Blake Lively's Lawsuit Against Justin Baldoni Moves Forward

0:00It's April 4th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered stories from the Spotlight. Blake Lively just spoke out on her lawsuit against Items with his co-star, Justin Baldoni. A court dismissed 10 out of her 13 claims, including the sexual harassment ones, but three main ones, breach of contract, retaliation, and helping with retaliation move forward to trial on May 18th. She's feeling hopeful about getting her full story in front of a jury next month. Lively shared this on her Instagram stories yesterday, April 3rd, after the ruling came down. She never wanted to file the suit, but says she dealt with ongoing retaliation just for asking for a safe workplace for everyone on set. Lively sees it as a privilege to speak up, and she plans to use that chance. Her lawyer, Mike Gottlieb, cleared up why the harassment claims got tossed. It boiled down to legal technicalities. She's an independent contractor without a signed contract, and the issues happen in New Jersey,

1:01not California. With trial just weeks away, Lively's pushing ahead to share what went down, not just for herself, but to help others who can't fight back.