In a letter to the court, Baldoni's lawyers point to instances of Lively's legal team attacking their client by talking to the press.

He’s been front and center in this matter (and many other Hollywood conflicts—including an unrelated 2021 case where he sued Baldoni ), decrying Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds for smearing his client by accusing him of orchestrating a smear campaign against her.

Justin Baldonis lawyer, Bryan Freedman, faces a gag order request from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to prevent him from speaking to the media about Lively's sexual harassment claims. Baldoni's camp calls the order unfair,