{"id":344509,"date":"2026-03-13T13:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blake-lively-comes-up-short-in-bid-to-sanction-justin-baldonis-lawyer"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:12:09","slug":"blake-lively-comes-up-short-in-bid-to-sanction-justin-baldonis-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/blake-lively-comes-up-short-in-bid-to-sanction-justin-baldonis-lawyer","title":{"rendered":"Blake Energetic Comes Up Quick in Bid to Sanction Justin Baldoni&#8217;s Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Blake Lively<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Whiffs On Court Sanction Against Baldoni Lawyer<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-03-13T09:59:38-07:00\"><br \/>\n               March 13, 2026<br \/>\n              9:59 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-cb9dccb082750b90e5bf58931fc18c56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260313_ec8e1784431a412f90e28715096b801f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eca10652-7667-402d-93a0-1a28874194ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"authorized\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2026\/03\/13\/ec8e1784431a412f90e28715096b801f_md.jpg\" alt=\"blake lively justin baldoni bryan freedman getty comp\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cb9dccb082750b90e5bf58931fc18c56--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f2e5b96135c69594bf9e4d08447764b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Swing and a miss for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/blake-lively\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; she tried to get legal sanctions against one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/justin-baldoni\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Justin Baldoni<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s lawyers &#8230; but a judge wasn&#8217;t buying it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f2e5b96135c69594bf9e4d08447764b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4d0c408b9bed076adef287202e9c7f41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s the deal &#8230; Blake&#8217;s legal team filed a motion back in August, complaining to a judge about what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bryan-freedman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong><\/a> was saying about her in the media. She asked the judge to sanction Freedman.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4d0c408b9bed076adef287202e9c7f41--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34d2f824fe7605b8488fff35b600d763\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250110_400f0effea7c4a96a9d43ea148ee0bf1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eca10652-7667-402d-93a0-1a28874194ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/4by3\/2025\/01\/10\/400f0effea7c4a96a9d43ea148ee0bf1_md.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Baldoni blake lively it ends with us\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34d2f824fe7605b8488fff35b600d763--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-09e5538eab41756b111597ff38c85d36\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Well, on Friday, the judge denied Blake&#8217;s motion &#8230; according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-09e5538eab41756b111597ff38c85d36--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-944419032038cb22f25a2ad1c2959666\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Blake claimed Freedman&#8217;s chatter would taint the jury pool &#8230; but the judge points out the statements Blake was upset about were made almost a year before the scheduled trial date, and he said Blake wasn&#8217;t able to prove Freedman&#8217;s statements were &#8220;substantially likely to prejudice&#8221; court proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-944419032038cb22f25a2ad1c2959666--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eea22455cc8f4a2987e8ed77fe7d1eb6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250121_dfe0adf0876e4b6ba634427cdc712353\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:eca10652-7667-402d-93a0-1a28874194ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/df\/4by3\/2025\/01\/21\/dfe0adf0876e4b6ba634427cdc712353_md.jpg\" alt=\"justin baldoni and blake lively it ends with us premiere\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eea22455cc8f4a2987e8ed77fe7d1eb6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11f661bb2f81c7ad48b9b22036e0c8de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; Blake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/12\/21\/blake-lively-sues-justin-baldoni-sexual-harassment-retaliation-on-it-ends-with-us-set\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>filed a complaint<\/strong><\/a> against her &#8220;It Ends With Us&#8221; costar in December 2024, alleging Baldoni sexually harassed her while working on the film.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-11f661bb2f81c7ad48b9b22036e0c8de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0b6064be59eb5f54e123cac7daabc31d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Blake and Justin haven&#8217;t been able <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/11\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-arrive-for-court-ordered-settlement-conference\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>to agree <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/11\/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-arrive-for-court-ordered-settlement-conference\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>on<\/strong><\/a> a settlement, and the trial is scheduled for May 18.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0b6064be59eb5f54e123cac7daabc31d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9bdfaeb57f7e369ca4ce61e5c7fb114e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9bdfaeb57f7e369ca4ce61e5c7fb114e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f6d546283a067d04343098819fef909e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We have reached out to Blake Lively&#8217;s team for comment &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f6d546283a067d04343098819fef909e--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/13\/blake-lively-denied-bryan-freedman-sanction\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blake Lively Whiffs On Court Sanction Against Baldoni Lawyer Published March 13, 2026 9:59 AM PDT Swing and a miss for Blake Lively &#8230; she [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":344512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14083,106,11288,22086,3528,22087,107,104,465],"class_list":["post-344509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-authorized","tag-blake","tag-blake-energetic","tag-blake-energetic-whiffs","tag-bryan-freedman","tag-energetic","tag-it-ends-with-us","tag-justin-baldoni","tag-lawyer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344509"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344511,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344509\/revisions\/344511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}