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Blake Lively’s sexual harassment lawsuit against him it ends with us Director and co-star Justin Baldoni will not go to trial until May 2026.
there were two Originally expected to face off in civil court Starting from March 9, 2026. However, during a post-discovery hearing on Tuesday, New York federal judge Lewis J. Liman informed both parties that the date was being pushed back to May 18.
according to PeopleJudge Lyman noted that he had two criminal trials pending, and “as important as this case is…criminal trials set precedent.”
Lively, who led the 2024 romantic drama based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 best-selling novel, Baldoni sued in JanuaryAfter he went public with allegations of misbehavior on the set, he was accused of sexual harassment and launched a smear campaign against him.
Baldoni denied the allegations and later countersued. gossip Girl The star and her husband Ryan Reynolds are reportedly accused of attempting to “destroy” her reputation and career. His case was officially dismissed after failing to submit an amended complaint by the October deadline last month.
Baldoni recently requested that the court dismiss Lively’s lawsuit against him, with his legal team arguing that Lively “cannot prove any actionable sexual harassment,” adding that “no reasonable jury” would find him guilty.
Lively’s legal team responded to the defense team’s claims In a filing of its own, Baldoni accused Baldoni and his co-defendants of “trying to deprive Blake Lively of her day in court, by throwing the kitchen sink at Lively’s sexual harassment and retaliation claims.”
“In its latest attempt to avoid accountability for the hostile environment created during production and marketing It ends with us, Justin Baldoni, Jamie Heath, Steve Sarowitz and their co-defendants ask this court to shield them from trial,” a heavily redacted 72-page filing read.
It was also alleged that “when faced with complaints, [the Defendants] Abandoned Wayfarer’s policies by refusing to investigate concerns,” adding: “Defendants’ campaign to turn Lively – a mother of four with decades of experience in the industry, who was simply looking for a safe and respectful workplace – into a ‘bully’ who ‘taken over’ Baldoni’s film is not a defense to harassment, retaliation, defamation, or any claims made by Lively.
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Baldoni’s lawyers did not respond IndependentRequest for comment.
Directed by and co-starring Baldoni, it ends with us One is about a flower shop owner (Lively) who becomes romantically involved with a charismatic but abusive neurosurgeon (Baldoni).