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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appear in court together for first time
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have attended court together for the first time since their acrimonious It Ends With Us legal battle began more than a year ago.
The pair co-starred in the romantic drama, which Baldoni also directed, but promoted the film separately after its release in August 2024. In December that year, Lively filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and accusing the filmmaker of co-ordinating a smear campaign against her.
On Wednesday, the pair and their legal teams attended the US District Court in Manhattan, New York, to see if the case could be settled without going to trial. Mandatory settlement talks are generally required as part of civil proceedings, but are not open to the public or media.
Talks between the stars' lawyers went on for more than six hours before they were pictured leaving the federal courthouse separately. Baldoni's wife, Emily, also attended the hearing.
His attorney Bryan Freedman said afterwards that the talks did not result in a settlement. The stars spent the majority of the day in separate courtrooms, Sky News' US partner NBC reported, citing a source familiar with the proceedings.
Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave went back and forth between both legal teams, the source said. Will the case go to trial? Freedman told reporters outside the courtroom that the teams would return to court on Thursday for a "different matter on the docket.
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