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The swimsuit — in addition to a New York Occasions story reporting on the alleged particulars behind it — describes a litany of allegations in opposition to Justin and It Ends with Us producer Jamey Heath, together with a declare that Justin employed a disaster PR agency to wage a “social manipulation” marketing campaign to “destroy” her popularity. You possibly can learn a really detailed rundown of the allegations proper right here.
One of many many claims within the swimsuit is the allegation that Justin paid a disaster PR agency to conduct a digital smear marketing campaign in opposition to Blake to attempt to harm her popularity and profession.
So, you may bear in mind again in August, when — within the midst of rumors surrounding the fraught manufacturing cycle of It Ends with Us — Norwegian journalist Kjersti Flaa shared a 2016 interview with Blake on YouTube with the title “The Blake Vigorous interview that made me need to stop my job.”
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Within the interview clip, Blake responded mockingly after Kjersti complimented her “little bump,” and there appeared to be some hostility between Blake, Parker Posey, and Kjersti after a line of questioning across the movie they have been selling, Café Society.
So, within the NYT article that was revealed yesterday, Kjersti’s interview was referenced with the insinuation that she had shared it as a part of the alleged public digital smear marketing campaign that Baldoni and the disaster PR agency he employed has been accused of operating.
As folks with YouTube channels are oft to do, Kjersti posted two response movies — one on Threads, and the opposite on YouTube — to the NYT’s accusations, insisting she was not part of the alleged smear marketing campaign.
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“Okay, so I’ve to say one thing as a result of now I see that issues are beginning to snowball and folks begin pondering that I had something to do with the smear marketing campaign in opposition to Blake Vigorous that was orchestrated allegedly by Justin Baldoni and his staff,” she stated.
“I additionally learn the article within the New York Occasions this morning. I’ve been studying by way of the lawsuit and I see there’s been a lot soiled work occurring behind-the-scenes. I simply wished to say I had nothing to do with it. After I learn the textual content messages that was going forwards and backwards between Justin Baldoni‘s PR staff, I used to be as shocked and appalled, like all people else.”
“I’d by no means participate in something like that,” Kjersti added. “That’s such an insult to me.”
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