Judge threatens to move Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively lawsuit forward if lawyers can't stop public comments

A New York judge has threatened to move up Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s March 2026 trial date if their lawyers continue their war of words in the press.

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Judge Liman proceeded to step in, saying that both sides have “given the public plenty to feast upon.”