Blake Lively's $161M Lawsuit: Trial Starts May 18

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Blake Liveley's lawsuit against Justin Baldone's company just got a big money twist. She's claiming the online backlash from their feud wrecked her reputation, costing her $161 million total. Her team hired an expert to crunch the numbers on that damage. Breaking it down, she's after $56 million in past and future earnings losses, $49 million from her hair care line, and A. $22 million hit to her Betty Buzz drinks brand. The expert pointed to 176 million negative online impressions, with labels like Mean Girl, Bullie, and Tone Dev sticking to her. That alone tallies up $36.5 to $40.5 million in harm. Baldone's side is brushing off the huge figures, calling them laughable. Meanwhile, a judge already dismissed most of her claims earlier this month, but key parts move forward.

1:03Trial kicks off May 18 in New York, where Blake vows to keep fighting. She's grateful a jury will hear the core of her story next month, setting the stage for her full side to drop.