Justin Baldoni‘s former talent agency WME, which dropped him in December, is coming out in full support of longtime client Blake Lively amid her ongoing defamation and retaliation lawsuit.
A spokesperson for the talent agency run by Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead released a statement on Friday (April 3).
“In an industry that too often asks women to absorb the damage and stay quiet, Blake Lively chose to stand up for herself, her castmates, and those without the ability to fight back,” said a spokesperson to Deadline. “She has met this moment with courage, moral clarity, and extraordinary determination.”
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“Even as others have tried to turn this case into a spectacle, she has kept the focus where it belongs: on facts, accountability, and the right to speak up without fear of retaliation,” WME said of the Another Simple Favor star. “In doing so, she has helped expose the devastating harm caused by covert digital takedown campaigns designed to intimidate, discredit, and drown out the truth.”
The statement concluded, “She and her family have our full support as this case moves to trial.”
Blake will go to trial with her It Ends with Us co-star and director along with his Crisis PR team and Wayfarer studio heads on May 18.
Even though Judge Lewis Liman tossed out her sexual harassment claims due to her independent contractor status and California jurisdiction laws, the judge is allowing her claims of defamation and retaliation to move forward.
Here’s how Justin‘s team responded to the judge chucking the sexual harassment claims.
