{"id":176222,"date":"2025-12-09T23:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/176222\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:22:08","slug":"when-does-the-blake-lively-justin-baldoni-trial-start-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/176222\/","title":{"rendered":"When Does the Blake Lively\u2013Justin Baldoni Trial Start Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It starts with a delay. The civil trial between Justin Baldoni<\/a> and Blake Lively<\/a> has been postponed for two months, belaboring an already laborious process. Originally scheduled to start March 9, 2026, the It Ends With Us <\/a>trial now starts on May 18, per People<\/a>. Judge Lewis J. Liman of the\u00a0Southern District of New York explained that two criminal trials that \u201ctake precedent\u201d over a civil trial. The next hearing is on January 22, and Judge Liman reportedly told the parties at a post-discovery hearing on December 9 to talk about settlements, if needed. Considering this back-and-forth has been going on for about a year, it seems unlikely.<\/p>\n

Lively sued her It Ends With Us co-star and director as well as his production company in December 2024 for emotional distress and retaliation<\/a>. Several months after the film\u2019s release, a rumor-filled press tour<\/a> had led fans to pit Lively and Baldoni against<\/a> each other. In the lawsuit, Lively claims that Baldoni and his team spearheaded a smear campaign against her as retaliation for reporting alleged sexual harassment against him. He filed a countersuit against Lively around the same time, but it was dismissed by a judge in June 2025<\/a>. It\u2019ll be another six months to find out how this all ends, at which point, Colleen Hoover will have had two<\/a> more<\/a> movie adaptations come out.<\/p>\n

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