Lively-Baldoni Trial: Hollywood Beef Heats Up

0:00On April 20th, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are headed to federal court in New York on May 18th for a trial stemming from their clash on the best. Set of it ends with us. She filed suit back in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and trying to smear her reputation. A judge tossed most of her claims on April 2nd, but three key ones, breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding retaliation are moving forward. Baldoni fired back with his own lawsuit last year, claiming she tried to hijack the movie and tank his name, but that got dismissed. Lively detailed incidents like unwanted physical contact during scenes, and she says he hired a team to run a public attack on her. Megan Kelly blasted Lively on her show this week, saying the actress tried to ruin Baldoni and now faces major career fallouts. Offers have dried up, no one's casting her, and folks are too angry to forgive and forget. Kelly also noted Ryan Reynolds, Lively's husband, is sweating this heart since he might end up testifying.

1:00That could drag both of them through negative headlines for months if it goes full trial. With both stars set to take the stand in just weeks, this Hollywood beef shows no signs of cooling, keep an eye on how it shakes out for their futures. This has been Entertainment in celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.