This is what experts call DARVO.
In short, while the victim focuses on the abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim.
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(L-R) Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Justin BaldoniGetty Images
wildfires, an uncreditedTaylor Swift, theNew York Timesand more.
Or, as todays I-didnt-smear-you-you-smeared-me filing from Baldoni and team states, its messy.
Baldoni and fellow plaintiffs want a jury trial as does Lively in her own federal filing of last month.
(L-R) Ryan Reynolds as Nicepool inDeadpool & Wolverineand Justin BaldoniDisney/Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Wayfarer Studios
They might get it if all this isnt settled in some legal firms boardroom over the next few months.
That feels unlikely at this juncture.
This is what experts call DARVO.
The evidence will show that the cast and others had their own negative experiences with Mr. Baldoni and Wayfarer.