Blake Lively’s team responded to Justin Baldoni’s lawsuit to the New York Times

Blake Lively’s legal team insists that “nothing” in Justin Baldoni’s own lawsuit changes her complaint against him.

Last month, the 37-year-old actress sued her It All Ends With Us co-star and director, alleging sexual harassment and inciting a smear campaign against her, and on December 31, the 40-year-old actor launched his own lawsuit against the New York Times over their an article detailing the complaints against him.

Justin, his business partners, PR team and production company Wayfarer Studios are suing for $250 million in their 87-page complaint alleging defamation, false invasion of privacy, promissory note fraud and breach of implied contract. and also Blake. own team has now reacted to this move.

Her attorneys told People magazine in a statement: “Nothing in this lawsuit alters the claims made in Ms. Lively’s complaint to the California Department of Civil Rights.

“While we will not be contesting this matter in the press, we urge people to read Ms Lively’s complaint in full. We look forward to hearing each of Wayfarer’s charges in court.”

Following her complaint on Dec. 21, the former “Gossip Girl” actress officially filed a federal complaint against Wayfarer Studios and others involved in the production of “It All Ends With Us” in New York.

Her attorneys said, “Wayfarer and its partners violated federal and California state laws by retaliating against her for reporting sexual harassment and workplace safety issues.

“RS. Lively has brought this litigation in New York, where a significant portion of the relevant actions described in the complaint occurred, but we reserve the right to pursue further action in other venues and jurisdictions in accordance with the law.”

Many of Blake’s original allegations relate to administrative complaints she filed while filming the movie, and her legal team accused Justin’s new lawsuit of having “the patently false premise that Ms. Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse , based on choosing “not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer” and that “litigation was never her ultimate goal.”

Justin and his lawyers argued that Blake filed the lawsuit in an attempt to “reshape her public persona” with “indecent headline-grabbing allegations.”

His lawsuit states: “Lively’s cynical use of sexual harassment allegations to establish unilateral control over all aspects of the production was both strategic and manipulative.

“At the same time, her public image has suffered as a result of a series of high-profile missteps, which she has tried to deflect by accusing the plaintiffs of prying the public’s interest in the failings of an A-list celebrity. This is nothing more than an excuse. Fame is a double-edged sword, but Lively’s tactics here are unscrupulous.”

Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokeswoman for the New York Times, said the publication plans to “vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.”

Speaking to CNN, she explained, “The role of an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead.

“Our story was carefully and responsibly presented. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including text messages and emails, which we quote in detail and at length in the article.

“To date, Wayfarer Studios, Mr. Baldoni, the other subjects of the article and their representatives have not indicated any wrongdoing. We have also published their full statement in response to the allegations in the article.”