About this episode

The episode discusses the legal arguments and evidentiary challenges in the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni trial.

Motions in limine reveal competing attempts to restrict evidence in the Lively–Baldoni case, including challenges to witness testimony, viral material and past controversies. Legal arguments focus on whether the material informs the claim of retaliation, or risks biasing a jury. Our resident trial attorney Shaun Kent explains how evidentiary rules shape what may ultimately be presented in court. Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Louise Clarke Impact Producer: Daniel Raza Production Coordinator: Phoebe Lomas Technical Producer: Cameron Ward Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts Deadpool and Wolverine/Marvel Studios/Shawn Levy E Online article/Jennifer Cady NBC article/Gwen Aviles Vox article/Alex Abad-Santos

People in this episode

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Guest: Shaun Kent

Topics covered

• legal evidence
• celebrity trial
• jury bias
• witness testimony
• retaliation claims

Keywords

• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• trial evidence
• jury
• witness testimony
• retaliation
• legal arguments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Sounds, E Online, NBC, Vox

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