Baldoni initially outlined his allegations against Lively in an 87-page lawsuit he filed Dec. 31 against the Times, accusing the newspaper of libel after it published an explosive story into Lively's claims of harassment and what she called a "smear campaign” aimed at her reputation over the production of "It Ends With Us” (Lively was not named as a party in the lawsuit).

Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman alleges in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that Lively also made 'threats to take over' their movie 'It Ends with Us'

Justin Baldoni's lawyer is doubling down saying he will show Blake Lively's pattern of bullying. Baldoni's legal team is responding to a new statement from Lively's legal team in the latest between the two parties who are locked in a lawsuit and reputational struggle that has mesmerized the industry.