Blake Lively’s attorneys are reportedly looking for entry to Justin Baldoni’s monetary information within the newest chapter of their prolonged authorized battle.
TMZ studies that Vigorous’s authorized crew are asking Baldoni and his firm Wayfarer Studios to show they misplaced the $400 million they’re looking for of their defamation lawsuit in opposition to the It Ends With Us actress, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane.
Forward of a 2026 trial date, Vigorous’s legal professionals reportedly despatched a request to the decide on Friday, Could 9, claiming the Baldoni’s counsel solely provided “non-privileged paperwork regarding their damages” throughout a latest assembly, relatively than unrestricted entry to all the actor and filmmaker’s monetary information. The attorneys for Vigorous argued that Baldoni’s aspect ought to be obligated to point out why they’re looking for $400 million in damages.
Us Weekly has reached out to Baldoni’s representatives for a response to this newest authorized growth.
Vigorous, 37, initially filed a lawsuit in opposition to Baldoni in December 2024, accusing her former co-worker of making a hostile work atmosphere and fascinating in sexual harassment. Her lawsuit alleged that the It Ends With Us director inflicted “extreme emotional misery” on Vigorous all through the making of the movie. Baldoni has denied all of Vigorous’s accusations.
Baldoni, 41, and his firm Wayfarer subsequently filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit in opposition to Vigorous in January, along with his lawyer Bryan Freedman accusing the actress of a “duplicitous try to destroy Justin Baldoni, his crew and their respective corporations by disseminating grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored info to the media.” Vigorous and Reynolds denied these accusations.
Vigorous’s request for entry to Baldoni’s monetary information comes on the heels of his legal professionals subpoenaing Taylor Swift on Friday, Could 9, for potential testimony within the trial. Us obtained court documents in January by which Baldoni’s authorized crew alleged the director and Vigorous exchanged textual content messages about Swift and Reynolds purportedly providing suggestions on It Ends With Us’ rooftop scene. Swift allowed her track “My Tears Ricochet” for use within the movie.
Swift’s spokesperson advised Us in response to the subpoena, “Taylor Swift by no means set foot on the set of this film, she was not concerned in any casting or creative decisions, she didn’t rating the movie, she by no means noticed an edit or made any notes on the movie. She didn’t even see It Ends With Us till weeks after its public launch, and was touring across the globe throughout 2023 and 2024 headlining the most important tour in historical past.”
“The connection Taylor needed to this movie was allowing the usage of one track, ‘My Tears Ricochet.’ Provided that her involvement was licensing a track for the movie, which 19 different artists additionally did, this doc subpoena is designed to make use of Taylor Swift’s identify to attract public curiosity by creating tabloid clickbait as an alternative of specializing in the info of the case,” Swift’s spokesperson concluded.
Justin Baldoni’s authorized battle with It Ends With Us costar Blake Vigorous is allegedly leaving its mark on the actor. Throughout a pretrial listening to on Monday, February 3, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman mentioned his “shoppers are devastated financially and emotionally” due to the scenario. (Freedman can be representing It Ends With Us producers Jamey Heath […]
Days previous to Swift being subpoenaed, Vigorous’s lawyer Mike Gottlieb argued that testimony from the singer would have no “relevance” to Baldoni’s lawsuit.
“This can be a case about what occurred to Blake Vigorous when she raised claims of sexual harassment on the set,” the legal professional insisted. “It’s not a case about how songs have been chosen for the film. It’s not a case about fictional Marvel characters in Deadpool motion pictures.”
“It’s important to ask the query, then, why are these folks being subpoenaed?” he continued. “Have they got any precise relevance to the case at hand? You’ll be able to’t simply go round subpoenaing folks as a result of they’re well-known and also you suppose it’ll generate a bunch of headlines. And the federal courts don’t tolerate that type of conduct.”
Baldoni’s lawyer Freedman responded to Gottlieb’s criticism by saying, “Though clearly uncomfortable for the Vigorous events, the reality will not be a distraction. The reality has been clearly proven by way of unedited receipts, paperwork and actual life footage. Extra to come back. Blake was the one who introduced her high-profile buddies into this case with out concern for their very own private or public backlash. As the reality reveals, she used her Dragons to govern Justin at each flip.”
The Baldoni-Vigorous trial is about to start on March 9, 2026, with the invention interval now underway.
