Blake Lively's Lawsuit: Key Claims Move Forward

0:00On April 7th, Blake Lively's lawsuit against her it ends with us co-star and director Justin Baldoni is heating up as trial approaches. Her team wants him and his co-defendants to confirm right now if they'll testify in person or by deposition. A judge already tossed most of her claims like sexual harassment and defamation, but three key ones, breach of contract, retaliation and aiding, retaliation move, forward to trial on May 18th. Earlier this month on April 2nd, Judge Lewis Lehman made that ruling, saying the harassment stuff didn't qualify under California law since it happened elsewhere. Lively first filed in California last year, then shifted to New York Federal Court, accusing Baldoni and producer Jamie Heath of bad behavior on set, followed by a smear campaign. Lively's lawyers are fired up, calling this delay tactic a strategic move to mess with her prep. They say Baldoni's side is dodging basic info that she needs to list witnesses for the joint pretrial order, due April 10th.

1:02In an April 7th letter to the judge, her attorneys demanded a response from Baldoni's group by April 8th and a short extension for her side. Co-defendants include studio execs and PR folks who they say join the retaliation. With deadlines tight and no word yet from Baldoni's camp, this back and forth shows the fights far from over-expect more moves before that May 18th showdown. That's the story for today, entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.