Justin Baldoni to Testify in Livelys Trial

is refusing to slim down her case against even though all the most serious allegations have been dismissed by a judge, his lawyers have claimed.

The actress wants to produce a whopping 41 witness at trial and has 1,000 items on her exhibit list with dozens more to come, Baldoni says.

This is despite the judge ruling on Thursday of last week that 10 of her 13 claims, including all her allegations of sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us, the movie they both starred in and Baldoni directed, could not proceed to trial.

Baldoni on Thursday made it clear that he will give evidence in the tiral due to start May 18.

 In a letter to the court his lawyers said he will provide in person testimony' because what he has to say 'remains relevant to refute (Lively's) false allegations of a smear campaign.'

The bickering between the two sides comes in the final weeks before the blockbuster three-week trial is due to start at the federal court in New York on May 18.

Lively claimed in her lawsuit, which was filed in December 2024, that she suffered at least $161 million in damages after Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set and then .

In his ruling last week, Judge Lewis Liman said that the only claims that will go to trial are: breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting retaliation, all of which Baldoni denies.