Neither Lively nor Baldoni were in the New York court for the pre-trial conference, where Judge Lewis Liman advised their attorneys to avoid making statements in public that could prejudice the proceedings. If the parties try to litigate this case in the press, the judge said he has the ability to move up the trial, currently scheduled for March Attorneys for both Lively and Baldoni emphasized in court the negative impact the case has had on their clients.
Gottlieb said he plans to file an amended complaint by Feb. Baldoni β a writer, director and producer who also built a brand around encouraging men to be better allies to women β and Lively have been in a legal battle that began in December, when Lively accused him of sexual harassment and retaliation in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights Department, preceding a civil lawsuit that followed about a week later.
Last month, he filed a lawsuit against Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy. This is an age-old story: A woman speaks up with concrete evidence of sexual harassment and retaliation and the abuser attempts to turn the tables on the victim. Both Baldoni and Lively provided in their suits text messages they say make their cases. Baldoni was also heard in an audio recording published by TMZ apologizing to Lively, reportedly sent while they were working on the project.
It really does help a lot. Makes it so much more fun and interesting. Both Lively and Baldoni claim in their lawsuits to have been the subject of retaliatory publicity campaigns by the other. The legal filings in this case are only part of the story. Representatives for Lively and Baldoni have continued to spar over the information being provided to the public outside of court. Watch on Demand. Press enter to search Type to Search. Copy Link. Judge tells attorneys for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni not to fight case through media.
How we got hereBaldoni β a writer, director and producer who also built a brand around encouraging men to be better allies to women β and Lively have been in a legal battle that began in December, when Lively accused him of sexual harassment and retaliation in a complaint first filed with the California Civil Rights Department, preceding a civil lawsuit that followed about a week later.
