Isabela Ferrer accuses Justin Baldoni of 'harassing' her with subpoena request
Isabela Ferrer accuses Justin Baldoni of 'harassing' her with subpoena request
Following Baldoni's subpoena of the It Ends with Us actor, his lawyers filed a motion on 12 August claiming that she has been unreachable and unresponsive. Lawyers for Ferrer have now filed a rebuttal, claiming that Baldoni has "engaged in bad faith tactics" and filed his motion "for improper purposes and with the aim of harassing" Ferrer, People magazine reports. The actor, who played the younger version of Lively's character Lily in the hit Colleen Hoover adaptation, has asked the court to both deny Baldoni's motion and impose sanctions on him.
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