{"id":914326,"date":"2026-09-29T17:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914326\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:34:16","slug":"blake-lively-drops-longtime-publicist-leslie-sloane-after-justin-baldoni-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/914326\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Lively drops longtime publicist Leslie Sloane after Justin Baldoni debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blake Lively has cut ties with her longtime publicist, Hollywood powerhouse Leslie Sloane, after the fallout from the actress\u2019 headline-making drama with Justin Baldoni,<\/a> three sources exclusively confirmed to Page Six.<\/p>\n

Lively hired the entertainment exec more than two decades ago, as she was rising to fame on \u201cGossip Girl\u201d and Sloane was still working at PR firm Baker Winokur Ryder.<\/a> Sloane is widely credited with helping propel Lively to stardom.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Sloane took Lively with her when she launched her own firm, Vision PR. Sloane\u2019s company has since represented some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Katie Holmes, Chris Rock, Uma Thurman, Marlon Wayans and more.<\/p>\n

Blake Lively (seen here at a Fendi event in May 2026) has cut ties with her longtime publicist Leslie Sloane. WWD via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sloane (seen here in March) had represented Lively for over two decades. Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Page Six has reached out to Sloan for comment but did not hear back at the time of publication. Lively\u2019s manager also did not respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n

Sloane was let go after Lively faced backlash over her nasty 18-month court battle with Justin Baldoni, which cost the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d co-stars a combined $60 million in legal fees.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vision PR founder (seen here with Lively in 2018) has several A-list celebrities on her client roster. Billy Farrell\/BFA \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Sloane (seen here with client Lindsay Lohan in March 2024) was drawn into Lively\u2019s legal battle with Justin Baldoni. GC Images<\/p>\n

In December 2024, Lively sued Baldoni<\/a>, accusing the director of sexual harassment and orchestrating a retaliatory smear campaign against her after she complained about his alleged behavior on the \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d set.<\/p>\n

Baldoni denied the allegations and fired back with a $400 million defamation and extortion lawsuit <\/a>against Lively and the \u201cDeadpool\u201d actor, accusing them of trying to destroy his reputation. <\/p>\n

Baldoni and Lively (seen here on the set of \u201cIt Ends With Us\u201d in 2024) sued each other after feuding on set of the movie. Christopher Peterson \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

A judge dismissed Baldoni\u2019s claims against Sloane (seen here on the left in May 2025).\u201d Getty Images for Rafanelli Events Management<\/p>\n

The \u201cJane the Virgin\u201d alum also included Sloane and Vision PR in his countersuit, claiming that she planted negative stories about him<\/a> in the press and launched a smear campaign against him \u2014 claims the publicist vehemently denied and that were later dismissed by a judge.<\/p>\n

A judge tossed Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit <\/a>in June 2025 and dismissed Lively\u2019s sexual harassment claims<\/a> in April 2026, leaving her retaliation claim against Baldoni\u2019s production company, Wayfarer Studios. <\/p>\n

The two sides ultimately reached an anticlimactic settlement <\/a>in May 2026 \u2014 just two weeks before they were set to go to trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blake Lively has cut ties with her longtime publicist, Hollywood powerhouse Leslie Sloane, after the fallout from the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[10682,49,48,361,5426,362,75,282,10683,315482,337,38188,5204],"class_list":["post-914326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-blake-lively","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-lawsuits","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-justin-baldoni","tag-leslie-sloane","tag-movies","tag-publicists","tag-ryan-reynolds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}