The legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has taken a new twist after PR executive Stephanie Jones, targeted tech companies for information related to the alleged smear campain controversy.
What began as a write-up raising allegations of sexual harassment and an alleged online smear campaign, quickly spiralled into the filing of a lawsuit and counter-lawsuit and now given way to another key figure outside the direct dispute stepping in to file a new suit. Jones filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, Crisis PR head Melissa Nathan, Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios, and publicist Jennifer Abel for defamation and breach of contract. She has now issued third-party subpoenas to several tech companies, including WhatsApp, Signal, Hostinger, Namecheap, AnyFlip, and Gab AI, aiming to uncover details about anonymous websites and posts allegedly involved in the smear campaign.
