Blake Livelywitness list for his upcoming trial It ends with us costar and director, Justin Baldoniincluding her husband, Ryan Reynoldsformer actors and others.
Lively’s legal team filed a motion for a hearing on Saturday, April 11, listing all the witnesses who are expected to testify when the trial continues early next month.
Lively, 38, and Reynolds, 49, are the first on the list to make the decision, court documents show. Us Weekly reveals that the couple will miss “Baldoni’s misbehavior related to the film, the film’s post-production, the film’s promotional and marketing campaign.”
Lively is set to star as Lily Bloom in 2024 It ends with us. Nearly four months after the film’s release in August, Lively named Baldoni, 42, in a lawsuit accusing the director of sexual harassment and allegedly trying to smear her name with a coordinated media campaign. Baldoni vehemently denied the accusation, responding to the defamation charge. Baldoni’s case was dismissed last year.
Earlier this month, the judge issued a decision dismiss Lively’s 10 complaints, including claims of harassment, defamation and conspiracy. The remaining cases will be heard in court.
“I am grateful for the Court’s decision that allows the core of my case to be presented to the judge next month, and the ability to finally tell my story in full at the trial, for my sake, but also for those who do not have the same opportunity … many of whom I know and love deeply in my life,” said Lively. statement of April 3 shared on social media, talking about the decision. “The last thing I wanted in my life was a lawsuit, but I brought this lawsuit because of the pervasive REVENGE I faced, and continued, privately and professionally asking for a safe place to work for myself and others.”
In addition to Lively and Reynolds, Baldoni will take a position alongside the producer James Heath and PR exec disaster Melissa Nathan. Lively is a great host Leslie Sloaneonce Gossip Girl alum’s sister, Robyn Livelyalong with him It ends with us costars Isabela Ferrer again Jenny Slate they are expected to testify. Colleen Hooverwho wrote the novel from which the film is based, will be thrown out of court.
Some of Blake Lively and It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni’s famous friends and collaborators may have to testify at their 2026 trial. Lively filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a co-worker in December 2024, accusing Baldoni of creating a “hostile work environment” and conducting a campaign of “public deception” to “destroy” Lively’s reputation. […]
Baldoni continued to deny Lively’s claims and her lawyer released a statement after several complaints were dismissed.
“None of Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath or any of the defendants sexually assaulted Blake Lively,” Baldoni’s attorney said. Bryan Freedman said in a statement dated April 3. “Despite our clients being accused of DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) in defense of these allegations and despite our client being labeled as a predator, what I said, on behalf of our client every day since then is true.
