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Blake Lively Urges Judge to Let Harassment Case Against Justin Baldoni Go to Trial

Her filing says the case meets the threshold for trial based on alleged harassment with retaliatory smears.

Overview

  • Lively’s heavily redacted opposition asks the court to deny Baldoni’s summary-judgment bid and send her sexual harassment and retaliation claims to a jury.
  • Her lawyers argue Wayfarer leaders created a hostile set and then amplified negative narratives about her, characterizing the defense filings as scattershot.
  • Baldoni’s November motion contends Lively’s accusations amount to minor grievances and fail to show an adverse employment action or an objectively hostile environment.
  • The dispute follows the court’s dismissal of Baldoni’s separate defamation countersuit earlier this year, with Lively’s case currently calendared for a March 2026 trial in New York.
  • Recent filings reference discovery materials and media coverage, including a deposition excerpt reported by Page Six in which Baldoni described a "Taylor Swift playbook," as both sides continue to contest PR tactics and leaked communications.