Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual assault
Justin Baldoni made his first statement since filing a lawsuit against actress Blake Lively and her husband and actor Ryan Reynolds. While spotted at the Los Angeles International Airport, the actor-director was asked about his comments on the ongoing legal battle between him and his co-star from the 2024 film It Ends With Us. As TMZ reports, Baldoni claimed that he is grateful that his family is with him during this difficult time.
The actress’ case follows a $400 million lawsuit filed by the film producer in December on the grounds of sexual harassment and a defamation campaign against her.
Speaking to a media portal, Baldoni said, “I am grateful to be with my family, man.” He further added, ‘We have wonderful friends and family. Faith…belief.”
As far as the lawsuit goes, apart from the Hollywood couple, the director is also suing his PR team for “civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, breach of implied contract of good faith and fair dealing.”
Also read: Justin Baldoni’s $400M lawsuit against Blake Lively, claims cast manipulation: ‘Felt forced to leave’
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on massive amounts of tampered evidence in an attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team, and their associated companies by Blake Lively and her team by circulating highly edited, unproven, new, and doctored information in the media. ,” the document reads.
Meanwhile, Baldoni and Lively starred in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, It Ends with Us. The film is available to stream on Netflix.
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