Justin Baldoni is not to blame for Blake Lively’s downfall, say his lawyers who brand her a ‘bully’ at pre-trial hearing

Lawyers for Justin Baldoni’s accumulation institution insisted Wayfarer Studios is not to blasted for Blake Lively’s profession losses, claiming she is simply a “bully” and has a way grounds of lackluster business ventures during a pre-trial proceeding connected Tuesday.

According to nan Daily Mail, attorneys for nan “It Ends With Us” head said Lively’s unpopularity was to blasted for unsuccessful efforts, including her Betty Buzz drinks, alternatively than a smear run — which Lively has accused Baldoni of orchestrating.

The co-stars submitted grounds successful tribunal up of a planned May 18 proceedings stemming from a December 2024 sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Baldoni and his firm.

Baldoni’s lawyers claimed that because she only useful sporadically, nan $132 cardinal her squad says she would’ve earned complete nan adjacent 5 years isn’t accurate.

Per nan Daily Mail, Baldoni’s lawyer Amir Kaltgrad said Lively had a “scattered activity history,” citing alleged “evidence she didn’t want to activity afloat time,” and claimed she only earned $21 cardinal from respective movie projects successful nan 8 years starring up to nan 2024 home unit drama.

Baldoni’s attorneys besides asserted successful tribunal that Lively’s “bullying” of Kate Middleton’s photoshop play successful 2024 was impervious of a shape of antagonistic behaviors — and that nan incident caused Lively self-inflicted reputational damage.

Lively, 38, seemingly mocked nan Princess of Wales astatine nan clip aft nan royal shared an apparently photoshopped image of her family, pinch nan “Gossip Girl” alum subsequently sharing a cartoonishly altered photograph connected her ain Instagram.

Lively was compelled to apologize aft Middleton’s cancer test was revealed days later, calling it “a silly station astir nan ‘photoshop fails’ frenzy” and admitting nan incident “mortified” her.

Court docs revenge earlier this period revealed that Lively’s claims that a “mean girl” run waged against her yet costs her $300 cardinal successful mislaid profits and imaginable income, pinch a mostly successful mislaid opportunities — including workplace films, independent projects and a constricted TV bid — betwixt August 2024 and August 2029.

She initially claimed successful November 2025 that Baldoni’s alleged smear run costs her $161 million.

Baldoni has consistently and vehemently denied wrongdoing. A $400 cardinal countersuit revenge by him successful January 2025 was tossed by a judge that June.

Reps for Lively and Baldoni did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for remark connected Tuesday.

In a devastating blow, a judge threw retired 10 of Lively’s 13 claims earlier this month, leaving breach of contract, retaliation and aiding and abetting successful retaliation connected nan array for nan May 18 trial.

According to nan Daily Mail, Lively’s lawyer Sigrid McCawley said nan “A Simple Favor” character is looking up to nan trial.

“Blake’s dream is to beryllium capable to person her sound heard successful that courtroom and that’s what we’re focused connected correct now,” McCawley said extracurricular court, adding that she’s “expecting to return nan stand.”

“She’s emotion really good…she’s yet astatine a constituent wherever she will beryllium capable to show her side,” nan lawyer added.

When asked if immoderate of nan celebrities dragged into nan drama — including erstwhile BFF Taylor Swift — mightiness testify, McCawley said nan character has “really tried ferociously to protect her friends.”

“This is really astir her and what she experienced. That’s what nan lawsuit is going to halfway on.”