Blake Lively Is 'in Constant Contact with Her Team' amid Legal Battle with Justin Baldoni (Exclusive Source)

Mar. 15, 2025

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni.Photo:Jeff Spicer/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Jeff Spicer/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Blake Livelyis “in constant contact with her team” over her ongoing legal battle withIt Ends With Usactor-directorJustin Baldoni, a source tells PEOPLE.

“She sees the whole lawsuit drama as a necessary bump, but she’s not letting it take away from her main focus, which is her children," the insider says of the actress, 37, who is suing Baldoni, 41, for alleged misconduct in the making of the film.

“Blake is surprisingly calm and just tries to focus on family life,” the source adds regarding Lively’s husbandRyan Reynoldsand theirfour children.

Livelyfiled a complaint against Baldoni accusing him of sexual harassmentduring the production of the 2024 filmIt Ends With Us.She is also suing Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios, his publicists Jennifer Abel and Melissa Nathan and the film’s lead producerJamey Heathand more over an alleged retaliatory public smear campaign to “destroy” her reputation. Baldoni has denied the allegations.

Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds at the N.Y.C. premiere of ‘It Ends With Us’ in August 2024.Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

A pre-trial conference involving both parties’ attorneys took place on Monday, Feb. 3 as they discussed Lively’s prospectiverequest for a gag order.

Freedman is also representing Heath, co-producer onIt Ends With Us, Steve Sarowitz, Wayfarer Studios and publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel in the lawsuit.

Baldoni pictured at the N.Y.C. premiere of ‘It Ends With Us’ in August 2024.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

The decision was made after Baldoni’s legal team releasedvideo footageto press of Lively and Baldoni on the set ofIt Ends With Usandlaunched a website, publishing his legal documents.

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A trial for both of their caseswill beginon March 9, 2026.

source: people.com