Blake Lively just isn’t afraid to get on the witness stand for her ongoing legal feud against Justin Baldoni.
“Yes,” the “It Ends With Us” star’s lawyer Mike Gottlieb confirmed to People Thursday when requested if she is going to testify. “The ultimate moment for a plaintiff’s story to be told is at trial.”
He continued, “We expect that to be the case here [with Lively]. So we would, of course, expect her to be a witness at her trial. Of course she’s going to testify.”
Page Six has reached out to Baldoni’s rep and lawyer for touch upon the brand new growth however didn’t instantly hear again. It’s unclear if the actor-director additionally plans to take the witness stand.
The former co-stars’ trial just isn’t set to take place till March 2026 in a New York City federal court docket.
Lively, 37, recently hinted she has rather a lot to say about her alleged experiences — however held again on doing so.
“I have so much to say about the last two years of my life, but tonight is not the forum,” the “Age of Adeline” star mentioned on the Time100 Gala in April earlier than sharing a heartfelt account of her mother’s assault story.
Lively is suing Baldoni, 41, for sexual harassment, alleging that he made inappropriate remarks about his past porn addiction, her sex life and made other women “uncomfortable” on set.
She has additionally alleged that he and his disaster PR group launched a smear campaign against her, releasing a sequence of texts in which they confessed they’ll “bury anyone.”
Baldoni, nonetheless, has denied any wrongdoing and countersued Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and their publicist, Leslie Sloane, in a $400 million lawsuit for defamation, extortion and different claims.
The “Gossip Girl” alum has tried to get the “Jane the Virgin” alum’s countersuit tossed out, arguing to the decide by way of her legal professionals that it violates California legal guidelines that defend sexual harassment victims’ rights to communicate out. She additionally referred to as the swimsuit “vengeful” and retaliatory.
The decide has not but made a ruling on this matter, due to this fact, the circumstances are nonetheless set to go to trial.
Aside from Lively, different stars who may be required to testify are Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman.
The Daily Mail reported in April that the worldwide pop star, 35, and “Wolverine” star, 56, are set to be subpoenaed by Baldoni’s authorized group quickly.
They are believed to have performed a task in Lively’s attempts to assert her control over the favored movie.
Lively as soon as texted Baldoni that she felt “so lucky” to have her “dragons” to defend her, referencing Swift and Reynolds, 48.
Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman has since mentioned in response, “The message could not have been clearer.”
“Baldoni was not just dealing with Lively. He was also facing Lively’s ‘dragons,’ two of the most influential and wealthy celebrities in the world, who were not afraid to make things very difficult for him.”
