Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni head to court.

About this episode

The episode discusses the mediation process as Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni head to court together.

As Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni head to court together for mediation behind closed doors, we look at how this process works. Legally, both must try and reach agreement before their dispute goes to full trial in May. So what happens at hearings like these? How do they work? Can they reach agreement and avoid a full public trial? Resident Fame Under Fire attorney Shaun Kent walks us through the latest legal steps. Host: Anoushka Mutanda Dougherty Series Producer: Jim Frank Senior Impact Producer: Daniel Raza Production Coordinator: Hattie Valetine Technical Producer: Cameron Ward. Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

People in this episode

Hosts: Shaun Kent, Anoushka Mutanda Dougherty

Guests: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni

Topics covered

• legal mediation
• court process
• celebrity news
• dispute resolution
• trial avoidance

Keywords

• mediation
• court
• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• legal process
• trial
• dispute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Sounds

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