• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle gets trial date for It Ends With Us lawsuit

Home> Celebrity> News

Updated 07:41 28 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 07:29 28 Jan 2025 GMT

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's legal battle gets trial date for It Ends With Us lawsuit

Blake Lively sued her It Ends With Us co-star in December, with him filing a countersuit earlier this month

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

A judge has set a trial date for Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's legal battle.

In the days leading up to Christmas, Lively filed a bombshell complaint against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Baldoni.

In the legal complaint, she accused him of sexual harassment and claimed he and his team concocted a plan to 'destroy her reputation'.

She went on to hit Baldoni with a lawsuit in the new year for 'severe and serious emotional distress'.

Advert

Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us costar and director (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Blake Lively is suing her It Ends With Us costar and director (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)

Baldoni's team proceeded to countersue Lively for an eye-watering $400 million for claims of civil extortion, defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and more.

Now, as tensions continue to grow between the celebrity pair, a New York judge has set a date for their trial.

When will Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's trial be taking place?

Firstly, federal judge Lewis J Liman moved the initial conference from mid-February to next week and told lawyers to be prepared to address complaints about pretrial publicity and lawyer conduct.

Advert

Liman took the actions after Lively’s lawyers claimed in a filing on Monday that a lawyer for Baldoni was trying to taint potential jurors over lawsuits the actors have filed against each other.

Justin Baldoni is seeking $400 million in damages (James Devaney/GC Images)
Justin Baldoni is seeking $400 million in damages (James Devaney/GC Images)

The lawyers said Baldoni’s lawyer was trying to wreck Lively’s career and turn potential New York jurors against her by creating a website to release selected documents and communications between Lively and Baldoni.

Lively's lawyers have alleged that Bryan Freedman, the lawyer representing Baldoni, has been 'engaging in this extrajudicial campaign to influence these proceedings and the public perception of legal filings to this Court, and there already is a serious risk that his misconduct is tainting the jury pool'.

Advert

In regards to the civil trial itself, the date has been set for March 9, 2026.

Lawyers leak voice notes and documents

Things are growing increasingly more tense between Baldoni and Lively, with their lawyers continuously sharing bold allegations about each party, as well as leaking documents, voice notes and video footage.


In one voice note that was shared earlier this month, Baldoni alleged that he wasn't able to join his costars on the red carpet at an It Ends With Us premiere and was banished to the basement of the venue.

Advert

"In what could have been one of the most beautiful nights of my life career wise," the actor and director says in the leaked audio.

"I literally was sent to the basement with all my friends and family for over an hour because I wasn't allowed to be seen, she didn't want me anywhere near her or the rest of the cast."

While he doesn't name who 'she' is, it's presumed that he was referring to Lively.

Representatives for both Lively and Baldoni were approached for comment at the time.

Featured Image Credit: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Topics: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, New York, News, Celebrity

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

X

@niamhshackleton

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

8 hours ago
a day ago
  • 8 hours ago

    Kelly Osbourne reveals truth behind rumor that parents Ozzy and Sharon have ‘suicide pact’

    Kelly slammed reports of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's end-of-life plans

    Celebrity
  • 8 hours ago

    People pointing out the same thing as Hawk Tuah girl reportedly sells social media account for eye-watering sum

    The Hawk Tuah girl was able to sell the page despite recent controversies

    Celebrity
  • a day ago

    Harry Potter actor makes appearance at JK Rowling's stage show amid her ongoing feud with co-stars

    Many Harry Potter stars have distanced themselves from JK Rowling amid her comments on the trans community

    Celebrity
  • a day ago

    Brad Pitt and ex Angelina Jolie's legal battle takes a major turn as he makes fresh new demand

    The A-list actors might be divorced, but their legal battle is far from over

    Celebrity
  • Woman who died alongside her fiancé after drinking limoncello sent heartbreaking final text message
  • Intimacy coordinator gives verdict on what happened in video Blake Lively claims Justin Baldoni was 'trying to kiss her' in
  • Blake Lively issues scathing response to Justin Baldoni suing her for $400,000,000
  • It Ends With Us co-star breaks silence to support Blake Lively amid Justin Baldoni lawsuit