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How Did Blake Lively’s Lawyers Obtain Bombshell Texts From Justin Baldoni’s PR Team?


Blake Lively's lawyers obtained bombshell text messages from a subpoena to Jonesworks LLC -- one of Justin Baldoni's publicists.

The two women had been in the thick of a grueling crisis PR campaign on behalf of client Justin Baldoni, the “ It Ends With Us ” director and the subject of incessant media coverage thanks to a mysterious rift with the film’s star, Blake Lively. In the days ahead of “It Ends With Us’s” Aug. 9 release date, speculation exploded on social media about a feud between Lively and Baldoni, with observers noting that the actor had stopped following her director on Instagram. While Baldoni continued to work with Jonesworks, that firm brought in Nathan and Tag, a company backed by Scooter Braun, whose clients include Drake, Travis Scott and Rebel Wilson.

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