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The Hot bench Judges believe it is too soon to come in a judgment in Justin Baldoni and Blake livelyOngoing legal battle.
“I think there is so much more to come in this one that you could change your mind every two minutes,” judge Rachel Juarez shared only with We weekly before celebrating Hot bench‘s 2,000th chapter on Thursday, January 23. “Every time someone says something, you can change your mind. I suspend judgment. I have some strong views that are starting to form. But I think we don’t know yet. ”
Juarez and her fellow Hot bench judge Michael Corriero and Yodit Tewolde are not related to the case.
In December 2024, The New York Times break the news that lively suits Baldoni for sexual harassment and for claiming to have launched a “social treatment” campaign against her to “destroy” her reputation. (Baldoni has deny the allegations through his Bryan Freedman attorney.)
The rift reported by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni came to the headlines months before Gostars it Ends with us filed lawsuits. While Lively and Baldoni promoted the film in August 2024, rumors began to swirl for an alleged row between the pair. Supporters noticed that Lively promoted the film with some of his costars while Baldoni, who (…)
Baldoni later sue The New York Times For libel and fake light disturbing privacy. (And New York Times The spokesman stood by the story saying she was “reported in detail and responsible.”)
The Jane the maiden Star also suits lively for $ 400 million in compensation and accusing the actress of being “determined to make the real villain’s baldoni in his story.” (Lively also has deny all his allegations.)
“When you file a legal case like that and you choose a number, you really start with a number of thin air,” Juarez explained Us In responding to the Number $ 400 million. “No one has actually calculated the specific compensation.”
Freedman described as a “smart guy” and “strategic attorney” who could “want the shock value of the $ 400 million sticker.”
“That would seem to me, even if it gets better, an unlikely amount for him to really improve,” Juarez continued. “But I think they send a message saying, ‘This is how bad it is. It’s a $ 400 million problem. ‘”
Judge Tewolde joked that she is waiting “to see more receipts” before choosing a side in the highly public legal battle.
She pointed to a new video from an It ends with us A scene that the Baldoni team believes that proves his side of the story.
“Justin Baldoni’s team releases the unmixed movie from that clip and after watching the movie now and now puts it together and compared it with the words in her weed He doesn’t really see things, “he said,” but I’m going to wait to see how this thing plays out. “
What every judge can agree on is that this case will be “fascinating” to watch.
“I saw the movie, and I thought it was a great movie with a good message and I thought it was very well done but I think it is all that this is Going to turn it on are the truly unlicensed versions of the scenes that are a problem. , ”Judge Corriero predicted. “I think that’s going to be very important for the judge and the jury to see.”
Juarez added, “It’s such an evolutionary process. This is going to be a fascinating one. ”
The Hot bench Judges have been addressing their own unique cases on the small screen for many years now. On January 23, the trio celebrated 2,000 episodes from their court room show which includes the first three judges panel.
Update 1/16/25 at 12:43 pm ET: Wayfarer Studios Justin Baldoni filed a legal case $ 400 million against it ends with us Costar Blake Lively and his publisher, Leslie Slane, on Thursday, January 16. In the filing 179-page obtained by US Weekly, Baldoni claimed that lively was “determined” to make it a “real-life villain in her story.” (…)
Although their litigants are much less famous, Juarez, Corriero and Tewolde are determined to make the right judgment in each case.
“You get to hear why we come to a conclusion and can we get a consensus together or what our logic is,” Teasing Corriero. “I think that makes him a little more interesting because he may give us an opportunity to educate and prove our views together and entertain.”
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