Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds on July 22, 2024; Justin Baldoni on Aug. 6, 2024.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Taylor Hill/WireImage; John Nacion/Variety via Getty
Blake LivelyandRyan Reynolds’s attorneys are arguing thatJustin Baldonishould not have access to the A-list couple’s private text messages with other celebrities for fear of leaking them to the public.On Thursday, March 6, attorneys for Lively, 37, and her husband Reynolds, 48, as well asIt Ends with Usdirector Baldoni, 41, consulted with Judge Lewis J. Liman over a dial-in hearing regarding Lively and Baldoni’songoing legal conflict. During the hearing, Lively’s attorney Meryl Conant Governski petitioned Judge Liman to only allow Baldoni’s lawyers access to Lively and Reynolds' communications, not to Baldoni himself.“There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands," Governski said, perPage Six.Back in January, Lively and Reynolds' famous friend Taylor Swiftwas mentionedinBaldoni’s complaint againstagainst Lively,Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s PR firm Vision PR.Baldoni’s attorney responded, saying that Lively’s attorneys should be required to file petitions for “access to specific sensitive materials.” Meanwhile, Lively’s attorneys argued that they “do need access to industry-relevant materials that would help clear our client’s name.“Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on Feb. 28, 2022; Jutin Baldoni on Dec. 13, 2023.Monica Schipper/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty"The dispute is about whether a narrow category of already non-public information should be accessible only to attorneys rather than the parties,” a spokesperson for Lively said in a statement to PEOPLE. “That type of provision is standard civil cases.“Judge Liman previously shut down portions of Lively’s subpoena for Baldoni’s phone records in court documents released on Friday, Feb. 28, when he determined the request to be “overly intrusive and disproportionate to the needs of the case.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Lively has identified no means to segregate those numbers that may have some relevance to her case from those numbers that would have no relevance and would reveal sensitive personal information,” read the judge’s ruling.Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.James Devaney/GC Images; Kristina Bumphrey/WWD via Getty; Kevin Mazur/GettyIn a statement shared with PEOPLE, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said that Judge Liman “put a stop” to the actress-producer’s “egregious attempt to invade our clients’ privacy” with the Feb. 28 ruling. A spokesperson for Lively additionally claimed that Baldoni’s attorney “ran into court to keep secret the phone records of who Baldoni [and his associates] were calling during their retaliatory campaign” in response to that ruling.Attorneys for both Lively and Baldoni previouslyopted outof what they described as “inappropriate” and “premature” mediation, indicating that both cases inLively v. Wayfarer Studios et al.will go to trial as scheduled inMarch 2026.
Blake LivelyandRyan Reynolds’s attorneys are arguing thatJustin Baldonishould not have access to the A-list couple’s private text messages with other celebrities for fear of leaking them to the public.
On Thursday, March 6, attorneys for Lively, 37, and her husband Reynolds, 48, as well asIt Ends with Usdirector Baldoni, 41, consulted with Judge Lewis J. Liman over a dial-in hearing regarding Lively and Baldoni’songoing legal conflict. During the hearing, Lively’s attorney Meryl Conant Governski petitioned Judge Liman to only allow Baldoni’s lawyers access to Lively and Reynolds' communications, not to Baldoni himself.
“There is a significant chance of irreparable harm if marginal conversations with high profile individuals with no relevance to the case were to fall into wrong hands,” Governski said, perPage Six.
Back in January, Lively and Reynolds' famous friend Taylor Swiftwas mentionedinBaldoni’s complaint againstagainst Lively,Reynolds, their publicist Leslie Sloane and Sloane’s PR firm Vision PR.
Baldoni’s attorney responded, saying that Lively’s attorneys should be required to file petitions for “access to specific sensitive materials.” Meanwhile, Lively’s attorneys argued that they “do need access to industry-relevant materials that would help clear our client’s name.”
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on Feb. 28, 2022; Jutin Baldoni on Dec. 13, 2023.Monica Schipper/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Monica Schipper/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
“The dispute is about whether a narrow category of already non-public information should be accessible only to attorneys rather than the parties,” a spokesperson for Lively said in a statement to PEOPLE. “That type of provision is standard civil cases.”
Judge Liman previously shut down portions of Lively’s subpoena for Baldoni’s phone records in court documents released on Friday, Feb. 28, when he determined the request to be “overly intrusive and disproportionate to the needs of the case.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Lively has identified no means to segregate those numbers that may have some relevance to her case from those numbers that would have no relevance and would reveal sensitive personal information,” read the judge’s ruling.
Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.James Devaney/GC Images; Kristina Bumphrey/WWD via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
James Devaney/GC Images; Kristina Bumphrey/WWD via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said that Judge Liman “put a stop” to the actress-producer’s “egregious attempt to invade our clients’ privacy” with the Feb. 28 ruling. A spokesperson for Lively additionally claimed that Baldoni’s attorney “ran into court to keep secret the phone records of who Baldoni [and his associates] were calling during their retaliatory campaign” in response to that ruling.
Attorneys for both Lively and Baldoni previouslyopted outof what they described as “inappropriate” and “premature” mediation, indicating that both cases inLively v. Wayfarer Studios et al.will go to trial as scheduled inMarch 2026.
source: people.com
