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Mint
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘Celebrity is fleeting': Judge takes a Mariah Carey-style jab at Blake Lively in case against Justin Baldoni
The judge overseeing Blake Lively's ongoing legal battle with her 'It Ends With US' co-star Justin Baldoni reportedly took a jab at her in Mariah Carey's style. During an emergency hearing on Wednesday, July 17, Judge Lewis Liman allegedly warned the actress that 'celebrity is fleeting,' while admitting that he had never heard of her or Justin Baldoni before taking on their case. Judge Liman's harsh words mimicked Mariah Carey's viral snub. The night before Blake Lively was scheduled to be deposed, the singer said, 'I don't know her' This reportedly happened when Justin Baldoni's lawyer Kevin Fritz said that he believed Blake Lively was being given 'special treatment simply because she's a celebrity.' Calling it a 'serious issue,' Judge Liman stopped Fritz from making such 'accusations,' and said that 'throwing around accusations' has not helped. 'There are problems that the court is trying to deal with and it's helpful for me if you frame it in language and words that the court is accustomed to. It does not help me — and it's not helped me in this case — to start throwing around accusations,' he said. The judge said that he is well aware that Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are high-profile people, but, 'I have told you before, before I came into this case, I didn't know who your client was, I did not know who the plaintiff was. Their names were unknown to me.' 'As far as I'm concerned, whether they have celebrity at the moment or not is irrelevant. Celebrity, as you know, and everybody knows, can be fleeting. It's also not relevant to the court.' 'So, your point is well taken that celebrity is irrelevant. Now let's make it irrelevant. We don't need to talk about it,' he finished. Judge Liman, however, granted Blake Lively's request for a protective order requiring Justin Baldoni's team to identify everyone who would attend her deposition. The actress is expected to 'make arrangements for opposing counsel to have a dedicated computer and the ability to print and copy documents in the space chosen by Lively.' Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios are now required to notify Blake Lively of the individuals who will attend her upcoming deposition, which is set to occur on July 17, two days prior, reported E! News.
Irish Daily Star
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Anna Kendrick gives ‘telling eye contact' on red carpet with Blake Lively
Co-stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick celebrated the premiere of their new movie together, Another Simple Favor. The women are back for the sequel to their 2018 thriller A Simple Favor. This comes as Lively is involved in a contentious legal battle with her ' It Ends With US ' director and co-star Justin Baldoni. There was speculation among fans that Blake and Anna were feuding on set as well, but those rumors seem to have been put to rest. Body language expert Judi James analyzed photos of the two women, noting that they reflect each other's poses in front of the cameras. Read More Related Articles Jenna Bush Hager left in tears over emotional dedication involving career move Read More Related Articles Donald Trump and Melania slammed as they're caught chatting and smiling at Pope Francis' funeral She said: 'These two women have struck the red-carpet pose known as the 'Goddess' where the knee is bent, the spine held erect, and the chin is raised in a rather still pose that invites the camera to admire you. 'Blake is especially into this pose here, wearing a prolonged smile of glamorous confidence and with her free arm slightly bend to mirror the curve of her hip." The New York premiere of Another Simple Favor took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 27 She said while Blake's is more overt, Anna's stance is a bit more understated. Her eye contact with the camera, however, is "telling." James continued: 'Anna mirrors the look to create some symmetry between the two women but in terms of gestures of playful fun and telling eye contact and shared smiles, this Goddess posing would tend to keep things set to neutral.' She added that their stances suggest they're friendly with each other, if not outright friends. "There is the way the two women have settled into a pose of close proximity here to suggest some agreeableness though, plus they have each placed an arm around the others back, Anna's fingers can be seen holding Blake's waist, with the fingertips touching, not raised away as we can often see in poses where stars are less than close, and ditto Blake's fingers as she places a hand on Anna's shoulder. The film will be released on Amazon Prime on May 1 'These photos entail some rather rigid red carpet posing but the touch and the proximity looks positive even if the two women don't seem to perform any shared laughter and more spontaneous friendship signals in these particular, more formal-looking poses.' Blake shared on her social media to fans that the film will completely avert their expectations with all its twists and turns. It picks up with Blake's character, Emily Nelson, who is having a lavish wedding to a wealthy Italian businessman on the island of Capri. She invites Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick), leading to another mysterious adventure. The new movie will be released on Amazon Prime May 1. "It's bonkers. You have no idea what you're about to see," she warned. For the latest local news and features on Irish America, visit our homepage here .
