parties of course meeting for the first time uh in court today it was about a 90-minute hearing this isn't going to end well for you Blake sorry in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance I I'm just going to tell you you you're going to have to wait and see it's coming up soon 90 minutes that's all it took for Justin baldon to land his first big courtroom win against Blake Lively and let's just say it was enough to send Blake and her legal team into a full-blown panic now
was this the final verdict no but it was a major step in deciding how this case will move forward and honey the way things are going it's not looking good for Blake if you haven't been keeping up here's the rundown Blake Lively hit Justin baldon with a jaw-dropping $250 million lawsuit accusing him of harassment but Justin wasn't about to take that lying down oh no he fired back with an even bigger lawsuit a $400 million counter suit accusing Blake of extortion and defamation actor director Justin baldon is now suing his former co-star Blake Lively and
her husband Ryan Reynolds seeking more than $400 million in Damages accusing them of defamation and extortion and now they finally landed in court and trust me this is shaping up to be one of the messiest Hollywood legal battles in a long time the moment the court session started Justin's lawyer Brian fredman came in Ready for War and let me tell you this man was on a mission Blake's legal team they were clearly uncomfortable with how aggressive he was and honestly who could blame them this is the same man who publicly vowed to sue Blake into
Oblivion are you going to sue Blake Lively too into Oblivion Megan and from the way he was handling things in court it looked like he meant every word Blake's lawyers were so rattled they tried to hit him with a gag order to shut him up but the judge wasn't having it not today judge chose to not impose the gag order on Justin balon's attorney Brian fredman today but did threaten to move up the trial if the media press War continued the judge ruled against Blake's team pointing out that her own lawyers have been just as
vocal in the media so it would be completely unfair to silence fredman and just like that Justin's team scored their first win of the day but oh it gets worse for Blake Blake's legal team didn't stop there they went on to complain that fredman was being too chatty saying that his constant interviews and media appearances were making it impossible for them to respond in time Blake ly's lawyer does not like Brian Freeman and says he is being way too chatty about this case to the public giving them little wiggle room to respond in the court
of the public opinion every time they tried to address something he said he was already onto the next big Revelation leaving them scrambling to keep up but did the judge care not even a little bit he shut that argument down allowing Freedman to continue speaking freely about the case another loss for Blake but the real chaos started when Blake's team realized that Justin baldoni wasn't just fighting this battle in court he was taking it to the internet Blake's lawyers were absolutely fuming over the fact that Justin launched a website dedicated to the case where he
planned to upload evidence including footage receipts and lawsuit documents Bon's team launched a new website over the weekend featuring an amended legal complaint and a 168 page timeline of events including newly released text messages allegedly sent between the embattled stars of it ends with us as well as Lively's husband actor Ryan Reynolds one alleged text from Reynolds to baloni expresses his excitement about it ends with us writing this is going to be incredible I happen to Adore You Justin according to them this was highly improper but fredman wasn't about to let them get away with
that argument he fired back hard reminding everyone that Blake levely herself had used the media first she went to the New York Times to air her allegations and guess what but she only gave Justin 12 hours to respond before they published the story before he could even get a word out the article was already live tarnishing his reputation the lawyer also brought up the website that was put out this weekend saying Blake's lawyer also complained about Justin Bon's new website dedicated to the case telling the judge they think this is improper Brian fredman his lawyer
defended this by saying that Blake's team is doing the same thing citing the New York Times article where Blake first made her sexual harassment claims against Justin he says the paper only gave us gave Justin 12 hours of notice so if Blake could use the media to tell her side why couldn't Justin fredman made that argument loud and clear and once again the judge ruled in Justin's favor then came the biggest blow of the day Blake's lawyers begged the judge to let her choose who would question her during the deposition clearly hoping to avoid fredman
but the judge wasn't playing games he ruled that Blake does not get to choose who deposes her Council for Miss ly has made it clear that Miss slavy does not want Mr fredman to be the attorney who takes her deposition we are unaware of any situation that would warrant the deposed party to have a choice in which attorney takes her deposition parties to litigation simply do not have the right to decide which of the other opponents attorneys may or may not take their deposition or perform any other aspects of the opposing party's case and essentially
the judge agreed and told her lawyer that she does not get to choose who deposes her and that right there sent shock waves through her legal team the frustration was written all over their faces because let's be real they know exactly what this means fredman is ruthless and Blake is absolutely terrified of him for those who don't know a deposition is when someone is questioned under oath and everything they say can be used in trial meaning there's no spinning the story no dodging tough questions and from the way Blake's team has been desperately trying to
avoid this it's obvious she is not ready to face fredman head on and let's talk about what that really means if Blake Lively is so confident in her allegations why is she scared of a deposition why is she running from fredman like he's the boogeyman if she's telling the truth shouldn't she be eager to sit down answer the questions and let the facts speak for themselves instead her legal team is throwing every excuse they can think of to keep fredman away from her listen to me Blake Lively Tap Out tap out call uncle right now
please take my advice I don't feel like I am like octagon side UFC fight and you're like oh my gosh is this guy's neck G to get snapped please just tap out be done be done with this ref please call Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds out just just call this out cuz I'm telling you they are not going to win this the judge saw right through it and denied their request another victory for Justin by the end of the hearing it was clear who walked away Victorious Justin and his team won every single argument in
court that day while Blake's team suffered loss after loss we're going to move as quickly as we possibly can and prove our innocence in in a world where sometimes people judge you before they give you a chance the judge also confirmed that both lawsuits have been Consolidated into one case meaning this isn't going to be a drawn out back and forth legal battle this is going to be one explosive courtroom Showdown and guess what the trial is officially set for March 26 unless they settle before then but let's be real Blake is in serious trouble
if this case actually makes it to trial and let's not forget this case isn't just about the courtroom it's playing out in the court of public opinion too the way things are looking Blake's once Flawless reputation is already taking a hit fans are divided with some standing by her While others are starting to question her motives meanwhile Justin is out here Gathering receipts making sure he has everything every single piece of evidence to clear his name and turn the tables on her the website alone is enough proof that he's not backing down and honestly it's
a genius move Blake used the media to attack him now he's using the internet to fight back at this point the question has to be asked should Blake just apologize and move on before she completely destroys herself because if she doesn't find a way out of this she might end up paying Justin baldoni a whopping $400 million and where is Ryan Reynolds and all of this if his wife loses this case it's going to cost them big time besides $400 million is more than Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's combined net worth maybe it's time for
Blake to swallow her pride and try to fix this before she gets completely obliterated in court and let's talk about what losing this case would actually mean for her a $400 million payout that's career-ending money that's I'll never work in Hollywood again money even with Ryan's Fortune this kind of financial it would be devastating and that's assuming there's no further damage to her career if she loses she's not just losing money she's losing credibility reputation and any chance of people taking her seriously again Hollywood loves a scandal but it also loves a winner right now
Justin is winning one thing's for sure this legal battle is far from over there's going to be more drama more shocking twists and probably more courtroom meltdowns before this is all said and done so stay tuned because this tea is just getting started
