The statement continued, “Another classic tactic is to reverse the victim and offender and suggest that the offender is actually the victim. These concepts normalize and trivialize allegations of serious misconduct.”
And while Lively’s team has spoken out to support her, they emphasized that, “media statements are not a defense to Ms. Lively’s legal claims.”
“We will continue to prosecute her claims in federal court,” the statement concluded, “where the rule of law determines who prevails, not hyperbole and threats.”
However, Baldoni’s team reiterated the actor’s own stance that the Times story was an embrace of “partial truths.”
“It is painfully ironic that Blake Lively is accusing Justin Baldoni of weaponizing the media when her own team orchestrated this vicious attack by sending the Times grossly edited documents prior to even filing the complaint,” Freedman said in a statement to E! News. “We are releasing all of the evidence which will show a pattern of bullying and threats to take over the movie.”
He continued, “We have all the receipts and more.”
Following Lively’s initial California Civil Rights Department complaint coming to light last month, many stars—including those who worked on It Ends With Us—came forward expressing their support. Keep reading for every message.