Justin Baldoni 'poises' to hit back Blake Lively

Blake Lively's bombshell lawsuit sparked strong criticism against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.

Now, Daily Mail exclusively reported that he is planning to hit back at the Green Lantern actress with a counter-claim.

Along with him, business partner Jamey Heath and the publicists will also join hands to make a case that it was the It Ends With Us star who was behind smears against the film's director, including her publicist Leslie Sloane, who planted stories against the lead actor in different news websites.

Moreover, the outlet said the team Justin will also argue that the leaked emails and texts were presented in the wrong light.

Also in the report is a well-placed source who raised questions about Blake's sexual harassment lawsuit.

"Do you seriously think that Blake Lively, married to one of the most powerful men in town and represented by one of the most powerful publicists, is going to sit meekly by if she is sexually harassed on a film set and then hang on for four months after the film is released before making a complaint? It makes no sense," the insider questioned.

"Look, they never got on. Justin is very spiritual and a kind of unusual person. He is what you might call 'hippie dippie'. He thinks he can talk to dead people. Would he have said that he had spoken to Blake's dead father? Yes absolutely. Did he harass her? He says not," it added.

"They rubbed each other up the wrong way. She has taken bits of conversations which they had when he was trying to be her friend, when they were friendly, and weaponised them," the source concluded.