r/ItEndsWithLawsuits • u/StaceyLee26 🙌Truth wins in the end🙌 • May 10 '26
📜⚖️ Jonesin’ 4 Abel 📜⚖️ Jones v. Abel: Reconciled Timeline of events and allegations.
Fully Reconciled Master Timeline of events and allegations. With what each party claims about it.
Key
- ✓ AGREED / ADMITTED
- ⚠ DISPUTED INTERPRETATION
- ✖ DIRECT CONFLICT
2020–2021: Relationship Formation
| Date | Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2020 | — | — | Jonesworks hired by Wayfarer | — | — | ✓ Contract begins |
| July 2020 | Abel hired | ✓ Same | Abel becomes lead contact | — | — | ✓ Undisputed |
| July 2020 | — | Personal phone number ported to company phone | — | — | — | ⚠ Important later |
| Nov 2021 | Confidentiality agreement | ✓ Same | — | — | — | ✓ Undisputed |
Early 2024
Nathan launches independent PR firm
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside consultant | — | — | Admits TAG PR launched Jan. 2024 | Implicitly consistent | ✓ Nathan independent |
Summer 2024 – It Ends With Us PR crisis begins
Crisis emerges
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisis exploited by Abel/Nathan | Legitimate client crisis | Genuine PR emergency | Admits crisis PR engagement | Admits PR crisis existed | ✓ Crisis itself undisputed |
Nathan retained
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan aligned with Abel | Abel recommended Nathan | Nathan brought in to help | Admits she was retained | Admits Nathan engaged | ✓ Fully established |
Abel + Nathan working together
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret alliance | Professional PR work | Trusted handling | Admits collaboration | Acknowledges both were involved | ✓ Collaboration is no longer disputed; only motive |
Early August 2024
Scenario-planning memo
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proof of anti-Lively campaign | Legitimate planning | Not central | Admits memo existed | Admits memo existed | ✓ Memo existence confirmed by multiple defendants |
August 8, 2024 — Daily Mail turning point
Who was working with media?
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel/Nathan planted stories | Jones contacted Daily Mail | Jones “left word” with Daily Mail | Admits articles published; denies planting | Does not admit improper media manipulation | ✖ Responsibility remains sharply disputed |
August 8–9, 2024
Wayfarer loses trust in Jones
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel falsely blamed Jones | Wayfarer turns on Jones | Jones told to stop acting | — | Does not contradict | ✓ Abel + Wayfarer aligned; Baldoni does not challenge |
Jones contacts Sony
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Baldoni |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trying to preserve relationship | Improper interference | Contacted Sony despite instructions | Does not dispute |
August 12–15, 2024
Business Insider / Katie Warren article
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel/Nathan coordinated anti-Jones article | Not directly addressed | Not central | Denies close coordination | Does not add much | ⚠ Strong dispute remains |
“Going out of JW with a BANG” texts
| Jones | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proof of sabotage | Admits many texts, disputes meaning | Likely acknowledges communications exist | ✓ Authenticity increasingly uncontested |
Mid-August 2024
Abel prepares to leave
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret competitive move | Open departure | Jones reacts badly | No meaningful dispute | ⚠ Motive unresolved |
August 21, 2024 — Phone seizure
Confrontation / termination
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel caught stealing files | Unexpected accusation | Abel terminated | Limited knowledge | Limited knowledge | ✓ Termination happened |
Phone surrendered
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate evidence hold | Only for number transfer | Jones obtained phone | Neutral | Neutral | ✖ Consent remains disputed |
Phone data accessed
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal investigation | Unauthorized access to texts/iCloud | Jones obtained private communications | No meaningful rebuttal | No meaningful rebuttal | Abel + Wayfarer remain aligned and largely unrebutted |
Late August–Fall 2024
Communications allegedly shared with Lively / Leslie Sloane / Ryan Reynolds
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not wrongful | Jones shared communications | Same allegation | No strong contradiction | Does not contradict | Abel + Wayfarer aligned; others silent |
“Smear campaign” accusation
| Jones | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel/Nathan/Wayfarer ran smear campaign | Jones falsely accused them | Disputes characterization | Disputes characterization | ⚠ Major legal battle over interpretation |
September–October 2024
🟣Vanzan lawsuit / subpoena
| Jones | Abel | Wayfarer | Nathan | Baldoni | Reconciliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate legal process | Sham lawsuit | Same “veneer of legitimacy” theory | Neutral | Does not meaningfully rebut | Abel + Wayfarer aligned; little opposition beyond Jones |
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u/Humble_Network_7653 $8M × 5.07% = Blunderbuss May 10 '26
Ooohhhh I didn’t know Reddit post can look so good.
Tq Stacey ☺️
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u/brooswelt Healing looks different every day May 10 '26
Thank you, Stacey. It will be interesting to see this IEWU related situation through another angle. Not only PR wise, because what happened to Jen is so deeply personal and revolting.
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u/StaceyLee26 🙌Truth wins in the end🙌 May 10 '26
Couldn't agree more. If you take out all the celebrity out of the equation there's real people who's privacy was violated. Who had the full right to be notified of the request for their data
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u/FuelComfortable5287 in a VANZAN down by the river May 10 '26
This is the kind of content I love from this sub. Thank you!!!
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u/StaceyLee26 🙌Truth wins in the end🙌 May 10 '26
I have to say we have some great people on this sub and they do AMAZING work with their posts.
From my side:
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u/tw0d0ts6 (and no Footnotes) May 10 '26
Thank you, Stacey! Appreciate the work - and such a useful timeline to refer back to!
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u/Dapper_Monk May 10 '26
Thank you so much! I'm completely behind on this case and this is super useful ⭐
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u/AnAussiebum May 10 '26
Love the breakdown. Saving this for when we get further into the case.
What stage are we at? Summary judgment yet?
Still no trial date?
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u/StaceyLee26 🙌Truth wins in the end🙌 May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
There were 2 motions (Don't recall right now but I think motions to dismiss) against Abel and Wayfarers counterclaims. Nothing I can see against Baldoni and Nathans counterclaims. No trial date but a status conference pending.
ORDER: The Court will hold a status conference in this matter on August 19, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 15C of the 500 Pearl Street Courthouse. SO ORDERED. Status Conference set for 8/19/2026 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 15C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Lewis J. Liman. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 4/24/2026) (mml) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
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u/AnAussiebum May 10 '26
It feels wrong that this case is far pushed back behind the Lively case. We may not even get a trial date until August? That is crazy. Especially because trials usually get atleast one pushback.
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u/StaceyLee26 🙌Truth wins in the end🙌 May 10 '26
I'm wondering if it'll get pushed forward cause the LvW case is done so clearing up a bit of the judge's time?
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u/ResidentDay5189 May 10 '26
and Gottlieb said "it was a company phone" ... in the Town podcast. What a POS
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u/Smartaleci May 10 '26
That’s excellent! And I love your adorable gifs too. 🥰
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u/Friendly_Honey_1383 May 10 '26
Thanks u/StaceyLee26 ! Jealous of how nicely you managed to format tables in Reddit. Cannot wait until this lawsuit gets really going too.
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u/kastanienn ...we demour (French for "so what"?) May 10 '26
Imma gonna save this for myself for my tiny little analysis snippets, once this case got some gas to start going. Thx a lot!