Blake Lively vs Wayfarer: Witness Blocking Drama

0:00It's April 21st. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI what everyone's talking about. Blake Lively's pushing hard to block a key witness in her upcoming trial against Wayfair Studios over it ends with Astrama. Her lawyers filed a motion on April 11th to exclude journalist Kirstie Flyer, who posted a resurfaced 2016 interview that blew up online. Last year, painting Lively as rude with mean girl vibes. Wayfair tied to Justin Baldoni, once Flyer on the stand to argue any backlash was organic and predated Lively's claims of a smear campaign. Meanwhile, Lively's team says Flyer's testimony adds zero value since she had no hand in making the clip go viral, and it's all speculation. They accuse the defense of dredging of old gossip to trash her character, instead of sticking to facts like how defendants allegedly amplified the video. Hubbard Buzz has been wild since that interview resurfaced right after the film's premiere,

1:00fueling criticism and tying into broader b's from the movie's promotion mess. Lively's not alleging Flyer plotted with anyone, her focus is on post-video actions by the other side. On the flip side, Wayfair are fired back on April 20th, calling the move a desperate Hail Mary and insisting the testimony proves Lively's rep. Issues were self-made. Both camps are clashing over more evidence, too, like blocking prior misconduct claims against Baldoni and smear-related texts or emails. With a pre-trial hearing set for April 28th and the trial kicking off May 18th in New York City, Judge Louis Lehman already narrowed. Things down by dismissing most of Lively's claims, leaving breach of contract and retaliation alive. The size got a trim witness list soon, so expect more fireworks as they gear up.