"Blake Lively is gearing up for the trial against her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni by hiring the same high-profile attorney who represented Jeffrey Epstein's victims. Sigrid McCawley a longtime advocate of Epstein victims, including the late Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide last year confirmed to People that she has joined the ranks of Lively's world class legal team, alongside Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson."
"Lively in late 2024 accused Baldoni of having sexually harassed her during the making of It Ends With Us, and of waging a retaliatory smear campaign. Baldoni, who has denied all of Lively's claims, previously filed a $400 million defamation suit against the actress, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane, the latter of whom has also been represented by McCawley. The filing was later tossed, as was Baldoni's $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times for its coverage of Lively's allegations."
Blake Lively hired attorney Sigrid McCawley, a longtime advocate for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims, to join her legal team with Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson. McCawley will primarily handle communications with the public and press on key matters of the case. Lively accused Justin Baldoni in late 2024 of sexually harassing her during production of It Ends With Us and of conducting a retaliatory smear campaign. Baldoni denied the claims and previously filed a $400 million defamation suit against Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane; Sloane has also been represented by McCawley. Baldoni's filing was tossed, as was his $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times. The New York trial is scheduled to begin May 18 after being postponed from March.
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