Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni could go to judgment on him ends with the accusations of us | Entres and Arts of Arts

A trial date for Blake Lively has been established and she ends with the co -star and director of the United States. Justin Baldoni.

Both actors have filed lawsuits after an initial legal complaint of Dynamicwho accused Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film, and an alleged subsequent plan to damage his reputation.

Baldoni then sued Lively and her husband Ryan Reynoldsaccusing them of kidnapping both the production and marketing of the film, as well as supposedly trying to stain him and others who worked on production through false accusations.

It ends with us is an adaptation of the 2016 novel by the best -selling American author Colleen Hoover, which begins as a romance but becomes a dark domestic violence.

The film exceeded box office expectations after its launch in August, but was eclipsed by online speculation of a consequence of the consequences between the two co -star, which were not represented together at the premiere of the film. Nor did they interview together during the promotion.

The federal judge of New York, Lewis J Liman, has established a trial date for March 2026.

It occurs after Lively’s legal team said in a presentation on Monday that a Baldoni lawyer was trying to influence the possible jury creating a website to publish documents and communications selected among the couple.

“The endless flow of declarations of defamatory and extrajudicial media must end,” Lively’s lawyers said.

Bryan Freedman, who represents Baldoni, said in a statement in response that “they would respect the court,” but added: “All we want is for people to see the real text messages that directly contradict their accusations, video images that There are clearly no sexual harassment and all the other powerful evidence that directly contradicts any false accusation. “

Meanwhile, in Texas, in a separate presentation, a precursor to another potential demand, Lively has requested an order for a statement for a crisis management specialist who, according to her, was behind much of the supposed manipulation of the networks Social surrounding the film that became a public feeling against it. .

How the legal case was developed

At the end of December, Lively demanded Baldoni, his producer and others in New York for sexual harassment and attacks against their reputationasking for unspecified damage.

Baldoni filed his demand earlier this monthaccusing Lively and her husband, the star of Deadpool and the co -owner of Wrexham FC, Reynolds, of defamation and extortion. It is looking for at least $ 400 million (£ 321 million) in damages.

The judge said Monday that he will probably combine the lawsuits for trial.

In early January, Baldoni also sued the New York Times newspaper by defamation after he published accusations about him.

Lively starred in the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants before going to fame in the Gossip Girl television series from 2007 to 2012. It is also known for films such as the city and waters wishes.

Baldoni is known by the Television Comedy series Jane the Virgin and for directing the 2019 film five feet away. He also wrote enough to man, a book that retracts against traditional notions of masculinity.