Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s ‘It Ends With Us’ trial date revealed

nypost.com:

“It Ends With Us” legal dispute.The court date for the case was scheduled by Judge Lewis J. Liman in a legal order filed on Monday, according to court documents obtained by The Post.Lively, 37, and Baldoni, 41, are suing each other in federal court in New York.

Lively filed a $250 million lawsuit against Baldoni last month, alleging sexual harassment and a smear campaign. Baldoni, in turn, filed a $400 million countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for defamation and extortion.Liman said in Monday’s legal order that he plans to “consolidate” the separate lawsuits.

The judge also confirmed that a pre-trial hearing will take place on Feb. 3, 2025. Both teams are expected to address Lively’s request that a gag order be placed on Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, at the hearing.Lively and Baldoni’s trial could be canceled if both sides reach a settlement before March 2026, or postponed if the legalities of the case drag on.However, both stars seem committed to hashing out their feud in court.

Variety reported that last week, Lively and Reynolds’ legal team requested a hearing “as soon as possible” to address Freedman’s media statements, which prompted the judge to move the pre-trial hearing date up from Feb.