Blake Lively drops 2 claims towards Justin Baldoni in trial prep for March 2026 courtroom showdown

Jun 03, 2025 11:29 PM IST

Blake Lively and her legal professionals are reportedly “streamlining” her case for optimum impression, in what’s going to seemingly be a really public trial

The newest twist within the simmering Blake-Baldoni authorized drama, is: *drumrolls* — her dropping two of her claims towards her It Ends With Us arch-nemesis. Now earlier than you elevate your eyebrows, no these aren’t the sexual harassment claims that are basically the kingpin of Blake’s whole case. On June 2, Blake requested a withdrawal and dismissal of her claims towards Justin, citing intentional infliction of emotional misery and negligent infliction of emotional misery.

Blake Lively’s authorized workforce has determined to drop 2 of her claims towards Justin Baldoni, forward of March 2026 trial(Photos: X)

So has she had a change of coronary heart, seeing the freefall Justin’s profession and repute has taken since this saga broke out into the general public scene? That’s a simple no.

Blake’s legal professionals, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, in an announcement to PEOPLE asserted, “Once again, this is a routine part of the litigation process that is being used as a press stunt. We are doing what trial lawyers do: preparing our case for trial by streamlining and focusing it; they are doing what they do: desperately seeking another tired round of tabloid coverage”.

But Justin’s authorized workforce has their very own story to inform. The emotional misery claims have reportedly been pulled again by Blake, in the opportunity of an order being issued as per which Blake must “identify her medical and mental health care providers”, together with entry to remedy notes and related medical info, reveals a letter penned by Justin’s lawyer Kevin Fritz, addressed to Judge Lewis J. Liman in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. The letter additionally curtly concluded, “Ms. Lively cannot have it both ways”.

Now so far as Blake goes, she “continues to allege emotional distress, as part of numerous other claims in her lawsuit, such as sexual harassment and retaliation, and massive additional compensatory damages on all of her claims”, asserted her legal professionals.

Blake and Justin had beforehand collaborated on the doomed 2024 movie It Ends With Us, the official adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel. Following the movie’s launch, Blake filed a lawsuit towards Justin and his manufacturing firm, Wayfarer Studios, alleging sexual harassment and claiming he initiated a preemptive smear marketing campaign. Justin denied the accusations and responded with a $400 million countersuit towards Blake, her husband Ryan, their publicist Leslie Sloane, and her company Vision PR, Inc., alleging defamation, civil extortion, and different costs. The trial is scheduled for March 2026.