"This includes Lively's text exchanges with Taylor Swift and emails to Ben Affleck, along with messages to Sony Pictures executives and a private text exchange dated August 2024 between Jamil and her publicist Jennifer Abel, who also represented Baldoni. At the time, Jamil and Abel were apparently responding to a TikTok that criticised Lively's remarks during the It Ends With Us press tour as not being serious enough, given that the film was about domestic abuse."
"'She's a suicide bomber at this point,' Jamil, 39, texted, adding: 'I've never seen such a bizarre villain act before.' The messages were sent four months before Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating an online smear campaign against her in retaliation for her complaints. She is seeking around $500m in damages. Lively and Baldoni in 'It Ends With Us' (© 2024 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. **ALL IMAGES ARE PROPERTY OF SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT INC. FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. S) Baldoni has denied all allegations. A $400m countersuit launched by the actor-director was dismissed last year."
Jameela Jamil said her name was un-redacted to cause as much trouble as possible while defending texts she sent about Blake Lively. Unsealed testimonies revealed Lively's exchanges with Taylor Swift, emails to Ben Affleck, messages to Sony Pictures executives, and an August 2024 private text between Jamil and publicist Jennifer Abel. Jamil and Abel responded to a TikTok that criticised Lively's remarks during the It Ends With Us press tour as not being serious enough given the film's subject. Jamil called Lively "a suicide bomber" and a "bizarre villain." Lively sued Justin Baldoni in December 2024 alleging sexual harassment and an orchestrated smear campaign, seeking about $500m; Baldoni denies the claims.
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