Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni had a hearing. (Getty Image)
Justin Baldoni’s legal team believes Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds play celebrity cards in the legal battle.
A hearing on Thursday on Lively’s request for a stronger protection order in the case stems from It ends with us Workplace allegations. Her request was based on threatening information received by her and other parties in the case.
Lively’s legal team requires that certain discovery materials be classified as “only the eyes of the lawyer”, which limits the public given the nature of the case, the personal and professional nature, from Lively’s medical records to commercial business secrets. This includes text messages to high-profile individuals who may not be directly related to the case.
Lively’s attorney Meryl Convelmski made the argument that her client’s “health and mental health records…no business disclosure [shared]. “She said that if this information is published publicly, it cannot “break the bell.”
The lawyer said that because Baldoni had launched a smear campaign against Lively because of the case for sexual harassment, “these parties had 100 million reasons for leaking information because the PR value was greater than complying with the court’s orders, Lively was therefore smear campaign.
Attorneys said they “want to make sure we can protect our clients’ information, not just accept it.” [Baldoni attorney Bryan Freedman’s] His words are that he will hold it sincerely. ”
She said it is crucial to protect the text in particular. In this case, among the adjacent players, there are celebrities such as Taylor Swift.
“If a marginal conversation with a high-profile person and someone who has nothing to do with the case is in the wrong danger, there is irreparable harm,” the lawyer told the court.
Lewis J. of the Southern District of the U.S. District Court in New York.
Freedman argues for Baldoni, and the existing protection order they both agreed to is sufficient. “This completely protects all parties,” he said, agreeing that Lively’s health records should be “confidential.” We have no intention of violating the court orders…we have not disclosed anything to the public. ”
Freedman suggested that the order was beyond the necessary scope because A-Listers involved.
“It feels like the other person’s request is because there are celebrities, because some are powerful people in the industry, they are treated differently in some way and there are different laws that apply to them to some extent”, it’s not everyday people.
Friedman said: “We think [current] Order protects all parties, frankly, we don’t make a difference because someone is a celebrity. ”
Lively and Reynolds’ security details are also a topic – and keep information about that private.
“No one is interested in what someone’s safety is doing…it’s not even relevant to the case,” Friedman said. The rules “are no different from any other case.”
Liman said he will accept all of this under the advice and provide a ruling on a future date.
