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Break Live He plans to speak under oath to Justin Bardoni.
The lively 37-year-old is on a sexual harassment trial, her “It’ll End With Us” co-star and director. People Magazine It has been reported.
A legal dispute that first took shape in December Lively filed complaintsarrives at New York Courthouse for trial in March 2026.
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Blake Lively testifies against Justin Bardoni when their case was heard at a March 2026 trial. (Getty Images)
Lively’s lawyer Mike Gottlieb confirmed on Thursday that his client would provide testimony.
“The ultimate moment when the plaintiff’s story is told is on trial,” he said. “We expect that to be true here. [with Lively]. So of course, I hope she will become a witness at her trial. Of course, she is going to testify. ”
He added, “There are individuals who are witnesses to fraud in connection with Mr. Lively’s claims, or have experienced fraud. Their testimony will come through the testimony of living witnesses, especially about what happened on set.”
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Gottlieb noted that both parties have an “opportunistic opportunity to ask questions” during the discovery process. “I think we had a lot of distractions to distract our attention from the retaliation campaign that was launched against her,” he said. “And we hope and hope for the opportunity to truly focus on what we believe is the core part of the case in our discovery. This retaliation campaign was launched against Lively for her concerns about sexual harassment.”
Bardoni’s legal team stuck to their defense, saying in a statement provided to Fox News Digital, “It’s clearly offensive to living parties, but the truth is not distracting.”
Bardoni starred as Lyle Kincaid in “It Ends With Us.” (Gotham/GC image)
It was lively as a relief bloom in the film. (Gotham)
“The truth is clearly shown through unedited receipts, documents and real-life footage. It’s more to come,” said his lawyer, Brian Friedman. “Blake was the one who took her famous friend into this situation without worrying about her personal or public backlash. As the truth shows, she used the dragon to manipulate Justin every turn.”
He continued with live husband Ryan Reynolds. “Ryan’s involvement is very well documented and continues to discover more intentional misconduct. Has Disney actually used shareholder revenue to promote personal grudge?
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Bardoni mentioned Taylor Swift in his lawsuit by sharing a lively text with him. The “Jane the Virgin” star claimed that Lively used her friendship with Swift to threaten him to change the “It’s finished with us” script. While working on the film, Lively insisted on a rewrite of the rooftop scene. Baldoni was hesitant about the idea, but according to the complaint, she said she was alive, “I’ll look at what she’s put together.”
Lively filed a complaint against Bardoni in December after rumors of an onset feud that “it’ll end with us.” (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC image)
Lively then invited Baldoni to her New York City The actor-director said he felt Swift and pressured Reynolds to use a rewrite of the scene in Lively. “Later, Bardoni felt an obligation to receive a lively textbook, saying that he liked her page and that Reynolds and her mega-celebrity friends didn’t need to put pressure on him,” the complaint said.
“I love what you did. It really helps a lot. It makes it more fun and interesting (and I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor. [emoji] You are truly an all-out talent. According to the complaint, Bardoni’s text said.
It energised the lengthy reaction she mentioned. Swift and Reynolds As a “dragon” protecting her.
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Active detailed allegations of sexual harassmentintentional distress of retaliation, emotional distress, negligence, and complaints filed by Bardoni and lead producer Jamie Heath first filed with California’s Civil Rights Office on December 20th and later in federal court on December 31st.
Lively recently won a spot on the Time 100 “Titan” list. (Dimitrios Kambouris)
The same day, Lively filed her federal lawsuit, with Bardoni filing a $250 million lawsuit against the New York Times for a December article about the Smear Campaign that attempted to run against his co-stars.
A few weeks later, Bardoni then made Lively and Reynolds separate 400 million dollar honour loss lawsuit He accused the Hollywood Power couple of “it ended with us and trying to create their own story.”
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In addition to releasing a website detailing the timelines of events that allegedly occurred, Bardoni’s team also shared it. Unedited footage From the set of “It Ends With Us.” Both Vibrant and Bardoni claim that the footage bolsters their own claims.
