LEGAL BATTLE

Justin Baldoni’s Wife Breaks Silence Amid Blake Lively Drama

Emily Baldoni sent her husband some words of encouragement on his birthday as he battles a sexual harassment lawsuit.

On Friday, actor and director Justin Baldoni’s wife, Emily Baldoni, posted some words of encouragement on her Instagram account as she wished her husband a happy 41st birthday.

In a post, she wrote, “Happy birthday my love. Celebrating the man, husband, and father that you are. I’d choose you again and again.” With the message, she included a photo of the coupe kissing on the beach with their children.

Actor Blake Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in a lawsuit after starring together in the film It Ends With Us. Baldoni fired back in a $400 million lawsuit against her, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.

Baldoni ripped an NYT story in which Lively accused him of harassment and poor working conditions as an “unverified and self-serving narrative.”

Lively’s team ripped back, calling Baldoni’s lawsuit “desperate.”

“In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim,” they wrote in a statement.

In response to Baldoni’s lawsuit, the Times promised to “vigorously defend itself against” Baldoni’s accusation, saying he “recycled” claims against the Times in his most recent suit. A Times spokesperson called the claims “meritless” and “baseless.”

Both Baldoni and Lively deny the allegations against them.

Joey McFaddenBreaking News Intern

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