Overview
- On Dec. 28, Lively posted an Instagram Story describing her holiday “heaven,” listing family time, hot cookies with iced milk, a fire, Mahjong, snow and a new season of Fixer Upper.
- Joanna Gaines reshared the photo and praised the scene as a “dreamy set up.”
- Judge Lewis J. Liman rescheduled the trial to May 18, 2026, and the parties are due for a court‑mandated settlement conference on Feb. 11.
- Lively’s attorneys objected in a Dec. 19 filing to deposition questions about her sexual and romantic history, warning they would seek a protective order and sanctions if it continues.
- Lively is pursuing a December 2024 lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation and seeking about $160 million; Baldoni denies the claims, and his $400 million countersuit was dismissed in June 2025.