{"id":1979110,"date":"2025-08-25T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1979110"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:38:25","slug":"justin-baldoni-and-blake-lively-lawsuit-judge-unseals-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/justin-baldoni-and-blake-lively-lawsuit-judge-unseals-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Lawsuit: Judge Unseals Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some text messages and emails between <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/justin-baldoni\/\"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a> and others have been unsealed by a judge in his and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/blake-lively\/\"><strong>Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s ongoing legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents obtained by <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Monday, August 25, Judge <strong>Lewis J. Liman<\/strong> ordered on August 14 to unseal redacted exhibits from Lively\u2019s motion to compel.<\/p>\n<p>One of the exhibits showed a text exchange between Baldoni, 41, and his publicist. In the correspondence, Baldoni shared a screenshot of an Instagram profile that was an \u201cexample of someone trolling Blake\u201d on his page that didn\u2019t seem like a \u201creal account.\u201d The publicist stated that it could be an \u201cactual troll\u201d and that it was \u201c100 percent\u201d not anyone from his team.<\/p>\n<p>The docs also included another message between Baldoni and members of his PR team. When asked for an update on how things were going, one person replied that Baldoni and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/justin-baldoni-emily-baldonis-relationship-timeline-photos\/\">his wife, Emily<\/a>, were photographed out and about. Baldoni was surprised because he didn\u2019t see the cameras while on an outing outside of Los Angeles. He asked his team if that is something he should prepare for in the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/blake-lively-shut-down-in-effort-to-obtain-justin-baldonis-teams-emails\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/blake-lively-shut-down-in-effort-to-obtain-justin-baldonis-teams-emails\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Blake Lively Attempts to Obtain Justin Baldoni\u2019s Legal Team\u2019s Emails<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBlake Lively suffered a small setback in court after a judge denied her effort to obtain communications sent by Justin Baldoni\u2019s legal team to content creators or the press about her, Us Weekly can confirm. On Monday, August 4, a New York federal judge ruled on the motion filed by Baldoni\u2019s lawyer\u2019s firm Liner Freedman [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to text messages, the docs showed emails where Wayfarer Studios, which was cofounded by Baldoni, hired Street Relations for their \u201ccommunication and consulting services\u201d for three months for a total of $30,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to the docs, Baldoni\u2019s business partner at Wayfarer, <strong>Jamey Heath<\/strong>, sent a text message to a person claiming that he hired a \u201ccrisis management team\u201d that cost \u201c$9 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust have to manage every land mine so it doesn\u2019t go off,\u201d the text read. \u201cAnd there\u2019s just so much to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> has reached out to Baldoni for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Lively, 38, and Baldoni\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/blake-lively-and-justin-baldonis-alleged-feud-and-lawsuits-explained\/\">legal back-and-forth<\/a> began in December 2024 when the actress filed a lawsuit against her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/it-ends-with-us\/\"><em>It Ends With Us<\/em><\/a> costar and director. Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-team-feared-taylor-swift-fan-base-activation-docs\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Justin-Baldoni-Team-Name-Dropped-Taylor-Swift-in-Email-Over-Strategy.jpg?crop=0px%2C25px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni Team Name Dropped Taylor Swift in Email Over Strategy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Justin-Baldoni-Team-Name-Dropped-Taylor-Swift-in-Email-Over-Strategy.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-team-feared-taylor-swift-fan-base-activation-docs\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Justin Baldoni\u2018s Team Name Dropped Taylor Swift in Social Strategy Email<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMembers of Justin Baldoni\u2019s team once expressed fears Blake Lively would find a way of successfully \u201cactivating the Taylor Swift fan base\u201d to his disadvantage. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, August 13, a member of Baldoni\u2019s crisis team sent an email regarding \u201csocial and digital mitigation and remediation.\u201d In the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Baldoni has vehemently denied the allegations and countersued Lively. In June, a judge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/justin-baldonis-400-million-lawsuit-against-blake-lively-dismissed\/\">dismissed Baldoni\u2019s lawsuit<\/a> against Lively. While Lively got the legal win at the time, her lawsuit against Baldoni remains ongoing. The pair are scheduled to head to trial in March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/justin-baldoni-attends-blake-lively-deposition-in-lawsuit\/\">Lively was deposed<\/a> by Baldoni\u2019s legal team in New York City. According to a heavily redacted portion of the transcript obtained by <em>Us<\/em>, Lively stated that she believes the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/blake-lively-calls-out-justin-baldonis-lawyer-in-deposition-transcript-excl\/\">alleged smear campaign<\/a> against her \u201cdoesn\u2019t feel like it\u2019s ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased with the outcome of her deposition, and now look forward to deposing Justin Baldoni and each of the codefendants in short order,\u201d a spokesperson for Lively previously said in a statement to <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cDeposition testimony is confidential for good reason \u2014 it\u2019s evidence in a legal proceeding and is subject to objections and evidentiary rules. Juries aren\u2019t just handed deposition transcripts to read at home, and instead they listen to testimony that is presented at trial under a judge\u2019s supervision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some text messages and emails between Justin Baldoni and others have been unsealed by a judge in his and Blake Lively\u2019s ongoing legal battle. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Monday, August 25, Judge Lewis J. Liman ordered on August 14 to unseal redacted exhibits from Lively\u2019s motion to compel. 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