Lively-Baldoni Legal Battle: $143M at Stake

0:00Lawyers for Blake Lively and Justin Baudoni clashed in a pretrial conference in New York City on Tuesday, April 28th, hashing out damages. From their messy it ends with us legal fight. Lively's team claims the drama cost her a huge sequel deal where she would direct and earn top dollar. Her attorneys push for up to $35 million in lost sequel pay, plus $39 million to $143 million in other. Film-related hits. Meanwhile, Baudoni's lawyers shot that down as pure speculation, blaming her past brand flops instead. The beef kicked off last December, when the 38-year-old actress accused her 42-year-old co-star and director of harassment and a smear campaign. He denied it all, counter-sued, but a judge tossed his case in June. Fans and brands reacted hard, with her Betty Buzz line drowning in negative social media heat. During the hearing, both sides sparred over expert witnesses and said they'd need about

1:00three weeks each to make their full cases to a jury. The judge didn't lock in dates, but told him to check witness schedules for another pre-trial session. With a jury trial set to star Monday, May 18th, despite settlement nudges from the bench, this Hollywood showdown looks ready to drop some real. Bombs in court. This has been Durham News Today, powered by AI.