Justin Baldoni’s lawyer reveals ‘threats by two extremely powerful people’
Lawyer Bryan Freedman reveals alarming circumstances faced since Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman has broken his silence on major threats received following the It Ends with Us drama.
Freedman issued a statement on Monday, addressing the actress’ claims that Baldoni, 40, and his crisis publicists ran a campaign to defame her and her businesses.
“TAG PR operated as any other crisis management firm would when hired by a client experiencing threats by two extremely powerful people with unlimited resources,” he revealed.
He further stated that the public’s reaction to the viral content about the actress was in control of their perception of Lively, 37.
“The standard scenario planning TAG PR drafted proved unnecessary as audiences found Lively’s own actions, interviews and marketing during the promotional tour distasteful, and responded organically to that which the media themselves picked up on,” he added in his statement.
Freedman further slammed the actress over double standards as a New York Times report played a similar role in her favour amid her sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni.
“It’s ironic that the New York Times, through their effort to ‘uncover’ an insidious PR effort, played directly into the hands of Lively’s own dubious PR tactics by publishing leaked personal text exchanges that lack critical context—the very same tactics she’s accusing the firm of implementing.”
In August, Baldoni reportedly hired crisis PR manager Melissa Nathan of The Agency Group PR—who previously represented Johnny Depp—amid the release of his movie adaptation of the bestseller by Colleen Hoover.
