Blake Lively’s lawyer takes aim at content creators
The frenzied legal battle between It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni grows increasingly tangled by the day. The dispute arose after Lively accused Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer, of sexual harassment. He has since hit back with a flurry of lawsuits for defamation, levelling his own accusations against Lively, The New York Times, which first broke her side of the story, and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
In the latest twist in the case, Lively’s attorneys are asking the judge presiding over the case to keep certain personal details confidential to prevent them from becoming fodder for amateur sleuths and commentators on social media.
Since the dispute broke out, platforms like TikTok and Instagram have been ground zero for speculation and discussion, with certain influencers claiming to have unearthed evidence or connected the dots to come to a particular ironclad conclusion on one side or the other.
Lively’s attorneys are seeking a protective order to keep financial data, health records, and other personal information under wraps, some of which, according to Variety, involve other “high-profile individuals”. Baldoni’s team responded by saying they would only agree to the standard level of privacy rather than the heightened level that Lively is requesting, and took a stab (as they often have) at her “tarnished reputation”.
In response, Lively’s team pointed to “certain online content creators” such as Perez Hilton and Candace Owens, who “frequently parrot the Wayfarer Parties’ line” and noted that Hilton is also represented by Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman.
“The travels of the mischaracterization embraced by the Opposition through this manufactured echo chamber, by itself, provides ample justification for a Protective Order that establishes adequate protections for third-party privacy interests,” Lively’s team argued, adding that Baldoni’s side was demonstrating “callous disregard and disrespect for a woman advocating for the most basic workplace protections against sexual harassment.”
In January, the judge set a March 2026 court date for the trial to go ahead.
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