The text messages Lively submitted to California's Civil Rights Department appeared to show Baldoni, his production company and two publicists plotting 'social manipulation' to preserve Baldoni's reputation.
Baldoni's attorney denied the existence of a smear campaign and claimed that the correspondence showed normal crisis planning, accusing Lively of planting false stories with the media.
This scandal underscores the ruthless underbelly of the Hollywood publicity machine, revealing how far individuals and organizations will go to protect their reputations.
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