Justin Baldoni
My Personal Lawyer As soon as Sued Me …
Allegedly Stole Script From Author w/ Incapacity
Revealed
Justin Baldoni‘s clearly put his variations along with his lawyer apart … ‘trigger the legal professional who now represents him in his lawsuit in opposition to Blake Lively as soon as represented a person who sued Baldoni for allegedly ripping off a script his shopper wrote.
Bryan Freedman — the person whose regulation agency is representing Baldoni in his authorized battle with Blake Vigorous — filed a lawsuit on behalf of a person named Travis Flores again in 2021, claiming Flores wrote a script for a film referred to as “Three Ft Distance” based mostly on his personal life.
The lawsuit claims Flores was working with Baldoni on a distinct venture when, unbeknownst to him, Justin received ahold of his script.
Flores claims Baldoni then made his film “5 Ft Aside” based mostly on his script … primarily stealing Flores’ thought.
Flores — with Freedman’s assist — sued Baldoni and different events for copyright infringement and breach of contract. The case has reportedly been settled, and Flores handed away final yr.
Properly, Freedman has clearly gone from authorized adversary to staunch supporter of Baldoni … advocating for his shopper in a number of hundred-million-dollar lawsuits — one in opposition to Blake Vigorous & Ryan Reynolds and the opposite in opposition to The New York Occasions.
It isn’t exceptional for Hollywood legal professionals to sue one individual after which later symbolize them … however, it is going to actually increase some eyebrows amongst those that have watched Freedman repeatedly fireplace off at Vigorous, publicist Leslie Sloane, and others.
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Vigorous and her legal professionals asked a judge to stop Freedman from making feedback and leaking proof associated to the “It Ends With Us” litigation … claiming his public feedback may prejudice a jury.
We have reached out to Baldoni and to Freedman … thus far, no phrase again.
