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Blake livelyAttorneys are said to seek access to Justin BaldoniFinancial records in the latest episode of their long legal battle.
Tmz reports that Lively’s legal team asks Baldoni and his company Wayfarer Studios to prove that they have lost the $ 400 million they seek in their defamation legal case against the It ends with us actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publisher Leslie Sloane.
Before the 2026 trial date, Lively Solicitors sent a request to the judge on Friday, May 9, claiming that Counsel Baldoni was offering “disfranchised documents relating to their compensation” only during a recent meeting, rather than unlimited access to all the financial records of the actor and filmmaker. The attorneys for lively argued that the Baldoni side should be forced to show why they are trying $ 400 million in compensation.
Weekly US Extended to Baldoni representatives to respond to this latest legal development.
Lively, 37, originally Filing a legal case Against Baldoni in December 2024, accusing her former colleague of creating a hostile work environment and participating in sexual harassment. Her lawsuit claimed that the It ends with us The Director caused “serious emotional distress” on vibrant throughout the film’s making. Baldoni has denied all lively accusations.
Baldoni, 41, and his Wayfarer Company thereafter Filed legal case defamation $ 400 million against lively in January, with his lawyer Bryan Freedman Accusing the actress of “a duplicating attempt to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by spreading new, unchanged, new and doctified information to the media.” Lively and Reynolds denied those accusations.
Lively’s request for access to Baldoni’s financial records on the heels of its Subpoenaing lawyers Taylor Swift on Friday, May 9, for possible evidence in the case. Us would be obtained court documents In January where the Baldoni Legal Team claimed the Director and text messages lively about Swift and Reynolds claiming to offer feedback on claiming It ends with us‘DO scene. Swift allowed her song “My Tears Ricochet” to be used in the film.
A spokesman for Swift said Us In response to the subpoena, “Taylor Swift never treads on the set of this film, she was not involved Any casting or creative decisionsHe never scored the film, she never saw or made any notes on the film. She didn’t even see It ends with us Until weeks after his public release, he was traveling worldwide during 2023 and 2024 leading the largest journey in history. “
“The connection Taylor had with this film allowed the use of one song, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ Given that her participation licensed a song for the film, which also made 19 other artists, this document Subpoena is designed to use the Taylor Swift name to extract the public interest by creating a Clickbait tabloid instead of focusing on the facts of the case, ”a Swift spokesman ended.
It is alleged that Justin Baldoni’s legal battle with her ends with us Costar Blake Lively leaving his mark on the actor. During a Pretrial hearing on Monday, February 3, Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, said his “clients were financially and emotionally ruined” because of the situation. (Freedman also represents it ending with US producers Jamey Heath (…)
Days before Swift was subjected to, lively lawyer Mike Gottlieb That evidence argued from the singer would not have “relevance” to Baldoni’s legal case.
“This is a case for what happened to Blake lively when allegations of sexual harassment arose on the set,” insisted the attorney. “It’s not a case about how songs were chosen for the film. It’s not a case Fictional marvel characters in Deadpool Movies. “
“You have to ask the question, therefore, why are these people being subdued?” He continued. “Do they have any real relevance to the cause in question? You can’t go around the people of subpoenauing because they are famous and you think it will produce a bunch of headings. And the federal courts do not tolerate that kind of behavior.”
Baldoni’s lawyer, Freedman, responded to the Gottlieb complaint by saying, “Although it is clearly uncomfortable to the lively parties, the truth does not distract. The truth has been clearly shown through unanswered receipts, real -life documents and pictures. More to come. Justin at every time. ”
The Baldoni-Lively trial is expected to start on March 9, 2026, with the discovery period now underway.
