Justin Baldoni and his team used technology to hide their tracks as they plotted to destroy Blake Lively’s reputation, her lawyers argued in new legal documents filed on Wednesday, October 22.
“Defendants have hid the ball at every turn in the discovery process, either failing to produce documents, or improperly cloaking them in the attorney-client privilege,” they claimed in the filing, which was obtained by Star.
The It Ends with Us costars have been engaged in a legal battle that began when the A Simple Favor star, 38, filed a lawsuit in December 2024 accusing the Jane the Virgin alum, 41, of sexual harassment and alleging that he launched a public smear campaign against her.
Now that all of the documents have been produced by Baldoni’s side, the newest document accuses the defendants — including Baldoni, his associates at Wayfarer productions and publicists they hired — of making “clumsy efforts to cover their tracks.”
There is still “substantial evidence” of their plans to retaliate against the Gossip Girl alum, as well as efforts to conceal their communications in anticipation of her litigation, according to documents.
Lively’s lawyers also claim the defendants and their lawyers “destroyed and/or failed to preserve” more evidence by using auto-deleted voice memos and messages on the Signal app.
“It is clear that the messages are destroyed and cannot be replaced,” the lawyers added. “This fact is all the more damning given that the Wayfarer Defendants’ lead attorney, Bryan Freedman, was a participant on at least some Signal communications with the Defendants by August 2024, and yet apparently did nothing to ensure these key communications were preserved.”
Baldoni, who has denied all claims of wrongdoing, countersued, but his case was thrown out in June.
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