Audition addressed judicial dispute between actors and requests to limit public declarations on the case
This Monday (3), the judge Lewis J. Liman chaired at the first hearing of the judicial trial between Blake Lively AND Justin Baldoni at the Federal Court of New York. Lively accuses Baldoni of defaming it after accusations of sexual harassment on the registration set of the film Here’s how it ends (Ends with us). Baldoni asked for defamation processes against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the New York Times. During the hearing, the judge denied Lively defense request to limit the statements of the lawyer of Baldoni, Bryan FreedmanAt the press, but he warned that he can advance the process, originally scheduled for March 2026, if the public dispute persists.
Lively defense said that Freedman is conducting a public relations campaign to influence the perception of the case, citing the creation of the site Thelawsuitinfo.comwhich brings together process documents. Lawyers asked to limit Freedman’s public statements, claiming to be able to influence a possible jury.
The judge established that both sides must follow the Rules of Professional Conduct of New Yorkwho prohibit lawyers to make statements that could damage a jury but allow public speech to protect customers from negative advertising. Freedman said he had no objections to these rules.
After the hearing, Freedman told journalists:
Our customers are devastated and want to move the case as soon as possible. We simply could not be more satisfied than the case was treated today. We will act quickly and demonstrate our innocence in a world where people sometimes judge before giving a chance. And we will change it.
Friday (31), Baldoni’s team added to the process of defamation process against the New York Times. According to lawyers, the newspaper would have worked with the Lived team to distort text messages from the public relations team of Baldoni. They say it metadata of the website Teams Indicate that the publication had access to the Lively complaint before the report of 21 December.
Judge Liman reiterated that the public dispute can affect the progress of the case and stressed that if the use of the press continues, it could anticipate the date of the process. There is still no new date.
Source: Terra
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