Lively's complaint said Baldoni and his team conspired to damage her reputation.
AdvertisementBryan Freedman, an attorney for Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios, said Lively's complaint was a "desperate attempt to 'fix' her negative reputation."
Baldoni and his team considered leveraging backlash around Swift and the 'weaponization of feminism,' the complaint saysBlake Lively's complaint included a reference to Taylor Swift.
Related storiesThe complaint says Baldoni used a social media post about Bieber and bullying as an example strategyBlake Lively's complaint alluded to Hailey Bieber.
According to the complaint, Baldoni sent a text message to his publicist, Abel, in early August.
Persons:
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Taylor Swift, Hailey Bieber, Baldoni, Lively, Melissa Nathan, Jennifer Abel, Nathan, Swift, Bieber, Bryan Freedman, Blake Lively's, Andreas Rentz, Ryan Reynolds, Blake, Karwai Tang, Abel
Organizations:
Wayfarer Studios, The Agency Group, Baldoni, Kansas City Chiefs, The New York Times, Business