Blake Lively's claims that “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni unleashed a smear campaign against her have gained support from a new lawsuit that Baldoni's former publicist filed against him.

Stephanie Jones has sued Baldoni and his crisis PR team alleging a smear campaign to discredit her and Blake Lively during the fallout from 'It Ends With Us.'

Before she allegedly orchestrated the P.R. campaign against Lively, publicist Jennifer Abel called Balboni, her client, ‘pompous’ and said the co-stars’ kissing scenes were