Blake Lively's Legal Battle: Trial Looms

0:00It's April 20th. From red carpets to breaking stories, this is entertainment and celebrity news, powered by AI. Blake Lively and director Justin Baldoni from the film It Ends With Us are deep in a legal fight that started back in December 2024. She's suing him and his production company for alleged sexual harassment on set and a smear campaign afterward. Baldoni fired back with his own claims, but things have narrowed down big time. Here this month, a federal judge tossed out 10 of her 13 claims over a jurisdiction snag. That leaves, just a breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding retaliation charges to head to trial on May 18th. Ryan Reynolds, Blake's husband of 13 years, has her back strong. On Sunday today, on April 19th, he said he's never been prouder of her integrity amid all this Hollywood drama. He called out the gap between online illusions and real life. Reynolds even slammed Baldoni's earlier countersuit and core papers back in March 2025, saying

1:02the director was twisting his support for his wife. That defamation case against the couple got dropped officially in October. With the trial looming, folks are watching how this plays out for everyone involved in the movie world.