An 80-page complaint by Blake Lively against her It End With Us co-star Justin Baldoni has opened a can of worms

The actor and filmmaker was hit with a legal complaint from his co-star over alleged sexual misconduct on the set of ‘It Ends With Us.’

( NewsNation) — Actor Justin Baldoni has been hit with a lawsuit accusing him of defamation and breach of contract days after being sued by actress Blake Lively for sexual harassment and launching a covert smear campaign. Baldoni former publicist Steph Jones sued him, his production company and his current publicists this week.

Steph Jones, who owns the public relations firm Jonesworks, has accused former client Justin Baldoni of breaching their contract.

Justin Baldoni's ex-publicist Stephanie Jones sues actor, another publicist, and crisis manager for defamation over alleged Blake Lively smear campaign.

Stephanie Jones, a PR agency founder in New York, introduced new claims into the Hollywood saga centering around allegations made on the set of “It Ends With Us.”

Details of this development are being reported by TMZ, which says that Stephanie Jones, a former rep for Justin Baldoni, has opted to sue her ex-employee Jennifer Abel and is claiming that her own reputation was targeted.

What happened between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni? A timeline of all the "It Ends With Us" drama amid the sexual harassment and retaliation complaint Lively filed against Baldoni.

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