MANHATTAN (CN) — Stephanie Jones, the publicist who represented actor Justin Baldoni, says a former employee started a smear campaign first against his co-star Blake Lively, and then against her and her firm, finally poaching Baldoni as a client. Jones argues in a suit against Baldoni, Jennifer Abel and crisis consultant Melissa Nathan that they attacked her to distract from Lively's sexual harassment accusations against the actor.
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