Blake Lively’s lawyers have subpoenaed Justin Baldoni’s phone records in an effort to uncover alleged evidence of a smear campaign against her.
The legal battle between the two actors - who starred in the film adaptation of It Ends With Us - has been brewing since December when Lively sued Baldoni and his associates for $250 million.
The 37-year-old actress has accused the 41-year-old, who also directed the film, of sexual harassment and retaliating against her with a smear campaign.
Baldoni denied all allegations and hit back by countersuing Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million and accusing her of trying to gain control over the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel.
To support his claims, the Jane the Virgin actor and his team released never-before-seen text messages and launched a website detailing a timeline of events from the production of It Ends With Us.
Now, Lively’s legal team is taking things a step further - demanding to see Baldoni’s phone and internet records in an effort to prove their case.
On Wednesday (February 12), Lively’s lawyers, Mike Gottlieb, and Esra Hudson subpoenaed AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, requesting phone records from Baldoni, his producer Jamey Heath, Wayfarer Studios co-founder Steve Sarowitz, publicist Jennifer Abel, and crisis management expert Melissa Nathan.
Lively’s spokesperson has said the records could reveal the full extent of Baldoni’s alleged smear campaign.
"Phone records belonging to all of the individual defendants will expose the full web of individuals who were involved in the smear campaign against Ms. Lively," they said, per Variety.
“Such records will provide critical and irrefutable evidence not only about who, but also about when, where, and how their retaliation plan came together and operated,” the statement added.
In addition to phone records, Lively’s team also subpoenaed Cloudflare, Inc. and AOL, aiming to uncover potential digital evidence.
Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, blasted the subpoenas in a recent statement, calling them overreaching and baseless.
"They are asking for every single call, text, data log, and even real-time location information for the past 2.5 years, regardless of the sender, recipient, or subject matter," Freedman said.
He called the subpoenas a "massive fishing expedition" and claimed they would not uncover any evidence to support Lively’s allegations.
"This massive fishing expedition demonstrates that they are desperately seeking any factual basis for their provably false claims...They will find none," the lawyer added.
Lively and Baldoni’s trial has officially been scheduled for March 2026 - meaning this high-profile Hollywood clash is only just beginning.