Justin Baldoni’s Publicist Resigns Following Blake Lively Harassment Lawsuit

Justin Baldoni’s publicist Jennifer Abel reportedly stopped working with her former PR firm due to “harassment” as the Blake Lively feud caught fire over the summer.

As stated by a source close to the publicist actor The wrapthere was “harassment” at Stephanie Jones’ public relations firm Jonesworks, where Abel was a partner and represented the group. Joan the Virgin actor before.

During that summer, Abel left Jonesworks, Baldoni’s former advertising company, and founded his own company, RWA Communications.

However, the timing of Abel’s departure remains unclear as the outlet reported that she resigned on July 10 and left the company on August 23, while a previous Variety the report claimed she was fired on August 21.

The timeline is very close to the release of It ends with usand Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios soon joined Abel in his new venture, leaving Jonesworks behind.

This comes a day after Baldoni’s ex-publicist filed a lawsuit against Abel, after Baldoni’s co-star Lively filed a lawsuit against him for alleged sexual harassment on the set of the film and for leading a smear campaign against the actress.

Jones named Abel, Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and his crisis manager Melissa Nathan all as defendants in the legal document alleging defamation and breach of contract.