Justin Baldoni
My own lawyer sued me once…
Allegedly stolen script from disabled author
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Justin Baldoni's has clearly put aside his differences with his lawyer… as the lawyer who is now representing him in his lawsuit against it Blake Lively once depicted a man suing Baldoni for allegedly stealing one of his client's scripts.
Bryan Freedman — the man whose law firm is representing Baldoni in his legal battle with Blake Lively — filed a lawsuit on behalf of a named man Travis Flores Back in 2021, he claimed that Flores had written a script for a film called “Three Feet Distance” based on his own life.
The lawsuit alleges that Flores was working with Baldoni on another project when, unbeknownst to him, Justin obtained his script.
Flores claims Baldoni then made his film “Five Feet Apart” based on his script, essentially stealing Flores' idea.
Flores – with Freedman's help – sued Baldoni and other parties for copyright infringement and breach of contract. The case was reportedly settled and Flores died last year.
Well, Freedman has apparently gone from being a legal opponent to a staunch supporter of Baldoni…representing his client in several hundred million dollar lawsuits – one against Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds and the other against the New York Times.
It's not uncommon for Hollywood lawyers to sue a person and later represent them… but it's sure to raise some eyebrows among those who have watched Freedman regularly fire at Lively the publicist Leslie Sloaneand other.
TMZ.com
Lively and her lawyers urged a judge to stop Freedman from making comments and sharing evidence related to the “It Ends With Us” litigation … and claiming that his public statements could prejudice a jury.
We have contacted Baldoni and Freedman…no response yet.