Baldoni's Defamation Lawsuit Moves Forward

0:00On March 2, a federal judge just greenlit Justin Baudoni's defamation lawsuit against his former publicist Stephanie Jones, dropping the ruling on March 26. That means Baudoni's production company Wayfarer gets to push forward, digging into hidden emails and texts that could spill more tea from the it-ins, with us drama. This all stems from leaked messages around the movie's release last year, where Jones allegedly shared private chats that fueled a New York Times. Story-painting, Baudoni, as the bad guy, in a smear against Blake Lively, both sides are firing back, with Jones denying any shady leaks and claiming she just followed a subpoena. The feuds exploded into a web of suits. Lively hid Baudoni, with harassment claims he denies, he countersued her, Ryan Reynolds, and her publicists for. $400 million in defamation, though some got tossed. Jones even sued Baudoni's crew, too, turning this into total legal chaos. Lately, Baudoni's teen cried foul over lively side, dumping nearly 1,000 documents and 40-plus witnesses right before trial prep, calling it stunt.

1:09The judge gave them a one-week extension and tweak to schedule, with a status conference set for April 2nd, and trial kicking off May 18th. As these stars brace for courtroom fireworks after a failed settlement talk, expect those very communications to rewrite the narrative, could be the twist that flips the whole script, entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending, I'm Cory with The Story.