Blake Lively's lawyers ‘tried to blackmail Taylor Swift'
Blake Lively's lawyer threatened to leak private messages between the actress and Taylor Swift if the singer did not release a statement supporting her, it has been alleged.
The explosive claim was made in a legal filing as part of Lively's lawsuit against her It Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni. Lively sued Baldoni for alleged sexual harassment in December before he counter-sued for defamation. A trial date has been set for next year in New York.
The latest round in the tit-for-tat involves Bryan Freedman, Baldoni's lawyer, accusing Lively's team of essentially trying to extort support from Swift. Mike Gottlieb, Lively's lawyer, has denied the claim.
In a filing, Freedman told the judge overseeing the case that he and his legal team were 'informed
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