Has Blake Lively really “lost” the case against Justin Baldoni?

About this episode

The episode discusses the legal developments in Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni regarding the film It Ends With Us.

A judge has thrown out several claims in Blake Lively’s lawsuit connected to the movie It Ends With Us. The decision is based on legal thresholds around where events took place and how her role was classified. Retaliation remains part of the case, based on alleged actions following complaints about working conditions. The court has allowed those claims to proceed. Both sides deny any wrongdoing. Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty talks to trial attorney Shaun Kent about the summary judgement. Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Louise Clarke Senior Impact Producer: Melanie Stewart-Smith Production Coordinator: Phoebe Lomas Technical Producer: Nicky Edwards Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

People in this episode

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Guest: Shaun Kent

Topics covered

• lawsuit
• entertainment
• legal analysis
• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• working conditions

Keywords

• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• lawsuit
• It Ends With Us
• working conditions
• legal judgement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Sounds

Books & works: It Ends With Us

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