A New York court has also set a March 2026 trial date and intends to consolidate the crisscrossing lawsuits between Lively and her director and co-star, who is suing both Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's dispute is moving from the movie set to the courtroom as a trial date is set.

A federal judge has set a March 2026 trial date for actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni to resolve their claims stemming from their work on the movie “It Ends With Us.”

In the latest turn in the legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, a voice message from the “It Ends with Us” director has surfaced in which he apologizes for his brash response to Lively’s version of the now infamous rooftop scene.

Justin Baldoni is heard apologizing to his co-star Blake Lively in an audio message apparently sent to Lively amid production of their film “It Ends with Us,” long before the two stars launched into a legal battle that continues to play out in the public eye.

Justin Baldoni's lawyer has been accused of trying to turn potential jurors against Blake Lively ahead of a March 2026 trial date.

The 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star apologizes repeatedly in the six-minute-plus message for anything he did to upset her, and ends the recording by saying, "You probably have kids all over you and a baby on your boob and you're listening to me ramble at 2 in the morning.

A March 2026 trial date has been set for Blake Lively's lawsuit against her 'It Ends With Us' co-star, Justin Baldoni.

Justin Baldoni can be heard apologising to Blake Lively in a leaked voice note allegedly sent during production on It Ends With Us.The audio message, which lasts for almost seven minutes, is believed to have been sent after Baldoni questioned changes Lively made to a rooftop scene – months before their explosive lawsuit and Lively’s accusation of sexual harassment.

The legal saga between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively continues to get messy as a 2 AM voice note Baldoni reportedly sent to Lively in April 2023 has been leaked. The recording was obtained by the Daily Mail and reportedly sheds light over their disagreement on a particular scene in “It Ends With Us.

Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios is producing the upcoming sports drama ‘The Senior,’ based on the true story of football player Mike Flynt