A Texas crisis communications specialist has sued Blake Lively for defamation after the actor pulled him into her legal fight with co-star and director Justin Baldoni over their film, “It Ends With Us.

Blake Lively is now facing another lawsuit in her ongoing legal battle with 'It Ends With Us' costar Justin Baldoni. Texas-based crisis publicist Jed Wallace is suing Lively for defamation for claiming he was hired to deploy a 'digital army' in the alleged smear campaign against her.

A line producer allegedly expressed concern over the budget, claiming the costume spending soared, "resulting from Lively’s takeover"