Blake Lively is reportedly struggling amid the never-ending feud and dueling lawsuits with her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni.
The “A Simple Favor” star, 37, “is very stressed, upset, and just wants all of this to be done,” an insider told Us Weekly.
Lively accused Baldoni, 41, of sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign in a complaint filed just before Christmas. Prior to the filing, much of the evidence in Lively’s suit was laid out in a New York Times piece. Baldoni sued the newspaper for $250 million on Dec. 31, as Lively was suing him.
Last month, the “Jane the Virgin” alum filed a $400 million lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane for alleged defamation and civil extortion.
Reynolds, 48, “has been consoling” his other half but is “more confident that the truth will prevail in court,” said the source.
That’s exactly how the “Deadpool” star presented the couple in an Instagram story Monday, which showed a selfie of Lively grinning as he stood behind with a tight-lipped smile.
The picture was shared the same day as the first hearing in the case, which is scheduled to head to trial March 9, 2026.
Attorneys for both camps appeared in Manhattan Federal Court Monday, during which Judge Lewis Liman did not implement a gag order on Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman as Lively’s legal team suggested it might request one, but Liman cautioned both sides to tone down efforts to try each other in the court of public opinion.
Last week, Lively, Reynolds and Sloane told Liman they were seeking to dismiss Baldoni’s suit.
On Friday, Baldoni amended his lawsuit against Lively to include new alleged evidence that his team says proves Lively and The Times were working together on the so-called “hit piece” as early as Oct. 31.
Also over the weekend, Baldoni’s side released a long-promised website containing the amended complaint and a 168-page “timeline of relevant events,” which Lively’s lawyers asked Liman to strike. He did not immediately rule one way or the other.
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