{"id":321166,"date":"2025-04-24T22:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/justin-baldonis-attorney-rips-publicist-stephanie-jones-her-lawyers-clap-back"},"modified":"2025-04-24T22:23:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:23:23","slug":"justin-baldonis-attorney-rips-publicist-stephanie-jones-her-lawyers-clap-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/justin-baldonis-attorney-rips-publicist-stephanie-jones-her-lawyers-clap-back","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni&#039;s Lawyer Rips Publicist Stephanie Jones, Her Legal professionals Clap Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Justin Baldoni<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Attorney Rips Publicist Stephanie Jones &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Her Lawyers Fire Back<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-24T18:54:43-07:00\">April 24, 2025 6:54 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"60.5\">\n<section id=\"cb-765651008f75749e58cf2d73a4e40a08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250425_8c2426bb270e403ea677140bee8968c0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:43c4903f-bde9-48cd-b713-3a00059a6b6a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Abel\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/4by3\/2025\/04\/25\/8c2426bb270e403ea677140bee8968c0_md.jpg\" alt=\"justin baldoni getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-765651008f75749e58cf2d73a4e40a08--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c04a0486a70a08012f41f37d4bf4c239\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong> is ramping up his legal war with publicist <strong>Stephanie Jones<\/strong> &#8230; the woman his lawyer blames for triggering the whole Baldoni and <strong>Blake Lively<\/strong> drama.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c04a0486a70a08012f41f37d4bf4c239--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f0eabfaa8eb3edeb1b96406f7976c5c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Justin&#8217;s attorney, <strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong>, just filed an amended set of counterclaims against Stephanie &#8230; pushing back legally after Jones&#8217; lawyers went on &#8220;Extra&#8221; to talk to<strong> Billy Bush <\/strong>about her side of the dueling lawsuits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f0eabfaa8eb3edeb1b96406f7976c5c0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-512c3c90f1cabdce6f4113f160081204\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250219_159ba4fb62384b2194fd4b19a02f94f5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:43c4903f-bde9-48cd-b713-3a00059a6b6a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/15\/4by3\/2025\/02\/19\/159ba4fb62384b2194fd4b19a02f94f5_md.jpg\" alt=\"bryan freedman court\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-512c3c90f1cabdce6f4113f160081204--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ffff366e3f947546f9cfa06b9151b8da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Freedman also blasted Jones in a statement to TMZ, telling us &#8230; &#8220;In light of new evidence being uncovered almost daily, it has become imperative to amend our counterclaims against Stephanie Jones and Jonesworks. We are not surprised at all that Ms. Jones would instruct her legal team to go on record and mischaracterize the circumstances surrounding the sham \u201csubpoena\u201d and Vanzan lawsuit, so impressively uncovered by the passionate group of online sleuths.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ffff366e3f947546f9cfa06b9151b8da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eacdfbb5399c571d632e0504b02963ae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250117_6361818d24b94a51a0b4260398b24665\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:43c4903f-bde9-48cd-b713-3a00059a6b6a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/4by3\/2025\/01\/17\/6361818d24b94a51a0b4260398b24665_md.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Jones linkedin\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eacdfbb5399c571d632e0504b02963ae--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fc76aa47bae3f96b5d502faee3baf0ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Justin&#8217;s lawyer continues &#8230; &#8220;A cursory reading of the &#8216;Van-sham&#8217; lawsuit makes clear that the Lively Parties have been caught engaging in their own smear campaign, intentionally circumventing the normal procedures for clearly improper purposes by creating a farcical complaint with an unrelated plaintiff and no named defendants, ensuring that no one would know about or object to their attempt to obtain information they were not entitled to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fc76aa47bae3f96b5d502faee3baf0ce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1d9d6d91e8d758db2a50c74a29d034ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Freedman adds &#8230; &#8220;To suggest &#8212; as Vanzan (Lively and Reynolds) do in their secret &#8221;complaint&#8217; &#8212; that they are unaware of the identities of their own employees and contractual counterparties is a complete joke. We are just starting to scratch the surface of a much broader and more insidious scheme.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1d9d6d91e8d758db2a50c74a29d034ff--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a1b18b717334ea9d096936f2629b4d45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-46ea4e91-40c2-49dd-ad60-b3d6eda8cca4-1341947553-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-46ea4e91-40c2-49dd-ad60-b3d6eda8cca4-1341947553-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0f\/16by9\/2025\/02\/13\/0f583e0d9ed9492dba401c1e7f57037b_md.png\" alt=\"lively baldoni\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a1b18b717334ea9d096936f2629b4d45--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e084941314fd0539503ff42a63d287cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>To be clear, Jones and Jonesworks are equally implicated in this misconduct. We reiterate once again that there is not and has never been a smear campaign, except for the one being waged by the Lively Parties and Ms. Jones in collaboration with the New York Times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e084941314fd0539503ff42a63d287cd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e3251c8e75204783abd492e6efe4e0ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>He concludes &#8230; &#8220;We will continue the fight to expose and hold accountable the wrongdoers and uncover the truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e3251c8e75204783abd492e6efe4e0ce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8afbee68b0f4c0d5cce340f3e7cb4cce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-570e6afd-0290-40ab-9f72-b6ae187cf1e2-1613141409-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-570e6afd-0290-40ab-9f72-b6ae187cf1e2-1613141409-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6a\/16by9\/2025\/01\/15\/6ac15cc918fa4401b3368431b27d280a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Justin-Baldoni-Blake-Lively-Timeline-Thumbnail\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8afbee68b0f4c0d5cce340f3e7cb4cce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-308fb29dd14c01170805852d6cf95afe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Meanwhile, Stephanie&#8217;s attorney <strong>Maaren Shah<\/strong> tells TMZ &#8230; &#8220;This case will be decided on the mountain of evidence that demonstrates Wayfarer Studios and Ms. Abel deliberately breached their contracts with Jonesworks, which the defendants have conspicuously failed to rebut.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-308fb29dd14c01170805852d6cf95afe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e37e3451c6d4a626f9a8fc4730b91292\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>She continued &#8230; &#8220;The defendants&#8217; weak attempt to assemble their own case against Ms. Jones amounts to nothing more than a few debunked conspiracy theories and media gimmicks that have no basis in fact or evidence. \u00a0The indisputable fact remains: the defendants have yet to provide any substantive defense to Ms. Jones\u2019s case. Everything else is just distraction and noise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e37e3451c6d4a626f9a8fc4730b91292--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87c2c03e577dc6c1137dfadc54036100\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37\">\n<p>Stephanie&#8217;s other lawyer, <strong>Kristin Tahler<\/strong>, also weighed in, saying, &#8220;Reversing course, dropping previously touted claims, presenting zero new evidence, and putting out the world\u2019s longest and most confusing statement &#8211; what a desperate ploy by a team who tonight all but admits they\u2019re in trouble. Behind their empty gusto you\u2019ll find not even an attempt to defend the misdeeds laid bare by the evidence. Quite telling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87c2c03e577dc6c1137dfadc54036100--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/24\/justin-baldonis-attorney-rips-stephanie-jones\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Baldoni Attorney Rips Publicist Stephanie Jones &#8230; Her Lawyers Fire Back Published April 24, 2025 6:54 PM PDT Justin Baldoni is ramping up his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321168,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321166\/revisions\/321168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}