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Justin Baldoni‘s leaning on his family members in the midst of his intensive authorized battle with Blake Energetic … saying he is counting on his family and friends to assist him via.
Photogs caught up with the actor early Friday morning strolling into LAX … and, they merely requested how he is holding up throughout this tough time.
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Baldoni — who’s holding fingers with certainly one of his children within the clip and strolling along with his spouse, Emily — says he is grateful to be along with his household whereas he and Blake commerce authorized filings.
Justin says his household is among the most vital tentpoles he is leaning on proper now … proper up there along with his shut mates and his religion.
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That is Baldoni’s first look out since he filed a $400 million lawsuit in opposition to Energetic, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and public relations professional Leslie Sloane.
He is suing them for defamation, civil extortion, and a slew of different allegations … and claims they participated in an alleged smear marketing campaign in opposition to him, after Blake accused him of sexual harassment and interesting in a coordinated effort to destroy her repute. He is additionally suing the New York Occasions for $250 million for defamation.
Energetic’s workforce fired again at Justin’s lawsuit … claiming Justin’s simply making an attempt to shift the narrative to put blame on Blake — who is definitely the sufferer right here.
They add, “In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim. The strategy of attacking the woman is desperate, it does not refute the evidence in Ms. Lively’s complaint, and it will fail.”