They spent six hours in the same building. They never spoke. And nothing got resolved.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni arrived separately at Manhattan's Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on Tuesday for what was supposed to be a last-ditch settlement conference. By the end of the day, both exited through a crowd of cameras without a word.
TheIt Ends With Usco-stars hadn't been in the same room since principal photography wrapped in early 2024.
Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, confirmed what everyone suspected: the talks failed.
'I do think it will go to trial,' Freedman told reporters outside the courthouse. 'We're looking forward to it.'
This case stopped being a typical celebrity lawsuit the moment private messages went public. Unsealed court documents last month showed howHollywood's inner circle really talks when they think no one's watching.
Taylor Swift, Lively's close friend at the time, texted her in December 2024: 'I think this bitch knows something is coming because he's gotten out his tiny violin.' She was reacting to a People Magazine post about Baldoni.
Lively called Baldoni a 'doofus director' and a 'clown' who 'thinks he's a writer now' in other exchanges. Co-star Jenny Slate wrote that the shoot 'has been a really gross and disturbing shoot, and I'm one of many who feel [this] way.'
But the most explosive comment came from insideSonyitself.
Andrea Giannetti, the studio's executive vice president of production, admitted in deposition that she called Lively a 'f---ing terrorist.' Why? Lively had threatened to walk off the film unless Sony signed a 17-point list of demands without changes. The studio signed it. They had already invested $28 million (£20.5 million).
Source: International Business Times UK
