A fierce legal battle is underway between actress Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni, with Baldoni’s attorney Brian Friedman issuing a scathing response to Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation.

speaking specifically to deadlineFriedman described Lively’s claims as a continuation of “rebelliously false sexual allegations” from what he called a “comprehensive lawsuit filled with nearly 200 pages of undisputed facts and documentary evidence.” According to Friedman, this evidence refuted earlier allegations of a smear campaign against Baldoni, including the allegedly tampered communications produced. the new York Times,

Friedman left no stone unturned in defending his client. “The mere fact that Ms. Lively feels she can publicly destroy Mr. Baldoni’s reputation in an effort to destroy his future career and then impair him or his team’s ability to defend themselves against her This is absurd. While Mr. Baldoni never attempted to publicly call Ms. Lively out on her many wrongdoings during filming, he addressed all of her concerns right away during filming, despite the fact that she completely disagreed. He himself was committed to doing and maintaining things differently. Peace, as he had specifically admitted in his trial,” the lawyer said.

Friedman further accused Lively of unfairly taking advantage of her influence. He added, “Not only will we continue to defend our clients against Blake’s power, privilege, and all the lies, but we will now fight even more forcefully for the voiceless in the DV community who have been unfairly victimized while She continues to emphasize self-service and selfish vengeance in the media.

The public controversy escalated after Lively filed a detailed sexual harassment and retaliation complaint against Baldoni and others on December 20 with the California Department of Civil Rights.