Justin Baldoni Makes New Accusation Against Blake Lively Ahead of 'It Ends With Us' Trial

Justin Baldoni and his co-defendants are making new claims against Blake Lively amid the It Ends With Us lawsuit.

The 42-year-old actor and director, along with his co-defendants, was awarded a request to push back key pretrial deadlines after claims the 38-year-old actress’ legal team hit them with a “document dump” ahead of their upcoming trial, according to People.

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In a letter filed on Wednesday (March 25), the defendants asked Judge Lewis J Liman for a Zoom conference and a one-week extension on deadlines to submit pretrial filings and oppose motions. They have also asked that the final pretrial conference be moved by a week.

According to the letter, the defendants claim Blake‘s team submitted “voluminous disclosures that are not practical for trial purposes,” which included almost 1,000 potential exhibits.

“It is difficult to imagine that even half that number would be put before the jury,” the letter reads.

They have also pointed out that Blake has identified over 40 potential witnesses, which they are calling out as further evidence of “overbreadth.”

Justin‘s team says they need more time to go over the materials and finalize jury instructions, but note they should not have to go through a “document dump… containing voluminous amounts of plainly inadmissible material” while preparing motions on such a tight timeline.

The following day, Blake‘s team filed back on the claim it was a “document dump,” and called the request to push the deadlines “an incremental tactic to delay the trial,” arguing the “Defendants’ own delay should not be rewarded.” They also noted there is “no reason that Defendants cannot do the same” in reviewing the materials.

The judge granted the extension of the deadlines and set an April 2nd date for a status conference.

Earlier this month, Blake and her team pushed back against Justin‘s efforts to dismiss her claims.

Last month, Blake and Justin appeared in court for a private conference in attempt to settle outside of a trial.