Blake Lively has filed an amended complaint that she says provides "significant additional evidence and corroboration" of her original claims against Justin Baldoni. Among the Hollywood actress' amends come as she claims she can back up her original sexual harassment and retaliation concerns against the actor, saying other women have also told her how he made them uncomfortable on set.
Baldoni has strongly denied all allegations and just last month, countersued Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, for £321 million ($400m) for an apparent attempt to destroy his reputation and career. Reynolds has also denied the allegations made against him.
Now, in a statement shared with the Mirror by her lawyers Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, it's said that evidence for Lively's case includes previously undisclosed communications involving the actress, representatives of Sony and Wayfarer, and numerous other witnesses.
Lively's lawyers also say they will move to dismiss the "utterly meritless lawsuits" brought against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds over the next several weeks. The lawyers went on to say: "We will move full speed ahead with discovery that we expect will reveal shocking details about the depth to which the Defendants have sunk in their unending efforts to “bury,” “ruin,” and “destroy” Ms. Lively and her family.".
According to a spokesperson for Lively, the amendments also include further acts of cyber bullying, harassment and intimidation, which they say have gotten "dangerously extreme". The spokesperson said: "As alleged in Blake’s amended complaint, Mr. Baldoni’s social combat plan has resulted in the viral spread of hateful, threatening, and derogatory harassment and cyber bullying directed towards Ms. Lively, her family, other cast members, and witnesses.
"Online hate and vitriol have appeared on social media accounts of Ms. Lively, Mr. Reynolds, their numerous businesses, many members of the cast of the Film, and third parties associated with it. Witnesses have been threatened not just with lawsuits, but physical violence, including threats against witnesses’ families. This culture of fear, intimidation, harassment, and threats is the predictable result of an incessant digital campaign to turn social media sentiment as dark and negative as is humanly possible.".
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