Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Legal Team Moves To Legally Shut Justin Baldoni's Attorney Up With Gag Order
Justin Baldoni’s legal team released a video evidence that somehow corroborates, to the letter, Blake Lively described in Paragraph 48 of her Complaint. But that is not the real truth because the happenings of the released video showed that the actor did not in any way harass Blake except that she made mockery of his nose.
Despite the video evidence, her supporters claim that the video shows Mr. Baldoni repeatedly leaning in toward Ms. Lively, attempting to kiss her, kissing her forehead and rubbing his face and mouth against her neck. He was also said to be flicking her lip with his thumb, caressing her, telling her how good she smells, and talking with her out of character.
The supporters further noted that these were improvised by Mr. Baldoni with no discussion or consent in advance, and no intimacy coordinator present. Mr. Baldoni was not only Ms. Lively’s co-star, but the director, the head of the studio and Ms. Lively’s boss. Following the footage release, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s legal team says the case is in active litigation in federal court.
And that releasing this video to the media, rather than presenting it as evidence in court, is another example of an unethical attempt to manipulate the public by Justin Baldoni’s legal team. It is also a continuation of their harassment and retaliatory campaign. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s legal team requested a gag order be carried out against Justin Baldoni’s head lawyer, Bryan Freedman.
The legal team of the couple sent a letter to presiding Judge Lewis J. Liman to legally shut Bryan Freedman up. They want to prevent the lawyer from from talking to the media concerning the case. The rationale is that his viral comments and videos released will “taint the jury pool when the case gets to it to court.
Per the letter sent by Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’s legal team, “As Ms. Lively’s counsel have attempted, repeatedly, to caution Mr. Freedman, federal litigation must be conducted in court and according to the relevant rules of professional conduct.” The later further showed that Bryan Freedman “has given television interviews, appeared on podcasts, issued inflammatory written statements, and leaked information (including, remarkably, documents as banal as document preservation demands to third parties) to the Hollywood press and tabloid media.”
Another reason to legally shut Bryan Freedman’s mouth is that his comments are false and that they aim to tarnish Blake’s character, credibility, [and] reputation’ of numerous relevant parties.” His continuous conduct directly violates New York State’s Rules of Professional Conduct regarding trial publicity.
