suffered a significant setback when a judge threw out 10 of her 13 claims against It Ends With Us co-star , but she has another secret weapon – her husband .
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Blake Lively Confirms Reynolds on Witness List
Blake Lively suffered a significant setback when a judge threw out 10 of her 13 claims against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni, but she has another secre...
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The actress has added Reynolds to her already lengthy witness list as the contentious case proceeds to trial on May 18.
In court documents filed on Saturday, Lively named the witnesses she wants to testify and the Deadpool star will play a pivotal role, per People.
Reynolds has been deeply committed to supporting his wife as she gears up to face Baldoni in court.
According to the outlet, the actor, 49, is expected to testify about production and promotion issues, and the alleged retaliation and damages that have been the focal point of the case, having witnessed first-hand the drama as it played out.
Lively, 38, is also expected to testify along with Baldoni, 42, when the legal showdown begins. earlier this week.
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Blakely Lively has named husband Ryan Reynolds to her already lengthy witness list as her contentious case against It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni proceeds to trial on May 18.
Baldoni - pictured in August 2024 - is attempting to block testimony from several people on Lively's list of witnesses including It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover and co-star Jenny Slate
Others on Lively's witness list include her sister, Robyn Lively, and her It Ends With Us co-stars, Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer.
She also has selected some of Baldoni's associates to testify and corroborate her claims including his former podcast co-host, Liz Plank, and his former publicist, Stephanie Jones, along with his PR crisis manager, Melissa Nathan.
Colleen Hoover, who wrote the bestselling book on which the movie was based, has been named as a potential witness in the legal dispute between the film's stars. Her testimony is expected to be presented via deposition rather than in-person testimony.
Reynolds has been deeply committed to supporting his wife as she gears up to face Baldoni in court (pictured on Instagram)
Lively wants It Ends With Us author Hoover (pictured with her in August 2024) to testify and corroborate her claims against Baldoni but he said no because the writer was never on the set
A federal judge threw out 10 of Lively's 13 claims against her leading man and director but her claims of retaliation and breach of contract remain in the lawsuit (the stars are seen in a still from the movie It Ends With Us)
Baldoni argued that testimony from Slate (pictured with Lively in August 2024) should also be barred since any issues she had during the film shoot were resolved
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The actor (seen on February 12) is no longer a personal defendant in Lively's lawsuit but his company is still a defendant in the remaining retaliation and breach of contract claims
Lawyers intend to ask potential jurors, 'Do you know any of the following people that you may hear from or about over the course of the trial?' - and Taylor Swift is mentioned (the singer is pictured in November 2024)
Slate gave a deposition in September 2025 in which she claimed, among other things, that he told her she looked 'sexy' on their second day of filming.
Baldoni argued that Plank's supposed evidence should be ignored because she had nothing to do with the film, and Ferrer made no complaints to Baldoni's Wayfarer production company and heaped praise on Baldoni and the intimacy coordinator, according to the news outlet.
Meanwhile, TMZ reported that lawyers for both sides have worked up a list of questions to ask potential jurors including, 'Do you know any of the following people that you may hear from or about over the course of the trial?'
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Taylor Swift, Lively's friend who is reportedly not so close to her now, is on the list along with Reynolds, Slate, Hoover, Lively's sister Robyn and Hasan Minhaj, who played Baldoni's character's brother-in-law in It Ends With Us.
Lively's legal battle with Baldoni started in December 2024 after she alleged that her leading man and director sexually harassed her and developed a smear campaign with the other defendants 'to destroy' her reputation, claims which Baldoni denied.
On April 2, a federal judge in New York threw out 10 of Lively's 13 claims including sexual harassment, defamation and conspiracy. Retaliation and breach of contract claims remain in the lawsuit.
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