Overview
- Lively’s harassment and retaliation claims faced a dismissal bid in Manhattan federal court, where the judge heard arguments and gave no ruling after signaling that discrete incidents could be considered cumulatively.
- Hundreds of texts and emails entered the record this week, including exchanges with Taylor Swift, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Anna Wintour, as well as messages showing Ryan Reynolds discussing the fallout with his agent.
- Court filings detail a Sony executive’s deposition acknowledging she called Lively a “f---ing terrorist” and recounting on‑set incidents, including Baldoni allegedly calling an actor “hot,” which the executive said did not, in her view, warrant HR escalation.
- Unsealed messages show Baldoni asked Lively’s trainer about her weight before an intimate scene in April 2023; Baldoni says it was for lift safety, while Lively’s side calls the request inappropriate and upsetting postpartum.
- Jameela Jamil’s private texts disparaging Lively surfaced, prompting Jamil to publicly defend her comments as personal venting, as the case remains on track for a May 18 trial with Baldoni’s earlier $400 million countersuit already dismissed.