Jack Schlossberg
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesNo, Jack Schlossberg will not represent Justin Baldoni in his legal battle with It ends with Us useless Blake Livelyno matter what it says.
The writer and grandson of the former President John F. Kennedy shocked the internet on Thursday, January 2, when it claimed via X that it had taken on Baldoni, 40, as a client.
“I have agreed to take on JUSTIN Baldoni as a client. Why? JUSTICE,” wrote Schlossberg, 31. “EVERYONE has the right to a FAIR TRIAL and a VIOLENT DEFENSE. Justin has nothing to hide, justice will be his revenge. After the BOSTON MASSACRE, John Adams represented the British at trial. Same days, different days.”
Although Schlossberg was only joking, fans and media alike fell for him, with some outlets running stories claiming that Vogue the political correspondent was actually Baldoni’s lawyer.
Justin Baldoni’s lawyer is speaking out again after Blake Lively filed a lawsuit accusing the It Ends With Us director and star of sexual harassment — and launching a “social manipulation” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation. “TAG PR operated like any other crisis management firm when hired by a client experiencing (…)
Schlossberg passed the bar exam in 2023 and graduated from Harvard Law School a year ago. He added on Tuesday, “My personal feelings about Justin Baldoni are irrelevant. Justin is my client, I am his lawyer. even the most despicable individuals have the right to a lawyer for their defense. I’m not a hero. I’m just doing my job.”
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Gotham/WireImageWhile those in on the joke had a good laugh, Baldon’s current attorney Bryan Freedman he said Daily Mail that the stunt was “funny.”
“No one on my team has spoken to him,” Freedman added.
Schlossberg took a victory lap on Instagram, sharing screenshots of news articles saying he was Baldon’s lawyer through Stories.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s reported breakup made headlines months before the It Ends With Us actors filed suit. As Lively and Baldoni promoted the film in August 2024, rumors began to circulate about an alleged rift between the pair. Fans noticed that Lively was promoting the film with some of her co-stars, while Baldoni, who (…)
Baldoni is currently in the lawsuit New York Times for $250 million, claiming defamation and false invasion of privacy after a story appeared about Lively accusing her of sexual harassment. Freedman added in an interview Thursday with NBC News that he also plans to sue Lively, 37, on behalf of his client.
“We plan to release every single message between them,” Freedman said. “We want the truth to be out there. We want the documents to be there. We want people to decide based on the bills.”
On the same day, Baldoni filed a counterclaim THE TimesLively sued Baldoni, as well as his publicists Melissa Nathan AND Jennifer Abeland Baldon’s production company, Wayfarer. She claims sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and loss of wages.
“I hope my legal action will help draw back the curtain on these evil, retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and help protect others who may be targeted,” she said in a statement. of December 21. Us Weekly.
