Judge Grants Blake Lively Expanded Protections in Legal Battle with Justin Baldoni
The ruling limits public access to sensitive information as the high-profile lawsuit over harassment and defamation advances toward trial.
- A judge approved Blake Lively's request for a strengthened protective order to safeguard sensitive information, including medical records and private communications, from public exposure.
- The protective order designates certain materials as 'attorneys’ eyes only,' though it will not extend to trial proceedings, where evidence may become public.
- Lively's legal team argued the protections were necessary due to concerns about leaks, online harassment, and potential harm to unrelated high-profile individuals.
- Justin Baldoni's legal team supported the ruling's narrower scope but criticized Lively's earlier demands for being overly broad and intrusive.
- The legal dispute, which includes allegations of harassment, defamation, and countersuits, is set to go to trial in March 2026.