Justin Baldoni won't let 'petrified' Blake Lively bully him into silence, lawyer says

Justin Baldoni will not be “bullied”. Blake Lively And Ryan Reynoldssays his lawyer…claiming that their recent court filings show how scared they really are.

Bryan Freedman – Baldoni's lawyer – tells TMZ … Blake's team is asking a judge for a gag order to stop Freedman and co. Talking about the case to the media is an ironic attempt to obscure the truth in a case where she claims she wants all the facts to come out.

BF says the A-list couple wielded power in Hollywood based on “pure fear” cultivated by both themselves and their powerful friends in the entertainment industry… but that all ended when they each other turned to the New York Times for what Freedman calls “a…” “Well-calculated hit piece.”

Blake worked with the media company, says Freedman – which is Baldoni Lawsuit for $250 million – to ruin the lives of his client and other “innocent individuals”…simply because the world saw through her public persona and no longer saw her as the same.

Freedman says Blake is not only hurting Baldoni by accusing him of sexual harassment even though he's never done anything wrong…she's also devastating the entire domestic violence community by making the allegations.

As for the actual Gag order — which Blake's team requested in a letter to the court this week — Freedman says they will always respect the court … but “we will never be bullied by those who claim we cannot defend our clients with pure, unedited facts.” “

Baldoni's lawyer says they only wanted to show the world real text messages and unedited videos – like the one they took published this week shows the two interacting between shots on the “It Ends With Us” set – to refute sexual harassment allegations.

Freedman ends his statement with a strong supporter of the truth, adding, “It appears that in a time of general deception, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

As we told you, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds filed a motion for confidentiality earlier this week – claiming that Freedman made false statements about the case that were irrelevant and could prejudice a jury.

It all has to do with that $400 million lawsuit Baldoni filed a lawsuit against the couple, accusing them of defamation, civil extortion and other allegations. Blake's team has denied all allegations against her and called them nonsense.