In the week leading up to the hearing, Lively’s lawyers had sought to rein in Freedman, asking the judge to prevent him from making comments to the press that would taint the jury pool. They also raised concerns about Freedman’s plans to set up a website — thelawsuitinfo.com — that hosts court documents about the case.

The very first court hearing in the wide ranging legal and media war between It Ends With Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni today saw a federal judge threatening to move up the March 2026 trial start date if the high profile matter continues to be "litigated in the press.

The case involving actress Blake Lively and her former “It Ends with Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni, whom she has accused of sexual harassing her during the film’s fraught production, will have its first day in court on Monday,