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Justin Baldoni's Lawyer on Claim He Was 'Fired' by WME Out of Blake Loyalty

Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, reacted to WME executive Ari Emanuel’s alleged reasons for dropping the director as a client

Emanuel is the chief executive of WME’s parent company, Endeavor, and recently claimed that he “fired” Baldoni, 41, as a client out of loyalty to Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds. Justin Baldoni was allegedly dropped by talent agency WME over the firm’s alliances to “good people” Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Ari Emanuel, the chief executive of WME’s parent company, Endeavor, appeared on the “Freakonomics” podcast on Wednesday, February 12, and discussed the ongoing legal saga.

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