Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: Hollywood Trial Unfolds

0:00On April 28th, Blake Lively and Justin Baudoni are gearing up for their big trial next month over the drama from their movie, It Ends With Us. Jury selection kicks off Monday, May 18th, and each side figures it'll take three to four weeks to make their case. This legal clash has dragged on since last year, boiling down to claims of retaliation and broken contracts after a bunch of other charges got tossed. At a recent three-hour pre-trial hearing, their lawyers clashed over expert witnesses who want to testify about Lively's massive financial hits. Her teen claims she lost anywhere from $39 million to $143 million, hitting her hair care brand, Blake Brown, Betty, Boos drinks, and even a potential $35 million sequel deal. The fallout wrecked reps on both sides, with Baudoni firing back a $400 million counter-suit that got dismissed, plus another failed, shot at the New York Times. Judge Lewis Lemmon called it a few between PR machines, and the case has shrunk from 13 claims to just the core retaliation stuff.

1:04Baudoni's crew slammed Lively's damage estimates as way overblown, pointing out her four films in eight years only, pulled in about 21 million, total. The judge held off on a ruling and said a hearing next week for both teams to grill the experts face-to-face. Names like Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Swift could pop up as witnesses, keeping this Hollywood beef in the spotlight. With thousands of filings already, expect more twists as they head into trial. That's her update from Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI.