Amber Heard has stepped into the ring to deal with Blake Lively’s explosive claims about her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, accusing him of launching a smear marketing campaign in opposition to her—one thing Heard says she witnessed “firsthand.”
The drama kicked off after it was revealed that Baldoni enlisted the identical disaster administration group that represented Heard’s ex-husband, Johnny Depp, throughout their notorious defamation trial.
Lively has filed a authorized grievance in opposition to him, alleging sexual harassment, a poisonous work atmosphere, and makes an attempt to damage her popularity.
The filings spotlight that he employed Melissa Nathan, the PR powerhouse who additionally represented Depp throughout his authorized battle, which culminated in a $15 million win for him.
Heard, who countersued and acquired $2 million within the high-profile case, isn’t backing down.
Speaking to NBC News, she mentioned, “Social media is absolutely the personification of the traditional saying, A lie travels midway around the globe earlier than fact can get its boots on.”
The filings reveal a juicy internet of behind-the-scenes messages between Lively’s ex-director, Nathan, and his publicist, Jennifer Abel.
They have been secretly having fun with the detrimental press that was being thrown below her approach.
Blake’s failure to say home abuse throughout interviews for her newest movie, which led to accusations of being “tone-deaf” on the topic.
She reportedly needed to market the film as an uplifting, feel-good story, discovered herself at odds with director Baldoni, who thought home abuse ought to take heart stage in promotions.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, outdated interviews of Lively resurfaced, portray her as a “imply woman” after some awkward, uncomfortable encounters – together with one with journalist Kjersti Flaa, who tried to ask concerning the Gossip Girls child bump.
