Amber Heard has spoken out about Blake Lively's allegations her co-star Justin Baldoni launched a smear campaign against her, saying it is something she saw 'firsthand'. Heard, 38, addressed the situation with the It Ends With Us leads after it emerged that Baldoni, 40, hired the same crisis management team as Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp during their defamation trial.
![[Lively, 37, has filed a legal complaint against Baldoni over allegations of sexual harassment, fostering a hostile work environment and trying to tarnish her reputation while they worked together on the movie It Ends With Us]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/14/93426665-14221559-image-m-17_1734962830268.jpg)
Lively, 37, has filed a legal complaint against Baldoni over allegations of sexual harassment, fostering a hostile work environment and trying to tarnish her reputation. The filings state that Baldoni retained powerhouse PR manager Melissa Nathan, who also represented Depp during the defamation trial in which he was awarded $15 million after a jury found that Heard had defamed him.
![[In her lawsuit, Lively claims Baldoni showed her nude images and videos of women, talked about an alleged previous porn addiction and made sexual comments about the cast and crew]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/14/93381893-14221559-In_her_lawsuit_Lively_claims_Baldoni_showed_her_nude_images_and_-a-16_1734962819586.jpg)
Heard countersued and was awarded $2 million in compensation as part of the high profile proceedings which saw her tumultuous relationship with Depp, 61, publicly dissected. 'Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying "A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.", Heard told NBC news.
![[Heard said she has experienced a smear campaign 'firsthand' during a defamation trial where she was sued by her ex-husband Johnny Depp]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/14/93426613-14221559-image-a-14_1734962806208.jpg)
Amber Heard has spoken out about Blake Lively 's allegations her co-star Justin Baldoni launched a smear campaign against her. 'I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying as it is destructive.'. Lively presented her former co-star and director with a legal documents over the weekend.
![[She spoke out after it emerged that Baldoni hired the same crisis management PR team as Depp]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/14/93426619-14221559-image-a-15_1734962810259.jpg)
