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Blake Lively Claims “Tailored” Win In Justin Baldoni Telecom Subpoenas Skirmish; Hires Crisis PR Vet Nick Shapiro


Blake Lively Hires Crisis PR Veteran, Scores Legal Win In Telecom Subpoenas

Giving Lively just enough discovery the wiggle room tio dig deeper, a federal judge has partially denied a motion by the Bryan Freedman repped Baldoni, his Wayfarer Studios, CEO, financier and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel to squash subpoenas the actress’ lawyers wanted to serve on AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and others. No matter how the Lively Parties may try to spin this decision, the Court saw their efforts for what they really are: a desperate fishing expedition intended to salvage their debunked claims long after they already savaged our clients’ reputations in the New York Times.” At the same time, as Lively and Reynolds’ publicist Leslie Sloane seeks to have herself removed from Baldoni’s $400 million defamation and extortion action against the A-listers, a big PR stick has joined Team Blake.

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