Blake Lively’s legal battle heats up, subpoenas fly at Perez Hilton and Candace Owens amid Baldoni lawsuit

Blake Lively is in a legal fight with actor/director Justin Baldoni, who directed and starred with her in the movie It Ends With Us. Lively accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation and says he tried to ruin her name before the movie’s 2024 release Her legal team is now sending subpoenas to Perez Hilton, Candace Owens, and Andy Signore, as per reports.

Why these people got subpoenaed

Blake’s team wants to prove Baldoni organized a smear campaign, and these three creators publicly talked about the case — mostly in Baldoni’s favor. Perez Hilton talked a lot about the case online and was once legally represented by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, according to the reports.

Candace Owens said she was never part of the case, didn’t know anyone involved when it started, and only found out from the news. She said she’ll talk more on her podcast. Andy Signore has been covering the Lively-Baldoni story on YouTube since December 2024. He was also the first to share Baldoni’s lawyer’s comments when the defamation case was dropped, as mentioned in the report by TheWrap.


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Court already dismissed Baldoni’s case

Baldoni had sued Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and the New York Times for defamation. Judge Lewis J. Liman threw out Baldoni’s lawsuit, saying the New York Times reported the facts correctly, including texts and emails from Lively, as mentioned in the report by TheWrap.

The judge said the article matched Lively’s version of events in her civil rights complaint against Baldoni and his company Wayfarer.

Lively’s side calls it a "Total Victory"

Lively’s lawyers said the court’s ruling was a "total victory" for her, her husband Ryan, and others like her publicist Leslie Sloane and the New York Times. They also called Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit a “sham” and said the court could see right through it, as

Now, Blake’s team is going after Baldoni and his people for attorneys’ fees, punitive damages, and treble damages, as per reports.

FAQs

Q1. Why is Blake Lively sending subpoenas to Perez Hilton and others?
Because she wants to prove Justin Baldoni tried to ruin her image using public figures like Hilton, Owens, and Signore.

Q2. Did Blake Lively win the court case?
Yes, a judge dismissed Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit and ruled in Lively’s favor.