Blake Lively Vs. Justin Baldoni Battle Heats Up Again As PR Chief Subpoenas Tech Companies, More Lawsuits Loom
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The filings are flying fast and furious again in the battle between Black Lively and Justin Baldoni over the actress’ claims of sexual harassment and an online smear campaign.
However, while Baldoni is expected to go after Lively directly following hitting the New York Times with a $250 million libel complaint on New Year’s Eve, the latest filings are from neither of the It Ends With Us stars, but from the PR Chief who has become a pivotal figure in this sordid saga.
Three weeks after Stephanie Jones sued Baldoni, Crisis PR boss Melissa Nathan, Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios and flack Jennifer Abel for defamation and breach of contract, the Jonesworks founder is going after half a dozen tech companies for more info on who said what about what to whom, I’ve learned.
In practical terms, that’s third-party subpoenas being served on the corporate entities of WhatsApp, Signal, website hosts Hostinger and Name Cheap, digital publishing platform AnyFlip, and chatbot company Gab AI.
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