Justin Baldoni is aiming to get Blake Lively‘s lawsuit against him tossed by the judge before the trial starts in March.
Baldoni‘s team has filed a new motion for summary judgment, saying that Lively‘s claims are just “minor grievances” and should not be the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit, according to Variety.
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Blake sued Justin, his publicists, producers on the movie, and more, saying that she was the victim of a “smear campaign” and faced retaliation for voicing her complaints on set.
Justin‘s team argued in his latest filing that he was trying to protect himself and his reputation from the allegations.
Variety reports that his lawyers wrote, “Baldoni sought the advice of a crisis-management public relations firm, as any responsible person in his position would do. He did so for the benefit of both his professional reputation and the newly released film. He relied on media professionals to boost his image and assure that any coverage would be balanced and accurate. None of that is against the law.”
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