Blake Lively's Legal Battle: Retaliation Claims Move Forward

0:00It's April 25th, from red carpets to breaking stories. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, powered by AI. Blake Lively's legal fight with her, it ends with us director, Justin Valdoni, is heading to trial on May 18th. Out of her original 13 claims, a judge dismissed 10, including sexual harassment, but let three key ones move forward, breach of contract. Retaliation and aiding retaliation. Lively says this gets to the heart of her battle over a safe work environment. Earlier this month, the judge's ruling came down, and Valdoni's own $400 million counter suit for defamation got tossed last June. He denies any wrongdoing, while Lively stresses the ongoing retaliation she faced for speaking up privately on set. Ryan Reynolds has been all in supporting his wife, saying on a recent TV spot he's never been prouder of her integrity amid the chaos. A rep for Reynolds, backed that up, noting any husband would stand by his partner against harassment and retaliation in the workplace.

1:01Meanwhile, on the home front, life stays light with their four kids, 11-year-old James, 9-year-old Inez, 6-year-old Betty, and 3-year-old. Olin pulling an epic April 1st prank by wrapping the toilet in plastic, Lively joked online about regretting teaching them calendars. Reynolds and Lively's rock-solid partnership shines through it all, from business ventures to family life, proving their best friends first to always have each other's back no matter what hits.