Blake Lively’s legal strategy draws criticism from Survivors Act creator

The woman who wrote California’s survivor protection law calls out Blake Livelythe legal strategy of in its fight against Justin Baldoni …claiming that the law was never intended to be used this way.

Watch the video… Victoria Burke joins “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Tuesday and explained why she thinks Lively’s use of the law goes beyond its original intent. She also explains why she says it was never intended to block every defamation claim.

Burke wrote the law after learning she could be sued for defamation if she spoke publicly about her own sexual assault. She then spent more than a year researching lawsuits against survivors before bringing the proposal to lawmakers.

According to Burke, the law was designed to protect people who come forward with allegations of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination – not to eliminate access to the courts for those who claim to have been falsely accused.

She says the bill was refined with input from advocacy groups and the ACLU to find that balance, emphasizing the Johnny Depp–Amber heard this case as an example of a defamation action which she believes could have succeeded under the law.

Today, Burke says she’s surprised to see the legislation being invoked in the bitter Lively-Baldoni legal war…arguing that the law’s original intent is being lost in the process.

Her critiques add a notable voice to the debate… especially since they come from the woman who wrote the very law that is at the center of the legal battle.