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Blake Lively’s and Justin Baldoni’s Lawyers Want Each Other to Stop Talking


Continuing the courtroom drama over statements in the press.

Even as Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s lawyers agreed on Februay 3 to be more diplomatic in their comments to the media amid the This Ends with Us co-stars’ ongoing legal battle, that didn’t put a stop to finger-pointing. Liman didn’t tell anyone to stop talking with the media but ordered both sides to respect rules on legal decorum — which include not making comments that could thwart fair proceedings. Freedman, who is also representing Baldoni’s press reps in the sprawling litigation, countered that Lively; her husband, Ryan Reynolds; and spokesperson Leslie Sloane had launched their own media salvo months prior, working with the New York Times to publish an exposé, which, they contend, falsely accused Baldoni of misconduct.

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