that whether or not Baldoni prevails in court, filing a libel suit could give him other advantages. Given both cases would share some underlying facts, discovery in the Times case could help in a potential case against Lively, Moore said.

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☆ BI Today: Understanding retirees' regrets
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Jamie Heller | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I joined BI in September from The Wall Street Journal, where I was an editor for more than twenty years. The reporter on that first story, Noah Sheidlower, teamed with colleague Allie Kelly to mine these reader surveys to write more stories on people's retirement regrets — common career regrets, parenting regrets, regrets navigating a medical diagnosis or a spouse's death. ADUltimately, we heard from more than 4,000 BI readers. Along the way, our econ squad reached out to our crackerjack video team to pitch a video. This week's quote:"You've got to give the people with whom you're contending your understanding — not your agreement but your understanding."

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☆ The Lively-Baldoni battle is just beginning, industry pros say: 'Skeletons in the closet will come out'
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Industry pros told BI both stars' personal and professional lives will likely be damaged as the battle continues. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's reputations are likely to face even more damage as their legal battle intensifies, crisis PR and legal experts say. Baldoni's 87-page lawsuit rebuts Lively's claims in detail, offering a different perspective on the Times' bombshell story. ADThe text messages included in Baldoni's lawsuit cast Lively's claims in a different lightBaldoni at the world premiere of "It Ends with Us" in August. ADThe lawsuit, obtained by BI, stems from the complaint Lively previously filed with the California Civil Rights Department.

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Lively is not named as a defendant in Baldoni’s suit, which was filed with 9 other plaintiffs, including Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios, producer Jamey Heath, who was also accused by Lively of sexual harassment, and Baldoni’s publicists, Jennifer Abel and Melissa Nathan. On the same day Baldoni filed his suit against the Times, Lively also filed a federal lawsuit against Baldoni in the Southern District of New York. I’m the best.”But according to Baldoni’s suit, additional texts between the two show Nathan saying she was not involved with the story’s publication. Freedman claims that the suit against the Times is the first of many his client plans to file. Additionally, when asked if Baldoni plans to sue Lively, Freedman said “Absolutely… we’re working on it now.”

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☆ 5 big takeaways from Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against The New York Times over its Blake Lively story
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-02 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Baldoni sued The New York Times over its story about Blake Lively's harassment claims. The lawsuit claims the Times relied on Lively's narrative, causing Baldoni damage. AdvertisementJustin Baldoni sued The New York Times over its bombshell story on "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively's sexual-harassment claims against him. A New York Times spokesperson on Wednesday said the story was "meticulously and responsibly reported" based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including text messages and emails quoted "accurately and at length in the article." Reps for Baldoni, Lively's husband Ryan Reynolds, and others named in the suit did not respond to requests for comment.

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☆ Justin Baldoni's ex-publicist says smear campaign against Blake Lively happened behind her back
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by publicist Stephanie Jones alleges that Justin Baldoni and his PR reps tried to smear Blake Lively. A publicist who previously represented Justin Baldoni says one of her former employees orchestrated a smear campaign against Blake Lively without the public relations firm's knowledge — and then stole Baldoni and other celebrities as clients. The lawsuit alleges that the goal was to "destroy" Lively, Baldoni's co-star in "It Ends With Us," to cover up Baldoni's own misconduct on set. Bryan Freedman, an attorney representing Baldini, Abel, Nathan, and their companies, previously called Lively's allegations "completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious." She sent BI an email and text messages showing she submitted her resignation in July with plans to start her own public relations firm.

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Nathan is also named as a defendant in Jones’ complaint, along with Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Studios. Several of Abel’s text messages and emails, which the suit said were obtained via a subpoena of Jonesworks, were cited heavily in Lively’s complaint. The film “It Ends With Us,” an adaptation of the popular Colleen Hoover novel, was released in theaters in August. In the days since Lively’s complaint was filed, many in Hollywood — including the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio behind “It Ends With Us” — have issued their support for Lively. He has not publicly addressed Lively’s complaint or Jones’ lawsuit.

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☆ 21 of the most notorious feuds between actors and directors
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-24 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

These Hollywood feuds offer a glimpse into the sometimes-fraught world of entertainment. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's reported feud has already solidified its place in pop-culture history. AdvertisementThose theories were proven right when Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment in December, confirming that the two did not get along during filming. However, Baldoni and Lively aren't the only director-actor pairing to have reportedly dealt with on-set friction. Here are some of movie history's most infamous feuds between actors and directors.

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☆ A reporter who criticized Blake Lively denies she was part of Justin Baldoni's alleged smear campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Lively has accused "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni of orchestrating a smear campaign against her. Flaa was mentioned in a legal complaint but denied being part of the alleged smear campaign. Kjersti Flaa, a Norwegian journalist who helped fuel a backlash against Blake Lively in the summer, denies being part of an alleged smear campaign against the actor. Lively alleged in a legal complaint filed Friday that Baldoni, his publicists, and the production company orchestrated a smear campaign against her. On Saturday, Flaa denied claims she worked with the team Lively alleged carried out the smear campaign after the lawsuit and a New York Times article connected her to it.

Persons: Kjersti Flaa, Blake Lively, Lively, Justin Baldoni, Flaa, Kjersti, Baldoni, Bryan Freedman, Nathan Congleton, Lively's Organizations: Wayfarer Studios, YouTube, New York Times, NBC, Getty, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Business Locations: Norwegian

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