00:00Blake Lively drops two of her key claims against Justin Baldoni.
00:03I knew something big was going to happen today. I knew it.
00:07Blake Lively has now requested to withdraw her claim of emotional distress in her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.
00:13Blake Lively just made a surprising move.
00:16She dropped two major claims against Justin Baldoni, both involving emotional suffering.
00:20Blake Lively has dropped her emotional distress claims against Justin Baldoni.
00:25This comes after Justin Baldoni's legal team requested access to Blake's mental health and medical records.
00:31But here's the twist. She dropped them without prejudice. That means she could bring them back later.
00:36Justin Baldoni's team had been pushing to see Blake's health records, which could have revealed more about her emotional and physical condition.
00:44By dropping the claims, she avoids that. For now.
00:47But Justin Baldoni's lawyers aren't happy. They say Blake's trying to have it both ways.
00:52According to insiders, Blake's team hoped to quietly withdraw these claims without the added scrutiny of personal medical records.
01:00Health records are at the center of Blake Lively's case now.
01:03Originally, Blake claimed Justin Baldoni's behavior had deeply affected her mental and physical health.
01:09Those allegations were serious and, if true, could be backed up by doctor's notes or therapy records.
01:15But now she's pressing pause.
01:17Her team insists she's still claiming emotional harm, just not in a way that forces her to share sensitive documents.
01:24This is just part of the litigation process, they said.
01:27We're focused on getting ready for trial.
01:29They're focused on stirring the tabloids.
01:32And let's be clear.
01:33The other claims, like workplace misconduct and retaliation, are still very much on the table.
01:39Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively back with a $400 million countersuit.
01:43While Blake is stepping back in some areas, Justin Baldoni is stepping forward, hard.
01:48He's countersuing for a whopping $400 million, claiming Blake's accusations have trashed his reputation and derailed his career.
01:56According to Justin Baldoni's team, this is a mission to rebuild what he says she tore down.
02:01And there's more.
02:02His countersuit says Blake tried to manipulate others in the industry, including a very high-profile friend, to take her side.
02:10The drama isn't cooling off.
02:11In fact, with each new filing, it seems like both sides are doubling down.
02:16Taylor Swift is allegedly caught in Blake Lively's claims.
02:19That high-profile friend?
02:21It's none other than Taylor Swift.
02:23According to Justin Baldoni's team, Blake allegedly threatened to unleash Taylor Swift and husband Ryan Reynolds like dragons if Justin Baldoni didn't agree to creative changes.
02:34Even more shocking, there's a claim that Blake said she'd leak a decade's worth of texts if Taylor Swift didn't publicly support her.
02:41Blake's team denied it all.
02:44Taylor Swift's lawyers called it nonsense.
02:47A judge ended up tossing the subpoena against Taylor Swift, but not before headlines came up.
02:51It left fans asking, what's really going on between Blake and Taylor Swift behind the scenes?
02:57Justin Baldoni adds Taylor Swift's ex-lawyer to his team.
03:00As the drama unfolded, Justin Baldoni made a big move.
03:04He added heavyweight Ellen S. Garofalo to his team.
03:07Garofalo is a courtroom veteran with over 30 years of experience, and she used to work at the same law firm that currently represents Taylor Swift.
03:15Coincidence? Maybe.
03:17But the timing raised a few eyebrows.
03:19Insiders say Garofalo felt compelled to join after reviewing the case.
03:24She's known for handling big names and bigger scandals.
03:27Her addition could shift the entire dynamic of this case, and it adds even more intrigue to the ongoing Taylor Swift connection.
03:34Justin Baldoni's neck-nuzzle clip and questionable moves surface.
03:39Some of Blake's claims are now being picked apart.
03:41Take one scene.
03:43She said Justin Baldoni made her uncomfortable by nuzzling her neck during filming.
03:47She also claimed mics were off at the time, but audio footage tells a different story.
03:52The microphones were very much on.
03:54And the conversation?
03:56It was about her tanning lotion.
03:57Then there's the Shell lawsuit, filed by Blake's company, Van Zandt.
04:02It was used to obtain text messages tied to a smear campaign claim.
04:07Justin Baldoni's side says those messages were edited to look worse than they were.
