Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni's legal case receives latest update

Blake Lively and Justin Baldwin's lawyers have been called into fresh legal discussions over a possible settlement in their long-running dispute.

For the unversed, Lively alleged in December 2024 that she had been subjected to sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct during filming.

Her proceedings included accusations mentioning Justin kissing her during a scene where it was not scripted, entered her trailer while she was breastfeeding, and that a producer showed her a video of his wife giving birth.

The director denied these allegations by filing legal action against Blake, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the The New York Times, which had reported on the dispute.

Now, just one day after a judge dismissed actress Blake’s sexual harassment claims tied to the film It Ends With Us, it has been reported that attorneys for the actress, and the director Justin, 42, are now set for separate calls with US Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave.

This development comes after a ruling by Judge Lewis Liman that narrowed the case.

According to reporting by the Daily Mail, the side have been asked to address “their client's updated settlement position” in private sessions.

The session for Blake’s legal team has been scheduled first, followed by Justin’s legal team with the difference of an hour.

“The court’s ruling that Ms. Lively’s state and federal harassment claims could not go to trial was about legal issues rather than an endorsement of the defendants’ conduct,” Blake’s lawyer Michael Gottlieb commented.

He stated, “The court held that Ms. Lively’s sexual harassment claims could not go to a jury because Ms. Lively did not sign a contract, that she is an independent contractor instead of an employee, and that the offensive conduct occurred in New Jersey instead of California.”