Johnny DeppA lawyer has some thoughts on how Justin Baldoni and his legal team publicly moves on the drama of the trial with Blake livelyS
During Tuesday, February 4th, episode of Podcast “law and crime with Jesse Weber” podcated., Benjamin Cheu – who represented the 61 -year -old Depp in his widely covered slander process against Amber heard – He refers to the Baldoni approach to the case as “very aggressive”.
“You would usually not do anything like this before hearing, but I’m sure they checked it carefully, checked the material carefully,” Chew said in connection with the 41 -year -old Baldoni, launching a website with its amended complaint and claiming a “timeline of the respective respective line events ”to deal with Lively’s sexual claims against him. “I think it’s very aggressive.”
Dowe, who is does not participate in any court caseHe was surprised by how Baldoni and his team continued to turn to Liveli’s accusations.
“Certainly, the publication of a request does not seem to me that I am out of bounds. These are requests made in the public record, “he noted. “But this is a new approach, a bold approach.”

Benjamin Cheu and Camille Vasquez
Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty ImagesDepp’s legal advisor wanted to “remain an agnostic” in response to a question about who thinks he has the upper hand in this case. However, the Chew noted that receiving receipts would be “especially” convincing “as a visual guide, since the evidence of video and text messages is” more influential “than” lawyer’s claims “.
Lively, 37 and Baldoni’s Dynamics initially made titles When their movie Ends with us Premiered in August 2024 throughout the press conference last summer, Baldoni – who also directed the movie – and Lively was not seen to promote the movie together, which raised questions about the potential tension between Costars.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively
Cindy Ord/Getty Images (2)In the end, lively submitted documents in December 2024. Baldon’s accusation in sexual harassmentCreating a “hostile work environment” and causing “severe emotional suffering” while working together.
The law of balloons Brian Friedman Called Livels’ allegations “completely false, outrageous and deliberately solid,” according to a statement to US Weekly This lively brought the case to “fix its negative reputation” and “review a story” regarding the production of Ends with usS (Lively serves as a producer in the movie.)
Friedman continued to claim that the lively “multiple demands and threats” during the shoot, which included “the threat of not appearing to set up, threatening not to promote the movie, eventually led to his death during his release, If her demands are not fulfilled. “
The same month, Baldoni was one of 10 claimants who started Trial against $ 250 million against The New York Times for the scope of Lively’s accusations. Speaker of The New York Times to say USA that the outcome plans to “vigorously defend against the trial.”

Johnny Depp shakes off with lawyer Benjamin Dou, until he arrives to close the arguments in the trial of Depp against Hurd at the Fairfax County Court of Fairfax, Virginia, on May 27, 2022.
Steve Helbber/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesBaldoni’s Wayfarer Studios also filed a lawsuit against Lively, her husband, Ryan Reynoldsand the Lively journalist, Leslie Sloan, Looking for damage of $ 400 million. The trial filed in January includes accusations of civil blackmail, slander, falsely slight invasion of privacy and other claims.
“This lawsuit is a legal action based on a huge amount of unique evidence in which Blake Liveli and the bilateral attempt of her team are described in detail to destroy Justin Baldoni, his team and their respective companies by distributing rude, unfounded, new and doctoral media information. ” Friedman told us at that time. “It is clear based on our own willingness to provide all the complete text messages, emails, video footage and other documentary evidence that has been shared between the parties in real time that it is a battle that it will not win and will surely regret S Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team, or deliberately and deliberately presented the truth wrong. “
In response, lively struck the legal action taken against her.

“This latest lawsuit by Justin Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and his associates is another chapter in the abuser’s playbuck. This is a centuries -old story: a woman speaks with specific evidence of sexual harassment and revenge, and the abuser is trying to turn the victim’s masses. This is what experts call Davo. Deny. Attack. A victim of the offender, “the message said. “Wayfarer has decided to use the billionaire co -founder’s resources to issue media statements, start duty -free lawsuits, and threaten lawsuits to overwhelm the public’s ability to understand that what they are doing is revenge against sexual accusations harassment. “
Lives legal team has accused Baldoni and his associates of trying to “shift” the focus on it.
“They are trying to move the story to G -Ja Lively, fiercely claiming that she has conquered creative control and alienates the cast of Mr. Baldoni. The evidence will show that the cast and others have had their own negative experience with G -n Baldoni and Wayfarer. The evidence will also show that Sony asked D -Jia Lively to monitor the cut of the Sony film, which they then chose for distribution and have had great success, “the statement continued.
The statement concludes: “Their reaction to allegations of sexual harassment: She wanted it, this is her fault. Their justification why this happened to her: see what she was wearing. In short, while the victim focuses on abuse, the abuser focuses on the victim. The woman’s attack strategy is desperate, she does not disprove the evidence in the complaint of G -Lively and will fail. “
The greater test for Lively and Baldoni is due to start on March 9, 2026.