Justin Baldoni publicly addressed his drama with It Ends With Us costar Blake Energetic shortly after she responded to his $400 million lawsuit. Talking for the primary time concerning the authorized battle, Baldoni mentioned he’s “grateful” for these supporting him. “Now we have superb family and friends and religion,” he added in a video obtained by TMZ on Friday, January 17. Baldoni’s remark got here someday after he filed a lawsuit alongside his manufacturing studio and different plaintiffs claiming Energetic was “decided to make Baldoni the real-life villain in her story” to cowl up her allegedly “tone-deaf” promotion of their 2024 movie. Baldoni additional claimed that Energetic — who additionally served as a producer on the film — by no means learn the Colleen Hoover novel on which it’s primarily based. Energetic beforehand accused Baldoni, the film’s director, of making a “hostile work atmosphere” in her personal lawsuit filed final month. In a press release supplied to Us Weekly, Energetic’s authorized crew slammed Baldoni’s “desperate” attempt to “flip the tables” on the actress, alleging Baldoni’s technique “will fail.” Wrap up the week with extra of Us’ prime tales beneath:
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- In the present day’s Craig Melvin recalled his initial shock when he discovered Hoda Kotb was leaving the morning present, even questioning whether or not she was being pressured out of the function.
- Brittany Mahomes revealed the identify she and husband Patrick Mahomes almost gave their third baby earlier than finally deciding on Golden — and it wasn’t fairly on theme.
- The U.S. Supreme Court docket upheld a regulation proposing to ban the favored app TikTok, however what does the choice imply for influencers and their followers? Let Us explain.
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